Niels MF Laros. Steals it from Nuguse. Bowerman mile win 3:45.94!!!

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WOW, have a day young man! Do we think Laros is a metal contender now? I can’t help but think that if Jakob was in that race he would’ve destroyed everyone.

If Laros hadn't left it so late, he would have destroyed everyone. If he had been in Paris last week he would have ran 3:26.

I said at the beginning of the year that the Big US 3 of Hocker, Nuguse and Kessler wouldn't all make the team. Strand has a great shot to knock off Kessler, no?

And I said on the SC podcast this week, we need a way to get Strand into the Bowemran mile. I was like who needs to come out - Hoare was near the top of my mental list and he Hoare finishes DFL.

But if I was coaching Strand, I think I'd be happy he wasn't in Bowerman mile. His confidence is sky high now (unless you thought he could run like 3:45 with rabbits and win it).

Nuguse shouldn’t have drifted into the second lane.

If Jakob is there he pulls Nuguse and Habs along and they go 1-2-3 (Laros) 4 Habs with Jakob just missing a world record.

Why would he have pulled habz but Yared didn’t?

do you know English?

Reread please, I said Habs still gets caught

Laros ran around 53.4 from 1200m-1600m. However, most of it came from the final 100 which was 12.7!!! Jakob ran 3:28.68 as a teenager. This time is within the ballpark of that.

Yeah I think Strand has a 3:45 in him (he wouldn’t have won though due to the pacing, it would have to be even). Kessler won’t make the team, between Hocker and Strand for first.

That’s why Jakob is still the king of time trials.

Yes he would have. It’s strange how many people are surprised, even though he’s been providing evidence of the inevitable breakthrough for a while.

On a side note, Hocker knows how to peak. He will be a threat at the WC.

Where was the latest 23 year old wonder teen from Kenya?

Props to Nuguse for going for El G's world record. He looked like he was on pace until around 1400m, when the green lights disappeared and the white lights (set to 3:45.14) caught up. Nuguse's stride really collapsed in the final 200m. He definitely had a 3:44 in him today with more even pacing and a less aggressive first half. In that case, Laros wouldn't have beaten him.

Just shows that 3:43.13 is one hell of a world record and that it will take a Herculean performance on the perfect day to finally break it. Especially since the mile is so rarely run.

Although 3:26.00 is the superior record, I expect that to be broken first since the 1500m is run more often.

Even see with Faith's WRs. 3:49.11, then 3:49.04, then 3:48.68 - whereas she only set one official mile world record (4:07.64) since Breaking4 doesn't count.

I hand-time him at 25.9-26.0 for the last 200 (3:19.9 at 1409)

If US guys dont peak at Nationals and World, they better drop their summer long jog race mentslity and go to DL next year. As I predicted. We got smoked. A 19 year old in Cam gets it....get on a plane, Hobbs. Time to race.

Yes Kessler is vulnerable. Not just strand but green can beat him.

the deal is that the top guys rotate the podium positions, depending on their game A or game B.

kessler B game can convert to A with a couple weeks sharp training.

Jacob with his 343 mile and front run, that Jacob kills that field, but goose and laros would have ebough juice to draft nearly all the way.

Laros training appears to be peaked for late July onward.

so A game Jacob will have to contend with that.

that said the group is still behind Jacob A but not Jacob B