Video of the Amazing Men’s 800 Meter Final at the U.S. Olympic Trials
July 3, 2008 8:47 am Uncategorized, running
You HAVE to watch this video– Men’s 800 Meter Final
The race is simply unbelievable. Oregon took all three Olympic spots, with Nick Symmonds and Chris Smith of the Oregon Track Club placing first and third respectively and Andrew Wheating — the stunning running newbie from the University of Oregon — moving up from last over the final 200 meters to finish second.
Andrew Wheating has captured the hearts of folks all across the United States. (Read about Wheating in Eugene’s Register-Guard.) Just begininng to run two years ago on a whim during his senior year of high school (when he attended a school that didn’t even have a track team,) Wheating has already become on of the foremost middle distance runners in the country. Standing 6′5 and skinny as a rail, Wheating defies the norm is almost every sense of the sport of running. However, running for a school where Pre — ever the unpredictable misfit – reigned King for many years, Andrew Wheating is surely a star in the making.
July 9th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
That was an amazing race to watch (men’s 800). I had it recorded and watched it over and over…(it made me cry with joy). When you witness that type of excitement and accomplishment, you share in their elation. In four years, I hope to be at Eugene (watching, of course). My brother lives five miles from the track, but we waited too long to purchase tickets!