I am disappointed. I thought my man had a terrific chance at winning and medalling at these championships. Yet this is why we run the races folks.
Many moons ago Greg Foster thought there was a false start and stopped at the first hurdle while the race went on without him. This is the standard lesson coaches use to illustrate running until you hear the second gun. In 2000 we saw John Capel stop running because he flinched and thought the race would be called back, it kept going without him. Now we have a far more complicated lesson.
When the starter says "Set!" it is go time. That gun can fire at anytime. Do not assume he is going to wait for you to get to set and then fire the gun, you have to be cocked and loaded from the moment you hear the word Set. If you are not listening for the first audible impulse you are doomed. That is the lesson for today, it cost a young man a spot in the final, and in a sprint it is that fast.
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