Vernon Norwood After Finishing 4th In The U.S. Olympic Trials 400m Final + Why Quincy Wilson Should Be In The Team USA Relay Pool | CITIUS MAG LIVE FROM EUGENE!
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🗓️ 27 June 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
“Leading up to the Trials, I was in phenomenal shape. I was putting together quite a few consistent races. But getting 4th, I just feel like I beat myself. Not even trying to be funny, those guys didn’t beat me – I beat myself because of the way I ran in the semi compared to what I ran in the final. I think I left like a half second out there… It was a great battle. I still feel like I finished really hard to get that third spot, but those guys got the best of me.”
Olympic gold medalist Vernon Norwood joins us live in Eugene after his 4th place finish in the 400m at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Vernon breaks down the 400m rounds at the Trials, how the 4x400m relay pool selection process works, shares the behind-the-scenes of creating a top tier 4x400m relay team, how he’s remained a consistent top performer at 32-years-old, and a few funny stories with other top U.S. sprinters. Hear more from Vernon in this episode of the CITIUS MAG Podcast.
Host: Hosts: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez on Instagram
Guest: Vernon Norwood | @vernon400m on Instagram
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| 0:00.0 | All right, we are back, Sidious Mag, live from Eugene, Chris Chavez with Mitch Dyer, |
| 0:08.4 | and we're bringing on Vernon Norwood, good friend of Sidious Mag, good friend of New Balance. |
| 0:14.7 | What do you think about the setup that they got for us out here? |
| 0:16.8 | The best setup in the world. |
| 0:17.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:18.8 | They did a great job. |
| 0:19.8 | Y'all doing an amazing job too. |
| 0:20.8 | Thank you. |
| 0:21.8 | Y'all working just as part of us to make our dreams come true and you know I'm a big fan. |
| 0:27.0 | I'm always a fan too. |
| 0:28.0 | I appreciate you. |
| 0:29.0 | Even like stopping by in the mix zone every single round and you know the final finishing fourth I mean I guess |
| 0:36.3 | let's how how much of a hard pill is that to swallow but then immediately like you are in the |
| 0:41.5 | relay pool and you will be going back to the Olympic Games you won a |
| 0:45.1 | gold medal at the last one you so you know how are the feelings you know toward the the final |
| 0:51.1 | and just in general your trials experience. |
| 0:53.4 | Well, leading up to the trials, I believe I was in phenomenal shape. |
| 0:57.6 | I was putting together quite a bit consistent racist, racist. |
| 1:01.8 | But getting forward man I just felt like I beat |
| 1:06.6 | myself like not even trying to be funny like those guys didn't beat me yeah I beat |
| 1:10.6 | myself because the way I ran and the semi compared to I ran in the final I think I left like a half second out there but I mean |
| 1:17.6 | credits to the guys who got top three and even Quincy Wilson and finishing the top six. |
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