Noticed Nico has been racing in the adidas control half tights which I guess are like the old tech fit with those kind of tape panels.
Nico Young is a Distance God and he wants to run The TEN next weekend and the 10,000 at USAs
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What spikes?
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Amd this is the type of comment Rojo was hoping for when he created this thread.
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He has pronouns in his instagram bio. As they’re very important I wanted to use both since there are 2.
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Kobbs Hessler wrote:
God is only capitalized when referring to the one true God. "A distance god" gets no capitalization.
Christians don't own the word "god" regardless of how it's capitalised.
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A 14 hour flight to run a road 10k? That’s a better option? Would it even count?
A very fast and competitive 10K. Better timing, and you wear supershoes. Of course the time counts, and adidas I’m sure would take great care of him, hype up American road 10K WR attempt etc. Can go to Saint Moritz after or whatever, and get some races in in May.
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I like the idea of him running the TEN and doing the 10K at USAs, but I'm not sure doing the NCAA 10K is a good idea on top of that.
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I agree that Nico Young should run the 10000m this upcoming week if he can recover from NCAAs and run the event at US Trials. If he can recover I wouldn't be surprised if at least a 27:05.
Please stop tossing around the word God, like it's just another word. This thread should be banned just for the title alone😳
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He will not get better conditions to run a 10,000 before the trials with such a quality field. He just can sit back and follow for 20 laps. If he hits the standard he won’t have to race again all spring, but he will have more options and taking time off is one of them. Otherwise he has to go chase that time somewhere else. He could even redshirt track. I say he has to do this race.
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Strike while the iron is hot Nico!
if you want to make the Olympic 10k team, unfortunately you have to run a ridiculous standard.
Why can’t World Athletics make qualifying standards more interesting for the 10k?
how about:
you make the US (any country)10k Olympic team if you finish top 3 at the trials AND….
You are top 5 at NCAA XC, or you win the NCAA indoor 5k, or you win the 3k at world indoors, or finish the indoor season with the fastest 5k time, or you break 61 in the half, or Win US CC, or if you finish top 25 at World XC! ???Running sub 27 is such a niche race situation…it’s not really racing, it’s just time trialing. I am sorry but it’s boring.
Chris Solinksy’s sub 27 was exciting because it was the result of trying to beat Galen Rupp and Sam Chelenga
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They should be incentivizing participation at World XC. Top 25 seems generous but top 15/20 at Worlds XC is fair. Sub-27 is fair if your country doesn’t have trials, but to me if they do contest trials I’d allow sub-13 plus 10K trials or sub-59:30 plus 10K trials. It feels silly that there could be a Kenyan finish top 3 who doesn’t have the standard let’s say. It is far less likely though with the World XC/HM pathways.
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rojo wrote:
He just told us he wants to run the 10,000 at the Trials and if you are doing that what's the point unless you run The TEN next weekend.
Nico Young interview is uploading here.
Mike Smith said he's debating it. Off camera, as a fan and former coach, I pleaded with him to let Nico run The TEN. I told him to not over think this - he's in the fom of his life, let him rest and then race. IF he's running the 10,000 at the Trials, what's the point unless you have the standard? That's the best place to get it.
Mike Smith interview is uploading here:
Who the F is Nico? A distance god? Delusional
If he wins a gold medal at the World Championships or Olympics numerous times, then you can remotely refer to him as a great.
SMH....
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He will not get better conditions to run a 10,000 before the trials with such a quality field. He just can sit back and follow for 20 laps. If he hits the standard he won’t have to race again all spring, but he will have more options and taking time off is one of them. Otherwise he has to go chase that time somewhere else. He could even redshirt track. I say he has to do this race.
Payton Jordan would be a good opportunity. With pacers and pacing lights, a quality field isn’t necessary.
I’m in agreement that redshirting track would be a good decision as it really does look like he could make the olympic team.
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VIPAM wrote:
I agree that Nico Young should run the 10000m this upcoming week if he can recover from NCAAs and run the event at US Trials. If he can recover I wouldn't be surprised if at least a 27:05.
Please stop tossing around the word God, like it's just another word. This thread should be banned just for the title alone😳
Oh, i think he can run 27 flat or better
i rarely give away anything lol
He is pretty friggin good
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I agree the title of this thread should be banned. There is only one God...Nico should probably go pro. I am sure if he runs anything under 27:10 for 10000m if he runs at the 10,the offers will be coming in
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Mike Smith must be thrilled to get coaching advice from the guy who led Cornell to all those titles.
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4:20 is not that fast wrote:
dustdevil wrote:
He will not get better conditions to run a 10,000 before the trials with such a quality field. He just can sit back and follow for 20 laps. If he hits the standard he won’t have to race again all spring, but he will have more options and taking time off is one of them. Otherwise he has to go chase that time somewhere else. He could even redshirt track. I say he has to do this race.
Payton Jordan would be a good opportunity. With pacers and pacing lights, a quality field isn’t necessary.
I’m in agreement that redshirting track would be a good decision as it really does look like he could make the olympic team.
Payton Jordan could be, but Nico could be the best person in that race and have to do the work himself. Next Saturday, he might not even be in the top 5. I can't think of a better way to run his first ever 10,000 and maybe set the NCAA in the process.
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4:20 is not that fast wrote:
dustdevil wrote:
He will not get better conditions to run a 10,000 before the trials with such a quality field. He just can sit back and follow for 20 laps. If he hits the standard he won’t have to race again all spring, but he will have more options and taking time off is one of them. Otherwise he has to go chase that time somewhere else. He could even redshirt track. I say he has to do this race.
Payton Jordan would be a good opportunity. With pacers and pacing lights, a quality field isn’t necessary.
I’m in agreement that redshirting track would be a good decision as it really does look like he could make the olympic team.
Another thing to consider is when he makes the time vs. when the olympic trials are. He's got what? 13-14 weeks till the trials now or wait 6 weeks later till Payton Jordan. Mike Smith would be licking his chops if he had a 14 week training cycle to work with vs. 8. Things are happening right now.
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