Fred Kerley Tweeting About 5K

SAD! I thought it was going to be a tweet about him targeting the 5000 next year.

What was the tweet?

Looks like Letsrun linked it up top. Simple little tweet, but gotta love it.

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GPT-3: I'm really excited to watch the 5k! I've never seen one before and I'm just curious how they do it. I mean, they have to run so far! And they must be really tired when they finish. I wonder what the winners heart rate is. Probably pretty high, huh?

I like the 5000m :) I don't much care for 5ks. Hope y'all can forgive me for not keeping up with the roads - usually if someone goes under 13 or 27 it ends up somewhere I can see it on the front page here anyway

- not one of the best sprinters in the US

Fredley!

I wonder if Noah Lyles has ever watched a distance race. He seems to be more about himself than anything else. But it works for him.

Maybe his curiosity will lead him there. Would be a different discipline for him. Would be interesting to watch his transition too.

What's the farthest distance Kerley could beat Fischer in?

500 and something meters probably. Gets close near 600, and Fisher would blow him away at 800

More interesting thought exercise to include athing MU in this as well

Eating even more tainted burgers aint gonna help Mu. Even hyper rodied Kurley could squeak out a 1:55. Fisher does 1:48. Wouldnt be fun to watch.

If you slow the first 4600 down enough, Fred would win the 5 K

What if Kerley entered the 5000m, sat on everyone for 4900m, then ran a 9.7 last 100m for the gold?

That's wild. I've never seen that from a pro sprinter. On college teams, distance runners and sprinters usually have some mutual respect. I guess it makes sense that it's the same at pro level.

Got to admit as a middle and long distance runner in school, I paid a lot of attention to races 1/2 mile and up, and a fair amount to the 440 (as we oft worked out with the quarter milers), little to the sprints and hurdles and less to the field events.

I remember seeing Wallace Spearmon at the luncheon they held after the 2012 marathon Trials. I get the feeling that elite athletes respect other elite athletes, even if in different areas.