Pretty interesting that he now has a faster college best than the two runners who were gunning for the HS national record last year. Georgia has been putting Sumner in a ton of 400s for some reason and he's been getting slower in them. Cade Flatt got injured indoors and hasn't gotten back yet, looks like he split 48 in the DMR and led off in 1:50 in the 4x8 at Penn Relays.
This guy is already closing in on Jakob @ 800m. Of course Jakob has much more ability to extend his speed. But this is a very good result.
My goodness, please stop with the Jakob comparisons.
You make no sense. One can compare an athlete’s performance at any given distance to any other athlete’s performance at any given distance. This is permitted. You appear to think of Jakob as some god or something. An athlete who was better than Jakob was mentioned in this thread but they didn’t trigger a scolding from you about any sort of comparison, as if it is taboo. I suppose if I said that Quincy Wilson, a HS freshman, was already faster than Jakob could dream of being at 400m and possibly even 600m, that you would say stop with the Jakob comparisons, as if I were implying something about Wilson being a threat to Jakob at 1500m. Just relax man.
1:46 is an excellent 800 time for a runner who is likely 15/3k focus, at least from what we've seen. Despite having huge respect for Smith and NAU I was a tiny bit skeptical of his choice to go there at first. Just because they're such a heavy distance focus and don't have a huge track record of development under the 1500.
I'd be fascinated to know how the race played out, couldn't find any videos. The 8 is probably the event where other runners can impact your race the most, given that it's a long sprint out of lanes. If he had a nice smooth run of it that's one thing, but if the race was messy and he did a lot of moving around this could indicate something bigger. Not all 1:46's are created equal.
And this is a guy who is CLEARLY not an 800m runner. 1:46.99 FAT as a freshman dropping out of his event. Sensational!! It's very clear (to me) that he is a miler/3k type with range. Great job by Colin Sahlman. Would like to see him take a shot at full mile right now. His best of 3:56.9y should go down.
It’s my opinion, but I think the sport would be better if we did away with the”x” is a [discipline] narrative.
It almost always overshadows the athletes actually performance with the implication being that they’re “saving” their best effort for something else.
I do agree that Sahlman’s best event is the mile, but as long as he’s competitive, who cares what event he’s running.
We do not disagree. I was just pointing out that the 800m is not in his sweet spot. I think we both see him as a miler/3000 type (at least I do). I am very impressed with this effort.
Not to derail the thread, but why hasn’t he raced in 7 months?
Looks like he opened up outdoor season in early May last year, so maybe he’ll race soon. He may have skipped indoor. I saw he ran some cross country races this winter.
He has the speed, this will build his engine to compete with the big names. A miler running evenly paced reps 3+ seconds slower than your 800 PR once a week is manageable.
For the rest of you experts, what would be better or more appropriate than these?
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