Both Wayde Van Niekerk and Shaunae Miller-Uibo attempted the 400m/200m double, with different levels of success. Wayde took two medals and Shauane took one medal. So, in part 4 of the Mo & Larry show, we discuss the difficulty of the 400 meter and 200 meter double.
Larry Eder and Maurice Greene, photo by PhotoRun.net
The problem is, quite frankly, that fine athletes make all things look easy! But, the attempt of a 400 meter and 200 meter double is very, very difficult. Michael Johnson did it in 1995 and 1996, and it is a very difficult double.
Enjoy our conversation. Working with Maurice Greene is always fun and I always learn about the sport when we discuss our topics.
Watch for more to come.
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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