Even allowing for a weakened field, I can't see Mills out-kicking Jakob, Fisher, Young, Hocker, or Mehary and I'm not convinced he can even beat people like Kyle Robinson, Balew, or Mo Ahmed in a 13:10 race. He might have a path to a medal if he can get sit in second or third for the whole race. If he goes out with Jakob at the back and then has to move through the pack, he's likely in trouble. I would like to be proved wrong on this, it's just hard for me to ignore all the mishaps that come Mills' way
And we see again tonight why I have no faith in Mills. Why is he taking the lead late on in a race like that 3000 in Zurich? He goes to the front and just paces everyone. If he has no faith in his kick, then he needs to make a harder move earlier. It's like he's trying to run like Mo Farah but without the ability to find a 53 second final lap. A 3:28/12:46 guy should not be finishing 7th in a 7:36 race. His tactics are shambolic.
Mills apart, Burgin's medal chances went up a lot in my view, and Hunter-Bell showed that she can get closer to Keely than I thought she could. But she'll need to avoid getting boxed yet again - she'd have been closer to 1:55-flat if she didn't run into the back of Wiley. I still don't trust Werro to reproduce this food form in Tokyo but she's definitely a threat now
Agree with this. I was holding my head in my hands when he took the lead. He's a 3:28 1500 guy. Why does he think he needs to take the lead so far out. It was inevitable half the field was going to kick past him. I don't trust his tactics.
I can't see Burgin winning because Wanyonyi always seems to find enough in the last 50 but beating Arop and Sedjati puts him as the second favourite due to the fact he seems to be trending up.
And we see again tonight why I have no faith in Mills. Why is he taking the lead late on in a race like that 3000 in Zurich? He goes to the front and just paces everyone. If he has no faith in his kick, then he needs to make a harder move earlier. It's like he's trying to run like Mo Farah but without the ability to find a 53 second final lap. A 3:28/12:46 guy should not be finishing 7th in a 7:36 race. His tactics are shambolic.
Mills apart, Burgin's medal chances went up a lot in my view, and Hunter-Bell showed that she can get closer to Keely than I thought she could. But she'll need to avoid getting boxed yet again - she'd have been closer to 1:55-flat if she didn't run into the back of Wiley. I still don't trust Werro to reproduce this food form in Tokyo but she's definitely a threat now
Agree with this. I was holding my head in my hands when he took the lead. He's a 3:28 1500 guy. Why does he think he needs to take the lead so far out. It was inevitable half the field was going to kick past him. I don't trust his tactics.
I can't see Burgin winning because Wanyonyi always seems to find enough in the last 50 but beating Arop and Sedjati puts him as the second favourite due to the fact he seems to be trending up.
I think Burgin's medal chances have increased but the gold is Wanyonyi's.
I don't see why Mills didn't just let Mehary have the lead and sit on him. Maybe he doesn't have a 12.7 final 100 like Greasier did today, but he's be closer to it if he didn't expend so much energy leading the race, doing just enough to hold off everyone, but never doing quite enough to break them. Maybe his coach can talk some sense into him
I did some research on Bell . It looks like this Olympic Medalist does not hold a school record at a modest U Cal program ?! I also could find her progress from Cal through 2023. Do burritos exist in England ?
1:55.9 at age 32. Bell is another Katir - but older.
I thought the same, he's way down the rankings in 83rd I think so bit of a long shot unfortunately
I can only assume that he's got a race lined up to try and get the standard in the next few days. There's no chance of getting in on the rankings.
Confirmed GB team out now and Zak is not included as expected.
You have got to feel sorry for the guy. Does the standard last year and is not selected, then is named in the provisional team for this year and once the official team is selected he's out again.
Hiltz has a long history of running well behind the leading pack and then kicking hard for 5th. I would have been less sceptical of her medal chances if she had at least tried to lead the race at any point or even stayed within a reasonable distance of the lead.