“He Has to Get Better”: Noah Lyles’ Coach Drops Honest Confession After World Indoor Championships Shocker

Mar 2, 2024 | 8:27 PM EST

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Noah Lyles, the name that reverberates around the track arena like no other, faced an upset on the first day of the 2024 World Indoor Championships. Almost on the verge of making it to the finish line, he trailed behind rival Christian Coleman, who walked home with the 60m victory. Having clinched the 60m titles at the New Balance Grand Prix and the USATF Indoors, the 26-year-old demonstrated stellar potential in Glasgow.

But the man behind his successes has something else to say about the 200m reigning champion. Coach Lance Brauman is popularly known to see different perspectives and elevate the performance levels of the Olympian. But after a silver in his repertoire, is Brauman happy?

Noah Lyles’ coach spills the real deal

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Adidas consultant and Track and Field coach Brauman, who has been mentoring Noah Lyles since 2017, knows what’s best for his pupil. In a CITIUS MAG episode named “Noah Lyles’ Coach Lance Brauman Breaks Down Training And Goals After World Indoors 60m Silver Medal” he shared his views. Speaking of his latest race, Brauman reiterated his opinion of speeding up before the 40m mark. “For him, to be the athlete he’s capable of being, he has to get better in the first 40m of the race,” Brauman stated.

Such inside stories can only come from the coach, who tracks every step of the sprinter. Having run in Boston, the coach-athlete duo decided to notch up their World Athletics Indoors game. Interestingly, like Noah, the coach also hailed the rivalry between his pupil and Christian Coleman. “If you want to see fast things and people run fast you need people in there pushing”, he said. But every meet will be a deciding factor for the duo. To better the performances, how is the coach going about the training bit?

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Coach has a strategy to ameliorate

“We haven’t changed really the normal training we do this time of the year. He’s gotten in the weight room a lot better this year. We’re lifting a little bit more aggressively than we have in the past. I mean, if it starts going to get better, he has to be stronger”. Speaking of the emphasis, Brauman said that building the ability to apply force to the ground required more attention. Interestingly, Noah had some mixed emotions after the race.

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Clocking in at 6.44s, the 6x World champ claimed, “This is deep into 6.4 territory. I came in as world leader and I’m leaving as the second-fastest. But, this is my worst race and I’m kicking everybody’s b**t”. Touching the indoor WR holder in his forte was a good effort, but not the best.