Time to panic? Centro runs 1:50.97 800!!!

Excellent post !

I would take a gutsy silver medal at high altitude over a slow tactical gold and 2 world records to boot if I wanted to be remembered as the greatest American miler. Centro was lucky that the 3:26 and change Kenyan ran a dumb race that played into his hands

“Wasted his peak”.......

WON OLYMPIC GOLD

1:51 is not a swag time to be running trying to make it into the olympics for the 1500. Most people can’t even run a sub 4:00 mile off of 1:51. Sure Centro is a strength runner, but 1:51 just is not Olympic caliber. Everyone roasted the shiz out of Craig when he ran 1:48, so I don’t see what the difference is here. We know Craig, Teare, Hocker and a bunch of college level guys can all break 1:50. (Let alone the athlete special, who this website loves to bash on for being slow, despite being more than a second faster than Centro in the 800 rn).

I have nothing but respect for Centro, but I seriously don’t think he’s even top 5 in the country right now, let alone 1 or 3.

He got bashed last month for losing a 1500 in 3:40.

Already sub 4 shape.

If he’s running 3:40 with no kick and 1:50 at the moment, it looks like maybe straight base work on training and using meets for his track work.

Why travel to run a slow 800 instead of staying home and running a time trial?

Maybe that’s part of getting the feel of racing and being on the road back. I don’t think he did much last year.

If he does some volume type track workouts for the rest of April, some fast stuff in early May and maybe runs and wins a 1500 in 3:37 late May, he’d be rounding into nice form for late June at the trials.

I'm more worried about the Robby Andrews result. Oh, boy...

USATF.TV WATCHER wrote:

I'm more worried about the Robby Andrews result. Oh, boy...

Which one?

I think he will be fine, but someone has to post this:

1:50.97

Your move

I posted earlier in defense of Centro (sort of) in that I don't think too much should be read into this. He's an old pro and knows how to race "when it counts".

But at the same time, some of the people defending him go a little too far. You'd almost think that the thinking is that the worse he does in April, the better. I mean, let's be real. No, running 1:50-high does not mean he should be written off, but at the same time, it's certainly not a GOOD result. There is nothing good about the defending Olympic 1500m gold medalist going to a B-level 800 and getting destroyed in a slow time. I doubt his goal before the race was to barely not get last. Presumably his ultimate goal is to defend his title, I assume (however tall of an order that may be), and if any of his main rivals were to deliver such a lousy performance, they would be being roasted right now.

So I"d like to ask those who still, after this performance, thing Centro is the King, what WOULD be a worrisome performance? What result from today, barring a fall or injury or whatever, would cause you to be concerned? 1:54? 2:12? I'm curious.

For context, this race was in Broward County, aka South Florida sprawl. Even more so, the race was in West Miramar. Zero trails, basically no parks, mature trees, etc.

Throw in mid-day Florida sun/humidity too.

Much different than where he usually trains.

Anyways, he got a nice vacation out of it and prob got a decent appearance fee from USATF.

malmo wrote:

Master Predictor wrote:

Might be a good time to hop in the steeple. Around 8:0X for sure. 28 hurdles, 7 water jumps.

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Awesome George Thorogood reference!

Swaglord_the_realest wrote:

USATF.TV WATCHER wrote:

I'm more worried about the Robby Andrews result. Oh, boy...

Which one?

This one:

He's a man among boys and should have run away with this race.

I said earlier that I’d bet lots of money on Centro making the team — I’m not exactly a fan of his and don’t think he’ll medal at the Olympics, but being concerned with this result is nonsense. It’s an absolutely terrible result for an all American miler, forget a world class miler. Still, my only concern with him not making the team would be injury. He has ten weeks to prepare from here, and if he doesn’t get hurt, he honestly might as well have run a 2:12 and I wouldn’t be concerned.

Eh didn't Teare just run 1:49? 1:50 off of a 54-55 means he ran even. Just didn't have an extra gear after not going out fast enough. Not ready to write him off. Arroyo, who finished right in front of him, is a 1:44 guy.

rupp

actually the funniest post i made re: super spikes was probably saying that texas a&m's tyra gittens might not have a legit pentathlon record because she needed a 2:31 800m to break the record and ran 2:28.

(she was wearing vic 3s)

1:50, actually almost 1:51 is not a good time for a pro miler at any time of the year.

15 year old Jakob Ingebrigtsen opened his season with a 1:52 in his first race in 2016.

Kev2 wrote:

I would take a gutsy silver medal at high altitude over a slow tactical gold and 2 world records to boot if I wanted to be remembered as the greatest American miler. Centro was lucky that the 3:26 and change Kenyan ran a dumb race that played into his hands

Then you would be pretty stupid.

athletespecial fanboy wrote:

Spencer brown 1:49.76

Ouch!!

This is why you don't play video games all day when you are in your 30's. Centor is a 🤡 🤡 🤡