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X King Varsity
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Great Britain
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:03 am Post subject: LaShawn Merritt - 44.93 indoors |
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This is an awesome reuslt, jsut thought I let you guys here at Run Down know what I think on this athlete. I think he has an amazing talent, and seems to have made a fantastic impression on the T&F world and worl junior scenes, however I just hope that he doesn't end up like a lot of past junior talents; Burnt out. Props to him anyway, this season it seems as if the 400m could be fighting with the 100m for the top Track event! Don't forget the 200m either. 2005 is going to be great, and people (nobody on here, others on other message boards/forums) said Track was 'finished' after 2003.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/athletics/4259577.stm
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X King Varsity
Joined: 11 Jan 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Great Britain
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:06 am Post subject: |
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I forgot to add that Veronica Campbell ran a world-leading Women's 60m time of 7.09. AJ also ran a WL for the Men's 60mh with 7.51 and (not sprint-related, but worth mentioning) Lagat just missed out El-G's indoor Mile record running 3:49.89, just falling short of EL-G's 3:48.45WR from '97...seems as if the Tyson Invitational really does bring out the best in the athletes which participate. _________________ Doubt whom you will, But never yourself.
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Conway Olympic Medalist
Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Posts: 3570 Location: Northen California
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 7:14 am Post subject: |
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The difference I already see with Merritt (as far as burn out goes) is that he is having collegiate success ... Usually a kid is hot in high school and then just never comes back and reaches that level in college ... This kid seems to have already bucked that trend ... (as has Xavier Carter) ...
I'm expecting big things from this young man at this point ... Barring injury, he is on pace for sub 44 ... And given that he went out in 21.0 I would say he has a very low 20 in his future as well ... And judging from the photo I saw of him he has not bulked up which I like cause it means he hasn't gotten too strong (keeps his fluidity) ...
I'm impressed with Campbell's time cause I haven't seen any real "sprint" marks out there for the women ... All these 7.2's are nice, but not whawt it takes to run sub 11 ...
I'd like to see Allen Johnson in the 7.45 range ... He's gonna need that to compete against Liu ... _________________ Conway
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 9:56 am Post subject: |
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If Merritt keeps this up, he and Wariner could lead a resurgence in the event much quicker than we thought, and probably make it more entertaining than just MJ blowing everyone away.
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Conway Olympic Medalist
Joined: 25 Aug 2001 Posts: 3570 Location: Northen California
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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Reminds me of the late 80's when the event exploded ... It was sudden and unexpected ... You had a collegian (Reynolds) ... Then another collegian (Everett) ... Then a young freshman right out of high school (Lewis) ... Now we have a collegian (Wariner) ... A young freshman right out of high school (Merritt) ... And need another collegian (Williamson ??) ... Following the same pattern ... _________________ Conway
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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Now all we need is an Obea Moore sighting!
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Conway Olympic Medalist
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Actually he was sighted last summer ... Only ran 48 ... His day is done ... But this Merritt kid appears to be in position to do what Obea was supposed to ... _________________ Conway
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:48 am Post subject: |
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Hard to imagine being so talented that a 48 at a still young age is considered washed up...
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AM_Runner All-Star
Joined: 28 Jul 2004 Posts: 776 Location: NYC
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 10:44 am Post subject: |
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Some names from the past there in the 80's late 80's then you had Valmon and Pettigrew come up as well then into the early 90's with MJ...
The big HS one I remember back in 87 or so was William Reed.
the 400 was just such a dominant event it was nice to see it come back as well this past summer in Athens. _________________ The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat. |
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Conway Olympic Medalist
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not quite ready to say the event is back just yet ... When we get to the point where it takes 44.30 or better to win a European meet and sub 44 to win a major, THEN I'll say the event is back ... But we are getting closer ... And this year could be the transition year ... _________________ Conway
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Dan Chief Pontificator
Joined: 22 Mar 1999 Posts: 9334 Location: Salem, OR
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Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm still in the wait and see camp, too. Last year was a good sign, but it was just a year before that where we were bemoaning all the 45's and 46's in big meets.
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AM_Runner All-Star
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:34 am Post subject: |
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Agreed - perhaps I should have used coming back instead - It was more a feeling that it was exciting to me again... if that makes sense _________________ The long run is what puts the tiger in the cat. |
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Dan Chief Pontificator
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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Hey, that's all fans can ask for.
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Conway Olympic Medalist
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Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:34 am Post subject: |
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It was definitely exciting last year ... At least in the big meets like NCAA, Trials and Games ... But I expect it to pick up in other meets as well this year .... The talent level is rising and that usually leads to increased depth and faster times over all ... _________________ Conway
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