Had to give a different sign off this time...How fast do you think McLaughlin can run?

A mind blowing fact is that her 400m hurdles time is under the Olympic qualifying standard for the 400m.

Her coach man, her coach. Bob is the man! I wanna see her run the 400 flat at the next world championship games.

We’re a witness to one of the greatest ever. I’m here for it.

I was not expecting this from her at this point. Obviously she’s in great form, but I think we can still expect her to run even faster yet. She has never peaked at trials before…

She didn’t even grimace in the last 50 like she did in all her other WR record races except for the 2022 US Championship race. She took of 8/10’s of a second to break it again at worlds. If she follows the same pattern of margins as in previous years that would put her below 50. I hope she runs another open 4 closer to her peak, I would love for her to get the AR under her belt this year.

"Every now and then I might say that something is incredible." Understatement of the year. Bro says it on every video. 😂

Syd could not container herself when lining up. Watching her pace back and forth, I thought to myself, “OMG, she’s about to run FAST”, and when she took off, I thought, “OMG, it’s gonna be another World Record”! WOW…she may just go sub 50 in Paris, as unreal as those words even sound! BTW, to show her fitness, when she ran 50.68, she essentially said she never wants to go there again because that took every single thing out of her body and it was an exhausting feeling! Here, she ran this time, bounced back up, and was quite “energetic” for someone who just ran that fast! It tells me she’s in shape to go faster!

Fun fact: according to World Athletics this was one of the fastest women's 400H races of all time, with a record 4 women finishing inside 53 seconds. Anna Cockrell's 2nd place time ties the 32nd fastest time ever run. And she was 30 meters behind!

If she goes 49 in Paris, a lot of people will announce their retirement from the event.

She’s just amazing

And...she ran that time after losing 2 toenails before the SF. Anybody who thinks Femke Bol has a chance is fooling themselves. Now everybody knows why Kersee had her running 200m races. She hit the 200m mark and took off. In the past she took out of the gate and had to grit her teeth coming home. This time she looked like it was a practice run. Literally every coach on the planet is going to be studying these races. Ever read that SI article when SML broke the WR in 2022? Edwin Moses said Kersee's been obsessed for years with finding someone who could beat Edwin. Kersee finally found his 400mH holy grail - and it's a woman.

Was waiting to see how quickly you’d get this out 😅

49.9 WR incoming in Paris|?! Could well put a full sec on Femke who could run an impressive 50.9! Shamier Little 4th place again :(.

Syd for gold!

She wasn't evening aiming for it but she did say she'd let it fly for finals

Sydney is right up there with Edwin Moses as the GHOAT… Greatest Hurdler Of All Time‼

She’s built different, she is the actual goat!!! Her first world Record was 51.90 now her world record is 50.65 that’s a whole second faster!!! She will run sub 50.00 one day I just know it.

She's just an all around amazing human being!

This woman is ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS and seemingly unstoppable, My Hero!!

Man I wasn’t sure she would ever touch this record again how happily wrong I was. She’s gonna go sub 50 in Paris.

Don't mention Bol as a rival ever 😂!

She started overstriding after the last hurdle until the finish, so there’s still quite a bit of time she could’ve shaved. She’ll sub 50

6 or 8 months ago when Femke Bol was making a lot of press for her accomplishments and Sydney was lying low recovering from injury I had banter with Femke fans about how Femke was coming after Sydney and my position was they were delusional given how Sydney was just a different level. It is nice to see Sydney back and showing the world she is at another level indeed.

Sydney is one of the greatest athletes I have ever seen. Upper echlon legendary status to me.

Your dedication is amazing, keep the content coming and I will keep supporting!!!

Unless Femke has something insane stored for Paris and Sydney keeps healthy, I think it's safe to say that it's a wrap for Sydney to bag the gold. I'm team Femke but Sydney's form is just put of this world at the moment. They are both young so the rivalry will far goes beyond Paris. Let's go Femke, I trust

Seeing how easily she ran 52s in the heats and semis, I was not surprised at today's WR. A tenth of a second per hurdle will get her well under 50 seconds. Competition with Bol may be able to push her to that. BTW, I liked Anna Cockrell's tribute to Dalilah Muhammad during the after race interview and the way Sydney was nodding her head in agreement.

I can already hear some FB's fan saying "Meh, Bol is going to run sub 51 in London DL in a couple of weeks anyway. Bol's best is ONLY .04s slower than Sydney's THIRD best time." They need to wake up and smell the coffee 😂

The reality check for Bol lovers that I was hoping would happen.

She will sub 50 for sure!!

should add the clip from the semis interview where she said "we'll let it fly tomorrow"

I believe she did Gabby a huge favor. Sydney is on a different level. What she did at the LA meet in the 200 was amazing. She has to be considered one of the all time greats at this young age. Truly amazing..

That's 7 of the top 10 fast times now right?? she owns the 400 hurdles

That is positively shocking, I wasn't expecting that she nor anyone else would be reaching her mindblowing WR from Oregon 2022 for many years to come, but there it is, amazing! The way she goes over the hurdles is perfection, as if the hurdles aren't even there. I suppose that's the main secret. She does have a strong 400m flat PB, but the way she handles hurdles brings it to the next level entirely. The only athlete comparable, with any kind of hope to reach Sydney's record(s) is Femke Bol.

Strength, courage, and sacrifice is what I think of whenever I see Sydney Mclaughlin

Yeah...wtf was that.. she's just too good.. her WR race to total race ratio is just insane.. 🔥🔥🔥

@ 100%, She’s 100% breaking 50 seconds!

She's gunning for sub 50 in her lifetime.

It’s wild! Truly an amazing athlete 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

10 years from now it won't be surprising if she's still unbeaten. I'll bet she is. Amazing.

Good video!

The progression of excellence is always beautiful to behold! Thanks for posting!🌱

I remember being upset she didn't wanna also compete in the 400m flat this yr. But then I thought who tf am I to tell a multiple world record breaker on what to run😅. Maaan shout-out to Sydney. Gold is good as hers once again this year💯 Far as I'm concerned she has the rest of her career to focus on possible future 400 meters races😤 I love you believe in Femke but i can't ever see her besting Sydney

SOMEONE GIVE THIS MAN rights to the footage

She's a monster. What a time and what a way to do it! I was looking forward to finally watching Femke Bol and Sydney race each other again, but now one has to wonder if it is really going to be a race.

I wish she would have tried to for the 400 or 200 too... but maybe she is just set on crushing this with a sub 50 at the Olympics and going LEGENDARY

Absolutely amazing! The 🐐

“Every now and then I might say something is incredible“. First time I’ve heard you understate anything. 🤣

She sets a new world record almost every time she runs 🎉

will be exiting to see the matchup between her and Bol

I was convinced that for this olympics sydney was going to run the flat 400. I always felt doubling up was unlikely but i thought for her legacy being a 2 event olympic champion would be a unique legacy. However now knowing she's doing the hurdles again it seems clear to me that her preferred legacy is to put the 400 hurdles wr so far out of sight it will stand for decades. So yes, i absolutely think she can & will go under 50 seconds in the olympic finals. Conditions allowing of course, but she is a once in a lifetime talent & i feel privileged to be watching her put in these mind blowing performances.

“Once in a while I might say something is incredible.” Also every video “Most _______________ of all time”

She is so fun to watch and so humble. Depending on the weather in Paris she'll get closer to 50 seconds. Bruce

49.9 WR incoming in Paris|?! Could well put a full sec on Femke who could run an impressive 50.9! Shamier Little 4th place again :( S/O 34yr old Dalilah Muhammad for what she did for the event!

Will be exciting to see what she can bring under pressure, when the Dutch Femke Bol really puts the pedal to the metal on the next Oplympics 🙂

She's training to peak over a month from now. Amazing.

The speedwork that SML did had the planned outcome!! Fantastic💪👏😃

Our family watches all the track and field competitions and by far Sydney’s races are the most exciting. If she says it’s possible to break 50 sec this year or next then watch out…. I’ll be there to see it. “ All glory to God!”

Bro, Rachel Glenn high jumped 1.94m and ALSO took 5th here... WOW 😮 And her PB is 2.00m (6' 6 3/4") It's gonna be cool if she makes the team in both for 2028.

Another WR in Paris seems like a near certainty. That's a sub 50.65. Leave it at that.

Sydney took all of the mystery outta the 400m hurdles. Nobody is wondering " who will win in Paris? " they're only wondering will Sydney set another record in her gold medal performance?

Shes already the hurdles goat, and shes still so young. after she wins gold at the olympics, she should focus on the 200/400 double, and I think she could be the goat there too!

Incredible race! In 2022 she looked completely spent after her WR, but this time it looks like it's "just" another 50.6x 🙂 Hats off and hopefully she can bring the same energy to Paris ...

Great video lovely tooth brush, I bought the aluminum, now I want the stainless steel, but would not be mad if I was chosen for the mindus torched one created by you.

She is extraordinary talented and amazing 🎉🎉🎉❤

This record is as epic as the end of this video! 💥🥳 ‘And as always.. McLaughlin was.. damn that was crazy’ 😂😂😂

She's simply the GOAT.

She was born 2 run & keep breaking records. She is ready 4 the Olympics!❤❤❤

I do not think that there is clear target to break 50.00. The target is to get Olympic gold and hopefully a world record with it. Thus if she breaks 50.00 in Paris it will be a testament to her fitness level and excellent preparation and / or peaking at a perfect time. It is not reasonable to think that she can run under 51 several times in a long season, so her somewhat shorter 2024 season shows a careful long-term planning for this special Olympic year. She has been preparing for this since August of 2023 and getting some critique from many of us for shutting down 2023 season early - well, she can now prove all of her doubters wrong.

it shook me too. there really are not words to describe this performance. we will need to come up with new words to describe it: SYDNEY QUICK!

the fact that u could see take a her foot off the around specific pts in the race like at the 200m bends and then she decided to actually for it the last 100m without anyone really challenging her just tells she could go sub 50! Escpecially with Bol chasing her!!

i rubbed my eyes and for a moment i was felt blind and couldn't belive what i just saw wow absolutely incredible and all the words that exist would be not enough to describe this phenomenon thing called sydney mclaughlin , she surprised even herself , sydney mclaughlin is above nature and no any logical expalantion for her . i just dont know why she gave up on the option to run the 400 meters cuz she will dominate this event and could win by massive margin and also to break the old record of the german marita koch , its a very shame that the sports fans will not see her in this event , but it will be a great experience in the 400 hurdles .

Stay grounded Sydney, you have the entire nation running with you. We are so proud of you young lady.

I get your point. I feel she will be comfortable with less strides take between hurdles. I helped coach an all American in 400 Hurdles. I understand what’s involved.

Sydney is a generational talent 🙌🏾

I love that ending... 🤣🤣🤣 No "until next time"... Just more about the awesomeness of Sydney.... Which is about an "as always" as you can get in T&F

She’s always won, because when she not 100% fit, she doesn’t race. That’s why Femke Bol is still the current world champion in the 400m hurdles. Groetjes uit Nederland! 🇳🇱 👋

That is an all the great runner! God damn.

The kiss from hubby was the icing on the cake❤

At this point I hope Femke can give her a little pressure to help get that sub 50. But man it's going to be tough to be anywhere close after the turn.

I mean, Damn that was crazy! 😂

50.30 I'd give her. she would need some closer competition to go sub-50. She's next level. Unbeatable when she's at her best without any errors.

I expected her to win it so was watching the race for 2nd and 3rd behind her. Big hand to Anna Cockrell for getting second. She appears to be in much better overall shape than in 2021 (Tokyo Olympics), so I'd give her a good chance of picking up the bronze this Olympics after Sydney and Femke Bol take gold and silver, respectively. Congratulations to Jasmine Jones for running a lifetime best to get the third spot. Shamire Little just out of it in 4th spot (again!) but she needs to be in the 4x400 relay pool for the mixed and women's relays. Too bad the USA can't have two teams in all the 4x400m relay events (mixed, women's and men's) as they'd all be in contention for medals.

Just WOW!!

What a performance. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

She is doing to the WR like Bubka did in pole vault decades ago... toying with it. I wish her well doing the Bubka😂😂🎉🎉❤❤

She is amazing everyone!!!

im looking forward to her having a real go at the 400m flat WR after the games. also looking forward to maybe seeing her in tge 4 x 400m relay.

I'm still waiting on the Total Running production video that talks about Matt Bowling and Abby Steiner having the fastest final 10 meters of all-time. 😂

Absolutely amazing! Perhaps Femke can push her to sub 50 in Paris, but the difference between them might be too big, so Sydney will have to do it alone. Wasnt that impressed with Bols time of 22.80 in the 200m at the Dutch championship yesterday tbh. Once again, amazing Sydney ❤

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Sydney McLaughlin is an exceptional athlete and as a Dutchman I appreciate great athletes and I enjoy a great match even if it means no gold medal for Bol, because I like sport more then nationalism. We are the best in speed skating, but I remember the times that the American Shani Davis won a worldchampionship in our country and 30.000 Dutch skating fans applauded him and threw flowers. What is it with you Americans that you like crushing a opponent far more then a great achievement from any athlete by eg calling a second place the best of the losers. You don’t like sport, you just like winning.

That's Secretariat level domination.

She’s amazing! Congratulations Sydney 🎉🎉 let’s get that gold!! I want her to be on the 4X400 at the Olympics

I just realized she would have placed 7th in the MENS FINAL! Unbelievable! This is why she has been my favorite athlete for the last few years. Shout out to Kenny Bednarek and Rai Benjamin as well.

GOAT. Period.

Anyone know her 200m splits for this race and her previous record? The eye test tells me that she went out more conservative this time around and yet was able to have a much stronger finish.

Rai Benjamin , 46.47 in the Men's 400 H !! and what to say about the women's 100 Meter hurdles ? Phenomenal depth & 4th time in History for Masai !

Sydney and ShaCarri are the two main athletes that I'm looking forward to watching this Olympics. Hopefully, ShaCarri will also set a record. The world record of 10.49 might be too hard to beat but maybe she can best the Olympic record of 10.61. I think she can do it if she can put a complete race together of fast start and acceleration and maintain her top speed.