17 year old Aussie runs 3:52 mile...thoughts??

drtoneill wrote:

quickatanyage wrote:

Yea not a big deal to Americans. He has run 3:33 1500m, 3:52 mile and 7:52 3k all before his 18th birthday. He has run faster than any USA high school athlete ever. He could run 3:31 this summer.

And he got checked really badly by McSweyn in the final 100m or he might have won and would certainly have gone at least 0.5s faster.

What a Run wrote:

The kid, Cameron Myers, was just behind Wightman in a race this past week.

3:52 for a 17 year old is wild. If he was American, this would be lighting up the boards!!

bogus operandi wrote:

my guy, did you watch the same race? how could Stewie check him from the front? Myers had no room to pass and ran onto Stewie and possibly clipped him a bit, there was no checking.

Armstrronglivs wrote:

What a Run wrote:

The kid, Cameron Myers, was just behind Wightman in a race this past week.

3:52 for a 17 year old is wild. If he was American, this would be lighting up the boards!!

He now is way faster than both Elliott and Snell. At 17 years of age that's just possible with doping. But - wait - he is Australian, so...

holycowbatman wrote:

Armstrronglivs wrote:

How ignorant can a whole forum be?

Elliott and Snell were grown up men who trained professionally for years. How is it possible that a 17 years old kid can run much faster than both of them?

Shoes have not improved.

Tracks have not improved.

Training has not improved.

Nutrition has not improved.

Impossible without doping. The only other possible explanation is coming from AUS/NZ.

Well done Cam Myers !!! you know when you do something that is too overwhelming for Pea Brains to comprehend then they have to justify it with a doping allegation.

Translated ... congratulations you are truly world class.

drtoneill wrote:

Watch the video, Stewy was near the lane line with lane 2 with 80m to go with Cam right on the inside and catching him and then at about 60m to go Stewy cut back right to the left of lane 1 where Cam was and Cam got checked losing 2m. Pretty normal racing stuff and Stewy was ok to do it IMO but if it didnt happen Myers would have been level with Wightman at the finish and challenged Stewy for the win. He would have absolutely got the world record for a 17 year old. Shame. Watch the video.

Video:youtu.be/YoSfMxGTL9U?t=359

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

xzcvzxcv wrote:

He's an incredible talent, but still when we see pros who train with pros in other countries running faster times than any of our high schoolers (Laros under our 800/1500 hs records, same with Jakob, same with Myers, same with multiple Kenyans, though who knows which ones are the age they say?), our first thought need not be how amazing these guys are but why our system has these artificial and counter-productive age-group training and competition limits.

I mean maybe, but it’s an indisputable fact that US high schoolers are running faster and in deeper numbers than ever. I’m sure some could benefit from the club/pro setup, but it’s not like Laros/Myers type phenoms are straight up being missed in the US.

Karma Police wrote:

drtoneill wrote:

Watch the video, Stewy was near the lane line with lane 2 with 80m to go with Cam right on the inside and catching him and then at about 60m to go Stewy cut back right to the left of lane 1 where Cam was and Cam got checked losing 2m. Pretty normal racing stuff and Stewy was ok to do it IMO but if it didnt happen Myers would have been level with Wightman at the finish and challenged Stewy for the win. He would have absolutely got the world record for a 17 year old. Shame. Watch the video.

Video:youtu.be/YoSfMxGTL9U?t=359

Yep good description. It's why you come around the outside, so you can't be cut off.

Rekrrunner wrote:

So how do you explain that Russians did not dominate under Yeltsin? Or that the Andorran 5000m national record predates the industrial synthesis of EPO? Why do Kenyans even need to use EPO when their haemoglobin levels are already maximized through adaptation and achilles length? I prefer to rely on the scientific method than popular assumptions from the weak minded.

GreatDane wrote:

It’s all but guaranteed he’s going to be the youngest entrant in the Men’s 1500m at the Olympics. Anyone know who is the youngest runner in history to reach an Olympic final in the 1500m?

Djwalk wrote:

Elliott and Snell were running on grass tracks with shoes that were like slippers. You can't compare the times then to now.