Post-European Champs/Kenyan Trials World 1500m Power Rankings Update

Who are you?

There are a lot of other discipline in sport.

Consider making a well thought out critique or possibly even your own list instead of just yet another negative post.

Yours is negative too. And not well thought out. And so is mine!! F**k us all!!!!

I didn’t drop Habz/Nader that much and gave them the benefit of the doubt mostly, so I’m not really sure what your beef is.

Why do you keep saying an 18 year old kid was 'crushed' losing by 1 second to a 25 year old and running 3:33? How many verified 18 year olds in history have even run 3:33?

Myers himself said he was experimenting with a new frontrunning tactic and freely admits he died in the last 150m.

1.26s in the last 200m and running 3:33.93. Don’t know why you are so sensitive, he is young and taking it on the chin in some races. It’s OK, long-term I expect he will be quite good.

Spencer looked awful in Finland today running 3:43. I don’t think the Aussie selectors can pull him but that was really bad. Mechaal was really bad too. It does make me wonder if these guys are getting too greedy. Mechaal has the standard, so why is he running so soon after a big double? And Spencer I guess feels he has to show something.

31.26? That's the only possible time I can think of

I’m saying he put 1.26 seconds on Myers in his last 200m. The Frenchman probably ran a 27-hi while Myers was around 29.

I think these ranking are fair. The favorites are clear in Jakob and Kerr. And any in the top 8-12 has a medal chance if they show up and peak at the right day. Well done with these.

Another thing to consider is how they’ll fair after 2, 3, or even 4 rounds at Paris with the potential of going the repechage rounds. Nader for example looked gassed in the Euro final after falling in the prelims and desperately trying to make up ground. He had nothing the last 200. Same with Gourley who is still trying to get into shape after an extended injury. That last 100 was painful to watch. Habz struggled mightily too. Even the favorites need to be careful with not exerting any more energy than necessary. Jakob put on a show in his prelim 1500 at Euros from last to first in the last lap, but it absolutely wasn’t necessary since that heat clearly was going to have the “q” time qualifiers.

Yes most should be able to make it into the final, but there is always one or two who flat out don’t make it (Katir and Tim in 2023), or some who can run sub 3:32 at a Diamond League race but have yet to be truly tested with the reality of Olympic heats and what should be a FAST final.

Myers tried to win from far out in a super-slow race in Poland. The last 200 was rough and he was all the way down in 6th out of 12 finishers. Kinda feel bad and I think this is mismanagement. Let the kid train and relax a bit. It’s unlikely Hunt will even be able to be picked without the standard, and he’s running poorly. Seems like it’s whether they want to let Stewy double or give Myers an opportunity. I think this should be hashed out soon.

Munguti backed off the pace and ran a completely cowardly race to just outkick Myers that I think makes his Paris prospects extremely cloudy. No question in my eyes that Athletics Kenya should leave him at home in favor of Brian Komen.

Not worthy of an update just from USAs alone but Cole firmly joins the The Next Guys: group at 5. I'd still trust Nuguse and Cheruiyot a bit more if someone else is pacing (likely). He definitely has earned a position ahead of Wightman and Reynold. That puts two Americans in the top 5, which is certainly an exciting position for American track fans. Also, it now seems Brian Komen is likely to grab the third Kenyan spot, which makes the Kenyan team more formidable given Munguti's struggles with consistency.