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Re: USATF 2013 - m800
Yeah just got it in the semi
Originally posted by BCBaroo
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
Heat 1
Jones was like a rabbit, except he finished, sort of, his last lap a full 10 seconds slower than his first. He set the rest up beautifully. Greer had the fastest 2nd lap. Jock finished well after being 4th at the bell.
Heat 2
Sowinski, 52.66, 52.63, finished really strongly.
When the pace is 52, Symmonds is right there.
No battle for 4th in this race.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USAComment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
Great race by Symmonds; it seemed his goal was to help his teammate Mulder advance to the final.Originally posted by Alan ShankComment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
This was a missed great story -- Sowinski went to Iowa! You could hear all of the local cheering and they seemed clueless, or at least unable to add a story line on the fly [but one that they should have been prepared for after his AR this winter].Originally posted by Alan ShankComment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
Oh, god! Another "STORY". Just what the coverage needs -- more "stories".Originally posted by 26mi235
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA, USAComment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
Well, those 800 runners finishing in Eugene were not much of a story either, because they were generally known favorites...Comment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
Symmonds with the Borzakovskiy strategy again.Comment
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Re: USATF 2013 - m800: Brandon Johnson leads SF at 1:44.78
D'OH! My bad. It was also Dave Wottle's 1972 game plan as well. Nick was too far back to win this time, though.Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Gutsy race by Solomon to take it out at 50 flat certainly paid off. Only with this kind of racing any of the americans would have a chance for a medal !Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Who's coaching Brandon Johnson?Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Nice to see three guys under 1:44 in a final at nationals, especially since two of them have shown themselves capable of making an OG final at today's level of world competition.Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Really promising performances for each of these top 3. Note:
For Solomon and Symmonds, today's times are 2nd fastest ever for each (PBs in London final). Great consistency & improvement for these veterans. Given the competition in this event, I would probably not pick either to medal, but I would expect each to be in the mix as they were in London, and thus I should state that each has an outside chance.
For Johnson, this is a big PB, from his 1:44.78 run in the SF of this meet. He just took up this event last season, and seems to have great potential.
Further notes on Symmonds: I continue to be impressed with his high-level consistency over a long period of time in this event. Even though Solomon's victory today broke his 5-year win streak at USATF, he nevertheless has this record at USATF: 1st or 2nd every year from 2006-2013 (2nd in 06 & 07, 1st 08-12, 2nd today) -- i.e., every year he has contested this meet; and he has a sub-1:45 SB now for 7 consecutive seasons, including sub-1:44 now for five seasons.Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
How impressed we are about Nick Symmonds's longevity just underscores how great Johnny Gray was.Comment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Oh yes, absolutely. I was just noting this about Symmonds. Am fully aware of, and in agreement with you, about Gray.Originally posted by JumboElliottComment
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Re: ¶USATF 2013 - m800: Duane Solomon 1:43.27 (WL)
Historical question -- I should know this, but don't: When was the last time at USATF that top 3 were all sub-1:44?Comment
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