casual obsever wrote:
He wasn't one of the best in the world at age 23 in 2020, after improving 17 seconds in the 5000.
Grant Fisher progression (born 04-22-97)
5000 m (10000 m)
2016 13:30.13 age 19
2017 13:37.77 age 19/20
2018 13:32.00 age 21
2019 13:29.03 age 22
2020 13:11.68 age 23
2021 13:02.53 age 23/24 (27:11.29)
2022 12:53.73i age 24/25 (26:33.84)
This tells a lot.
College freshman year after an amazing high school career and before the burden of a EE major at Stanford, he runs 13:30. Then through university with condensed seasons, focusing on winning races versus times, and his coach not over training him his times are somewhat even.
Becomes a professional runner, takes a couple of years of dedicated running focus, sleep and recovery, tons of hard work, and look where he is now.
Fisher has always shown his talents physically and mentally. He has stuck with it. His progression has been perfect. He has stayed injury free. Through his early years he wasn’t over trained or over raced and now has the strength to carry him to great achievements.
Keep it up Grant. The US track community (North American really given his US, Canadian, and Hispanic heritage) is cheering for you.