willis running 5000m

goosejmaker wrote:

interesting to note that willis intends running 5k for ncaa outdoor season, anyone willing to take a stab at what times he'll run??

And is this the warhurst master plan to give Brannen a clear shot at a 1500m outdoor crown??

With a pretty good field, I say low 13:30's. It's hard to predict though, because he's a very good 3K guy, but (for his standards) a so-so XC runner. Maybe the 5K is when his performances start going south....or maybe he's very good at every reasonable distance on the oval.

As far as Warhurst giving Brannen a shot at the 1500m, I seriously doubt it. I think Warhurst has a great plan with both. I also think that if Brannen trains right, he can take Willis in a 3:41+ championship race.

yeah cerish! Willis will surprise a lot of you doubters out there....

Hmmm...Hutt Rec and Rick James. Think I know these guys. Have spent some time in Wellington with the Kiwi crew. Have a good one on the otherside of the globe fellas. Enjoy the sunshine, your winter is coming! :)

commonwealth 70ish countries from all over the world, http://www.commonwealthgames.com/

seriously the michigan distance oriented program isn't made for Brannen, he ran 1.46.00 in HS and hasn't improved since!!

eybew wrote:

seriously the michigan distance oriented program isn't made for Brannen, he ran 1.46.00 in HS and hasn't improved since!!

Actually, he ran 1:46.00 as a U-M Freshman. He did run 1:46.?? in high school though.

Not trying to be smart, but not positive what you meant. Point taken anyway.

He ran 1:46.61 in HS during the summer season in Europe.

If he stays healthy this summer and races a few 800s in Europe, he could take a good chunk off of his pr.

He ran 1:46.00 in 2002 off of an injury. In 2003, he was running sub-par due to anemia, and in 2004, he was injured after opening with a 1:46.79 in May. When you get that fast, sometimes prs don't fall for a few years. It takes a combination of being fit, being at your peak for the season, getting in a well paced fast race, and executing well. He has not been able to get all four varibales at one time since highschool, but when he does, I'll bet his pr drops quite a bit.

i would say under 13:30 at this point, but we shall see...

Why don't we see if Coach Warhurst can get Kevin Sullivan close to 13 minutes first!! He has run sub 3.32 and should, at over 30 years old, have the aerobic base to do it. Assuming that they do similar training (although without the advantage of that base) why would Willis be able to run even close to that fast if Sullivan can't? Of course if Broe can run sub-13.20 then these two (Sullivan and Willis), more likely the former, should as well.

Sully didn't run 3:32 when he was 21 years old. His pr of 3:31 came at age 26. He was running 3:35 at 21. The fact that Willis has run 3:32 so young means that his pr could eventually be significantly quicker, maybe under 3:30. If you take a 3:29 and build a great endurance base, sub 13:00 is possible if you have the talent.

kevin compares well to craig and morrison. .both low 13 guys (re world cross 2004 finishes)

willis, will be very dangerous as a 5km guy. any championship race, that is not rabbited would play into his hands.

i think this 5km focus for the next 2 months is a very wise decision on his part. the summer is a long long time away and isn't commonwealth in dec? remember willis rushed indoors, and was coming off injury. he is now going back to get that strength back.

ron is sacrificing ncaa lock-up of first to do what is best for willis. says good things about u of m.

i agree sullivan is due for the 5km. he should move up and hopefully after last years olympics he realized that he should

nate needs to be a 1500 guy. he is now muscling all his 800's. in hs he floated, and carried that into his freshman year. peter grinsberg is just another example of a very fine canadian coach that volunteered his time to create a great club program. kerr came from there. nate will be very successful over 1500m, but remember he beats willis at ncaa xc. don;t count him out of a 13:30 5km either.

im inclined to think he will only have to race about 2-3 5kms a couple to qualify and one at ncaas which will prob only go 13.40 or so, so I don't think we'll see his best times at longer stuff this season.

I'm not convinced of Brannens ability to win big races yet, while he has some quick pr's he's yet to show he can make a big move and get away from a feild to the degree that willis has.

"I walked in the room and said....... bitch I'm Rick James!!"

Sally loved it.

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

Is there some Rick James impersonation occuring here.

HE'S A 1500M RUNNER.

GOOD 5000M RUNNERS WEIGH LESS THAN HALF HIS MASS. (See an african).

WILLIS IS SMART ENOUGH TO STICK TO HIS GAME. WALKER (3:32, 3:49) TRIED 5000 IN LA BUT MANAGED 13:20+. TOO HEAVY!

WILLIS IS A MAMMOTH IN DISTANCE RUNNING TERMS. HE IS ALL GO FOR THE 1500M IN MELBOURNE.

WAKE UP FAG CARL JACKSON (rick james). JUST COZ HEZ FROM YOUR NZ CLUB.

C'mon dude, He is way smaller than Said Aouta of Morroco,Don't make Willis think he is a big guy!

DeepThinker wrote:

WAKE UP FAG CARL JACKSON (rick james). JUST COZ HEZ FROM YOUR NZ CLUB.

Chill Bro, Rick is the Man.

Have some respect.

I think so wrote:

B. Real wrote:

Who's in the Commonwealth?

Australia, New Zealand, Kenya, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, Fiji,

Someone else will need to help me those are a most of the main ones.

No U.S., every country that holds the Queen as Sovereign - i.e. it's likely that any country that has a president is not in the commonwealth.

Thanks for highlighting the ignorance of the American people. Most countries in the Commonwealth no longer have the Queen as their Head of State. There are 53 countries in the Commonwealth, 15 of whom have the Queen as their head of state. These include Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Other Commonwealth nations include the Bahamas, Barbados, Cameroon, Cyprus, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, South Africa, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Singapore, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Africa and Zimbabwe.