Leo Manzano 1500 CHAMP & Crowd favorite

wow i just found this video, and that's me in the texas shirt and my dad in the yellow shirt that were interviewed in the stands, how cool is that!

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.

This is a bad bad man.

classy

such class

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!

no quit in this guy

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

Leo Manzano=Coolest guy in the universe
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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!

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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.

cly

claaaaasy

Great guy! Great interview

lol "how many gears do you have?"

That was the ballsiest race I've ever seen! Here's a youtube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQQ6jqqnBFA.. Leo looks like he's peaking just in time for Trials. I'm gonna be there!

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

hook 'em horns

Webb who? Leo is the future.

that announcer is annoying.

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:

I think just changing potentially offensive words to "*"s would work better than just wholly deleting them! Although it does make for some unique looking messages.

im not an anonymous coward u fool

clsy

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cly turns in cly lol

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I want to see Andrew Wheating vs. Leo Manzano....Andrews big kick and Leo not letting anyone p him 0_0

love this mexican!! : O

Apparently "c l a s s y" turns into "cly" on here.

Such a cly guy! Big props Leo! Show this world what a kid from marble falls can do now!

its a shame more athletes aren't that friendly

i loved how that kid just steps down onto the track

Leo for Beijing.
What a cly kid. He really gets it. Humble even in a DOMINATING victory. Loving on the crowd, "giving them a good show," and absolutely controlling everything from wire to wire.

I love the hand-shakes and pictures. I love the growing fan-fare for track.