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BEIJING 2008: JEREMY WHO?

By Luke Cyphers

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

He runs like water, smooth and pure and fluid, his skinny silhouette resembling one of those line drawings of runners on ancient Greek pottery. His effortless glide betrays nothing but grace, yet right now Jeremy Wariner feels nothing but pain. He's running a 450-meter sprint and must complete it in less than 54 seconds. That's 100 meters every 12 seconds, times four, plus an extra 50 for good measure. An athlete running that fast goes into oxygen debt quickly, and by the 400-meter mark, that ...

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