Even more notable: He got beat by an NCAA Junior, Conner Mantz.
Even more notable: He got beat by an NCAA Junior, Conner Mantz.
runnER/DR wrote:
Even more notable: He got beat by an NCAA Junior, Conner Mantz.
So he got beaten by 2 NCAA 10k champions, a guy who got 3rd, and a guy who got 5th in XC. I would expect those guys to beat him. This was a decent race for him.
that's barely any faster than that wejo guy who posts here
runnER/DR wrote:
Even more notable: He got beat by an NCAA Junior, Conner Mantz.
Shows how much you know. Mantz is almost 24 years old. 10k is his best event. Blankenship is a 1500m runner.
Not really a surprising result for a dude with a 13:33 PB over 5000m but I doubt he'll see any improvements over the longer distances. Blankenship has run under 3:36 only 4 times his entire career. He's done very well for himself considering how middling his times are in the elite world.
dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:
guccislides wrote:
the thing is even if he’s a 3:35 guy on his best day, he’s a 3:35 guy who can make teams. that’s why his career has been so successful.
The US 1500m teams have been weak. We have had Centro but after that it is a hoard of 3:34-3:36 guys. But yeah he has had a great career for a 3:34 guy in terms of making olympic/WC teams. But I doubt he is running 3:34 low again (that is a 4 year old PR for a guy who is on the wrong side of 30) and am not sure he is seeing 3:35 again.
BB has been very successful for his talent level, making national teams and an Olympic final. Much more so than Robby Andrews, who has a similar PR. He's very smart about positioning. You never see him in the wrong place at the wrong time. He makes the most of his talent.
dadsfadsfdasfdsafdas wrote:
guccislides wrote:
the thing is even if he’s a 3:35 guy on his best day, he’s a 3:35 guy who can make teams. that’s why his career has been so successful.
The US 1500m teams have been weak. We have had Centro but after that it is a hoard of 3:34-3:36 guys. But yeah he has had a great career for a 3:34 guy in terms of making olympic/WC teams. But I doubt he is running 3:34 low again (that is a 4 year old PR for a guy who is on the wrong side of 30) and am not sure he is seeing 3:35 again.
I don't know about US teams being weak. In the World Championships last year, all 3 Americans made the semis, tied with GBR for the most. Kenya only had 2. We had 2 finalists, same as Kenya, behind GBR with 3. Maybe time-wise we don't have the most impressive teams, but championships aren't about times.
jeo wrote:
runnER/DR wrote:
Even more notable: He got beat by an NCAA Junior, Conner Mantz.
Shows how much you know. Mantz is almost 24 years old. 10k is his best event. Blankenship is a 1500m runner.
Age is hugely overrated by runners. There is no advantage to age beyond late teens, early 20s. Examples:
-Rhonex Kipruto set the 10K road world record at age 20.
-Kipchoge won gold at worlds in the 5,000 at age 19. This is something he never accomplished again at older ages despite numerous chances.
-Jakob Ingebrigtsen set the European record in the 1500 at age 19.
-Joshua Cheptegei set the 5,000 world record at age 23.
cnncxhjhxdds wrote:
https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/9550/events/4/FinalWow. What a crazy debut for a 1500m runner
Is there evidence that Ben was racing this with serious intentions of becoming a legit 10k guy in the future, or just testing the waters? I think, for a miler just testing the waters in the longer distances, 28:08 is not something to really hang your head about.
Not sure how you think the US teams have been weak in the 1500 the past decade or so beyond Centro (my favorite runner) unless you didn't watch the championship races.
Ever heard of Manzano? Guy basically won an Olympic gold in 2012 because the winner (name?) defintiely cheated in more ways than one. And as a fanatic of Centro, Leo was the biggest rival.
And take out Kiprop for cheating and those two guys were demons on the track.
And Blackenship and Engles last year making the finals?
Others I can't remember , Webb, but not going to look up.
And looking at all the incredible HS kids ready to kick ass on the world stage?
Or how about looking back at the 80s and 90s in the 1500 on the world stage when Scott, Spivy, maybe a few others did great if one of them made the Olympic or WC finals??
Not sure what you expect but that statement warrants an apology to many stallions...
SalmonRice wrote:
Not really a surprising result for a dude with a 13:33 PB over 5000m but I doubt he'll see any improvements over the longer distances. Blankenship has run under 3:36 only 4 times his entire career. He's done very well for himself considering how middling his times are in the elite world.
BB is my pick for the guy who punches way above his weight when it comes time to make teams and finals. Rarely wins anything, times are not stunning, but shows up when the time comes.
Does anyone know where girma mecheso has been? Haven’t seen a result from him in years, it seems like. This is a pretty good result, maybe a real comeback threat for 2021? He’s obviously a huge talent.
wqqqqqqqq wrote:
Webb v Ritz wrote:
Ever hear of Webb v Ritz???
27:30ish
The way Webb talks about it, he was actually doing endurance-focused training that year. (Magness and Marcus podcast, Hall/Webb/Ritz podcasts.) So you can't just say Blankenship is 38/6.2 = about 6 seconds per mile behind Webb... the Webb that ran 27:34 is not the Webb that ran 1:43/3:30/3:46. But assuming you forget all that, a Blankenship that was 6 seconds per mile behind an imaginary Alan Webb that was the composite of all his best times would be at 3:36/3:52. Which ain't that bad.
BB talked about “working a different system” and doing endurance based training this year in the interview with Slick Willy Leer immediately post race.
Overheard him talking about his current fitness, he said it’s easier for him to hop in the long stuff and finesse a decent time than the short stuff.
Adams state B squad wrote:
Overheard him talking about his current fitness, he said it’s easier for him to hop in the long stuff and finesse a decent time than the short stuff.
When his competitive running days are finished, Ben will return to hopping the long distance freight cars, the rubber poncho, the baked beans and blowing his trusty harmonica from sunset long into the lonely night. Ah, the life of a hobo.
Will echo what many have said here, while BB is a 3:34 PB guy, he performs like a 3:32 guy internationally. Impressive to make finals and mix it up when you consider how many 3:31-3:33 guys are casualties in the rounds. 10K is an interesting proposition for him. Both 1500 and 10000 fields aren’t going to be that deep potentially.
Blankenship did not make the finals last year.
Look at it this way - due to the lack of 10,000 me. races this year, he may make top-10 in the world rankings!
Les wrote:
Blankenship did not make the finals last year.
By 0.15 sec.
horde (unless someone is hoarding them!)