This thread has a couple main talking points.
1. Is there enough time for him to recover for the olympics?
The answer is YES! Of course 2-3 day and he will be ready to go again. Athletes at this level bounce back super quick.
2. Is Centro the best American miler/1500m runner ever?
While he has an impressive championship racing record, to be the best you have to be the fastest. So this is what is required for him to be the undisputed greatest.
3. Why is he doing this?
With Cheruiyot in the race and with his style of racing it is almost certainly going to go out fast. This is most likely a preparation for that quick pace from the gun, unlike how he needed to prepare for the trials, or other races which were almost certainly going to be tactical. Finally, I think because he was dating Houliburrito, oops I mean Houlihan, he was jealous of her American record and wanted his own.
4. Can he break the record?
First off hopefully he wouldn't be hyping this up if he didn't think he could do it. Also I would love to see a fast race and the record broken. However I predict a 3:47.xx-3:50.xx