Centro to take on collegiate studs like Joe Waskom & Charles Hicks this weekend at UW - Who you got?

The issue is that Centro will never be what he was. Not sure why anyone is excited to see Centro try valiantly to eventually run 3:33 again. He will never run faster than that again. I think deep down even he knows it.

I'm surprised to see Hick's racing so soon. Based on his strava he is only a few workouts deep into his season. Would not be surprised if he is just pacing but we will see.

If he’s running two events, then he’s probably treating the meet as a workout.

For someone who has reached the top and fallen back down, there is always hope that they can reach that form again, just for one moment. I'm sure Centrowitz is building for that moment, but he knows it will take months and just wants be somewhere in the lead pack for this one. Great to see him going at it, though.

"who do you have?" or "who do you think will win?" NOT "who you got?"

Unless he has made radical changes in his training, he will come in and run just under 4, fading badly the last lap. Centro has always phoned it in the first few races and does not get into shape until very close to USATF championships. He may look like crap at this meet, but that won't mean anything. Wait until USATF champs to know whether he can still get it done or whether he is ready to retire.

Our last data point is that mile in Hawaii. 4:03.54 in a race where the top 5 of the finishers came in in 3:56.0 to 3:57.54. If he runs under 4:00, that would be a step forward. The 1,000 has got to be a workout effort.

I think he gets crushed this weekend and makes the team at nationals this year.

Lets say you're right, and he only ever runs 3:33. I still want to see it, because he is after all an Olympic gold medalist, and like it or not, 3:33 is still plenty fast.

I think Luke Houser will beat his teammates because he was the only UW guy outside of Brian Fay who had a halfway decent season.

If Zane Bergen breaks 4, would that be his first time?

Where Sprout finishes would be interesting?

Yes

Pretty sure he said he would be skipping indoors. Now he's racing indoors. Maybe things are coming along quicker than expected.

I like Hicks as a very good young runner with some great PB's and competitive results. Likely indoors is primarily base training for him especially these early season indoor non-championship races. I'm not reading too much into what he achieves in this meet.

If Hocker, Teare, Nuguse, Kessler, Thompson bring their best shape it will be difficult for an aging Centro to qualify. After a year without efficient training?

Hicks doesn't look to be entered any longer.

Based on Let's Run Posts, Seth DeMoor is going to crash the race and win it with a incredible 4:57 performance. DGR, keep turning the knobs!

Seriously, Hicks wins.

If he's going to have that moment, I would think it's going to be in the 5k. I don't think he's shown he still has the same speed in the 15 anymore.

as always - i got the doper...

oh wait...