1. Semifinals are an hour away as I start this post; I will be updating it as it happens.
2. The equation is simple - the first four in each semifinal go through to the final.
3. Lauren appears to have a chance of getting through.
4. All eight women in her semifinal are fast. Three of them very fast; probably one second faster than Lauren; two others run about the same time as Lauren; the other two are slower but only marginally so. Thus it is a big ask to suggest she will make the final.
5. However the fastest runner is on her immediate inside and if this runner starts fast, Lauren may be able to tag on and get dragged through. Go Lauren go!
6. And she ran another very fast time in the semi, finished 7th so did not qualify for the final.
7. The eight qualifiers ran time between 56.10 and 57.52. Lauren's 58.05 means she was 12th fastest of the 16 in the semis. Not a lot in it! She is very close to the top.
2. The equation is simple - the first four in each semifinal go through to the final.
3. Lauren appears to have a chance of getting through.
4. All eight women in her semifinal are fast. Three of them very fast; probably one second faster than Lauren; two others run about the same time as Lauren; the other two are slower but only marginally so. Thus it is a big ask to suggest she will make the final.
5. However the fastest runner is on her immediate inside and if this runner starts fast, Lauren may be able to tag on and get dragged through. Go Lauren go!
6. And she ran another very fast time in the semi, finished 7th so did not qualify for the final.
7. The eight qualifiers ran time between 56.10 and 57.52. Lauren's 58.05 means she was 12th fastest of the 16 in the semis. Not a lot in it! She is very close to the top.
