You may have already seen this video but if not, you have to. Much of the focus to this point has been on the second runner from the left. I have to admit, it was the first thing I noticed too. I mean the guy just quits after the first two hurdles and barrels head-on through the rest — the fifth one had to hurt the most. He ends up in the next lane over, in front of another competitor — if we can call any of them competitors — before tripping over his own feet as he walks off the track. There’s a lot to be said for perseverance and finishing the race, but this guy took it to another level:
It appears that only one guy made it through cleanly, but of course that made him one of the last to cross the finish line. Nate Robinson could learn a few things about timing a jump from that guy. I was waiting for the moment, on the last couple of hurdles, when he went horizontal as if he thought this was the high jump. I don’t know if any of these guys had done the hurdles before, but I hope all of them do it again — and that someone has a camera.
Thanks to Cosby Sweaters for the vid
