Niels Laros, who turned 18 in April has opened his season with: 13:23.01 3:38.34 1:45.80
A big drop in his 15 is almost certain. Could be massive. Comparisons are often silly, but take, say, Nick Willis. His 800 and 5000 prs are 1:45.54 and 13;20.33, and they didn't come in the same year.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him make WC finals this year.
Look at the pacing in that 3:38, and how he went from 14th to 4th in the last 500m. He beat guys who are running 3:33-3:34 in other races. I’m pretty confident he can run 3:33 now himself.
Link makes it look like he ran in a U20 race, but he was in the senior race with Elias Ngeny, a 1:43 man. Laros took it in the final 50 meters. Something like 52/53.
He is still 4 seconds behind Kessler's 18 year old best, with plenty of season left, but six-tenths ahead of the American hs record at 800 and 11 seconds ahead at 5, which is seriously good range.
Niels Laros, who turned 18 in April has opened his season with: 13:23.01 3:38.34 1:45.80
A big drop in his 15 is almost certain. Could be massive. Comparisons are often silly, but take, say, Nick Willis. His 800 and 5000 prs are 1:45.54 and 13;20.33, and they didn't come in the same year.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him make WC finals this year.
Any word on what he does in training? He pretty much skipped XC for the most part to train. 1:45 and 13:20 is STUPID range
Niels Laros, who turned 18 in April has opened his season with: 13:23.01 3:38.34 1:45.80
A big drop in his 15 is almost certain. Could be massive. Comparisons are often silly, but take, say, Nick Willis. His 800 and 5000 prs are 1:45.54 and 13;20.33, and they didn't come in the same year.
I wouldn't be surprised to see him make WC finals this year.
Any word on what he does in training? He pretty much skipped XC for the most part to train. 1:45 and 13:20 is STUPID range
It’s incredible range for an 18 year old, no doubt. But it’s not really unusual for a 3:33.0 guy with good speed, which is what I expect he’ll prove to be in the next couple months.
