Centro is DONE - Matthew Centrowitz won't be in Tokyo

As we know from 2016, the time run to be in contention for Oly Gold is 3:50. I'm a little worried that his 3:40 means he has peaked way to early. I hope he dials it back to around 3:55 shape for the next several months.

Oops. Yes. He ran 3:44 at the US Championships to get 2nd in late July. The 3:34 was a typo. LetsRun really needs a feature where you can edit your past posts.

Sorry if I'm totally out of the loop with Centro with this question. Do we know he is running 1500M for the Olympics? A couple years ago I would have guessed that he would move up to the 5000M.

Maybe he does not make the team this year. He's still an Olympic Champ and no one is taking that away from him.

I think counting out the most consistent 1500 guy in the country is a mistake.

I think people here take too much joy when athletes turn in poor results. And then when someone does well it's all about the shoes. Does any running performance make LRCers happy?

The season is young

lmao we saw his best move vs. b-list talent

rojo wrote:

I had the opposite take. I thought he looked great until the last lap. He ran aggressively. If he stays healthy, he's a lock.

Just merged two threads. One sayign Centro was done and the other saying he won't be in Tokyo.

Centro is the best all time American distance runner; nobody has a better world stage resume. A 13 flat with his finish speed and ability to win big races makes him the Olympic 5k favorite.

manville wrote:

Centro is the best all time American distance runner; nobody has a better world stage resume. A 13 flat with his finish speed and ability to win big races makes him the Olympic 5k favorite.

Not that is absurd. I do not bash the guy but your post is ridiculous.

honest truth wrote:

Centro runs 3:40 while tying up the last lap. The champ might not even return to the Olympics

A career in Real Estate is possible...

Centro is past his prime. He will never win another global medal.

Centro is a top 3 1500 runner in the US. He will make the Olympic team.

Both can be true.

Klown wrote:

manville wrote:

Centro is the best all time American distance runner; nobody has a better world stage resume. A 13 flat with his finish speed and ability to win big races makes him the Olympic 5k favorite.

Not that is absurd. I do not bash the guy but your post is ridiculous.

Ok, obviously Centro is not the best American distance runner ever. However, if you're just talking performance at championship races you could make that argument. I wouldn't, but you could.

just a regular guy in the neighborhood wrote:

Klown wrote:

Not that is absurd. I do not bash the guy but your post is ridiculous.

Ok, obviously Centro is not the best American distance runner ever. However, if you're just talking performance at championship races you could make that argument. I wouldn't, but you could.

You could make that argument, but try making the argument that Centrowitz is the Olympic 5k favorite... If he can’t finish within 2 seconds of Kincaid in a 12:58 perfect-conditions time trial, how’s he supposed to beat Edris/Barega/Ahmed/Ingebrigtsen/Cheptegei/Kiplimo etc. in a 12:58 championship race like Doha 2019? It’s ridiculous. He’d be the #4 ranked American on his team right now, if he could beat Jager—and all of them are clearly behind the Canadian Ahmed, a true international contender.

my two pennies wrote:

Centro is past his prime. He will never win another global medal.

Centro is a top 3 1500 runner in the US. He will make the Olympic team.

Both can be true.

+1

Absolutely. He’s still one of the favorites to make the team at 1500.

But to submit somewhat to my hateful nature, I think it’s more likely that he never makes another U.S. team than ever places top-5 in the world again.

Nothing can be learned from this race.

It is fair to predict based on age that he could be in decline. If true, he could also be not accepting of that and truly a believer that he can win an Olympic spot. On the other hand he could be just in the golden parachute portion of his career and thats fine too.

Or it is possible that he still can compete and many are writing him off prematurely.

Time will tell. I personally think he is wants to and probably will make the team. I don't think he will be a factor in the Olympics though.

Anyone look at the calendar lately. Perhaps it’s a bit early to be peaking.

Agree with the poster above.

https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/video/detail/men-s-1-500m-final-race-rio-2016-replays/

Centro’s inside pass on the third lap of the Olympic final was the greatest move by any American distance runner....ever (not an exaggeration).

Let’s not forget this guy knows how to peak and knows how to race at an elite level. Until he’s eliminated, I wouldn’t count him out. Rooting for him this summer, as he’s certainly the U.S.’s best shot at a 1500 medal (anyone who argues otherwise just doesn’t understand how hard that is)!

rojo wrote:

I had the opposite take. I thought he looked great until the last lap. He ran aggressively. If he stays healthy, he's a lock.

Just merged two threads. One sayign Centro was done and the other saying he won't be in Tokyo.

Reminds me of Leo Manzano, he would always look pretty bad early on but when champs came around he would place very well.

How about next time you don’t talk about a race you didn’t see and know almost nothing about.

He absolutely ran aggressively — he immediately went to the front and settled in third racer spot. You can’t just look at splits. If you do, at least compare his splits to the field to see where he is in it. Jeez.