First, congrats to him for a great career -- much to be proud of. He was never going to be the fastest, wasn't at his best in rabbited races, but in tactical races, like Rio -- yeah, he was going to be in the mix for the podium.
Equally, I just loved his form -- so smooth you couldn't even tell when he was accelerating. He made it took so easy. By contrast, I hate Hocker's form.
feynman wrote:
Two questions:
1) Is he planning to train full time for the marathon and run it as fast as he can?
2) What's he planning to do after the Chicago Marathon?Any word on either of these?
1) I would certainly think not. And 2) I imagine even he has no sure answer. Hard to see him not staying involved with the sport considering his bloodline.
When I’m doing intervals on the track, I’m always pretending that I’m Centro. Hope you enjoy the roads for a little while, it can be fun even at a moderate level!
I had the pleasure of seeing Centro win the MD state championship and shatter mile record. He came into the stands and singed a shirt for one of the athletes who would go on to win the mile and 2 mile MD State Championship(s) his junior year. I also got to see Centro and the Ducks run at Penn Relays 4 years later. The guy is first class, and he will be remembered for his sick, scathing and tactical running which was unstoppable during his prime!
*signed
For some reason on these boards he gets away from the stink of NOP by many. I think probably because this is a mostly American board. I honestly don't know how to feel about the guy, I don't think I remember him ever making a statement about NOP or Salazar or his former teammates either way after he left the team. Not saying it didn't happen I just don't recall either way.
You can't take away his Olympic gold or other medals and he was always a great tactician. Not only that but fans that have met him seem to genuinely like him/think he has a good personality. Times like these near retirement are the worst times to try to assess someone's career because nostalgia and all the good feelings one may have in memories can cloud things pretty easily. In a few years time it'll be better to actually look at his career.
He ran against my older brother regularly in high school (we lived in the same county) and I just remember watching him get the baton anchoring the 4x8 and just blow by everyone like they were standing still, with that smooth-as-glass stride, in the flashiest spikes on the track to boot. So much fun to watch.
good job with the 2016 olympic win.
as for the marathon, i hope he stays in shape and actually tries, unlike nick symmonds. i have high confidence that he is capable of sub 2:16
I feel like I couldn’t see him running slower than 2:45. With the kind of athlete he is, and an unbelievable aerobic ability created over the past 20 years, I feel like he could jog 25 mile weeks until Chicago and still run 2:45 with little or no strain.
letsrun thoughts?
Under 3:00. 2:45 sounds like a reach.
2:45 doesn't even qualify as "sub elite". centro can easily break 2:45. assuming that he actually puts some effort in, i'd be surprised if he doesn't break 2:30 because that would be an entire minute slower per mile against the top marathoners.
Good luck
Inspired by his podcast today. What will he do for the rest of his career? I know this is from 2022 but will he do something in finance or a random paper pushing job at nike?
During his recovery, Centrowitz not only rehabbed his knee but also tried to broaden his skill set for the future. He took an internship in Chicago. He had taken a few business courses at the University of Oregon a decade ago.
“It was in finance and business,” Centrowitz explained. “It was at a hedge fund. So, it was completely different than I was used to in my whole career.” He continued: “It was great. It took my mind off running. It was a competitive environment. It was a nice distraction when I couldn’t run.”
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