GRANT FISHER: BU 5000m WR Official Prediction Thread

VIPAM wrote:

Grant Fisher stated after his 3000m WR that he was thinking AR but not the 3000m WR. I honestly think he was being modest and knew the WR was a possibility. For the 5000m he already stated in an interview he wants to see what he is capable of and push himself to his limit. He also stated he wants to pull several people to sub 13.

Grant obviously knows the WR is possible and he's going for it without publicly stating It's a WR attempt.

Your thoughts ..will Grant break the 5000m indoor WR and his time?

12:49 is toast wrote:

He is so far ahead of where he was last winter, I don’t see how he doesn’t obliterate the WR.

12:44.37

VIPAM wrote:

Grant Fisher stated after his 3000m WR that he was thinking AR but not the 3000m WR. I honestly think he was being modest and knew the WR was a possibility. For the 5000m he already stated in an interview he wants to see what he is capable of and push himself to his limit. He also stated he wants to pull several people to sub 13.

Grant obviously knows the WR is possible and he's going for it without publicly stating It's a WR attempt.

Your thoughts ..will Grant break the 5000m indoor WR and his time?

Fan Out West. wrote:

12:49 is toast wrote:

He is so far ahead of where he was last winter, I don’t see how he doesn’t obliterate the WR.

12:44.37

Take notice that both Sam Gilman & Conner Mantz are entered.

Gilman was Grant's training partner in that All Access workout video posted a couple weeks ago. Mantz has been a sometimes companion on long runs up in Park City.

Just speculation: both are Grant's rabbits; Gilman through 2000, Mantz through 3000 -3400.

Would guess the pace will be 31.0/lap = 62.0/400 = 12:55/5000. Grant ratchets the pace down to 30s once the final pacer peels off, then 29s or faster over the final couple laps to get under 12:50 and break Bekele's 12:49.60 WR.

Maybe Grant runs 12:46 which would equal his pr from outdoors.

Let's just hope he stays in good health in these final six days of his East Coast racing tour.

VIPAM wrote:

Grant Fisher stated after his 3000m WR that he was thinking AR but not the 3000m WR. I honestly think he was being modest and knew the WR was a possibility. For the 5000m he already stated in an interview he wants to see what he is capable of and push himself to his limit. He also stated he wants to pull several people to sub 13.

Grant obviously knows the WR is possible and he's going for it without publicly stating It's a WR attempt.

Your thoughts ..will Grant break the 5000m indoor WR and his time?

minong wrote:

I'm firmly in the camp that Fisher will dip under 12:49, how far just depends on how the race sets up. Given the certainty of that, I'm actually more interested to see how Mantz does given the pace that they'll be setting. Does he actually go out with what will no doubt the WR pace? Seems nuts for someone coming off a half and training for Boston. It'll be fascinating to watch.

VIPAM wrote:

Grant Fisher stated after his 3000m WR that he was thinking AR but not the 3000m WR. I honestly think he was being modest and knew the WR was a possibility. For the 5000m he already stated in an interview he wants to see what he is capable of and push himself to his limit. He also stated he wants to pull several people to sub 13.

Grant obviously knows the WR is possible and he's going for it without publicly stating It's a WR attempt.

Your thoughts ..will Grant break the 5000m indoor WR and his time?

Meowsters wrote:

VIPAM wrote:

Grant Fisher stated after his 3000m WR that he was thinking AR but not the 3000m WR. I honestly think he was being modest and knew the WR was a possibility. For the 5000m he already stated in an interview he wants to see what he is capable of and push himself to his limit. He also stated he wants to pull several people to sub 13.

Grant obviously knows the WR is possible and he's going for it without publicly stating It's a WR attempt.

Your thoughts ..will Grant break the 5000m indoor WR and his time?

I’d like to remind everyone that Indoor WRs don’t exist. So, unless he runs under 12:35.36, it is not a WR.