QUINCY WILSON 1:50 800M????!!

Asbel Kiprop thinks he will run 42 and 1:38 by the time he is 24.

“Talent”. Sure, let’s call it that.

I'm underwhelmed by this 1:50 as well. Alan Webb ran what...a :47 in the 400m? And a 1:43 800m. I'm not saying Wilson should not be able to run 1:39 eventually or anything like that. But for me to be surprised, I would need to see him run a 1:46. This kid has amond the best ever wheels, among the best ever 600m time, and he's much more grounded that Cade Flatt.I see the Obea Moore comparisons getting thrown around. Nah. Obea was ganster. He's more like William Reed.

Does anyone know that this race wasn’t just strength work for Wilson? I would not be surprised if his coach put 1:50 out there as the goal, and for Quincy to run even splits. It can be hard for a teen of his talent to hold back, but I think he did.

And as already mentioned, Wilson is likely to keep growing. Compared to a lot of 400m specialists he looks very small. With Wilson a couple inches taller and some more muscle, he’s going to be a monster.

Wow

you guys are tough graders?

1:50 for a HS soph who has rarely run the distance

wow, in the old days I would say get a clue, you think he should run 1:46?

1:46.62 was 9th in Indoors NCAA this past year

i was surprised by this, I inew about the 600m , he had shown nothing like this

its very early April fir goodness sakes

Ppl being unimpressed by this effort is bonkers especially considering how he ran it 😭😭😭

You is sounds jelly of a 15-yr old kid.

How many of our Sr 400 guys who have run 45 in the 400 can run 1:50? Could Michael Normal run 1:50?

AW split a 47.7ish as a senior on 4x4 - open was 49 - his 143.84 was at age 24. QW is 16... AW ran 406.9 sophomore record but I'm not sure what his 800m time was - I want to say 1:53 but can't remember for sure.

More like hs sophomore (16 yo) runs 1:45 then first mile of the season runs low 4:00 min where he wins racing has teammate in April.

Anyone know what their other two 800 legs would be for a 4x8?

i think they are light on distance. would probably be there other two 48 second 400 runners.

He will improve tremendously as he matures, he is still a baby, he will run 1:45, his 1:50 race was even splits.

Can't compare him to Webb, he was a generational talent and was in his early 20's when he ran those times.

I'm not an expert on non Bekele distances but 1:50 is literally 55 seconds per lap, which is 10 seconds slower than his 400m PB. He would be finding the first ridiculously easy. A final lap in 55 seconds might be a bit of an effort but not a huge one

im sure you've put in the time to imagine what Bekele was capable of had he dedicated a year to the event. If Aouita was capable of 1:43.8, Bekele must have been good for a second better.

Who knows because the best athletes aren’t run it. It’s usually the event in HS that you put the pretty slow person who can’t run a mile either.

I don’t think this is true—maybe at your high school, but not generally. All events count for the same points, and college scouts like 800 runners for their versatility, so coaches and athletes aren’t saying “Ah, who cares about that ‘tweener distance, it’s not in vogue.” Most top milers will run their share of 800s, and many 200/400 kids who crush over-distance workouts and aren’t gassed at the end of 400s will eventually give the 800 a go. Athletes tend to gravitate toward the event they’re best suited to.

This is even more true at more advanced levels. In 4 years of college racing, do you think an athlete who could run 1:45 in the 800 is going to insist on running 46.x 400s because the 800 is hard?—do you think a 1:45/3:59 guy is going to run the mile because the 800 isn’t cool? Beyond that, is a guy who could be an Olympic champion at 800 going to prefer being a perennial semifinalist in the adjacent events? Of course not.

The idea that there are a bunch of potential 1:41, 1:40, 1:39 800 talents running the sprints instead is silly. The best 800m runners in the world are the most talented 800m runners in the world. There could be some potential 44 & 1:43 guys out there, and maybe Quincy Wilson will be one of them. If he ever runs 43.xx open though, I think it’s safe to say that’s his best event.

Maybe it is just camera angles but I thought he looked smoother indoors. Granted that is a 400m.

unless they are doing a 4x800, I would be shocked to see him run many of these. Do one as strength work and get back to trying to break 35…

Looked like he was heel-striking through the whole race. Did anyone else see that, or am I wrong?

His head tilt is very Amos-esque.