When+Where can Lopez Lomong be beaten and at what distance?

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naurunner wrote:

I'm not sure anyone out there can beat him at any distance in the NCAA's at the moment.

You're the understated-type, aren't you?

The moon + tomorrow...it's going down.

he would get beat in the 10k, steeple and possibly the 5k. yes, he did very well in xc, while training for the 10k, but i imagine his current training is 800/1500 specific, which would not give him the gas tank to run a solid 10k this season.

He is only clearly beatable in the 3k steeple right now, only because (to my knowledge) he has not run the event. But in every other event, 800, 1500, 5k, 10k, he would have to be considered the favorite.

if you look at the video of his 800 i dont think he was doing the bare minimum to win. it was a good race but he was back for the first lap. he kicked really hard and won by .3. he was definitely trying.

brown would still have to be considered the favorite over 800...he beat him last year and while lomongs cross season was impressive, it doesnt really say much for an increased ability to run 800 meters...and 1:47 is nothing to make hm the class of the field

over 1500-3k id say yes hes the favorite

5k hes definitly in the mix but personally id say solinsky would edge him out

and over 10k...why would he be the favorite?...he ran 8-10k cross races all fall and never won a big one, hed place well but would get beat

agreed. I highly doubt the training he\'s doing right now would allow him to pump out 4:30\'s for six miles.

So he has won what, 1 national title?? He didn't win the 800 last year, he didn't win cross country, and he beat Solinsky after Solinsky had to run the 5k the night before, and then hammer out front in the 3k because he had team responsibilities, while Lopez could just sit and kick. He has run well, but how he is the favorite at every event from 800-10,000?? Get real man, Lopez is impressive but seriously, get off his nuts.

First of all, if that is truly an NAU runner and not someone just trying to put pressure on Lomong then you need stop posting on letsrun.com. That original post is ignorant. There are way too many great runners to say a foolish statement like that.

With that being said, Lomong is training hard. for the person that said that he lost the 800m last year I would like to say that he is a COMPLETELY different athlete that at any time last school year. You can conclude what you want from that.

There are still way too many great athletes to say he is unbeatable at any distance although I would give him a shot at any distance from 800m-10,000m but the steeple. Take care and best of luck to everyone!

JH

Thanks for the reality check, coach, and keep up the good work.

I'd say he's more likely to win the steeple than the 10k? Why would it be any harder? He is strong enough to handle barriers, and has quick turnover.

In all seriousness, what has he really done to show he's that dominate? [In full disclosure I'll state that Lomong is vastly superior to me in every way, shape, and form]. His 800m time would hardly put him in the top 10 in the past few years and he's only third currently in the 1500m.

the 800 was not effortless...he did the flop at the end of the race-reminded me of what Alan webb did at the end of his 3:53hs mile

He also "flopped" after beating Solinsky in the 3K, but then popped right back up. Is this just his way of celebrating? He seems like the kind of guy who would do it in sort of a "goofing" sort of way...

hmmmmm wrote:

brown would still have to be considered the favorite over 800...he beat him last year and while lomongs cross season was impressive, it doesnt really say much for an increased ability to run 800 meters...and 1:47 is nothing to make hm the class of the field

He's clearly capable of faster than 1:47 right now. Check out the splits in the stanford 800. He was 54 high or 55 low at the 400, and then ran a 52 second last lap.