Grant Holloway barely keeps his winstreak alive by .04 seconds
Official Lievin Discussion Thread: Update on pacing lights - every distance race but mens 800 to be at WR pace
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Wise Old Man wrote:
I’m not sure we have any idea what Grant expected of himself today, and I’m sure he’ll say all the right things if asked. Yes, in the greater scheme of things this race means little to nothing about his prospects for the rest of the year. Sure, it was his indoor PB. Nevertheless, I think all US fans expected a lot more. Maybe not a new AR or the win, but not 7:35 and more than 10 seconds off the pace either. He was 7 seconds off his actual PB!! It may be that BU and Millrose set the expectations too high for all American based athletes this indoor season, but there’s no way around feeling that Fisher’s run today was deflating.
Also, why on earth would Smith and that training group turn away Woody if he wanted to stay? He seems like a great training partner and a big plus. I hope he would be welcomed with open arms by any training group that allows a Nike athlete.
Yeah I didn’t take Luis’ interview like Wejo did. I think he just didn’t want to speak for Mike Smith, who is building up a pretty large pro group (and one that I could see adding Tuohy/Nico/Bosley etc.).
Agree with you on Fisher it was disappointing from what we’ve seen. That track is very fast for distance and the race was set up well for anyone in sub-7:30 fitness. We all kind of expected that out of Fisher but maybe he needs to be sharper with more races to be a factor in the 3,000. He wasn’t the only credentialed guy who didn’t perform well today.
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I think Teare has higher potential in the 3000m than Fisher does, i could see him sneaking a 7:27 or something outdoors if he gets in the right race.
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MI Strong wrote:
Grant won’t be pleased with his performance today.
Head up though. Experience is experience.
Good luck in Madrid.
Yes, hard race, but it will go better from here.
Notice, all Bowerman was underperforming this last weekend (or maybe others were actually much better), then I was thinking, Grant might be not in the best shape. But part of me thought Grant is on another level after last year. But I guess he wasn't today, but more like rest of the Bowerman at the moment.20 -
SlobbyKnobber wrote:
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Oops, that should be SIX.
The douchebag move was obvious on your first post, no need to emphasize your racism.
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John Wesley Harding wrote:
lmohraw wrote:
Aouita's not the fastest steepler. The question was does anyone know who the fastest steeple runner over 1500 was?
Well if THAT was the question then the answer is Saif Saaeed Shaheen, 3:33.51.
Evan Jagger 3'32'91
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the truth. wrote:
a good but not great (probably an endurance-based 3:28 guy) athlete will probably run 7:16 in a good race (pacer, low/no wind, and even better shoes). Komen's 7:20 is great but not untouchable
How far have we come with modern technology. An endurance (and, allegedly, EPO - but that goes for everybody since 199x) based 3:26 guy could only run 7:23 without magic shoes. Two of the four sub-12:40 guys could only run 7:25, while Cheptegei has not had a well-run, well-paced 3000m race AFAIK - and Komen himself, of course, is the other one.
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Not to mention you would probably need Ingebrigtsen to run as pacer to get through 2000m in the 4:50 that it would take.
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Read the wrap-up of the Lievin meet under they byline "Letsrun.com".
It's really unprofessional how you refer to Hodgkinson throughout the piece as Keely, but (aside from the headline) refer to Ingebritsen by his last name. Not sure the reason for the double standard but if you want to be taken seriously you should strive for consistency - and address about a hundred other things that make people write off this website.
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These people are not your friends. They are athletes you are covering in a supposedly professional capacity. Refer to them by their last name.
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adobe wrote:
Read the wrap-up of the Lievin meet under they byline "Letsrun.com".
It's really unprofessional how you refer to Hodgkinson throughout the piece as Keely, but (aside from the headline) refer to Ingebritsen by his last name. Not sure the reason for the double standard but if you want to be taken seriously you should strive for consistency - and address about a hundred other things that make people write off this website.
Keely has transcended the surname, just like Madonna.
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mclovin96 wrote:
John Wesley Harding wrote:
Well if THAT was the question then the answer is Saif Saaeed Shaheen, 3:33.51.
Evan Jagger 3'32'91
Girma, 3:29.51
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Fat Andrew the Butcher wrote:
mclovin96 wrote:
Evan Jagger 3'32'91
Girma, 3:29.51
Bob Tahri was the correct answer before Girma with 3:32.73
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Impala31 wrote:
Fat Andrew the Butcher wrote:
Girma, 3:29.51
Bob Tahri was the correct answer before Girma with 3:32.73
No, El Bakkali 3:31.95. My Shaheen comment was just me being an ass for another poster’s wording of the question/rejecting Aouita as a valid answer. Seems uncalled for now but February can be a dark time.
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