Wise Old Man wrote:
That’s interesting. I would have argued the opposite. I would think Matt’s tactical savvy and positioning are more likely to come in to play in the 1500 than the 5000. Anyway, it seems like the days of the slow tactical race are on the wane wold-wide and in the USA at both distances. Certainly in the 5000, Fisher has learned his lesson and will never allow himself to be Kleckered again at the 5 or 10.
On the domestic level maybe. On the international level no chance. I do wonder if the USAs race will be so slow ~ 3:40+, that the savvy and positioning that Centro has will be outweighed by the fact that the race has devolved into a test of pure speed like last year. Centro's best scenario to making a team at 1500 is someone like Nuguse making the pace relatively honest. I actually don't think at age 33/34 it benefits him if everyone is going flat out the last 400 in a jogfest.