Two World Records in Zurich: Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell / Femke Bol's Fascinating 800m Transition / Cycling We Haven’t Seen for Ten Years in The Vuelta
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The episode discusses recent world records in athletics and insights into Femke Bol's transition to the 800m event.
Become a Supporter of the podcast, for the price of a coffee ! You'll get ad-free listens, and our exclusive Applied show, including our upcoming dissection of Femke Bol's coach's insights on her amazing transition, as discussed on the show. Show notes (00:06:29) Alison dos Santos takes Karsten Warholm's 400m hurdles world record with 45.80s, catching Warholm by the fourth hurdle. We get into stride patterns, why Edwin Moses ran 13 strides and Kevin Young 12, which leg leads on the bend, and how shoes may have interacted with fatigue to drive hurdles forward more than sprinting. (00:15:59) Masai Russell's 12.09 is the first 100m hurdles world record set without a following wind since 1986. She was anticipated as the next WR holder, and she delivered, with the promise of faster and an 11.xx on the horizon. (00:24:35) Femke Broders-Bol takes the 800m out from the front against Audrey Werro, and why the tactic was right for her even though it suited Werro perfectly. (00:34:57) Bol revealed her LT and long run paces, to much amazement. But her coach Laurent Meuwly explained this in detail, and sets us up for a fascinating discussion on Bol's transition and ceiling . We talk about her…
People in this episode
Hosts: Professor Ross Tucker, Mike Finch
Topics covered
- world records
- 400m hurdles
- 100m hurdles
- 800m transition
- cycling
- Vuelta
Keywords
- Alison dos Santos
- Karsten Warholm
- Masai Russell
- Femke Bol
- Vuelta
- world records
- 800m
- hurdles
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Organizations: Citius Mag
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