Leo Manzano 1500 CHAMP & Crowd favorite

i cant wait to see leo go toe to toe with german fernandez. i know fernandez has run faster but this can cant lose to anyone.

well, any american, that is.

classy

The way Mr. Manzano pulled away the last 100 left me in pure amazement....that was just insane, man! This guy should wear an "S" on his chest...OK, well maybe after he makes the O-team. I thought he was trully doomed leading the whole race like that, especially a little guy (albeit w/ large you-know-whats), but as he held off one and then another-- I knew there was no way, short of an atomic bomb, he was going to let anyone get past him! This guy has serious Olympic potential! What an awesome race!

This has to have been the most beautifully run 1500 meters I have ever witnessed. I was a miler in high school - Eugene, Or 63-65 and Honolulu
(Roosevelt H.S.) 65-66. I know what the pain is like being in the lead and having to fight off those who are trying to pass you (most of them did).
Leo - hope to watch you in the Olympics my friend. God Speed.
Bruce

Man, thanks for the YouTube link. After watching that race, Leo is definitely top three in the US right now. I'm still not convinced he can out kick Lagat right now, however Webb has to bring his A game or he might not make the team. Can't believe Leo took on a handful of moves from guys and broke everyone and still had another gear to separate after turn 4. I'll tell ya`ll one thing, its gonna be a heck of a 1500 in Oregon. Love this sport!

I said he would win it.Guys came at him 3 or 4 times and every time he held them off.How many gears does he really have? I wish him well at the trials.God will go with him as he attempts to make this team.

claaaaasy

lol "how many gears do you have?"

i would just like to point out the fact that this video is tagged as "BAMF" thats awesome and so true

Webb who? Leo is the future.

Alberto Salazar, Rudy Chapa, Doug Padilla, Jorge/Edwardo Torres, Franklyn Sanchez, German Fernandez, AJ Acosta, Leo Manzano, Jacob Hernandez, German Fernandez
I think more of us Latino American's can excel in track, we seem to be good at it. I think that we need somebody like Leo to bring more popularity to the sport for us, in my neighborhood all we play is baseball, soccer, and boxing. I hope Leo pulls off some magic in Eugene this month and makes the team so he can go to Beijing.
Some good Latino runners in the US past and present:

im not an anonymous coward u fool

cly

wtf/???

cly