Good commentary. I almost knew Mondo would win, or at least that he had a very good chance. Many people probably underestimate pole vaulters ability, but they are well-trained throughout the body and often do surprisingly well in various sports. Kasten's strenght is primarly his lactate endurance, and he hade no use of it in 100 m. If the distance would have been 200 m then I would almost be certain he win (with 99% likelihood) .
@@peterh.1521 thanks, I should’ve probably figured since I cover HS track in NY state and the top two pole vaulters this past year were both right around 10.70 over 100m. That’s quicker than most of the top quarter milers (i.e. 46/47 second guys) could’ve dropped. But alas. After watching this I feel like Mondo would stand a decent chance against Karsten over 200m. That is if he goes to Kenny Bednarek to practice his curve…
I do not know who would win in a race Mondo against Karsten if they ran 200 meters , but do not under estimate Mondo,s chances. I saw a video were he ran a150 meters in 15.58 seconds .So he is not so bad on these distanses either. I was told that that Noah Lylles ran 150 meters a little over a second faster than this.
@@AnneNissen-nk4mh yes, Noah ran 14.41. Regardless I think Mondo can run at least 20.75. KW has gone out in sub 22 in some of his best 400H races so I know he’s got at least a second in there. Would be fun but they’re probably each back to their own events for awhile now, and Warholm of course has to recover from tweaking his hammy
I didn't expect that either it shouldn't even be possible Kristen is a sprinter it's just shows how heavily endurance based his program is and that cost him the gold at the Olympics because rai is quick
Rai is a more natural sprinter and his PBs show it. 10.03 for 100m and 19.99 for 200m. He's much faster than KW over the flat 400m as well. Karsten has always had the edge when it comes to strength and aggressiveness over the hurdles. That's how he ran a near perfect race in Tokyo. Rai has been getting better at understanding the 400H and that showed with his consistency this year. He may not have topped his 46.17 but all four of his finals in 2024 were within 0.21 seconds of each other (46.46 - 46.67).
Fair, it certainly wasn’t my most exciting or engaging reaction, that being said I could tell within the first three seconds who was going to win. The buildup was more dramatic than the race itself, the way I saw it in real time.
@@carsongambaro Dramatic in what sense? Serious question. Does it have to be neck and neck at the finish to he dramatic? There's no way you could have known who was going to win from the start, come on. You've watched a lot of track. Mondo had an incredible start, but he could have faded/Karsten could have powered past him later on .. The way he sustained and built speed was not predictable at all .. and was truly impressive .. which lead to his ridiculous 10.37 .. Karsten actually ran a damn good race and PB of 10.47, but it was only put in the shade by a bonkers start to finish performance by Mondo. Come on, man.
@@marcuslouison3998 this was a 100m race. Not a lot of room for error. Once Mondo got out of the blocks and up to speed, he was cruising. A testament to his fitness and athleticism.
Duplantis is something else!
Good commentary.
I almost knew Mondo would win, or at least that he had a very good chance. Many people probably underestimate pole vaulters ability, but they are well-trained throughout the body and often do surprisingly well in various sports. Kasten's strenght is primarly his lactate endurance, and he hade no use of it in 100 m. If the distance would have been 200 m then I would almost be certain he win (with 99% likelihood) .
@@peterh.1521 thanks, I should’ve probably figured since I cover HS track in NY state and the top two pole vaulters this past year were both right around 10.70 over 100m. That’s quicker than most of the top quarter milers (i.e. 46/47 second guys) could’ve dropped. But alas. After watching this I feel like Mondo would stand a decent chance against Karsten over 200m. That is if he goes to Kenny Bednarek to practice his curve…
I do not know who would win in a race Mondo against Karsten if they ran 200 meters , but do not under estimate Mondo,s chances. I saw a video were he ran a150 meters in 15.58 seconds .So he is not so bad on these distanses either. I was told that that Noah Lylles ran 150 meters a little over a second faster than this.
@@AnneNissen-nk4mh yes, Noah ran 14.41. Regardless I think Mondo can run at least 20.75. KW has gone out in sub 22 in some of his best 400H races so I know he’s got at least a second in there. Would be fun but they’re probably each back to their own events for awhile now, and Warholm of course has to recover from tweaking his hammy
@@carsongambaroMaybe my comment about Noah was misunderstood. Any how it would be Karsten that Mondo was to run 200 meters against .
Excuse the last comment .
I didn't expect that either it shouldn't even be possible Kristen is a sprinter it's just shows how heavily endurance based his program is and that cost him the gold at the Olympics because rai is quick
Rai is a more natural sprinter and his PBs show it. 10.03 for 100m and 19.99 for 200m. He's much faster than KW over the flat 400m as well. Karsten has always had the edge when it comes to strength and aggressiveness over the hurdles. That's how he ran a near perfect race in Tokyo. Rai has been getting better at understanding the 400H and that showed with his consistency this year. He may not have topped his 46.17 but all four of his finals in 2024 were within 0.21 seconds of each other (46.46 - 46.67).
We can bring all of our knowledge of a sport to the table to make predictions, but sometimes it's like the flip of a coin. Lol.
Mondo top 3 Sweden time in year 100 m
This live commentary was truly underwhelming for what was a phenomenal race, and a sensational performance from Mondo Duplantis.
Fair, it certainly wasn’t my most exciting or engaging reaction, that being said I could tell within the first three seconds who was going to win. The buildup was more dramatic than the race itself, the way I saw it in real time.
@@carsongambaro Dramatic in what sense? Serious question. Does it have to be neck and neck at the finish to he dramatic?
There's no way you could have known who was going to win from the start, come on. You've watched a lot of track. Mondo had an incredible start, but he could have faded/Karsten could have powered past him later on ..
The way he sustained and built speed was not predictable at all .. and was truly impressive .. which lead to his ridiculous 10.37 ..
Karsten actually ran a damn good race and PB of 10.47, but it was only put in the shade by a bonkers start to finish performance by Mondo.
Come on, man.
I personally picked Mondo from the beginning since he was a 100m and PV guy in his prep days. The media is not correct on his lack of race experience.
@@hakuakua3020 I tuned out of most discussions leading up to the race so I made that opinion for myself. Clearly it was incorrect lol
@@marcuslouison3998 this was a 100m race. Not a lot of room for error. Once Mondo got out of the blocks and up to speed, he was cruising. A testament to his fitness and athleticism.