Where the heck is Centro and why isn't he racing Timothy Cheruiyot in Berlin on Sunday?

Wasn’t this the season he said he was going after fast times? I think I remember reading something like that last spring.

Saw him working out this week. My guess is he got a little banged up right after Monaco, pulled out of Birmingham, and decided 5th Ave would give him enough time to get back to his shape this year. I was busy so I didn't get a chance to watch his whole workout but he looked pretty fit. Considering he's moving to Seattle this fall it wouldn't make a lot of sense to be in Berlin when he's moving across the country again.

mcvred wrote:

Considering he's moving to Seattle this fall it wouldn't make a lot of sense to be in Berlin when he's moving across the country again.

What?

When your job is professional runner you should be in Berlin running against the world’s best.

Considering he will have several months soon of not having races to travel to.

Star wrote:

mcvred wrote:

Considering he's moving to Seattle this fall it wouldn't make a lot of sense to be in Berlin when he's moving across the country again.

What?

When your job is professional runner you should be in Berlin running against the world’s best.

Considering he will have several months soon of not having races to travel to.

Dude ISTAF Berlin is an extremely unimportant meet.

American fan wrote:

The lack of racing by the US stars is maddening. I get that that Centro didn't qualify for the DL final. But he could easily be going for a PB in the 1500 at Sunday's ISTAF Berlin meet which features Timothy Cheruiyot.

What motivates guys like Jager and Centro nowadays? It seems like they don't care about PRing.

I mean he's running 5th Avenue so we know he's training. If I was training, I'd want to run fast. Why doesn't he?

Centro went home to plant potatoes.

Hardloper wrote:

Star wrote:

What?

When your job is professional runner you should be in Berlin running against the world’s best.

Considering he will have several months soon of not having races to travel to.

Dude ISTAF Berlin is an extremely unimportant meet.

Regardless, now that he's helping coach at UW, (although it seems more likely that the team will serve as his training partners, given the "volunteer assistant coach" title) it seems important to move out there as soon as possible and acclimate to that setting.

International travel is hard on the body for a professional athelete. Why go all the way to Berlin when you can go to NY? Centro has nothing to prove this season, he's run his 3rd fastest time ever, won the US title, and London DL. It makes a lot of sense to cut his losses, race domestically, and gear up for the next season which will be incredibly difficult for any professional track athlete.

Bizarre that you think that for a professional athlete, it is more important to get to Seattle to help coach xc runners in early September than run very fast at the end of the season in Berlin.

Cheryoit is dominating this year.

Prediction.

Doesn't medal in 2020.

Not in the 1500, most likely.

mcvred wrote:

Not in the 1500, most likely.

What other event would he be talking about? The racewalk?

I don't think Centro cares about running fast more than once a season, if that's what you're implying. He's stated throughout his career he prefers tactical races. I think he's coming back from an injury and doesn't want to hurt himself trying to hang with guys who will easily make it a 3:30-3:28 race in order to avoid being outkicked by him. 5th Ave seems to be a safer option with the upcoming cycle.

Hardloper wrote:

ISTAF Berlin is an extremely unimportant meet.

The 5th avenue mile is for second-tier Americans (i.e. nearly all) who can't qualify to run in Europe. Why would Centrowitz want to do that? Doesn't he want to compete with the world's best?

Willis is second class? Centro? Lagat? Your logic seems flawed.

I heard he didn't like the mirrors in Berlin.

He's been spending a little bit to much time thinking about being pretty.

He needs to settle down, pull his head out of his backside and get back into the game.

Centro doesn’t travel well. Doesn’t handle jet lag well. For him to fly to Europe & back for this race and 5th ave would result in two bad races.

American fan wrote:

What motivates guys like Jager and Centro nowadays?....If I was training, I'd want to run fast. Why doesn't he?

As this thread shows, the answer from LRC'ers is, as usual: I don't have a clue.

Barabbas wrote:

Wasn’t this the season he said he was going after fast times? I think I remember reading something like that last spring.

He indeed did say that. It’s hard to be a fan of someone who barely races, similarly with Evan Jager. Both are world and Olympic medalists and hardly ever show up for big races anymore.

won the US title, and London DL

The event he won in London was not a DL event. It’s as significant as Sharp winning the 800 in Bruxelles yesterday. Please get your facts correct.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Hardloper wrote:

ISTAF Berlin is an extremely unimportant meet.

The 5th avenue mile is for second-tier Americans (i.e. nearly all) who can't qualify to run in Europe. Why would Centrowitz want to do that? Doesn't he want to compete with the world's best?

What could Centro possibly add to his resume by running a second-tier meet like Berlin? Do you honestly think the Kenyans are running Berlin to "compete with world's best"? They are running Berlin because of the payday. That's what professionals do. Centro can do the same in NY without traveling overseas.