Official Lievin Discussion Thread: Update on pacing lights - every distance race but mens 800 to be at WR pace

Maybe pump the brakes with 12:3x talk regarding Girma. He ran 7:27i two years ago and has done nothing really commensurate with a sun 12:40. It is possible but indoors is faster now and these guys are unpredictable.

Maybe it didn't work out for a number of reasons. 7:23 still demonstrates incredible potential in something like the 5k

a good but not great (probably an endurance-based 3:28 guy) athlete will probably run 7:16 in a good race (pacer, low/no wind, and even better shoes). Komen's 7:20 is great but not untouchable

Grant won’t be pleased with his performance today.

Head up though. Experience is experience.

Good luck in Madrid.

Girma's best event is the 3000m. He chooses to run 3k with barriers rather than an extra 2k

Thats fair, especially the last part. I guess we can only wait until outdoors to see.

I would love to see Girma try the 1500m. He has a sweet stride.

Fisher sucks.

Fair Q. The women were better but Gidey raced sparingly on her own sked, Taye who missed out was racing a lot, the Pineda group (Tsegay) is more mid-D and fared decently. Seyaum was a late revelation…I guess just looking at it Barega, Wale, Telahun Bekele, and Aregawi were getting after it a lot on the circuit. I think going back they might stick to only a couple all-out races like Krop/Kimeli did.

It was an issue exclusive to the men. Ethiopian women medaled in every distance event except for 800m. Silver in the 1500, gold and bronze in the 5000, gold in the 10000, silver and bronze in the steeple, and gold in the marathon.

2k split was only 4:58.38, yet they were ahead of the wavelight. Followed by a 2:25 final km. They must have targetted the negative split with the wavelight.

Wale hasn't done much since running 7:24. Was also a steepler, weird

In fairness to the Kenyans, Krop ran the fastest indoor 3k by a Kenyan since 2012 (and moves to 5th fastest Kenyan ever in the event).

He hasn’t approached the 7:24.9 fitness, which has been the issue. He did run 12:53 to win Ethiopian Trials. Girma has flashed really good form pretty much every year. Soloing sub 8s last year basically.

With all this talk about Girma running a 1500, does anyone know who the fastest steeple runner over 1500 was? What did they run? 3:29? 3:28?

Tsegay has a flawless stride. I'd love to see 3:49 for her someday...

Could Girma go after the WR in the steeple this year? With the way El Bakkali has been racing in championship races the past few years and the increasing pace of championship races, it might take a time close to 7:53 to win Worlds this year.

Also, Katir v. Jakob v. Naguse in an outdoor 1500 is my #1 wanted race as of now.