Cameron Myers 7:52, Centrowitz 7:53! in Aussie 3km Champs

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1 year ago 03/13/2023 4:39am EDT

re: jacksprat

jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?

Nice one. I’m a Kiwi based in Australia. I agree. It’s weird, almost like a tall poppy syndrome going on. Sure Centro won Olympic gold in a very slow time (3:50ish) but that doesn’t take anything away from him being an outstanding runner. He had to navigate his way through all the earlier Olympic rounds against the worlds best to make the final and then he ran a truly superb tactical race to win. He did what no other world class 1500m runner could do on the day. Also agree on Engels. Love that guy!

1 year ago 03/13/2023 4:57am EDT

re: GreatDane

GreatDane wrote:
jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?
Nice one. I’m a Kiwi based in Australia. I agree. It’s weird, almost like a tall poppy syndrome going on. Sure Centro won Olympic gold in a very slow time (3:50ish) but that doesn’t take anything away from him being an outstanding runner. He had to navigate his way through all the earlier Olympic rounds against the worlds best to make the final and then he ran a truly superb tactical race to win. He did what no other world class 1500m runner could do on the day. Also agree on Engels. Love that guy!

Nobody except the lrc nerds gives fck that it was won in a slow time. If the others ran like 1diots then its their problem.

1 year ago 03/13/2023 6:34am EDT

re: GreatDane

GreatDane wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
I'm a great fan of recreational sport. Less of doped professionals.
Not a fan and yet you obsessively talk about it on here on a daily basis.

Someone has to respond to your collective delusions. They are what enable doped sport.

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1 year ago 03/13/2023 6:36am EDT

re: jacksprat

jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?

He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.

1 year ago 03/13/2023 9:00am EDT

re: GreatDane

What is a Mexican doing racing in the Australian championships?

1 year ago 03/13/2023 9:05am EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?
He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.

That's your opinion. How about you grow up and accept that other people may have different opinions?

1 year ago 03/13/2023 3:59pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?
He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.

I'm unsure how to measure talent: I go by results. Centro has an excellent trophy & medallions case.

1 year ago 03/13/2023 8:41pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
Trolly McTroll wrote:
Centro would have been right in the mix for All American this weekend.
But less so than an Aussie schoolboy.

Congrats on your new Ryan Gregson.

1 year ago 03/13/2023 8:45pm EDT

re: Armstronglivs

Armstronglivs wrote:
jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?
He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.

Sorry, but if you beat Kirprop, Makloufi, Willis, Souleiman, and Iguider all in their prime in their main event I'd say you're easily in the conversation. That 1500 final may be one of the best fields ever assembled (note I said "one of" not "the best" for you guys who will immediately reply with better fields).

1 year ago 03/13/2023 8:47pm EDT

re: jacksprat

jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?

I'm an ex-pat Australian, now US citizen.

Lived here since the 1976 Olympics era.

People here are more into time trialling than racing.

1 year ago 03/13/2023 8:54pm EDT

re: hooooo

hooooo wrote:
jacksprat wrote:
Decent run for Centro. I'm Australian, I don't understand the hate for him and the belittling of his Olympic gold. To me he is a very fine runner. I often think this of Engels as well - what have they done to infuriate posters on a running forum?
I'm an ex-pat Australian, now US citizen.
Lived here since the 1976 Olympics era.
People here are more into time trialling than racing.

Don't forget the people on here who worship Jim Ryun. Even though Jim ran before stopwatches were invented so how did they even keep his times?

1 year ago 03/13/2023 10:14pm EDT

re: it is time

it is time wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
But less so than an Aussie schoolboy.
Congrats on your new Ryan Gregson.

Yeah I dunno. He took 9 seconds off Gregson's record. He has the rest of the year to improve it, but may not run many 3k races. He might break Gregson's U20 national record this year, as a 16/17yo.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 12:30am EDT

re: Karma Police

I'm pretty sure if a 16 year old American male ran 7:52 and a 17 year old American female ran 8:51 at the same meet, letsrun would going off. One will run for Stanford the other will sign a big shoe contract. Will be interesting watching their careers.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 12:59am EDT

re: Aussie Aussie aussie

Aussie Aussie aussie wrote:
I'm pretty sure if a 16 year old American male ran 7:52 and a 17 year old American female ran 8:51 at the same meet, letsrun would going off. One will run for Stanford the other will sign a big shoe contract. Will be interesting watching their careers.

Abby Caldwell will have a superior career to them both combined.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 1:11am EDT

re: CFR

That is a rather big call, but we will see. Lots to be excited about in Aussie distance running at the moment.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 1:16am EDT

re: Aussie Aussie aussie

Aussie Aussie aussie wrote:
That is a rather big call, but we will see. Lots to be excited about in Aussie distance running at the moment.

Will bump this thread in 2038

1 year ago 03/14/2023 1:54am EDT

re: FangYouTang

FangYouTang wrote:
Archie Noakes, the guy in 9th at 7:53, just turned 18 in December. Not too shabby.

Does he still have that sick mullet? Lot of young tracksters are rocking the mullet these days.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 10:42am EDT

re: Centrowitch

Centrowitch wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.
That's your opinion. How about you grow up and accept that other people may have different opinions?

You seem to have missed that this is a place of opinions - mine included. Agreeing with others isn't a requirement.

1 year ago 03/14/2023 10:52am EDT

re: it is time

it is time wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
He isn't 'the greatest American distance runner of all time", as is claimed here. That belittles those with more talent who achieved greater feats.
Sorry, but if you beat Kirprop, Makloufi, Willis, Souleiman, and Iguider all in their prime in their main event I'd say you're easily in the conversation. That 1500 final may be one of the best fields ever assembled (note I said "one of" not "the best" for you guys who will immediately reply with better fields).

Every field in an Olympic or world championship final is typically the best of their era. But to be the "best of all time" we need to see beyond one race - however good it may have been. Personally, I think the 2016 final was the most lamentable in that event I had seen for decades. It was a 400m race, not 1500m. If they had all stepped of the track at 1100m you would have asked yourself - wtf was that about? Was it the warmup before the race?

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