Sir Walter Mile Official Thread

Outstanding PB. She is coming along well with PUMA Elite.

Ky Robinson beats Olli Hoare in a mile? that's embarrassing for Olli. Ky is a 5/10K guy

Came over the top earlier, but not surprised he won

Robinson took the lead at the bell, and didn’t relinquish it ftw with a 2sec PB.

he took it over about 550 to go as the pace had started to just sag a bit led by Hoare after the pacer dropped off at 800.

Thanks, would be nice if they eventually post a recap on YouTube.

Quickly coming down from a short altitude visit, she bested her previous PB which was set at Millrose earlier this year.

Rachel McArthur with a huge 5.5 sec year-to-year PB for the 26yr-old.

Thank you for that!

It must be exciting racing under those conditions with the tunnel of fans!

The videography, with judicious use of drones (or whatever overhead positioning of cameras) to get around the crowds is well done. The only knock on the venue would be the dim lighting in some places on the track. But to the racers, that probably adds to the uniqueness and uncertainty with the close crowds.

Morris’ 4:23.74 tonight was >12sec year-over-year PB for the 23 yr-old! 😮👀

It’s a little embarrassing considering they’re both Australian and that (apparently) Hoare was talking about breaking Myers’s national record. Ky Robinson is legit at the mile/3k distances though. In fact, 3k might be his best distance at this point.

The 3:52.79 he ran last year was more impressive than the time suggests, because he did a lot of leading and was only beaten by the hometown hero (Pihlstrom), who’s run 3:30.87 this year:

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Indoors this year, remember that KR was the only guy to attempt to hang with Fisher and Hocker at Millrose, splitting something like 4:58 through 2k and “fading” to a 7:30.38. Then at World Indoors, he was 3rd behind Jakob and Aregawi:

1. Jakob 7:46.09

2. Aregawi 7:46.25

3. Robinson 7:47.09

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So in a way, it’s only as embarrassing as it is to be beaten in a mile by someone who can probably run ~3:49-low and 7:28.

Kai is a great runner and, as you point out, maybe a little underrated this season given it is his rookie season and he's had some pretty damn good results. But yes, on Coffee Club Ollie mentioned feeling like he was in "3:46-47 shape" and hoping to come through 1k in around 2:20." I know he wants to speak confidently and show good results for the Aussie selection but this felt to me as a kind of desperation listening. This simply wasn't the race to chase that kind of time or record and he should have just said, he's focused on racing and the win. But again, there really is no shame to losing to Kai even though I'm sure there's some sting in losing to a countryman and a teammate.

Sadie Engelhardt 4:27

Odd outdoor season for her, as it started slow and she didn't run great in the biggest meets.

Still high school pbs at 800- 2:02, 1500- 4:07 and mile- 4:27 in her three best races.

I think that's it for her and she now moves on to xc.

lol I just started chuckling he he said that foolishness, like "oh lord, here we go again" 😆

I can never figure out with Olli how much his hot takes are just him trying to add drama to the sport and attract interest (he certainly understands the value of entertainment and fans and how that impacts athlete compensation), or just trying to talk himself up before races. Perhaps a little of both.

Ben Thomas keeping McArthur healthy is nice

That infield looked fun!!!