“WFT is right” must have something to do with fungible tokens, right?
What are you guys talking about? Hasn’t it already been pointed out that Kerr closed in 26.98/54.85 in a 7:33 3k at Millrose last year? It seems like a given that he could have run 8:07y that day, and perhaps significantly faster.
Part of your disbelief is a disrespect or misunderstanding of Kerr (i.e. not understanding that he has ample strength for 3k/2 mile, his second best events), part is a misunderstanding of 2-mile times. The distance isn’t contested (let alone time-trialed) by the world’s best very often, but there are plenty of guys every year who could smash 8:10.
<8:03.4 indoor WR seems like a perfect target for Kerr.
JWH when you are wrong you are really wrong. The ONLY factor on your side is the super spikes and super tuned tracks. Mo Farah was a 3:28, 12:53 runner. Josh Kerr is a 3:29, 13:23 runner (let’s give him 13:05 to be generous). Kerr is not in the same league. Does this mean he cannot run 8:03? The answer is he cannot.
“WFT is right” must have something to do with fungible tokens, right?
What are you guys talking about? Hasn’t it already been pointed out that Kerr closed in 26.98/54.85 in a 7:33 3k at Millrose last year? It seems like a given that he could have run 8:07y that day, and perhaps significantly faster.
Part of your disbelief is a disrespect or misunderstanding of Kerr (i.e. not understanding that he has ample strength for 3k/2 mile, his second best events), part is a misunderstanding of 2-mile times. The distance isn’t contested (let alone time-trialed) by the world’s best very often, but there are plenty of guys every year who could smash 8:10.
<8:03.4 indoor WR seems like a perfect target for Kerr.
JWH when you are wrong you are really wrong. The ONLY factor on your side is the super spikes and super tuned tracks. Mo Farah was a 3:28, 12:53 runner. Josh Kerr is a 3:29, 13:23 runner (let’s give him 13:05 to be generous). Kerr is not in the same league. Does this mean he cannot run 8:03? The answer is he cannot.
I thought Kerr could break it definitely but thought sub-8 might be a bit of a stretch. He very nearly hit it. Obviously Grants inclusion and pacing helped a ton. I said if he hit sub-8, sub-3:28 watch should be on. I’ll put it on anyway!
Just for full accuracy - he ran 7:33 when he was in a heavy training phase. His fitness at the World Championships was MUCH better and he had even lost weight. He easily could have run a 7:27 outdoors, if not faster.
Easily is strong. I think he will be in a heavy training phase again, as from all his comments he is looking to have his season replicate last year’s. Anything under 8:03 would be a great result. If he really got sub-8, we should be looking at sub-3:28 outdoors.
Well Katir has also run 12:45.01, so that is quite a bit better than Mo ran, which is a little bit different than saying what Mo might have been able to run. At any rate, JWH got arrogant and I didn’t appreciate it. It is not like any of us know for sure, you, he and anyone else. So it is all educated speculation, and Kerr had not shown 13:00 ability yet.
Fisher ran 7:25 two and a half months ago and ran 12:46 last year.
Fisher is the guy who can break the indoor 2 mile world record. He would bury Kerr at that distance.
Easily is strong. I think he will be in a heavy training phase again, as from all his comments he is looking to have his season replicate last year’s. Anything under 8:03 would be a great result. If he really got sub-8, we should be looking at sub-3:28 outdoors.
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? Said right above you sub-3:28 watch was on. Unsure why 7:27 outdoors a year before would be easy when he ran a couple seconds quicker than that converted with a pacer for 2600+ meters in windless conditions indoors after his best winter (and season) to date.
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people are talking about the 7:59 part like that's what's unbelievable, but hte most unbelievable part to me is josh kerr racing more than once every othe ryear...
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