No hate but is it really that shocking for a 26 minute 10k runner to be able to break 3:50 in the mile? I mean Nico Young has almost done so and he barely runs the event. Not sure if "range" is the right term here
No hate but is it really that shocking for a 26 minute 10k runner to be able to break 3:50 in the mile? I mean Nico Young has almost done so and he barely runs the event. Not sure if "range" is the right term here
I mean, Nico Young is a 12:45 guy and the only American to ever win a competitive DL 5k (i love Ben True but he was no Nico Young). The truth is that Nico Young has incredible range too, and there's a good chance he has a better career than Grant by the time he retires.
No hate but is it really that shocking for a 26 minute 10k runner to be able to break 3:50 in the mile? I mean Nico Young has almost done so and he barely runs the event. Not sure if "range" is the right term here
They all correlate to the mile. So, no.
That said, IMO Fisher is the best American distance runner of all time.
No hate but is it really that shocking for a 26 minute 10k runner to be able to break 3:50 in the mile? I mean Nico Young has almost done so and he barely runs the event. Not sure if "range" is the right term here
They all correlate to the mile. So, no.
That said, IMO Fisher is the best American distance runner of all time.
Fisher isn't even ahead of Rupp.
Rupp ran 3:50 indoors, 7:30, 12:58, 26:44, 59:47, and 2:06. And a 1:49 in the 800.
Rupp did it without the help of super-shoes and bicarb. And Rupp rarely chased records in time trials like Fisher does.
I know that it's different eras with supershoes and competition and lights and bicarb and stuff, but those PR's are crazy versatile.
For reference, some of the greats have run:
Bekele - 3:32 (3:49 mile), 7:25, 12:37, 26:17
Kipchoge - 3:33 (3:50 mile), 7:27, 12:55, 26:49
El G - 3:26 (3:43 mile), 7:23, 12:50, N/A
Farah - 3:28 (3:45 mile), 7:32, 12:53, 26:46
Discus
I watched the race on youtube and I was impressed at how efficient Fisher's style is, even in comparison to some other world class athletes, Olly Hoare, for example, - Fisher runs in a very compact and efficient way with absolutely no wasted movement and everything working to preserve economy of gesture.
From start to finish in a race, Fisher's form never seems to disintegrate and he looks the same. That's a very advantageous quality to have in a middle distance and distance runner and I was thinking he could even possibly one day move up to the marathon and become very good at that distance. Whether he does so is a different matter.
Lastly, which was interesting to note that I had never noticed how short Fisher looks but this became evident when he was running with other middle distance runners who seem to be much taller and somewhat heavier than him.
I know that it's different eras with supershoes and competition and lights and bicarb and stuff, but those PR's are crazy versatile.
For reference, some of the greats have run:
Bekele - 3:32 (3:49 mile), 7:25, 12:37, 26:17
Kipchoge - 3:33 (3:50 mile), 7:27, 12:55, 26:49
El G - 3:26 (3:43 mile), 7:23, 12:50, N/A
Farah - 3:28 (3:45 mile), 7:32, 12:53, 26:46
Discus
I watched the race on youtube and I was impressed at how efficient Fisher's style is, even in comparison to some other world class athletes, Olly Hoare, for example, - Fisher runs in a very compact and efficient way with absolutely no wasted movement and everything working to preserve economy of gesture.
From start to finish in a race, Fisher's form never seems to disintegrate and he looks the same. That's a very advantageous quality to have in a middle distance and distance runner and I was thinking he could even possibly one day move up to the marathon and become very good at that distance. Whether he does so is a different matter.
Lastly, which was interesting to note that I had never noticed how short Fisher looks but this became evident when he was running with other middle distance runners who seem to be much taller and somewhat heavier than him.