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Mens 400m Hurdles - Heat 3 - Day 3

Out the blocks	Taylor running in 400m Hurdles – Heat 3 on Day 3 of competition was assigned Lane 2. The gun sounded the start of the race; Taylor got off to his customary quick start and was over the first hurdle before any of the other competitors.	AP Photo From left, Uruguay's Andres Silva, China's Li Zhilong, Japan's Takayuki Kishimoto, South Korea's Lee Seung-yun, Puerto Rico's Javier Culson, USA's Angelo Taylor and Russia's Aleksandr Derevyagin compete in a heat for the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.
Into the flow	By the third hurdle, Taylor and Javier Culson (Puerto Rico) had almost made up the stagger on the outside runners and were clearly ahead of the pack.	Getty Images (L/R) Puerto Rico's Javier Culson, US athlete Angelo Taylor and Russia's Aleksandr Derevyagin compete in the men's 400 metres hurdles heats at the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships in Daegu on August 29, 2011.
Bring it home	Going into the curve it appears that Taylor is in cruise control just off the heels of Culson.	AP Photo Puerto Rico's Javier Culson, left, clears a gate ahead of USA's Angelo Taylor in a heat for the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011. Coulson placed first and Taylor second.
Scoreboard	Taylor ran a good tactical race; got out fast, held his speed and form down the stretch, and cruised to the finish line. Taylor should be concerned with taking his foot off the gas too soon; several competitors were closing fast at the tape. Nevertheless Taylor moves on to the semi-finals.	AP Photo USA's Angelo Taylor looks at the scoreboard after placing second in a heat of the Men's 400m Hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, South Korea, Monday, Aug. 29, 2011.