Coevett wrote:
George Mills ran 3:33 twice, including a 3:33.18. But you think it's unfair he gets picked over guys who have broken 3:36 once and have probably been barely tested?
Yeah, Mills running 3:30 on 24 hours notice is nothing a dozen Kenyans couldn't do, Josh Kerr still hasn't reproduced his Tokyo form, and Katir is clean as a whistle whereas Nordas is dirtier than a Bombay sewer.
No but the point is he ran 3:33 in races set up to run 3:33 and then breaks through to sub-3:32 when put in a fast race. This happened with the Australian Spencer as well. You obviously still need to execute but there is an advantage European-based athletes have. Not sure what bothers you so much about this fact. I said a few, not dozen Kenyans. Look at the PBs for Keter/Reynold when given the opportunity
Josh Kerr I said did reproduce his Tokyo form in Budapest no question. He surely didn’t in 2022 or early in 2023. Credit to him for a great peak. I believe Nordas is more suspicious but he has time to be tested and back up his sudden breakthrough. Katir has done that though you remain in some weird denial about it saying he’s regressing when clearly he is not.
