🤦🏻4:49 is just not that great and doesn’t convert to sub 7:58. You’d have to be close to 7:22-7:21 shape for 3k and Grant is not there. The rest of my post is just jargon. 7:54 is not happening in a million years.
On that point, we all agree.
Excellent, insightful reply.
Thanks for showing everyone how much of a doofus you are. 8:07 to win today, I was completely correct and you were completely wrong. Bye!
I think Grant Fisher runs this race in about 7:58.
There are lots of runners in this race who can outkick Fisher in a slow race, but I think there are only four who could conceivably do so in a race that fast:
1) Cole Hocker. He's fit. He has the strength (5000m world champ, duh) and of course he has one of the best kicks. I am picking him to win.
2) Ethan Strand - the 2 mile is right in his wheelhouse and his kick is possibly as good as Hocker's. But maybe more of a 8:02 guy right now.
3) Parker Wolfe - he's arguably the strongest runner in the race, very fit at the moment, and has a superb kick. But, sub-8 is hard. No one has ever done it indoors. I think Wolfe is more of a 8:04 guy.
4) Josh Kerr - current indoor WR holder. I doubt he'd run this race if he were out of shape, but I just don't know how fit he is at the moment.
Prediction:
1. Cole Hocker
2. Grant Fisher
3. Ethan Strand
4. Josh Kerr
5. Parker Wolfe
not bad predictions. Got Strand completely wrong, but the rest were pretty good.