Nico Young goes from dark horse to medal favorite! He can hang with a fast pace. He has a monster kick. And the 5000 probably isn't even his best event. Is Grant Fisher still our best 5k/10 guy?
I didn't see the race live -- but just looking at the splits, this seems to be a better performance than Fisher's indoor WR. Running 4400-4800 in 55.26 off a 12:45 race is podium-level
Apples to oranges! Fisher ran the whole thing solo though of course he had the BU track and windless conditions. Young had to make moves and run in a less evenly-paced race, and then crushed everyone. I'd give it a better performance, but time-trialing and pushing on by yourself isn't easy either.
Just trying out this hot take but… is the 5k team going to be even harder to make than the 1500 team? Young and Fisher appear to be as formidable as Hocker/whoever is #2 (Yared prolly) and then throw in Blanks and Hocker and others in 5k picture too.
The men’s 800, 1500 and 5k teams are going to be nuts.
I didn't see the race live -- but just looking at the splits, this seems to be a better performance than Fisher's indoor WR. Running 4400-4800 in 55.26 off a 12:45 race is podium-level
Yes Niko ran great today. Fisher ran solo with no lights and navigating traffic after lapping the field to break the world indoor record.