The Matthew Boling Situation 

I know there are a lot of people who celebrate his struggles, but I'll always root for guys who are thrust into the spotlight early on and don't shy away from it. Hoping he can finish the season on a high note.

At that level, anything off the edge translates into slower times. Bad start. Cold. Something personal. That's what makes watching these young athletes so interesting. Boling's a good story. Like with Tiger, he increases the viewership and interest in the sport benefiting all of the top collegiate sprinters. Thanks for making these competitions exciting. These young runners are quite inspiring.

Some programs do heavy load training this time of the year to prep for the conference/regional/nationals grind. It's better to peak in June than in late April.

One thing about TRP, he will ALWAYS cover Matthew.

Matthew Boling has talent for all sprint events and long jump and, as I see it, two careers, college and pro track and field after college. Proper management is to bring out the best out of him and at the same time prepare for what’s next, stay healthy, run with good technic and stick to the plan. It worked last year and should work this year also. Compete well, Matt!

It’s quite clear that this year MB is waiting to peak at the right time. He’s no longer going all out in meets that don’t matter like he did the previous two seasons. I’m seeing PBs of 19.92 and 9.95 in June. That said, this video must have been therapy for TRP

CNS fatigue is heightened for the short sprints if you're still doing 400s at this point (end of 1st 1/3) of the season.

Just imagine the coverage Matthew Boling would receive if he ever made the USA team for the Olympics or world championships not just by TRP but the media.

Progress is non-linear, so it’s not all that shocking. Still running faster than most could ever dream of

I hope Matthew watches this video and takes your very good advice to switch up to the 200m and the 400m.

I see some people hating on TRP for covering Matthew Boling again. Its his channel and he can cover whoever he wants so just chill out and enjoy✌️

Tailwind over 3.0 can be rather distrubing than supporting. Bolling is a gem, obviously he is coming from hard speed work or weights. He'll produce sub10s & sub20s when it's the most needed.

Rough day for Matt, it happens. I remember when Favour Ofili beat Abby last year twice in the same day only to lose to her every time they raced after that.

he could be pulling a de grasse, run bad in early, but show up when it matters most

Honestly, as slow as he looked running (plus yet another bad start), I'm shocked he ran 10.26. He's either fighting an injury or his training took a bad turn and has him messed up. You don't run 20.12 indoors then 20.64 outdoors. It literally doesn't happen. Something is definitely wrong but I'm not sure he can turn it around. This outdoor season has been bad for him end to end so whatever is going on it's doubtful it can be fixed in the next couple weeks.

I agree with you. I think there is more to Matt than meets the eye. He has been focused upon team goals, graduating with academic honors, and while his times this year are ragged, it seems like his training has changed. 200 + 400 makes sense.

If he wants to make a world team this year, he basically has no shot unless he chooses to compete in the 400m. The 100m and 200m teams are crazy stacked for the USA men, whereas the 400m landscape is fairly wide open. Pairing that with the fact that there are two 400m relay events, it would be very sensible for worlds for Matthew to run the 400m.

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The sky if falling it is over for him!!! Honestly really! He has shown fast 100m times last year and did run a legal under 10s last year, and a legal under 20s last year... Last year he was over run and peaked early, well I can say for sure he has not peaked yet, so let the season play out... Also Fab ran a 10.4 early in the season only to win later when it mattered!!!

Could just be he’s still in heavy training and focusing on the world champs later in the season rather than peaking prematurely as we often see with NCAA athletes

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I think if he can mentally take losing more than normal and not allow it to affect him by the end of the season he should top 3 in both events. I don't think he's been jumping this year at all. Do you think he doesn't know how much some people hate him? He goes to Georgia which is an hour away from Atlanta. You see the online hate he gets. Do you really think he doesn't feel it down there? It's probably hard to be him right now. With all the pressure he had coming into college. He's kind of underperformed even though he's a 2x indoor champion, U20 silver medalist and a double finals in the outdoor. He's ready to prove his point. I don't think he fails this year. It looks rough right now but indoors looked bad until he blew tbe field away. I know he feels the heat and the hate because i feel it through this keyboard and it's violent, disgust of the utmost type. He probably thinks about quitting every day. I know it's hard. I was in a similar position playing basketball on a team where I was the best player and it was not a great feeling constantly being looked at like a pos. I hope he just realizes that it's not him but it's the losers who have hate in their heart. It's these people whi have never achieved anything because they have every excuse in the book.

Anyone know the name of the background song in the intro?

I totally agree

Hope he does the long jump as well. He's a hard worker and a team player. He's an asset to both senior men's relay teams.

1:53 not exactly. I have a theory as a washed up old doubler. While his outdoor marks were stellar in 2022 and he held top times that would have won or been a close P2 at NCAAs, he wasn’t able to deliver in the rigorous championship multi day prelim/final format doubling. I think they realized his times were glory marks. Until he can do it in a loaded weekend, it doesn’t really matter. Notice his 2022 times he never ran a full program. One relay, never a double when he PBed. That set him up to fail (well, not take gold at ncaas). Contrast that to Fahnbulleh who doubled twice already ahead of SECs. He was perfectly tapered and prepared for the demands of doubling up on the open AND having to do relays. I think they are trying to get Boling prepared for this mostly mentally but physically. This time last year he’d only run in 3 open races by now. But LSU would be his 7th open final of 2023. I’m honestly not sure this is such a good sign but he’s gotta figure this out . SECs are going to be an absolute smoke show on times this year probably the fastest in history I’d wager.

Everyone said he washed going into indoor ncaa's and then won the 200m with a PB. He's probably in a harsh training cycle rn

Your recommendation is spot on.

Crazy that I was editing a video about his performances too

During his short sprints, his relaxation is not relaxed enough like true elite level short sprinters even though he does well sometimes. I think the 400 helps him relax so he can actually run at optimal efficiency. I always considered him a 400 hundred runner or multi... he could've experimented with the throws and vault but I think the hurdles would have tested him in the multis

Yo TRP, Rocky Hansen from my home town just ran the 18th sub 4 minute mile today if you wanna cover that next, I think it's the second this season!

He might have been recently sick. There's a bug going around that might be a new wave of COVID. It knocked me out for three weeks in April. But Matthew won't come out and say he was sick. It would only sound like an excuse.

Agreed 100% - peak at the right time, use these races to finesse technique

He’s training hard. He’s timing his peak for SEC, NCAA’s and US Championships.

I mean it doesn't seem absurd to think that he's just trying to peak for the right time. If you look at Will Sumner he ran a 1:50 (which is by no means bad) but for someone of his caliber, who in the indoor season was running 1:48, it was not what he should have gotten. The same can be said of Godwin. He ran 44.7 indoors but ran significantly slower outdoors. Because this is happening to multiple athletes, all from the same school, I can say I'm really not worried. I just think that they are trying to peak for the right moment. They peaked temporarily indoors but are now getting ready for when it matters outdoors.

The young man won indoor 200 champs...ran on a 4x4 team that almost set an NCAA all-time record...let's hold off before we bury him. Talk about short memories.

Yesterday when you did not cover Boling's and Georgia's results at LSU I tried to find them but at the time I only found the "heat sheets." Elijah Godwin finished 5th in the 400m and the Georgia men's 4 x 400m finished first but Boling was not listed as having run. It listed Godwin, Morales Williams , Cavanaugh and Sumner. May 11th and 12th will be the SEC championship meet also to be held at LSU in Baton Rouge, LA. It will be interesting to see if the slow times that tended to be recorded across the board will improve.

With all these great sprinting times by other athletes this year, how many of them are on ( peds/juice ) ?

When he blows heading into the turn it's he's like, "ok now we getting serious dudes, you ready for me now Gs?, it's game on main", "Cheetah styles"

I told these guys previously. He is a 200 / 400m sprinter. He ran the same at Mt. SAC. TRP always put him at the top. Regardless if he wins or lose. Just their preference. If boling wins trials, if would be a national holiday. No one works today. This is so obvious. He is a good college sprinter.

Sprinting is the sport of perfection. The pace one runs contribute to a massive amount of factors. All those factors have to align at the exact moment in order for one to run at their highest level. There is not even a hundredth of a second that can be wasted.

He stuck with great running form for the 100m race. That was a big win for him in that race.

Wasn't his (or many others) best day but that is OK this early in the season. The experience elite runners shouldn't be going 110% in every race and risk burning out before the end of the season.

I agree with you. He’s training through races and getting ready to peak for NCs and the National Championships.

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Either he reached peak fitness Indoors, and it's all uphill from here, or he is right on pace to qualify for the 2023 NCAA, US Championship, and (therefore) the World Championship meets.

Boling has been slow out of the blocks this season. If it’s not a physical injury, then he must be dealing with something behind-the-scenes. If it’s not either of those, then he’s probably learning how to pace himself throughout the season, and I hope this is the case.

Let me state this: Matthew Boling is a brilliant young athlete. Now for some factual truths that I'm sure not many will agree with. He will not progress as a 100m runner. As he gets a tad older and stronger, he will be an excellent 200/400 runner. In fact, I agree with you TRP. 400m will be his true, top level, international distance. (Not forgetting about his long jumping!) Once he gets out of that College system, he will need to make some big decisions. The first would be to delete the Indoor Season. Perhaps just run a couple only, 200 and 400 races, at championship level. Most International runners never bother with Indoor! I've stated many times that having to constantly peak for two seasons per year (Indoor/Outdoor) ruins many runners. Also, the College system making him race 4 or 5 times a meet, destroys runners, even though Sprinters can handle it better. The poor middle distance runner has to peak 3 times a year. Cross Country, Indoor, Outdoor plus race 3 or 4 times per meet. It destroys them, long before they hit their peaks at late 20's, early 30's. So, MB for 400m at the Olympics. After a CORRECT buildup to peak at the right time. He could be another Michael Johnson, if trained correctly and not simply to get competition points for some College who has no interest in him post College.

Let's go

Good kid. Hoping to see him finish this season with a strong 100+200m and move into the 400 next season

I think Matthew will be OK, he didn't start out so well indoors but ran his best time in national's Better to come along slowly then start out fast and peak at the wrong time. I can see maybe a 9.95 and 1990 or faster 200 meters. Those times could be good enough to at least get in the relay pool for world championships

I’m going to make a prediction. Boling will run in the Southeast Conference meet and several other meets this year!

He should concentrate in the 200 and MAINLY 400! As a project -what about the Decathlon!!

In all honesty Mathew boiling should focus on the 400 and the long jump and run the mixed relay 4x4

People repeat behaviors and establish trends & habits. Those who excel work to change the bad ones...let's cheer Matthew as he works to put last season behind him.

Do not know but I’ll be watching!

I think he is focusing more on the 200m. He looked very slow out of the blocks and his stride was too long in the beginning stages of the race. That is 200m/400m form and you will appear sluggish out of the blocks (which he did) if you use it in the 100m. He could be injured but I think he is training for something else. Stay tuned! It would be smart.

Ngl that 100 didn't look great from Erriyon. Acceleration was not great but okay, speed endurance in that last 20m was not good and he faded back into 3rd. I heard the track was wet so not the best conditions which would explain the 10.1 clocking. Would have loved it if he jumped in the 200 and faced Assinga but I have a feeling Coach Hollway wouldn't want that lol.

Matthew Boling is capable of running under 19.7s,9.9s, and low 44s out of the blocks right now physically.He's definitely got the warrior mentality for it and the talent to do all those things.The only thing I'm not sure of is when the mentality aspect of it will be tripped and manifest itself in him.

He’s gonna run something crazy one of these weeks he always does pop out and run something ridiculously fast every year everyone has bad days

He is backing off during season,just like he did indoor until championship.his indoor final was his best times

Ever had a bad day? It happens.

We love you MB

I noticed he's changing the way he runs. He might be in a learning curve and in concentrate to do it well and later try to do it faster.

His motivation in the short sprints must be waning after seeing the waves of new talent coming up every year. But whatever path he chooses, he should hold his head high for all his accomplishments in track and field so far.

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I was never this fast yet back in high school I ran 800m, 1500m. My coaches said I should do 400's but I didn't enjoy them. Last race of senior year I was asked to 2nd leg a 4x400. I had the fastest split of everyone in that race. I should have listened to my coaches earlier. 😅

Matt Boling is a “STUDENT” - athlete. all four years he has been on the honor roll. He’s been focusing on his degree and athletics secondary. While other athletes focus on sports and education secondary, it’s all how you prioritize your goals and your future outlook in life. Matt Boling will be fine in what route he takes. I guess some people can’t realize and understand the decisions one makes while your a “STUDENT” - athlete ! Which is more important in life and one’s future

You can tell he’s not peaked right now he’s not gonna wear himself down yet

Considering his long jump skills, I’ve wondered how he would do in the decathlon. He would have to learn a lot of new skills, but he seems to have the natural athletic ability.

Thanks TRP keep following Boling it's as if Boling has flashes of it coming together but will continue to work at it Boling iIS a gutsy guy He'll get better

I said this when Matt was a Freshman @ Georgia, he needs to specialize and focus on Decathlon!! He's an all around athlete and his times in the majority of these 10 events will easily turn him into a world class competitor in this class,...just my opinion then and is still my opinion now,...

Looks like an issue of training more than anything. Seems to me they may be focusing a little too much on strength endurance at this moment than optimal speed...but I don't know their training regimine at the moment, all I know is that Elijah Goodwin is facing the exact same issue. Looks like a training camp issue, intentional or not.

Hey! LSU? Whatever is happening to FAVOUR OFILI ❤️💐🎁 this season? Even as a freshman last season, she really pushed Abby Steiner.

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Should try the decathlon?

Dont worry man! the way the juice program is structured!

Oh I agree 100%. Bolin's best race would be the 400. There is no doubt. He needs to forget the 100. His only 100 should be on the 4x100 relay. He should run the 4x100 relay, 400, 200, (If he wants to run 2 individual races & not burn out by also running the 4x400 relay).

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What happened to the flair dude

I need to find me a girl who loves me as much as you love Matthew Boling!

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It's still a bit early, but it appears that Boling's race is going to be 400 meters. It doesn't seem that he has that 9.7 speed that will be required in order to qualify for the 2024 Olympics. He has a better chance at the 200, but the 400 is going to be his bread and butter, I think. If he focuses on the 400 he could be very good at this distance!

Sounds like Boling over- trains. I still think his best event is the 200. If he could run 44.5 in the 400, he would be running the 400. I still think Boling has a 19.7 in him.

The most consistent thing about Mathew Boling is his inconsistency. It also makes him interesting to watch because you never know what's going to happen with this guy.

He is a sprinter and long jumper who also contributes in many events for his team (100, 200, long jump, 4x100, 4x400). He is in college, not pro where he may specialize. College track athletes run more events and more often.

I've been intrigued with MB for a while. He always looks too tense to me though

At this level the littlest thing during the 100m can destroy your place and time. Boling will be back. I do agree that Boling would be great in the open 400m ! Its something that he should think about .

That 400 looks very good I hope he does go into that. But being washed up is funny , he was losing before that indoor record so he is good at all three in my book; and no doubt the end of the season and winning then he now has a taste of so...

i hope it was just a bad day, cold or something.. time will tell hopefully he's not injured. maybe he's training for a "peak" later in the season?? We will know next month!

I wouldn’t count MB out like many did in the 2023 Indoor Season. Also, Coach Caryl is a great coach.

Shout out to the British guy who ran worse than Boling, you can always count on us to make the rest of the world look better 😅

I have never hated on boling and i hate on people think that all black people can be dominant in sports because that is not all we have to offer or be good at

I love the support for Boling! Let me say this, he won't beat many of these guys at this level, Come back when I say this, he won't even place top three outdoors NCAA championship. These collegiate are running, he has had his successes. But we all know at this level he is just another fast runner. He is doing just about what he would do, he runs hard and fast and breaks down the moment he sees that he is losing.

Looks like he's not training for the 100 AND running tired-- which isn't surprising given the time of season + his recent success in the 400 and 200. I was running multiple seconds slower in my 400 not tapered vs tapered. He's not rested at all-- I think we'll see great times from him towards the end of the season.

Boling's problem is that athletics has changed. To be a challenger even in US trials in the 100m you need to be consistently running under 9.9 sec, in the 200m you need to be consistently running under 19.9 secs (maybe even under 19.8). The 400m is probably his best chance, he will still need to run under 44.5, but whilst that is fast it is not crazy fast

Either he’s experiencing low back pain or his training is geared to a taper with fast runs to come at the end of this season.

Yeah just putting numbers he regularly does in his best events and using middle of pack for other similar sprinters, we are looking at world record breaker on decathlon. He would be around 9000 points i bet within 3 years of training other events. I wish he could see these messages...

The clone just malfunction. He’ll get back on track.😂😂😂

TRP should mention what their majors and GPAs are too, so we can get a feel for the total athlete.