Bruh, I’m not whining, we need to get everyone one the bouncy shoe train. Wipe those old boomer times off the lists. Who wants Kennedy on the top 10 anyway. Not like he did anything for the sport. We can just keep pushing that old time further down the list and replace it with any upcoming bouncy shoes star. Amiright? Isn’t that what you want?
Nico Young goes from dark horse to medal favorite! He can hang with a fast pace. He has a monster kick. And the 5000 probably isn't even his best event. Is Grant Fisher still our best 5k/10 guy?
12:45 is great but 7:22/12:44 is better, even if it’s on a “trampoline track”. Nico can definitely challenge Grant though, this win was sick
I agree that Grant's resume is better, but not because of his PR's. Grant's Olympic performances still overshadow a Diamond League win. An American winning a Diamond League distance race is momentous though regardless of time or available technology.
All extremely aided by technology. The sport is ruined.
It’s not ruined but we certainly need to put things in context. For instance, the 12:56 that Ritz ran over 15 years ago is more impressive than this 12:45. And the 12:58 that Kennedy ran 30 years ago is better than both. But 12:45 with any tech advancement in a stacked field is still impressive.
There is NO CONTEXT!!! Ya'll gotta quit living in the past and comparing past performances. Then was then, now is now and Nico is NOW. Grant has set the bar at 12:44 (indoors), and Nico has set the bar at 12:45 (outdoors).
Pretty cool sh^t!!! I can't wait to see how fast these dudes are gonna run this year.
I can see both Nico and Grant be a GOLD medal threat now in the 10k. Nico just didn't beat them. He beat them convincingly in their own game (DL). In the 5k though, there's still an insurmountable barrier called Jakob ingebrigtsen.
I can see both Nico and Grant be a GOLD medal threat now in the 10k. Nico just didn't beat them. He beat them convincingly in their own game (DL). In the 5k though, there's still an insurmountable barrier called Jakob ingebrigtsen.
That depends entirely on AIU.
True. They seem to ignore top tier Africans for the most part. I wish a tracer element would be secretly added to EPO, Mircera, etc. Then when people are all of a sudden tested for it the excuses would be a riot.
Brosnan haters been real quiet since this dropped.
What does today's result have to do with Brosnan? This is why people can't stand him. How is he taking credit for a race someone ran, more than 5 years after coaching him?
I bet his PE teacher's haters are real quiet since this dropped. I'm sure his Camarillo Cosmos coach is feeling total redemption as well.
People have blamed Brosnan every time one of the Youngs or Sahlmans has a bad race.
The most impressive thing about Nico is his new kick. So now both Grant and Nico have kicks, sorry 1500m runners thinking you will qualify for Worlds in the 5k, you better stick to the 1500!
The most impressive thing about Nico is his new kick. So now both Grant and Nico have kicks, sorry 1500m runners thinking you will qualify for Worlds in the 5k, you better stick to the 1500!
Hes always had the speed. But not he has the endurance to use it in a fast race.
It's weird how Africans have disintegrated. I guess their anti-doping program is working! These guys used to be supermen. Well on the roads they still may be, LMAO!
Nico Young has made incredible strides forward the last two years. He looks way better running now than he did his first couple years at NAU. Testament to the benefit of hitting the weight room and strengthening glutes for runners.
He won a flippin' Diamond League race against a super loaded field; whatever you think about the times, you can't take that away from him. That was a stellar performance by him.
All extremely aided by technology. The sport is ruined.
It’s not ruined but we certainly need to put things in context. For instance, the 12:56 that Ritz ran over 15 years ago is more impressive than this 12:45. And the 12:58 that Kennedy ran 30 years ago is better than both. But 12:45 with any tech advancement in a stacked field is still impressive.
No. RItz's isn't more impressive. He got dropped early, ran from behind and finished third. Nico was in this from the start and won it.
Now Ritz's run was great. From not seeing him on tv to thinking he might win it in the last lap was great. But a win and 3rd aren't the same. Admittedly the winner of Ritz's race was Bekele (and that was the last year he won 5/10k at worlds).