Cameron Myers 3:53 Mile!

Not up to date either but cam is the future there. I think maybe McSweyn is past it in terms of the 1500? (Tantrum to get into the Olympic final aside). Those lads haven’t had a good run in a while.

Not twelve records or 365 records, just one U20 record would do, and the standard is more fair. Ritz ran what would have been a US U20 record 5000m, 13:27, but it didn't count because he was born 12/30. It's nonsense and gives advantage to people based on the part of the year in which they are born. In sports like soccer, hockey, and basketball, there's general dominance, at least through the youth categories, by the oldest in the set year, whether the U.S. school calendar (cutoff, September 1 typically) or the calendar year (e.g. soccer for U10 or U15). In the latter, the Jan-Feb-March kids dominate spots and possessions and good coaches and practice time and the late year kids fall behind.

Myers is our form runner at the moment. He has so much upside and he's already competitive internationally. The selectors massively stuffed up but not giving him a run in Paris.

Spencer hasn't shown much since Nationals last year when he was in great form.

I'd expect Ollie to run well this year if he puts the injuries behind him. I think he's been training well the past couple of months, he mentioned on the Coffee Club his speed is good and the strength aspect is building.

No idea what Stewie is up to, he ran some joke race on a greyhound track in November but didn't turn up at Zatopek. I hope we don't see him in another 1500m worlds/oly team- he's not competitive in the championship racing style (fast + kick) we've seen in the past 5 years.

Perhaps Jessie Hunt is in the conversation? Any other college kids up and coming?

What I get with you is the Dunning Kruger effect.

lol

Masters eligibility is different. At the 40-44 category for example, you enter that category the day you turn 40 and leave the category the day you turn 45. An athletes individual birthday determines it, not the calendar year

Myers doesn't heel-toe and ABC as well as others. His calf strength is also down. London proved that back before the Nationals and again against Ollie. Zatopek has become a bit of a joke with their politics and we all know it. Jessie has massive potential if he can get his stride in format with his goals, as mentioned at the bionome.

An 18 year old Australian faster than a 22 year old Peter Snell?

Do me a favor.

The shoes don't make a difference, but we know what does.

What confuses me is the New Zealand mile record has only improved 8 seconds in 60 years, but the Australian record has improved 10 seconds? So tracks and shoes make 10 seconds difference for Ozzies and only 8 seconds for Kiwis.

Do me a favor.

Oh shoes absolutely make a difference. Just look at Zimmerman back in 94. He switched to gumsoles and won the Zacotecas open.

He's already run 3:33.26, so I guess he has more up his sleave indoors.