Donavan Brazier has broken the fifty year old collegiate record of Jim Ryun. I believe that he was 19 at the time. Nearly two years into his life as a professional athlete, I do not believe he is 21 yet. But this guy has some wheels.
Donavan Brazier, photo by PhotoRun.net
This winter, he broke 4 minutes for the mile, and a 46 second 400 meters in a 4×400 meter relay, all in the same afternoon.
In Boston, Donavan Brazier, held on to the charging pace of Boris Berian, and Brazier went by, winning in 1:45.11. He should be ready for Albuquerque this weekend and the 800 meters. The key is handling the altitude and the speed.
A tough field in the 800 meters in Albuquerque. We wish Donavan Brazier the best of luck.
Brazier is trained like a 400 meter runner. Similar to Sebastian Coe, and he won a few 800 meter titles, Donovan Brazier has the speed and endurance of a classic 800 meter runner.
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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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