Mixed 4x400m Relay Final | World Athletics Championships Doha 2019
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- The United States broke the world record for the second time in as many days in the mixed 4x400m as Michael Cherry anchored the squad to a new benchmark of 3:09.34*, taking almost three seconds off the first-round performance and delivering a 12th world gold to their second-leg runner, Allyson Felix.
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Mixed relay is so much more interesting to watch!!!
@cyoungrun1 Could you enlighten me why this was a dumb event?
@cyoungrun1 But.... isn't this a fair game for every participating team? Each team has two BMX(female) and two Nascar(men). Every participating members of the teams cover the same distances to finish a 1.6km distance.
Its just a matter of tactical choice each team makes as to when to deploy the BMX or the Nascar.
Besides, the Polish did better than some other teams that used the conventional tactics.
cyoungrun1 THATS NOT THE POINT christ you really are a moron aren’t you?
@Busytillimrich can't agree less. Oh, btw who's side are you?
This . Soon you will see mixed foot socker. What a stupidity.
The polish made this race super interesting!!
Singer1234 Singer yeah. The 2nd dude barely made a lead which is why they got 5th. Which isnt even that bad
It was a gamble which didn't pay off. The athletes male, weren't in peak condition so they put them up front. The women were easily the fastest of the women, but putting them last was a bad idea.
At that level, every small detail matters.
The 1st runner needs to be a specialist 400m as that person has to run the big ellipse.
The 2nd one needs to be a fast bend runner for the 100 m curve.
3rd one needs to be able to run over 400 m to give the 4th person good lead and smooth baton pass.
The safe order is to put . . .m f f m.
In a 4x100 m mixed relay, similar strategies are there but the order of the athletes won't matter.
Polish had the lead because that guy was up against all the females lol USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸 USA 🇺🇸
I wonder if the anchor managed to get a PR out of it since hanging onto the men's pack likely means going faster than leading the women---just speculating here. Either way, the variety was definitely fun :)
That was a tall order and they almost pulled it off! My hat's off to the Polish women. They brought it!
Cherry looked like he was downright enjoying his run and breaking out into laughter as he crossed the finish line. Glad for him.
Right
When I heard, "She will be competing with seven men" I knew shit was gonna get real.
I’m sure some people will think of something else when they hear competing with 7 men 😅
Commentators missed an opportunity to say "USA with the Cherry on top"
Danny Su 😹
You sir deserve a medal for this. LOL
K Gehringer Like Jamaica don’t use steroids.
@K Gehringer if everyone uses it, technicaly its fair
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That Polish lady would finish running that track 8 times before I get around it once but Cherry passed her like she was standing still. These are all incredible athletes! Glad I'm watching from my couch...
What are you? A snail?
@@G4MBIT Yeah it doesn't make sense if he think she's THAT fast. He's definitely a snail.
She'd probably be at about 500m when I cross the line
@@mitigamespro8757 hyperbole much?
@@mitigamespro8757 you are missing the point. The polish woman runs 50.5 seconds in the 400m which is faster than 95% of the people watching this video
it's amazing how Allyson Felix has been here for a while but still manages to hold off these women who are fresh to these games. LEGEND!
I come back periodically to see Michael Cherry run the anchor. Blows my mind everytime 😳
Me too lol 🍒🇺🇸
I came here for this reason!
Me Too!
The way he passed that woman like she standing still. 😳 Wow
Everybody knows that the men's 400m runners are always 5-7 s faster.
And those that say that a man athlete transing to female doesn't have have an advantage over a biological female athlete has not seen this race.
True.
Our boy Wayde is the best.
I saw him and literally said, out loud "Holy shit!!" I didn't expect him to catch her with that much closing speed. It was ONE corner! That was nuts. Especially when compared to the polish runner in the 2nd leg. What a fun race. Would have LOVED to have run this back in college.
I always feel nervous watching these, kind of like I’m about to do the race but I’m really just sitting on a couch
SAMEEEEEE😭😭😭
Ikr 😂
Sameeeeeeeeee😭
@@shiahall2816 iuuu7
Same
Bro the way Cherry just dusted everyone 😭😭
He’s almost a sub-45 400 guy so he’s definitely blazing most of the time. Can he beat Michael Norman or Rai Benjamin? Probabaly not right now, but he’s gotten more experience since the last 400 Olympic trials from 2016.
He put the Cherry on top
Mans ran her down like it was NOTHING 💀
@@zaynes5094 discredit why..
@@no.5179 why do you look like that 😭
I love the commentator: "Here comes Michael Cherry.... STORMING around that bend."
My favorite part
Wen he said she going be competing against 7 men that was a epic call
Why’s no one talking about that Cherry dude?! He literally won the race for USA!
Michael Cherry's a beast.
Cherry let out meep meep at 8:15
He ain’t even out of breath!
What even was his split
M@verick has u
Some are taking this too seriously. This was a great race, the best I have seen in a long time! Cudos to the Polish. Such a great attitude.
One can never take an event in track & field(especially a relay) too seriously! You've clearly never competed in our sport. That being said, I agree with you completely those Polish, boy are they coming up! Mostly the women though, they're becoming a force/threat.
@MrBadabimBadabum Yeah, do so.
Amazing Polish team🇯🇲
Too serious? This is a World Championship. The culmination of two years of work.
Why not afterall it is a World championship and not a show race it is meant to be taken seriously and that's why here male athletes didnt holdback themselves if it would have been a friendly race or showrace then I don't think male athletes would have gone so harsh on the polish woman athlete...!!!
When the US last guy passed the polish woman..I had goosebumps..he was like he was in a car or something😂😂
India's start was extraordinary! Great MOHAMMED ANAS and also good work for the teammates! LOTS OF LOVE ❤️🇮🇳
Girls need more work
🤣
Terrible
it only good since they started at front
Allyson Felix, so I'm going to have a baby than go out and win a gold medal. No big thing🤩
She technically didn't win the medal, the US team technically won the medal/s. Without her team she wouldn't have won and without her the team probably could have won especially with Michael Cherry
alan fieller can you stop discrediting her? regardless of your technicalities, she still won that gold medal after giving birth. just be proud of her
I'm certainly in awe. I stubbed my toe and had to stop jogging for a week but I increased my thumb reflexes for my video games.
I love that gal Alison is awesome much love from South Africa
and Shelly-Ann...the mothers are doing their thing
The race between Cherry and the Polish lady was really the stand out moment of this race...wow!
Cherry burning her was the stand out moment u right
That was not a run
It was completely obliteration....
Woman sports are absolutely laughable at times
@@yaboyfrresh Women's T&F is very enjoyable to watch, so long as it's just women vs women. My daughter does HS T&F, and the meets are pretty great....sometimes.
@@yaboyfrreshShe ran 400m in 50 seconds and cherry (the Guy) ran 400m in 45 seconds. Both are really fast for being a woman and a man, and both of them are much faster than the average person
@@yaboyfrreshit wasn't that great for all those man. Remember she finished 5th, so she was before 3 other guys 😊
I feel bad for the darling young Polish woman on the final leg, having to run against those powerful young men. What a task she accepted. An heroic effort.
Normally, the mixed relay is run (M,F,F,M) the Polish team thought by running (M,M,F,F) they would get an insurmountable lead that couldn’t be overcome, but as you can see their strategy didn’t work.
Note: the relay race can be run in any order.
Quedo en mal orden los polacos
Heroic? Stupidity it is.
@michaell8722 Since March 2022, team members have to run in the order man-woman-man-woman
That polish group was awesome. I love the gamble with the order. The effort was outstanding!
Cherry brought the Americans home, how he ran passed that lady, must be duly acknowledged.
If Poland had arranged the race like the others they wouldn't have had a lead to begin with. The only way their out of shape male runners could compete was to gain time on the all female leg. Of course Poland was going to get passed its just a matter of how many would.
That dude just smoked Allison like nothing
Monica Matos agreed and Michael is my absolute favorite runner by far
@@monica012077 kkkiiii88i
it was sexist
What a fantastic race enhanced greatly by the Polish. They were magnificent. All were magnificent. Keep swapping the order around, makes it irresistible viewing.
Poland finished 5th what was so great about their performance
@@jugganuat6440 LMFAO
@@jugganuat6440 I think he was talking about the U.S but he got a little confused you know lol
The only problem is if you want to win, the order should be male-female-female-male. As Poland showed here, the female anchor will get runned down even with a 30 meter lead. Any team with a female anchor in these mixed relay races are at a disadvantage. That's why most teams put a male on anchor.
Kudos
The smile on Cherry's face at the end had me grinning like his huge smile.
Probably the best race I've ever seen. The last lap was absolutely incredible.
Allison Felix is the most complete female sprinter of all time. So happy for her ❤️
Polish man dusted Felix.
@@nightstarmusic7 Polish man was sprinting fast trying to get as much advantage as possible for his female runners, Felix was just keeping pace but yes you've discovered that men are faster than women lol
@@erval9 do not think Felix ever just keeps pace...no way.
@@erval9 your post is 👌 perfect.
@@nightstarmusic7, not really. If he had indeed done that, he would have got a 6 or 7 second lead over Allyson Felix in the second leg. As it turned out, it was just about 2-3 seconds. No way the next two female runners would be able to preserve that lead against a female-male combo in the next two legs.
Thanks to the polish it was exciting. If everyone just goes male female female male it's practically just a normal relay.
Not sure you got the memo but Poland finished 5th
It’s not because you are giving athletes who wouldn’t otherwise have a strong enough team to qualify, a chance to compete.
Actually it doesn't have to be. Eventually a team will go for the riskier move and win. Remember they are other factors involved. Like getting a good start, handoffs and not having an injury. I think it's only a matter of time before a team takes that gamble and win. I also wonder if a six foot woman would have an advantage. Think about it the reason why men are faster is because on average they tend to be taller
This event makes clear one thing women don’t have the physical abilities that men have and history confirms that so it really doesn’t matter if a women is taller or not she Will still get walked down like these polish women
Dude from Great Britain was like I might not get a medal but I refuse to lose to the polish women
Props for the last polish runner, I was hoping she’d get a higher up spot but she ran well. Their tactic almost seemed to work
This tactic would have worked if the 1st leg runner (Witold Suwara) and the 3rd leg runner (Iga Baumgart) had performed better. Justyna Święty (the Polish anchor) ran really well (50.1)
lmaoooo
@@alialibaba1886 She should’ve been first. I would’ve had the slower female (who anchored), then the guy, then girl (who ran 3rd) should’ve switched so she was the anchor. She was the faster of the two female runners.
@@zaynes5094 Sorry, but you are wrong. Justyna Święty (the Polish anchor) ran faster than Iga Baumgart (the 3rd leg runner). In fact only Salwa Eid Naser and Courtney Okolo had better split times than Justyna.
@@alialibaba1886 No, You miss my point; I meant to say that what they should’ve done was have he faster runner Justyna (the anchor) been before Iga Baumgart. So have the fastest male open with the second being the fastest female and then they could’ve had more of a lead and have the last two just try to hold as long as they can.
Bahrain did amazing. They were way back there and caught up to win third place. That was impressive.
No one is talking about bout them. They deserve better praises
Finally a mixed event in a world championship in athletics.
And how could it be otherwise, another gold medal and another world record for the great mom Allyson Felix.
This will spread to other racing events in the Olympics. Swimming for sure.
@@gurujr There is already an event in swimming:
medley relay: 4 x 100m - men, women and mixed.
Mixed is the most spectacular of all!
Trans inclusion NOW!
I think it's stupid.
@@ExpressiveBeats really why? Another way to be competitive if u ask me!
Man props to Justyna on this one. She started with poise even though she knew she would be chased hard and she finished with grit
Cherry didn’t have to do her like that 😂🤣🤣😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Very exciting race. Congratulations to Allyson Felix for her accomplishments in athletics.
💟Allyson Felix's💟 win, which came just 10 months after giving birth, is remarkable! It demonstrates her dedication and superb (mental and physical) toughness! I respect AF for using her voice to advance maternity rights for athletes, too! She undeniably deserves to be (1) the most decorated track athlete of all-time, male or female, with 26 global championship gold medals, and (2) included in Time magazine 's 100 Most Influential People of 2020! 🥳🥳🥳My heartiest congrats to AF!🎉🎉🎉
I'm excited to see her in action and stand on the Olympic podium, celebrating victories @ the 🇯🇵Tokyo Olympics!
Thanks Poland for making this race interesting!
Yeah they tried it i cant blame them they went for it 😆
@yellow Arrow and you just 'imbarassed' yourself by not knowing how to spell embarrassed
@yellow Arrow are you meant to be the local nonce
lol
Ahah Poland took a big L. Such an embrassement. Worse than Auschwitz being the most visited place in Poland
The cherry is just a flying Lamborghini and Allyson she is actually the Queen of all track events globally. First Class awards USA.
Nope. He used a cheat from GTA
Baby girl from Poland did her thing ! She didn’t make it easy for those other guys… props to her🤎
Cherry performed amazingly!!! possibly the best last leg ive seen!
Allyson Felix♡♡
Me tooo
We Love Ypu Allyson And The USA
She's a legend ❤️
XDD
Legendary Allyson Felix.. finally see her running again.. miss her so much.. FANS FORM MALAYSIA
Hi from Sabah..
We need more runners from Malaysia to rise.
@@obertz1 same .. Sabah jugak Saya ni 😁
I love Allyson Felix with all my heart. She is a legend.
Love all the female athletes from the other countries
the men were not bad either!!!!!!!!
To learn about the differences in running between men and women you just have to see the records. But to see the all time superstar Allyson Felix, because she is indeed a superstar, start her run with about 2 meter advantage only to finish about 35 meters behind a unknown male is very instructive, very visual.
Rafał Omelko is not that unknown, he was in the Polish team that broke the World Record at the World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.
Allyson Felix ran here really well, she had a split time of 50.4. Most men can't run that fast.
So Allyson would beat any average dude. The same can be said about Justyna Święty (the Polish anchor) - she had a split time of 50.1.
@@johnlironix2184You’re only helping their argument. This isn’t about ‘most men.’ this is about men the women would be competing against. 🤦🏾♀️ And those are not ‘average guys.’
Finally long time to see my idol my favorite Allyson Felix..always watching your journey... Watching from Philippines
@af85 🇹🇹
I love her so much. She's one of the best athletes of all time
Hello kababayan!! 👆
🇰🇪
Ttryfgufufduud
One girl in all boys at last lap 11:15 she really gave her best.. ❤❤.. Respect..
Only reasonable person in this whole comment section, respect 😊
@@joannasosnowska1601 😊thanks
amit kumar 8:52
Thank you for not being mean like the other men in the comments
If the 3rd runner for Poland ran like the 4th woman, Poland could have won at least bronze medal.
I love the friendly rivalry between AMERICA AND JAMAICA! 😁
This is the first mixed relay race I have ever seen. Very unique
Jamaica loves you Alison Felix. This USA Squad with Cherry on the last leg - He ran exceptionally well. Great run Jamaica. Thanks to a super team, and Javon Francis.
Just loving the smile of the anchorman from the US.. cherry...
Salwa Eid Naser was the MVP of this race. She received the baton in last place and took Bahrain up to "effective 3rd"
😂 I’ve watched this several times it never gets old
Allison held strong to that Polish man on the second leg, which helped Cherry win the race. America❤
Shid cherry would hawked her half way around the track 😂
Any way there is a huge gap between felix and the polish male runner.
With respect to that polish male runner she is an amateur, but with respect to female athletes she is a complete athlete. This is the reality of biology.
@@hameezahamed2719 and.. no one really cares, I’m pretty sure that man named cherry doesn’t posses half Allison’s social skills and likeable nature, plus he got the recognition because of her. If not he’d still be a meh to everyone
@@edencieslowski9310 🤔
@@edencieslowski9310 someones got their nickers in a twist lol
The irresistible and indomitable Allyson Felix. How can we write the history of world athletics without giving a special credence to this woman. Delightful to watch all the time.
The polish team made it very interesting. I was hoping they would clinch a bronze!! Brilliant run regardless.
There was no chance
I love this format, especially when the orders are different! I don't view it as a negative to any woman, it's just gender differences and it's great viewing!
Who ever thought of this needs a medal
11:15
Me: He ate her up in 10 strides!! Daaaag!
Imagine what Wayde would have done then.
@@lancerooplall5338 We get it you're from SA but there was no Wayde here. It's Cherry's moment, let him shine
That's what my guy be doing to me every morning we get up and run 😂
@Simz Zxy ok 15 lol
Whew
You gotta admit that last polish runner ran with all her heart.
8:14 The way Cherry passed that Polish lady! What a polished pass!
Man gave her the "BEEP BEEP!" as he passed 🤣🤣😭😭
really impressed with team USA also Allyson gave birth to a child like 10 months before this race and she is back ON TRACK !!
Totally agree 💟Allyson Felix's💟 win as remarkable! It demonstrates her dedication and superb (mental and physical) toughness! I respect AF for using her voice to advance maternity rights for athletes, too! She undeniably deserves to be (1) the most decorated track athlete of all-time, male or female, with 26 global championship gold medals, and (2) included in Time magazine 's 100 Most Influential People of 2020! 🥳🥳🥳My heartiest congrats to AF!🎉🎉🎉
I'm excited to see her in action and stand on the Olympic podium, celebrating victories @ the 🇯🇵Tokyo Olympics!
Man!!! I love me some Alyson Felix, she's a BOSS
Even though he somewhat expected to run faster than the girl anchor the ground the USA guy made up on the last leg was amazing!!
I love seeing men and women working together!
Cherry dude is hell of a guy 🤣 he got around that lady like a rocket
He should thank her, people noticed him because of her.
I hope we have this more often. It is so much fun to watch!
Thanks to Poland. I watched this live snd never laughed so much in my life watching athletics.
Cherry flew by that Polish girl like a bullet 😂😂😂
This is my favorite relay event by far! I love the medley, that's what it was called back when I was in high school on the West coast. Except it was a male & female 4x2, and this was 22 years ago!
Also impressive on the track was Bahrain who went from 2nd to last to nearly 2nd place in 2 legs.
Very.
This was the 1st time I've watch the mix relay. I enjoy it!
Geez Cherry is blazing fast. He closed that lead in a heartbeat!
India did so well on the first leg, they just fell apart after that sadly
EXACTLYYY
Anas was very very good
Anyway we did well,it was seasonal best run
Anas ran with 7 other world athletes but also gave his best ..but 2nd leg was very poor .. 😞
no they didn't, look 6:19
Always an American...I love my country...but also rooting for the Polish women...a brave strategy and galant effort
great run by Muhammad Anas, there was a huge clash on 3rd lap beginning 7:14 for Inida.
Love my 🇯🇲 team. Allyson Felix is amazing. I love watching her run. I'm a big fan she's so sweet and humble🇱🇷
That was really really great to see you again Allyson Felix..
You are legend 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Michael Cherry has never ran faster...bro got an adrenaline rush seeing that woman ahead of him
The Afro-Americans have something SPECIAL to prove vis a vis the inherent strength that GOD has blessed them with, despite all the EVIL that have been exercised against them. Such is embedded in their very genes to overcome adversities/ adversaries. I think of everyone of them as a spectacular package. CONGRATULATIONS to the US team. I hope Italy can can be like them...one day.
Thank you that was beautiful to say!!! Made my day😍
Great great Allyson Felix...With love from Kazakhstan. Want to see you in the Olympics 2021!
Without polish team"s running orders, it would be just another relay, well done Poland. Bravo. 👍👍👍
Why would they make the woman go last that just undid all their efforts and they didn’t even make podium...
@@rnsw4572 It doesn't matter if she went last or second or third, their overall time is their overall time. It wouldn't change just by changing the order. Every team eventually has 2+2 athletes, the order is irrelevant. The only thing they did was make the race more interesting to watch.
@@rnsw4572 true, it they would put men, they have a chance even in 5th place.
Those details make it interesting
I loved it! I was routing for my homeland Jamaican but I was also wishing those Poland ladies to do well. Men can be considerably faster than women and that was shown. 🇯🇲
Cherry is crazy🔥🔥🔥
Much respect to the Polish team, their gambit made the race very interesting to watch. I will say that it is hard for me to imagine any more women allowing themselves to be put in the same situation that Swiety was in.
@treptune6535 i dont think they're being hateful towards the Polish team ... on the contrary almost everyone is saying g that their tactics made the race interesting .... as in make it widely obvious that this all idea that men and women are equal physically is BS. Could it be, they made it on purpose? 1 man vs 7 women made a 20 or 30 Mt gap. 1 woman vs 7 men (starting with a big gap) ... well ... 5th place.
I've watched this a dozen times, and it's always a thrill. Fantastic races by the United States!
Your kidding. Seeing men just come home so easily over the top of women. Thrill. Really.
I agree with the other comment ... you must be joking ... 😂😂😂😂
USA stay fast!! That anchor was phenomenal
Bro why does the angle of when cherry passed her make it so good
Because he just came out of nowhere out of that corner. You think she is going fast, which she is don't get me wrong, and then all of a sudden you see him and you just think "wow"
Yeah that camera angle is legit. Very impressive.
I love allyson Felix soooo much omgg my new hero!!
Congrats to Poland they do very well 🇵🇱👌and other medalists 🇯🇲🇶🇦🇺🇲
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lol Poland finished 5th what was great about their accomplishment
What about second, third and forth weren’t they also brave
@Treptune tbh, I think it worked because it is still their national record. Its just that indivisually their first runner(male with males) and third runner(female with females) both just arent the best. I mean their times are still very respectable but just not good enoigh for a medal indivisually. I would argue the strategy was a success as it did improve the team's time. Simply, Poland were not going to get a better time woth any other combination. The reason being they managed to get a very quick inside lane in 2nd leg and easy takeovers from 3rd and 4th leg as they were alone and in the inside as opposed to some of the mess that Brazil, India had in those takeovers.
Mixed relays is all about strength & strategies., an experiment is good but sometimes isn't good enough, anyway, it's an exciting relay & indeed a gr8 one!
Cherry not only closed the gap but made distance too 💪🏽 RIP poland
What an awesome running performance of anchor Cherry did for the mixed 4x400 relay team of USA! Fantastic is an understatement!!!
I didn't think Cherry could bury the woman like that. Incredible.
Great performance, I love Cherry, fast and that smile, I l9ve to see it ❤
Mix relay is my new favorite Olympic event
That last Bahraini guy must have run something very close to 43 seconds! When Naser as the third leg got the baton she was dead last, then she moved up to fifth position. When the last guy began running, he almost past to men to be so close to win silver. What a mentally strong performance that was!
No, he had a split time of 44.3 s.
Probably 44, but I was thinking the same. He was definitely eating up ground!
The way Cherry passed her was so smooth 🤣
Well, that’s biology. He’s faster and stronger than her, she’s gonna live longer than him and she has better health
@@edencieslowski9310 NO SHIT Sherlock did you also discover that water boils when heated?
And WTF are you bringing death and health in to the equation when you don’t know their medical history… AND SHES HEALTHIER!? How so? Because I just saw her health meter get destroyed by each male in that race 🤣
@@edencieslowski9310 so what nigga💀
@@edencieslowski9310 wtf are you talking about
@@LeviAck178 biology girl
What an explosive sprint and out-of-this-world win by the US squad! Though I've watched this inaugural mixed relay countless times, it still thrills me time and again.
This beautiful, gracious, and humble Allyson Felix!
That 4th leg for the polish team is a superstar , she’s totally amazing , damnmmm she was so good .
Yeah! Justyna Święty-Ersetic is very great. Look for her leg at th-cam.com/video/1As9FPEBajM/w-d-xo.html
@mark anthony so? Men run faster than women, nobody ever questioned that lmao
Her knowing that she was against all men definitely pushed her which is great
TheDarkNoVa Those transgender female athletes and their advocates do despite the fact that they are post pubescent genetic males that have undergone hormone therapy. 🤔
@@NovaTheDark the guys who change their gender to compete with women and then dominate their sport will beg to differ. Apparently their is no advantage when it suits them.
The Poles came up with a great idea - to get away from the crowd and to have a clear track so as to focus on the running. It would have given them an advantage, but not enough to clinch a medal.
I bet this idea would be employed by many in the years to come.
Thank you, Poland, for thinking 'out of the box' !!
it actually is somewhat detrimental. running a race in the lead is significantly harder for most athletes. I promise you it wont start a trend lol.
The mixed relay is soooooo AWESOME!!!
It’s just amazing to see how powerful those men are to be able to close such a large gap. Don’t think that method could ever work though. Men to start and finish
Mixed Relays are way better than what we expected.