so now your on the rekrunner style PERSONAL attacks
what about anything gives you this AUTHORITY that you know all things and you claim "clearly don't know anything about the sport"
im almost thinking you could be the name i cant say using yet ANOTHER handle.
3:31 this year, and next year slower. how is it that mr willis 3:32 non monaco GETS medals? he should be 7th place or so. why is it in "tactical" affairs willis can hang?
2008
1st, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya 3:33.11
2nd, silver medalist(s) Nicholas Willis New Zealand 3:34.16
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mehdi Baala France 3:34.21
yeah looks like 3:31 is what was needed there
2012
1st, gold medalist(s) Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria 3:34.08
2nd, silver medalist(s) Leonel Manzano United States 3:34.79 SB
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Abdalaati Iguider Morocco 3:35.13
4 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. United States 3:35.17
5 Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norway 3:35.43 NR
6 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia 3:35.44
7 Silas Kiplagat Kenya 3:36.19
8 İlham Tanui Özbilen Turkey 3:36.72
9 Nick Willis New Zealand 3:36.94
10 Belal Mansoor Ali Bahrain 3:37.98
11 Nixon Chepseba Kenya 3:39.04
12 Asbel Kiprop Kenya 3:43.83 (WTF happened here?)
2016
1st, gold medalist(s) Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. United States 3:50.00
2nd, silver medalist(s) Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria 3:50.11
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nick Willis New Zealand 3:50.24
4 Ayanleh Souleiman Djibouti 3:50.29
5 Abdalaati Iguider Morocco 3:50.58
6 Asbel Kiprop Kenya 3:50.87 (again WTF happened here, this is mr 3:26 who toyed with people)
lets look at WC
2009
1st, gold medalist(s) Yusuf Saad Kamel Bahrain (BHR) 3:35.93
2nd, silver medalist(s) Deresse Mekonnen Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.01
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Bernard Lagat United States (USA) 3:36.20
4 Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN) 3:36.47
2011
1st, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN) 3:35.69
2nd, silver medalist(s) Silas Kiplagat Kenya (KEN) 3:35.92
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Matthew Centrowitz United States (USA) 3:36.08
4 Manuel Olmedo Spain (ESP) 3:36.33
5 Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR) 3:36.56
6 Mohamed Moustaoui Morocco (MAR) 3:36.80
7 Mekonnen Gebremedhin Ethiopia (ETH) 3:36.81
8 Eduar Villanueva Venezuela (VEN) 3:37.31
9 Mehdi Baala France (FRA) 3:37.46
10 Ciaran O'Lionaird Ireland (IRL) 3:37.81
11 Tarek Boukensa Algeria (ALG) 3:38.05
12 Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:38.69
2013
1st, gold medalist(s) 2 Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN) 3:36.28
2nd, silver medalist(s) 5 Matthew Centrowitz, Jr. United States (USA) 3:36.78
3rd, bronze medalist(s) 9 Johan Cronje South Africa (RSA) 3:36.83
4 4 Nixon Kiplimo Chepseba Kenya (KEN) 3:36.87
5 1 Homiyu Tesfaye Germany (GER) 3:37.03
6 11 Silas Kiplagat Kenya (KEN) 3:37.11
2015
1st, gold medalist(s) Asbel Kiprop Kenya (KEN) 3:34.40
2nd, silver medalist(s) Elijah Motonei Manangoi Kenya (KEN) 3:34.63
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Abdalaati Iguider Morocco (MAR) 3:34.67
4 Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria (ALG) 3:34.76
5 Silas Kiplagat Kenya (KEN) 3:34.81
6 Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:35.46
2017
1st, gold medalist(s) Elijah Manangoi Kenya (KEN) 3:33.61
2nd, silver medalist(s) Timothy Cheruiyot Kenya (KEN) 3:33.99
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Filip Ingebrigtsen Norway (NOR) 3:34.53
4 Adel Mechaal Spain (ESP) 3:34.71
5 Jakub Holuša Czech Republic (CZE) 3:34.89
6 Sadik Mikhou Bahrain (BHR) 3:35.81
7 Marcin Lewandowski Poland (POL) 3:36.02
8 Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.82
so here we have a interesting coincidence showing up, but you prob just insult me and call me names and mock me
nick willis best time non monaco : 3:32
2008 2nd, silver medalist(s) Nicholas Willis New Zealand 3:34.16 (2 seconds from his non monaco PR)
2011 12th Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:38.69 ( 6 seconds from his non monaco PR)
2012 9th Nick Willis New Zealand 3:36.94 (4 seconds from his non monaco PR)
2015 6th Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:35.46 (3 seconds from his non monaco PR)
2016 3rd, bronze medalist(s) Nick Willis New Zealand 3:50.24
2017 8th Nick Willis New Zealand (NZL) 3:36.82 (4 seconds from his non monaco PR)
minus the slow rio (wait wasnt this where the kenyans all did bad? and rotich is in trouble for?) the average times for WC/Oly
3:34.2
now since EPO is used in the base phase and noone is trying to get popped at the WC or olympics since ol ramzi got popped we now see apprx 1-2 seconds slower than TRUE clean times, this is with prelims and finals and slightly tactical. 3:50 was a joke, but if you can see that 3:33-36 at WC and olympics as great cause its not "tactical" its CLEAN or as clean as can be out of fear of getting popped. this is why when willis runs CLOSE to his PR of 3:32 it puts him right there in the MIX of medals, same with leo and centro.
so when a guy has a PR of 3:26 and toys with people and then runs 3:34 everyone thinks it was tactical. no thats him running clean. or do you care to try and explain the 2009 kiprop? or the 2012, 2016, 2017
say what you want and insult me, call me names blah blah blah. you will see times will get slower and this kenyan myth will slowly fade away