Given that Sudan has submitted Yaseen Abdalla for their universiality spot in the Olympics, what do we think he can run?
He’s ran 13:33 on the track and 28:42 in cross.
VDOT charts give him ~2:12 off his 10k. I think that’s obviously a bit ambitious. 5x10k -10 minutes estimate gives a 2:14.
I’m going to say 2:18. Ceiling of 2:14, floor 2:25. He’s more talented than a 2:18, sure, but as a mostly 5k guy in track who’s currently competing, I don’t think there will exactly be an amazing marathon buildup.
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