Colin Sahlman 1:46 NAU haters go home devastated

Academically and athletically, they’re like Kentucky basketball - no academics at all so people can devote themselves fully to their sports.

By this logic, Stanford, Harvard, MIT, Williams, Virginia, etc. should have the worst running programs due to their rigorous academic programs, yet they are all extremely solid.

we just dont like meatheads. we do however like anorexic tall boys

Who is this kid? 1:46/3:38, there is 50 guys in the world that can do this. I wish him luck but he's got a ways to go.

Glad you are comparing a guy whose main event is 800 to a guy whose best event is 1500-3000m. This speed sets him up well for his better events.

Shows all the Haters Brosnan knows what he’s doing in developing is athletes. I recall the doubters saying Newbury Park coach burns his athletes out.

congrats to Colin

There are 50 guys in the world who can do many things but if you are one of 50 who can do something (and you are age 19) you are off to a promising start.

I wouldn’t say Sahlman is running 1:44 next week, but a 0.5s - 0.75s improvement wouldn’t surprise me if he were to be in a bigger race and go out a hair faster.

The rest is just reading the tea leaves. Sahlman’s built a good resume in the 8 over the last year and he isn’t afraid to go out. We’ve seen strength based milers come up big in the past and I wouldn’t put it past him to surprise us in a big race.

Tbh, I want to just give the kid his credit. 1:46 for a 19 year shouldn’t be taken lightly, I seriously can’t think of anyone with this range and ability at the same age.

Flatt has not run 3:38 or 13:42. What's impressive about Sahlman is the range, not the time in any single event.

Well for the record, there was this guy named Cole Hocker, for example, probably before your time, who did manage to run 1:46.39 and 13:32.95 before his 20th birthday. So Colin is in pretty good company.

i ran a 4:21.9 1600m in high school, and said to our assistant coach "i ran a 4:22". he pulled me aside and said, "i don't care if you ran a 4:21 point nine nine nine nine nine nine nine, you ran a 4:21"

Never forgot that - great advice. congrats on the 1:46 - big accomplishment!

I don´t know if you are writing abour Americans only but a certain Norwegian youngster ran

1:46, 3:28, 7:27 and 13:02 while still a teenager. (the 13:02 5000m was at age18 in a not optimum paced 5000m; most neutral observers will possibly agree that he was close to 12:50 at age 19).

But apart from that, I agree that Colin´s times are impressive and that - barring illness and injury - he seems to have good room for improvement.

I also agree (with other posters on this thread) that development of his aerobic capacity is the key factor going forward.

And he was correct. Like the occasional guy who runs 3:59.99- he’s a sub4 guy. He’s not upset bechasd he just missed it.

In 20+ years of reading Letsrun, there are a pedantic few who for some reason insist on rounding up. The rest of the sport looks at the number on the clock.

Jakob I was already battling for gold medals at WC at this age in two events 1500/5000. Please do not even think about it.

1. Virginia is good but not comparable to them.

2. They're exceptions to the rule

Nuguse and Hocker are the future

My goodness, please stop with the Jakob comparisons.

Should Sahlman, and every other American runner, just go ahead and quit?

Nuguse and Hocker are the present