McSweyn. Wow. 3:30.52 in Doha today.

He has steadily dropped his times since turning pro in 2015. Now at 25, he has strong PRs across the board.

1500: 3:30.51

3000: 7:28.02

5000: 13:05.23 (from 2018)

10000: 27:23.80 (from 2019)

I think he is now capable of roughly 12:55ish and 27flat. Looks like his best event is going to be the 5000, as he has incredible pace and good endurance for a Doha type finale.

I think he can also get to sub 3:30 without a timetrial style race next year.

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McSweyn´s 3000m gives 1252 points which equals 12:48.65 in the 5000m!

objectiveobserver wrote:

He has steadily dropped his times since turning pro in 2015. Now at 25, he has strong PRs across the board.

1500: 3:30.51

3000: 7:28.02

5000: 13:05.23 (from 2018)

10000: 27:23.80 (from 2019)

I think he is now capable of roughly 12:55ish and 27flat. Looks like his best event is going to be the 5000, as he has incredible pace and good endurance for a Doha type finale.

I think he can also get to sub 3:30 without a timetrial style race next year.

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McSweyn´s 3000m gives 1252 points which equals 12:48.65 in the 5000m!

I agree with your assessment but think he can go around 1245 to 1249 for 5000 m and 2655 to 2659 for 10,000 m. Stewart is a beast in shining armor. It would be interesting to see how fast he can go for 800 m although obviously that would be his most challenging event because he confesses to lacking natural speed. I’m thinking possibly 147 or 148 which would make him an anomaly for someone who has achieved 330 for 1500. Normally, an athlete running 330 would be expected to run 800 in 144 high to 145 low, minimum. McSweyn might be an outlier in that respect

Correction, should read 146 or 147, not 147 or 148. After all, he glided through 800 in 1:51 in Doha during his 330 race. But if Stewart trained specifically for 800, then he might be capable of around 145. All these distances are somewhat related and there are somewhat broad equivalencies to be expected.

Weren't all Aussie's coached by Aouita, the Salazar of Australia??

I don't care that professional athletes are doping. It's too easy to get away with, and the stakes are too high NOT to do it. Doping itself makes sports more entertaining for the fans, not less.

With that being said, the best place to hide something is in plain sight.

Standard Setter wrote:

Weren't all Aussie's coached by Aouita, the Salazar of Australia??

I know trolling but I'll respond anyway.

For a short time Aouita was the distant coach back in the day, his tenure was brief as he tried to encourage his athletes to dope. This was bought to the attention of the authorities and he was kicked out. This is why, amongst other reasons, if you're planning to dope Australia is the last place to do it.

Standard Setter wrote:

Weren't all Aussie's coached by Aouita, the Salazar of Australia??

For about four months in 2001, before Athletics Australia realised what he was up to and sacked him immediately.

shoes people wrote:

OMG. Why do you all forget these times this year are being significantly aided by the shoes, yes, even the spikes have carbon plates!

It's the shoes you fools!

They both used the Dragonfly, which doesn't have a carbon plate. And even if it did, every iteration of the Victory and Matumbo has held true as a more than competent elite distance spike.

Source: Wiki - “After his athletics career ended, Aouita worked with mixed success as a consultant for numerous sport institutions, as Technical National Manager in Morocco, and National Distance Coach in Australia thanks not only to his fruitful field experience, but also to his academic competences. Now, Aouita is working as Senior Analyst for Al Jazeera Sports channel. Aouita also has a sports clothing company which was established in 2009.”

So it seems there were no repercussions to his less than successful foray into Australian athletics because he is now the icon for Al Jazeera sports channel based in the gulf, specifically Doha Qatar.

You'd be pinged for sure, no question. wrote:

Standard Setter wrote:

Weren't all Aussie's coached by Aouita, the Salazar of Australia??

I know trolling but I'll respond anyway.

For a short time Aouita was the distant coach back in the day, his tenure was brief as he tried to encourage his athletes to dope. This was bought to the attention of the authorities and he was kicked out. This is why, amongst other reasons, if you're planning to dope Australia is the last place to do it.

You mean, the Australians fabricated those accusations against Aouita, which they never proved, so that they could continue with their doping program without foreign interference? That is more likely.

Kongen wrote:

You'd be pinged for sure, no question. wrote:

I know trolling but I'll respond anyway.

For a short time Aouita was the distant coach back in the day, his tenure was brief as he tried to encourage his athletes to dope. This was bought to the attention of the authorities and he was kicked out. This is why, amongst other reasons, if you're planning to dope Australia is the last place to do it.

You mean, the Australians fabricated those accusations against Aouita, which they never proved, so that they could continue with their doping program without foreign interference? That is more likely.

No fückwit, I didn't mean that at all, if I'd meant that I would have written that.

Comprehension failure on your part, hence the "fückwit" bit .

you need to calm down, trash

quote“ You mean, the Australians fabricated those accusations against Aouita, which they never proved, so that they could continue with their doping program without foreign interference? That is more likely.”

I would say the above is unlikely as the Australians have always been governed, as far as I know, by very conservative governments who would be very anti-doping. In addition, Australia is probably one of the most sports minded nations on planet earth and they do not need to resort to doping to produce some outstanding elite sports people in a number of sports including track and field.

mr. nice guy wrote:

you need to calm down, trash

Fück off arsehole, if you can't take it don't give it.

make me, trash!

don't give it

lol butthurt australopithecus piece of shyt... I like what I do to you, bytch. go rag on african athletes you giver. monkey

mr. nice guy wrote:

make me, trash!

don't give it

lol butthurt australopithecus piece of shyt... I like what I do to you, bytch. go rag on african athletes you giver. monkey

Haha, what was that you were saying about needing to "calm down" LOL.

Just like Stewy, I win. ?

Over and out. ?

I was saying that about you, moran.

why does being shytted on feel like 'winning' to you, monkey?