Fisher is a 5k guy

Impressive run by Fisher after missing all of indoors. I expected Klecker to be closer to Fisher. Klecker had a phenomenal indoor season. He ran a fast mile at altitude, won the Husky classic 3k and MPSF 5k by good margins, and finished third in the NCAA 3k. It's still pretty early in the season. The NCAA 5k will be a good battle with Che's, Fisher, Knight, Klecker, Marc Scott among a few others.

Where's McGorty? Still injured from poor coaching?

Jon handcock wrote:

Grant fisher at the cardinal classic

https://twitter.com/FloTrack/status/855627861407002625

I didn't see it, but saw the result, and was wondering why no one had talked about it here.

If Grant closed in 57, off a ~13:45 pace, he's clearly back to top form now, or damn close to it.

Should definitely be a factor at Nats.

Great to see.

Would be nice to know splits.

Fisher rolled bye with 300 m to go and put the hammer down at the 200 mark to win by 5 seconds. That was impressive racing against that caliber of field and resulted in a fast time.

Don't be so quick to count Fisher out of being a factor in collegiate 1500 m racing. Ultimately if he decides to race professionally after college he most likely will be better competitive at that level in the 5 km. based on his post race interview, and Stanford website article it sounds like his training is aiming at the 1500m.

I heard he had the flu during indoors and a hip issue which he talked about in the interview, so he is probably early on in his training and still doing heavy phase work which is better results suited for a 5km. If so that makes his win and time all the more impressive.

I was at the meet. Fisher made it look easy, more like a workout than a race. He hung way back near the rear with his two team mates for maybe 7 laps then he gradually worked his way up. On the last lap he passed Klecker around 250m from the finish and the race was over. He looked really good immediately after the finish line, walking around high-fiving the Colorado and Stanford guys, winded but not exhausted. Klecker was on the ground panting for several minutes after the race. Looks like Fisher is in pretty good shape. His running style is interesting, kind of like a string puppet with his arms and legs swinging forward and backward in an easy pendulum motion hanging off his torso. I can't recall seeing anyone with that type of running form. Maybe the 5k will be his best event; anyone know what kind of speed he has?

Anybody know what Fisher's training or mileage is like these days? He was pretty low in high school but has to be in the 70s or 80s by now

fisher closed in 57 for the last 400, 27 for the last 200. Didn't make his move to take the lead until after the bell, definitely a controlled run.

usnspecialist wrote:

fisher closed in 57 for the last 400, 27 for the last 200. Didn't make his move to take the lead until after the bell, definitely a controlled run.

More like 26 high. It looked like 40 high for his last 300 (when he really started pushing). He's good.

Training Talk wrote:

Anybody know what Fisher's training or mileage is like these days? He was pretty low in high school but has to be in the 70s or 80s by now

Consistently in the 60's

Made it look easy.

To open up 5 seconds in the last 200 to 250 meters on three other guys that were sprinting as well, and based on the pace of the race, was very impressive.

Lmjjnvcs wrote:

Impressive run by Fisher after missing all of indoors. I expected Klecker to be closer to Fisher. Klecker had a phenomenal indoor season. He ran a fast mile at altitude, won the Husky classic 3k and MPSF 5k by good margins, and finished third in the NCAA 3k. It's still pretty early in the season. The NCAA 5k will be a good battle with Che's, Fisher, Knight, Klecker, Marc Scott among a few others.

Klecker was 4th in the NCAA 3k, no way he'll touch Marc Scott outdoors.

The Michigan running community is happy for you Grant.

Text book racing.

Explosive finish.

Nice interviews on Runnerspace and Flotrack.

You are a great representative of the sport.

LEET TIME

INSANE

I'd say he's a 15/5k guy. Unfortunately for him they don't have a flat 3k outdoors.

Good to see Grant excel. Joe Klecker and John Dressel have also been stepping it up nicely, in their Colorado careers. The three of them continue their impressive transitions from high school to college. Ditto Justyn Knight.

Lapped Miler wrote:

Good to see Grant excel. Joe Klecker and John Dressel have also been stepping it up nicely, in their Colorado careers. The three of them continue their impressive transitions from high school to college. Ditto Justyn Knight.

My guess is Grant, Joe, John, Justyn and others (but there are not many), identify what must be done, and make sure it gets done - every day. Period.

Steady improvement doesn't just happen, it takes an attitude of CAN and WILL. Daily attention to improvement is not a question of whether you can. It's a question of whether you will.

No such thing as a talent gene - never been found. Their skill comes from deliberate practice. Whether they make it to the international level or not the attitudes and work habits these athletes have will translate from one area of life to another.

Listen to their interviews. If you own a company, hire these kinds of people.

The Colorado xc team is a great TEAM. There isn't really a "star runner" like Oregon's Cheserek. Colorado - they place really well as a team. No one comes in like 1st then 10th and so on. They're placement is like 3rd, 4th, 5th 8th and so on. Or just look at 2016 xc Pac 12 championship

Not a single gene but a collection of attributes all predetermined by genetics which taken as a whole define a person's level of talent. A whole collection of physical attributes, right down to the mitochondria. If talent doesn't work hard, hard work beats talent. But when talent works hard it is unbeatable. I don't see any of Colorado's current crop of m ascending to the international level. Fisher has a chance.

I would disagree with that last statement. Fisher, Dressel, and Klecker are all the same age (more or less). Dressel and Klecker have improved nicely, seem not to be injury-prone, and are just starting to make their mark on the NCAA (and have 2-3 more years to do it). I'm not sure what more you could want from them.

Fisher is amazing, and he definitely has the tools to be internationally good, but I think Klecker or Dressel (or both) could also reach Ryan Hill level eventually.