53.54/25.9 for the last 400/200 ain’t too shabby even though the winning time was over 4:00, curious if he breaks 1:50 in the 800 later today
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plop wrote:
53.54/25.9 for the last 400/200 ain’t too shabby even though the winning time was over 4:00, curious if he breaks 1:50 in the 800 later today
1:49 after winning the mile. I'm sure he can run 1:47 outdoor fresh.
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Definitely. I refer you to the 1:55 he ran at altitude at the end of that monster workout leading up to the BU 5k. He is in 3:50 shape. If he enters into the 3k at Nats he’s winning.
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ragingclue wrote:
Definitely. I refer you to the 1:55 he ran at altitude at the end of that monster workout leading up to the BU 5k. He is in 3:50 shape. If he enters into the 3k at Nats he’s winning.
Heck he may run 3:30 as a pro
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I think with Blanks being injured I will finally be wrong. Go Nico.
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I am shocked to see his leg speed increase like it seems to have this year. The only time I saw this dramatic of a change is with Galen Rupp.
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Reminds me a lot of Rupp. Especially with respect to their personal lives
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100% like gaylen rupp wrote:
Gaylen Rump
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Good luck this weekend, Nico.
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Need this thread to go home devastated
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prognog wrote:
I think with Blanks being injured I will finally be wrong. Go Nico.
He’s going to get either the 3k or 5k. If not he will not win an outdoor NCAA title in my opinion. Blanks was dominations all of these guys and injuries are part of the sport but this is Nicos time. He will turn pro this summer.
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Duiioolnhg wrote:
prognog wrote:
I think with Blanks being injured I will finally be wrong. Go Nico.
He’s going to get either the 3k or 5k. If not he will not win an outdoor NCAA title in my opinion. Blanks was dominations all of these guys and injuries are part of the sport but this is Nicos time. He will turn pro this summer.
And one other thing. Say what you want about Mike Smith, but what an absolute brilliant move to put Nico in the 3k instead of the 5k at BU. it was obvious Graham blanks and Ky Robinson had taken over the top spots in distance running and blanks would have most likely beat him badly again in that race. The 3k seemed to get his mojo back. Now I think he wins one of the two this weekend.
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Duiioolnhg wrote:
And one other thing. Say what you want about Mike Smith, but what an absolute brilliant move to put Nico in the 3k instead of the 5k at BU. it was obvious Graham blanks and Ky Robinson had taken over the top spots in distance running and blanks would have most likely beat him badly again in that race. The 3k seemed to get his mojo back. Now I think he wins one of the two this weekend.
I think Mike Smith is a brilliant coach. I don’t think Blanks was losing to anyone at that BU December 5k but in hindsight I’d like Nico for 2nd (~13:05). He had a super impressive double between winning the 3k in 7:37 with a big kick and then running 13:22 to win the 2nd heat easily like 2 hours later. It’s clear to me that his finish at XC Nats wasn’t representative of his fitness at that point.
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John Wesley Harding wrote:
Duiioolnhg wrote:
And one other thing. Say what you want about Mike Smith, but what an absolute brilliant move to put Nico in the 3k instead of the 5k at BU. it was obvious Graham blanks and Ky Robinson had taken over the top spots in distance running and blanks would have most likely beat him badly again in that race. The 3k seemed to get his mojo back. Now I think he wins one of the two this weekend.
I think Mike Smith is a brilliant coach. I don’t think Blanks was losing to anyone at that BU December 5k but in hindsight I’d like Nico for 2nd (~13:05). He had a super impressive double between winning the 3k in 7:37 with a big kick and then running 13:22 to win the 2nd heat easily like 2 hours later. It’s clear to me that his finish at XC Nats wasn’t representative of his fitness at that point.
I think you are making my point. Nico was either injured or just in a funk all of track and somewhat in XC. He clearly was running better than his teammate Bosley but I think Blanks just went on a serious hot streak. I still don’t think Graham gets the credit for how good of a run he was on. He destroyed everyone from September until BU. It wasn’t close. I agree Nico was probably not in great form at UVA but something seemed to click right after the 3k at BU. I think it took all the pressure off. That’s why I give Mike Smith a ton of credit. It is crazy that with all that talent from the class of 2020 it’s Graham Blanks and Nico Young are the top guys.
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Well, we have ~6 minutes to go to see if he’ll win his first individual one tonight
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uh oh
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Didn’t age well.
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lets go nico!
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HE FINALLY GOT ONE!!!
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