Melaine Walker...52.42 to 55.02

[Speedfirst]

Did anyone see that coming? Was she injured or something?

[guruof track]

Re: Melaine Walker...52.42 to 55.02

Did anyone see that coming? Was she injured or something?

I sure didn't see it coming. It kind of baffled me. But most of the women in the MVP camp didn't perform as well as they did prior to Berlin either. Then they went to Italy, came to Berlin showed up and showed out.

But going from 52.42 to 55.02 is a HUGE drop, and on top of that she didn't even win the race.

[ndamix]

Probably post-Berlin let down.

[Frans Rutten]

Re: Melaine Walker...52.42 to 55.02

Did anyone see that coming? Was she injured or something?

52,64 20-8-2008
54,51 31-8-2008

Duplicate of events?

[guruof track]

Probably post-Berlin let down.

It could be. Who know, maybe she was injured or something. Berlino did drop her. :lol:

[ndamix]

Probably post-Berlin let down.

It could be. Who know, maybe she was injured or something. Berlino did drop her. :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Speedfirst]

Anyone with some inside information? That's a big difference in times, she must've been hurt.

[Frans Rutten]

56,96 2000
55,62 2001
55,84 2002
57,24 2003
56,62 2004
55,09 2005
54,87 2006
54,14 2007
55,48 2008
54,18
54,42
54,36
53,48
54,46
54,20
52,64
54,51
53,73
55,50 2009
55,29
54,70
55,24
54,47
54,20
55,17
53,26
52,42
55,02

Not what you call a consistent performance pattern.

[gh]

Yeah, it's called being able to bring all your forces to bear on the day that it amounts most. You know, that peaking thingie.

[toyracer]

Maybe hurt, maybe tired. The 52.64 took considerable effort, and the two meets did have slightly different incentives.

[jpaule]

I didn't see the race - did she hit a hurdle? were her steps off? A lot of things can go wrong in a hurdle race.

[Speedfirst]

Certainly we can all speculate why Ms Walker perfomance had such a decline and also why her Berlin performance was so brilliant. Again the discrepancy between the 2 races is staggering.

[guruof track]

Yeah, it's called being able to bring all your forces to bear on the day that it amounts most. You know, that peaking thingie.

Clyde Hart doesn't believe in peaking. So thats a matter of opinion.

[Smoke]

Stop it. It is not staggering nor is it unusual in the 400h to see huge time swings. One can speculate all day but you will be left wanting in the end.

She probably let the other woman win, that woman being one Miss Kaliese Spencer who is her training partner and also dropped a phenomenal time in Berlin.

And I do not expect her to venture near 52.42 anytime soon.

Given her pre Berlin form I am not surprised by her race, it fits. She got right for the gold and that is all one can ask for in this game.

Plus, conditions factor in so much in that race it can be mindboggling at times. You really have to see the race and focus more on the competition rather than the times. i.e. I could careless what the time was in NY this year, I liked how the race went and who was in it.

Just food for thought fellas as you scratch your heads on this

[Frans Rutten]

Stop it. It is not staggering nor is it unusual in the 400h to see huge time swings. One can speculate all day but you will be left wanting in the end.

She probably let the other woman win, that woman being one Miss Kaliese Spencer who is her training partner and also dropped a phenomenal time in Berlin.

And I do not expect her to venture near 52.42 anytime soon.

Given her pre Berlin form I am not surprised by her race, it fits. She got right for the gold and that is all one can ask for in this game.

Plus, conditions factor in so much in that race it can be mindboggling at times. You really have to see the race and focus more on the competition rather than the times. i.e. I could careless what the time was in NY this year, I liked how the race went and who was in it.

Just food for thought fellas as you scratch your heads on this

I'll stop after this remark. Edwin must have done something guite right.