1:48.7 last 800m for Centro

That was El G esque

Long drive for home and no one can touch him. He goes sub 3:30 this year, bet!

Yes, it sure was, and he didn't take off until the last 600.

Nice and smooth all the way.

Centro was definitely in a different class than the rest in that race.

Just another day at the office for him ....

AxC wrote:

That was El G esque

Long drive for home and no one can touch him. He goes sub 3:30 this year, bet!

Given the recent allegations and what i've heard over the years about El G, were you trying to make a point with that? I don't like El G comparisons.

ANyway, Centro is AMAZING. His last lap was 52.03 - faster than Andrews. Unreal. So we think of Andrews of having a sick kick from way off the pace. Well Centro is always in a perfect spot and closing even faster.

Centro runs the 1500 on pure boredom.

*YAWN*

rojo wrote:Given the recent allegations and what i've heard over the years about El G, were you trying to make a point with that? I don't like El G comparisons.

Ya, definitely a poor comparison and very rude of OP. Rashid Ramzi would be more accurate.

I was pissed when I turned on the TV just in time to see the interview with Matt after the race. I saw 3:37, which ain't an awful time for a championship race, and I wasn't surprised to see Matt in first and Leo in second.

Although I don't love Matt's personality, he is a damn good miler, and I think he has a shot to medal at Worlds. I'd also love to see him become the second (third?) American to break 3:30. He should shoot for an AR sometime, since he probably doesn't have THAT many more years to pursue it.

Chairman Of The Bored wrote:

Centro runs the 1500 on pure boredom.

*YAWN*

LOL

Hell of a run by Centro, the guy is on a whole new level this year. He's gotta be in sub 3:30 shape right now and focused on not just a medal at worlds but the win!

Could you imagine if the U.S. got double golds in the 1500m with both Centro and Jenny pulling out wins! That would be incredible! Very exciting!

rojo wrote:

Given the recent allegations and what i've heard over the years about El G, were you trying to make a point with that? I don't like El G comparisons.

Yes, one of Rojo's dumber posts, given the comparison was clearly intended to refer to Centro's remarkable tactics and finish in this race. At this point, he sounds like a rabid dog actively seeking out and savoring every doping suggestion he can find.

Which is fine, except it means that we don't get to actually discuss wha was interesting about the race at all, because Rojo feels compelled to hijack it. Why talk about how this race represented a notable divergence from usual "tactical" USA finishes, featuring a long, endurance based 600m sprint to the finish rather than the usual wait til 300m to go game? Why talk about the fact that, yes, this was a "tactical" race, but in a totally new and different way than most men's USA Championship finals? Or the fact that the top times from this meet, for whatever it's worth, really weren't too far off the typical top times of Kenya's 1500 Championships?

Yeah, better to grand stand with "I don't like El G comparisons." That'll keep the message board interesting.

Rojo, you have to chill out, man, with all this doping stuff. You are killing the vibe of this website.

El Guerrouj is a legend. It was a legitimate comparison. No one here thinks of El G in a negative light. Lagat, yes, since he failed a test, but El G is the golden standard of 1500m running and racing.

Congrats Centro on a dominating performance. I hope your career ends up 1/3rd that of El G.

video replay somewhere?

rojo wrote:

AxC wrote:

That was El G esque

Long drive for home and no one can touch him. He goes sub 3:30 this year, bet!

Given the recent allegations and what i've heard over the years about El G, were you trying to make a point with that? I don't like El G comparisons.

ANyway, Centro is AMAZING. His last lap was 52.03 - faster than Andrews. Unreal. So we think of Andrews of having a sick kick from way off the pace. Well Centro is always in a perfect spot and closing even faster.

About halfway through writing my post I realized it could be interpreted as a doping reference... Little did I expect the one and only ROJO would be the one to go there.

But not at all it was a comparison to Centro making a big move a little over halfway through the race which (correct me if I"m wrong) was El G's trademark.

Usually Centro follows a more Lagat style strategy, get in perfect position just off the lead kick it in at 200-150 to go

Bramaterra wrote:

El Guerrouj is a legend. It was a legitimate comparison. No one here thinks of El G in a negative light. Lagat, yes, since he failed a test, but El G is the golden standard of 1500m running and racing

Speak for yourself re EL G. He was one of the most obvious dopers in the history of the sport. Lots on here see him in a negative light.

The point is that El G closed a championship 1500m with Lagat in 2004 in the Olympics in something like 1:46, and here Centro did not do quite that, but someone above says he closed in 1:48.7, which is very, very good, and he won by 1.5 seconds.

I have Centro at roughly 2:18.8 at 900m, which means that he ran the last 600m, which is when he went hard, in 1:18.45!! That might be off a bit, but that is crazy fast. I have him running low to mid 26s for each of the last three 200s: 52/26. He's got a great shot at sub 3:30, maybe close to Lagat's official AR, and another medal this year.

Chairman Of The Bored wrote:

Centro runs the 1500 on pure boredom.

*YAWN*

HAHAHAHAHA that is the best reply!

Centro looked World Class. The rest of the field didn't.

Robby has potential, needs to learn to run the entire race. Blankenship will learn from this. Leo is there again but may have to start thinking about the 5k as having Blankenship so close, Andrews tick by, and Centro pull away like that is not a good sign. BUT - Leo can probably get away with one more year at the 1500 and make the team for Rio.