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2 months ago 03/15/2026 9:50pm EDT

re: Podcast in 2021

Podcast in 2021 wrote:
Half Marathon Women
1 Hellen Obiri 53 On Athletics Club 01:06:33 --- 05:05 min/mile Course Record
2 Sharon Lokedi 51 Under Armour Dark Sky Distance 01:07:10 05:08 min/mile
3 Megan Keith 63 New Balance 01:07:13 05:08 min/mile
4 Diane Van Es 55 ASICS 01:08:21 05:13 min/mile
5 Fentaye Belayneh 54 adidas 01:08:22 05:13 min/mile
6 Emily Sisson Emily Sisson 57 New Balance 01:09:06 +02:33.04 05:17 min/mile
7 Amanda Vestri A. Vestri 60 Brooks 01:09:22 +02:49.00 05:18 min/mile
8 Annie Frisbie A. Frisbie 61 Puma 01:09:25 +02:51.96 05:18 min/mile
9 Susanna Sullivan S. Sullivan 64 Brooks 01:09:38 +03:04.39 05:19 min/mile
10 1 Emily Venters E. Venters 67 NIKE 01:09:46 +03:12.27 05:20 min/mile
11 1 Konstanze Klosterhalfen K. Kloster... 56 Puma 01:10:04 +03:30.93 05:21 min/mile
12 1 Dakotah Popehn 62 Puma 01:10:06 +03:33.16 05:21 min/mile
13 3 Agnes Ngetich 52 01:10:25 +03:52.11 05:23 min/mile
14 Lauren Gregory 70 NIKE 01:11:12 +04:39.07 05:26 min/mile
15 Elena Hayday 72 Minnesota Distance Elite 01:11:21 +04:48.01 05:27 min/m
16 Felicia Pasadyn 73 212 AthleticSaucony 01:11:59 +02:53.33 05:30 min/mile
17 Stephanie Bruce 69 Tracksmith 01:13:23 +04:16.86 05:36 min/mile
18 Lindsay Flanagan 68 ASICS 01:14:02 +04:55.90 05:39 min/mile
19 Emily Durgin 66 adidas 01:14:45 +05:38.94 05:43 min/mile
20 Anastasia Dmitrienko 77 Dashing Whippets Running Team 01:16:28 +07:22.19 05:50 min/mile
21 Alosha Southern 75 01:16:40 +07:34.38 05:51 min/mile
22 Gabrielle Yatauro 76 Brooklyn Track Club 01:20:16 06:08 min/mile
Half Marathon Men
1 Adriaan Wildschutt 7 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 00:59:30 --- 04:33 min/mile
2 Zouhair Talbi 9 00:59:41 +00:11.08 04:34 min/mile
3 Gulveer Singh 22 00:59:42 +00:11.97 04:34 min/mile
4 Alex Maier 4 Puma 00:59:51 +00:20.97 04:34 min/mile
5 Peter Lynch 20 Puma 00:59:52 +00:21.77 04:34 min/mile
6 Patrick Ever 5 Puma 00:59:56 +00:26.08 04:35 min/mile
7 2 Rory Linkletter 11 Puma 01:00:00 +00:29.63 04:35 min/mile
8 1 Patrick Kiprop 6 On Athletics Club 01:00:01 +00:31.09 04:35 min/mile
9 1 Joe Klecker 19 On Athletics Club 01:00:02 +00:32.25 04:35 min/mile
10 1 Shunsuke Kuwata 18 Komazawa University 01:00:13 +00:42.86 04:36 min/mile
11 1 Jack Rowe 15 Puma 01:00:17 +00:46.68 04:36 min/mile
12 Ryan Ford 10 On Athletics Club 01:00:22 +00:51.52 04:37 min/mile
13 Daniel Ebenyo 2 01:00:50 +01:20.16 04:39 min/mile
14 Grant Fisher 3 NIKE 01:00:53 +01:22.94 04:39 min/mile
15 1 Camren Todd 24 01:02:06 +02:36.43 04:45 min/mile
16 1 Alex Masai 12 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 01:02:09 +02:38.51 04:45 min/mile
17 1 Tsegay Tuemay Weldlibanos 23 McKirdy Trained 01:02:14 +02:43.49 04:45 min/mile
18 1 Joel Reichow 28 Puma 01:02:14 +02:43.72 04:45 min/mile
19 1 Kieran Tuntivate 29 01:02:39 +03:08.77 04:47 min/mile

Special Notes:
1 Hellen Obiri (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
2 Sharon Lokedi (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
3 Megan Keith 63 (In a year or two she will be awarded first place due to testing results)

2 months ago 03/15/2026 9:52pm EDT

re: NERunner03533

NERunner03533 wrote:
Jcjuc wrote:
Berlin in a couple of weeks would have been a good option. However, NY probably paid him good appearance fees, whereas Berlin probably would not have paid him anything (or very little).
This is the classic cycle/critique American runners go through. There isn't a fast domestic half. Most aren't flying to Barcelona or Lisbon to get buried. I thought the Fisher chatter was premature because NYC possesses a bunch of unknowns, but the race went out fast & he couldn't hang. Idk about his presser. Felt like a lot of vague, non-descript, words. He's too talented to finish that far back to just throw out pounding on the legs. He runs every day & has done plenty of huge threshold workouts. Maybe the specificity is valid- pace changes/hills. Can't imagine you'd sign up for NYC at that level & not do some hill work tho.
For LRC I'm wondering why the recap article has a huge write up on Fisher/Klecker, but not on the other Americans who beat them? 3 other guys ahead of Fisher/2 ahead of Klecker. Seems like a solid day to see 5 American men go under 1:01 plus 5 American women go under 70. This isn't an easy course. The results are worth something faster these days. I think Sisson's run is actually pretty strong, especially considering she might not have backed off her Boston build much. Could be ready to run low to mid 2:20s & challenge the top-5. Would be good to see.

Letsrun always skips the Next Best Americans. Its weird... but a soon as the Next Best America is the next best American...

Johnny, ever story is not just about the #1, without #2-10, #1 isn't even a number...

2 months ago 03/15/2026 9:53pm EDT

re: Fghy6889

How many people in history have debuted under 59? Genuinely asking; I don't know. 5? Less? Not saying you are one of those people that were expecting it. Sounds like there were some unrealistic expectations out there.

2 months ago 03/15/2026 10:11pm EDT

re: NERunner03533

NERunner03533 wrote:
This is the classic cycle/critique American runners go through. There isn't a fast domestic half. Most aren't flying to Barcelona or Lisbon to get buried. I thought the Fisher chatter was premature because NYC possesses a bunch of unknowns, but the race went out fast & he couldn't hang. Idk about his presser. Felt like a lot of vague, non-descript, words. He's too talented to finish that far back to just throw out pounding on the legs. He runs every day & has done plenty of huge threshold workouts. Maybe the specificity is valid- pace changes/hills. Can't imagine you'd sign up for NYC at that level & not do some hill work tho.
For LRC I'm wondering why the recap article has a huge write up on Fisher/Klecker, but not on the other Americans who beat them? 3 other guys ahead of Fisher/2 ahead of Klecker. Seems like a solid day to see 5 American men go under 1:01 plus 5 American women go under 70. This isn't an easy course. The results are worth something faster these days. I think Sisson's run is actually pretty strong, especially considering she might not have backed off her Boston build much. Could be ready to run low to mid 2:20s & challenge the top-5. Would be good to see.

Truth be told, you only can talk to so many people post-race. Everyone comes out at the same time, which is frustrating but makes sense (NYRR does a fantastic job but all non-podium athletes all do the same process after). I wanted to talk to Maier, but he was done talking by the time I finished with someone else. For Fisher I know his debut was a huge story. For Klecker, he’s had a great track career and this was a big improvement on what he’s done and there’s a lot of interest in him generally. Both Talbi and Maier have been consistently quite good on the roads. Did get to talk to Talbi and gave him a tidbit. He’s a great story and I’d pick him right behind Mantz as it stands for LA 2028.

As far as being too negative on Fisher, I think it’s a balance. As another poster said his comparable guys on the track are Yomif, Hagos, Kiplimo, Lobalu, Almgren. Most of these guys have run excellent or at least very good halves. To be a medal/podium threat at the marathon, being in sub-59:30 fitness at least is probably a must. So this wasn’t you’re looking for for now. But one day is one day, it’s very possible if he adjust next year by starting his training right before Millrose and doing the longer intervals with pace changes he’ll be ready to roll.

2 months ago 03/15/2026 10:37pm EDT

re: Kobbs Hessler

Grant Fisher should have debuted at the flat Cherry Blossom 10 miler in DC in early April. No hills, shorter distance.

2 months ago 03/16/2026 12:53am EDT

re: DNC (we all know why)

DNC (we all know why) wrote:
Podcast in 2021 wrote:
Half Marathon Women
1 Hellen Obiri 53 On Athletics Club 01:06:33 --- 05:05 min/mile Course Record
2 Sharon Lokedi 51 Under Armour Dark Sky Distance 01:07:10 05:08 min/mile
3 Megan Keith 63 New Balance 01:07:13 05:08 min/mile
4 Diane Van Es 55 ASICS 01:08:21 05:13 min/mile
5 Fentaye Belayneh 54 adidas 01:08:22 05:13 min/mile
6 Emily Sisson Emily Sisson 57 New Balance 01:09:06 +02:33.04 05:17 min/mile
7 Amanda Vestri A. Vestri 60 Brooks 01:09:22 +02:49.00 05:18 min/mile
8 Annie Frisbie A. Frisbie 61 Puma 01:09:25 +02:51.96 05:18 min/mile
9 Susanna Sullivan S. Sullivan 64 Brooks 01:09:38 +03:04.39 05:19 min/mile
10 1 Emily Venters E. Venters 67 NIKE 01:09:46 +03:12.27 05:20 min/mile
11 1 Konstanze Klosterhalfen K. Kloster... 56 Puma 01:10:04 +03:30.93 05:21 min/mile
12 1 Dakotah Popehn 62 Puma 01:10:06 +03:33.16 05:21 min/mile
13 3 Agnes Ngetich 52 01:10:25 +03:52.11 05:23 min/mile
14 Lauren Gregory 70 NIKE 01:11:12 +04:39.07 05:26 min/mile
15 Elena Hayday 72 Minnesota Distance Elite 01:11:21 +04:48.01 05:27 min/m
16 Felicia Pasadyn 73 212 AthleticSaucony 01:11:59 +02:53.33 05:30 min/mile
17 Stephanie Bruce 69 Tracksmith 01:13:23 +04:16.86 05:36 min/mile
18 Lindsay Flanagan 68 ASICS 01:14:02 +04:55.90 05:39 min/mile
19 Emily Durgin 66 adidas 01:14:45 +05:38.94 05:43 min/mile
20 Anastasia Dmitrienko 77 Dashing Whippets Running Team 01:16:28 +07:22.19 05:50 min/mile
21 Alosha Southern 75 01:16:40 +07:34.38 05:51 min/mile
22 Gabrielle Yatauro 76 Brooklyn Track Club 01:20:16 06:08 min/mile
Half Marathon Men
1 Adriaan Wildschutt 7 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 00:59:30 --- 04:33 min/mile
2 Zouhair Talbi 9 00:59:41 +00:11.08 04:34 min/mile
3 Gulveer Singh 22 00:59:42 +00:11.97 04:34 min/mile
4 Alex Maier 4 Puma 00:59:51 +00:20.97 04:34 min/mile
5 Peter Lynch 20 Puma 00:59:52 +00:21.77 04:34 min/mile
6 Patrick Ever 5 Puma 00:59:56 +00:26.08 04:35 min/mile
7 2 Rory Linkletter 11 Puma 01:00:00 +00:29.63 04:35 min/mile
8 1 Patrick Kiprop 6 On Athletics Club 01:00:01 +00:31.09 04:35 min/mile
9 1 Joe Klecker 19 On Athletics Club 01:00:02 +00:32.25 04:35 min/mile
10 1 Shunsuke Kuwata 18 Komazawa University 01:00:13 +00:42.86 04:36 min/mile
11 1 Jack Rowe 15 Puma 01:00:17 +00:46.68 04:36 min/mile
12 Ryan Ford 10 On Athletics Club 01:00:22 +00:51.52 04:37 min/mile
13 Daniel Ebenyo 2 01:00:50 +01:20.16 04:39 min/mile
14 Grant Fisher 3 NIKE 01:00:53 +01:22.94 04:39 min/mile
15 1 Camren Todd 24 01:02:06 +02:36.43 04:45 min/mile
16 1 Alex Masai 12 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 01:02:09 +02:38.51 04:45 min/mile
17 1 Tsegay Tuemay Weldlibanos 23 McKirdy Trained 01:02:14 +02:43.49 04:45 min/mile
18 1 Joel Reichow 28 Puma 01:02:14 +02:43.72 04:45 min/mile
19 1 Kieran Tuntivate 29 01:02:39 +03:08.77 04:47 min/mile
Special Notes:
1 Hellen Obiri (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
2 Sharon Lokedi (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
3 Megan Keith 63 (In a year or two she will be awarded first place due to testing results)

Highly suspicious to for Keith to run that kind of time in her debut. Will be removed preemptively without waiting for test results.

2 months ago 03/16/2026 1:21am EDT

re: THAT bad??

THAT bad?? wrote:
How many people in history have debuted under 59? Genuinely asking; I don't know. 5? Less? Not saying you are one of those people that were expecting it. Sounds like there were some unrealistic expectations out there.

How about at least sub 60

Wildschutt debuted in 59:13

2 months ago 03/16/2026 1:28am EDT

re: I am Sam

BTW, for those interested, the pronounciation of Wildschutt would loosely be 'Villed-skit', rhyming with 'trip' or 'dip'

The W in Afrikaans has a V sound

2 months ago 03/16/2026 4:12am EDT

re: THOUGHTSLEADER

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Truth be told, you only can talk to so many people post-race. Everyone comes out at the same time, which is frustrating but makes sense (NYRR does a fantastic job but all non-podium athletes all do the same process after). I wanted to talk to Maier, but he was done talking by the time I finished with someone else. For Fisher I know his debut was a huge story. For Klecker, he’s had a great track career and this was a big improvement on what he’s done and there’s a lot of interest in him generally. Both Talbi and Maier have been consistently quite good on the roads. Did get to talk to Talbi and gave him a tidbit. He’s a great story and I’d pick him right behind Mantz as it stands for LA 2028.
As far as being too negative on Fisher, I think it’s a balance. As another poster said his comparable guys on the track are Yomif, Hagos, Kiplimo, Lobalu, Almgren. Most of these guys have run excellent or at least very good halves. To be a medal/podium threat at the marathon, being in sub-59:30 fitness at least is probably a must. So this wasn’t you’re looking for for now. But one day is one day, it’s very possible if he adjust next year by starting his training right before Millrose and doing the longer intervals with pace changes he’ll be ready to roll.

Hey Noah, thx for all the work you did over the weekend covering this race & NCAAs.

From both a fan & media perspective, Grant was the most famous name entered in yesterday's men's race, so garnered most of the attention.

Easy to be extremely disappointed w/Grant's results immediately following the race; even to the point of being harsh on Mike Scannell/coach for stating "he's golden" following a 12x1000 workout last month.

With a day's reflection, Grant's training since last fall -- or lack thereof due to injury & illness -- got him adequately prepared for yesterday race -- but only for the first 10 miles. Which bodes very well for his upcoming summer track season as Grant should come off the break he will take the rest of March in really good aerobic condition. It does not bode well for future road races -- meaning something needs to change to get Grant thru a full 13.1 miles, not just the first 10. And, we're not even discussing a full marathon here.

In the overall, given Grant's stated commitment to the track for the rest of this year and next, sure seems to me that the calendar is conspiring against him to even race a marathon before the '28 LA Olympics, much less be competitive in one.

In any case, a fall & winter Grant would probably prefer to forget.

Well, looks like Grant now goes into hiding (break then training) for the next 3 months.

Stated his track opener will be "June-ish." So, maybe the LA Grand Prix on June 14th.

For all the GF fans, till then . . .

2 months ago 03/16/2026 4:57am EDT

re: I am Sam

She has been running great on the roads over the winter and sprint.

That time was coming

2 months ago 03/16/2026 7:15am EDT

re: Kobbs Hessler

Kobbs Hessler wrote:
Watch here:
Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS1nGAj5Vo0

I think his trajectory is more towards a Cheptegei than a Kiplimo on the roads. And his profile fits better - fast over 5/10k and a good kick; I think Nico would be closer to that as well.

2 months ago 03/16/2026 1:48pm EDT

re: McRunnin

McRunnin wrote:
Nice job covering the race. I understand the timing of NYC fit well into Fisher's overall racing schedule this year, but his performance and post-race comments make me think he might have been better off making his debut on a flat fast course. Seems like the hills wore out his legs.
Fisher was approaching the half as an experiment, but he was managing two variables/challenges: the distance and the hills. Yes, he has experience running xc and he trains on hills, but it's been over 7 years since his collegiate xc racing days. That's a long time.
A good scientific experiment isolates variables. A lot of the guys mentioned in this thread who had successful debuts in the half did so on flat courses. One exception is Farah, who won the NYC half in his debut. But that race played out very differently than today's. The opening 10k when Farah did it was 29:32; the leaders were under 28:00 today.
If Fisher wants another crack at a half, he might want to consider a flat fast course so he can simply tackle the distance without having to deal with the additional challenge of hills.

This is where my thought went as well. I thought that, except for the money, this was a very odd race to debut at for a track guy. Houston would have made more sense in a "test the waters on the roads" move.

I'm still salty about Fisher not altering things a bit so that he could run Worlds XC in his home country, particularly on such an easy XC course (in comparison to some that have been offered up for Worlds). However, this race still didn't make a lot of sense. Not record eligible, timing such that he has a shortened buildup from indoors - why go to a more difficult half course without the proper build up? If it's to gauge how if you have a future on the roads, you didn't get a very good set of data because you didn't go in prepared for it. So how is that supposed to be helpful? But it was a payday. I would like for Grant and his management to think this through a little better, unless the $$ were simply too good to pass up to be thinking long term.

This was NOT a good result, and even the relative failure of it didn't provide Grant with a good set of data to work from. This was kinda a soft failure on a couple different levels.

2 months ago 03/16/2026 2:28pm EDT

re: high school xc coach

high school xc coach wrote:
ya, i don't know about the prep, but mo farah was 7 weeks between a 3:28 1500 and 59:22 half. pre super shoes era 2015. there was also probably a strong taper in there for worlds, which took up the pretty much the last 2 weeks before the half. so he was tuned up for what that would entail.
He also ran a 59:32 half in the spring, almost exactly 4 weeks after an 8:03 indoor 2 mile. not at boston. pre super shoes.

So what are you saying?

"Nevermind the timing between his 2k and this half".

Only the fact that there's was an 8 month build-up of quality races from February thru September. Am I missing Grant's 8 month build-up to this race? If my calendar is correct, Grant began his normal track build-up in Oct/Nov, ran a great 2000m indoors in January, got sick in February, and ran his first half marathon in March, on a hilly course.

Hmmm...I'm not seeing the correlation here at all, aside that Mo had an amazing 8 month prep with super high quality races for his half marathon, and Grant didn't. Maybe I'm missing your point.

Help!

2 months ago 03/16/2026 3:21pm EDT

re: DNC (we all know why)

DNC (we all know why) wrote:
Podcast in 2021 wrote:
Half Marathon Women
1 Hellen Obiri 53 On Athletics Club 01:06:33 --- 05:05 min/mile Course Record
2 Sharon Lokedi 51 Under Armour Dark Sky Distance 01:07:10 05:08 min/mile
3 Megan Keith 63 New Balance 01:07:13 05:08 min/mile
4 Diane Van Es 55 ASICS 01:08:21 05:13 min/mile
5 Fentaye Belayneh 54 adidas 01:08:22 05:13 min/mile
6 Emily Sisson Emily Sisson 57 New Balance 01:09:06 +02:33.04 05:17 min/mile
7 Amanda Vestri A. Vestri 60 Brooks 01:09:22 +02:49.00 05:18 min/mile
8 Annie Frisbie A. Frisbie 61 Puma 01:09:25 +02:51.96 05:18 min/mile
9 Susanna Sullivan S. Sullivan 64 Brooks 01:09:38 +03:04.39 05:19 min/mile
10 1 Emily Venters E. Venters 67 NIKE 01:09:46 +03:12.27 05:20 min/mile
11 1 Konstanze Klosterhalfen K. Kloster... 56 Puma 01:10:04 +03:30.93 05:21 min/mile
12 1 Dakotah Popehn 62 Puma 01:10:06 +03:33.16 05:21 min/mile
13 3 Agnes Ngetich 52 01:10:25 +03:52.11 05:23 min/mile
14 Lauren Gregory 70 NIKE 01:11:12 +04:39.07 05:26 min/mile
15 Elena Hayday 72 Minnesota Distance Elite 01:11:21 +04:48.01 05:27 min/m
16 Felicia Pasadyn 73 212 AthleticSaucony 01:11:59 +02:53.33 05:30 min/mile
17 Stephanie Bruce 69 Tracksmith 01:13:23 +04:16.86 05:36 min/mile
18 Lindsay Flanagan 68 ASICS 01:14:02 +04:55.90 05:39 min/mile
19 Emily Durgin 66 adidas 01:14:45 +05:38.94 05:43 min/mile
20 Anastasia Dmitrienko 77 Dashing Whippets Running Team 01:16:28 +07:22.19 05:50 min/mile
21 Alosha Southern 75 01:16:40 +07:34.38 05:51 min/mile
22 Gabrielle Yatauro 76 Brooklyn Track Club 01:20:16 06:08 min/mile
Half Marathon Men
1 Adriaan Wildschutt 7 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 00:59:30 --- 04:33 min/mile
2 Zouhair Talbi 9 00:59:41 +00:11.08 04:34 min/mile
3 Gulveer Singh 22 00:59:42 +00:11.97 04:34 min/mile
4 Alex Maier 4 Puma 00:59:51 +00:20.97 04:34 min/mile
5 Peter Lynch 20 Puma 00:59:52 +00:21.77 04:34 min/mile
6 Patrick Ever 5 Puma 00:59:56 +00:26.08 04:35 min/mile
7 2 Rory Linkletter 11 Puma 01:00:00 +00:29.63 04:35 min/mile
8 1 Patrick Kiprop 6 On Athletics Club 01:00:01 +00:31.09 04:35 min/mile
9 1 Joe Klecker 19 On Athletics Club 01:00:02 +00:32.25 04:35 min/mile
10 1 Shunsuke Kuwata 18 Komazawa University 01:00:13 +00:42.86 04:36 min/mile
11 1 Jack Rowe 15 Puma 01:00:17 +00:46.68 04:36 min/mile
12 Ryan Ford 10 On Athletics Club 01:00:22 +00:51.52 04:37 min/mile
13 Daniel Ebenyo 2 01:00:50 +01:20.16 04:39 min/mile
14 Grant Fisher 3 NIKE 01:00:53 +01:22.94 04:39 min/mile
15 1 Camren Todd 24 01:02:06 +02:36.43 04:45 min/mile
16 1 Alex Masai 12 HOKA Northern Arizona Elite 01:02:09 +02:38.51 04:45 min/mile
17 1 Tsegay Tuemay Weldlibanos 23 McKirdy Trained 01:02:14 +02:43.49 04:45 min/mile
18 1 Joel Reichow 28 Puma 01:02:14 +02:43.72 04:45 min/mile
19 1 Kieran Tuntivate 29 01:02:39 +03:08.77 04:47 min/mile
Special Notes:
1 Hellen Obiri (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
2 Sharon Lokedi (In a year or two this result will be removed due to testing results)
3 Megan Keith 63 (In a year or two she will be awarded first place due to testing results)

Did the Kenyans get caught yet?

2 months ago 03/17/2026 4:57am EDT

re: THAT bad??

how many people simultaneously run a great half and an all time great 2k.

one? two?

still i expected 59 , and it was 60 plus

lobger distances require ebergy recruitnent diffwrent from track.

thid is the takeaway.

2 months ago 03/17/2026 8:25am EDT

re: longjazzy

longjazzy wrote:
how many people simultaneously run a great half and an all time great 2k.
one? two?
still i expected 59 , and it was 60 plus
lobger distances require ebergy recruitnent diffwrent from track.
thid is the takeaway.

Dude

An American raked 2 in this New York half-marathon and everyone is quiet about it?

What's wrong?

2 months ago 03/17/2026 9:35am EDT

re: DNC (we all know why)

DNC (we all know why) wrote:
iamstealthyone wrote:
Rupp: 1:04:28
Does not count

Fake News. It was certified.

2 months ago 03/17/2026 11:44am EDT

re: Kobbs Hessler

Sticking to the track will probably end up being the most logical thing for Fisher to do in 2028. Switching to the roads seems to based on the idea that he'll be too old for the track at 31, but I don't think that is necessarily the case. Just look at the 2028 World Championships:

-Jake Wightman won silver in the 1500 at 31

-Isaac Kimeli won silver in the 5000 at 31

-Andreas Almgren won bronze in the 10,000 at 30

Fisher set pr's in the 1500, mile, 3000, and 5000 last year so he's not declining yet. If he can maintain close to his current level he can still be a contender for the 28 Olympics.

This post was edited 1 minute after it was posted.

2 months ago 03/17/2026 12:24pm EDT

re: Octopus

Octopus wrote:
Sticking to the track will probably end up being the most logical thing for Fisher to do in 2028. Switching to the roads seems to based on the idea that he'll be too old for the track at 31, but I don't think that is necessarily the case. Just look at the 2028 World Championships:
-Jake Wightman won silver in the 1500 at 31
-Isaac Kimeli won silver in the 5000 at 31
-Andreas Almgren won bronze in the 10,000 at 30
Fisher set pr's in the 1500, mile, 3000, and 5000 last year so he's not declining yet. If he can maintain close to his current level he can still be a contender for the 28 Olympics.

I don’t disagree. I think he’s looking at athletes in his vortex like Woody, Teg, maybe even Mo. They’re pretty cooked by the road move and he doesn’t want that to be him. But he can continue to explore and take on marathons starting in 2029-30. The tricky part is he assuredly wants to rep Team USA at the marathon in the Olympics. At age 35 is that realistic?

This post was edited 14 seconds after it was posted.

2 months ago 03/17/2026 12:35pm EDT

re: screen name stolen

screen name stolen wrote:
DNC (we all know why) wrote:
Does not count
Fake News. It was certified.

You mean certified like the cutout book that comes in the mail with supplements in it from a "coach?"

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