German Fernandez - 8:53 low key 3200

Great time, incredible! He died hard though, 4:21 4:32 is not optimal at all. Get him in a race where he is not leading by a ton and can pace correctly and we will see some great stuff.

no dude, you misread it. He ran a 4:21 mile earlier in the day, then came back to run 8:53 later, at least that's how I read the article. Looks like he ran an 800 too. kid is a monster, can't wait to see him roll at Arcadia/mt. sac, etc...or wherever he runs.

Wow, incredible triple this early in the season. Hope he stays healthy; Sounds like he's got a shot to crack Hunt's 8:45.2 Arcadia record if he gets some help; sky's the limit for this kid...

Word is he went 4:21, 1:57 then split 4:27, 4:26 = 8:53 & split 53 on the 4x4.

And, after the two mile on ten minutes rest he ran a 53.9 relay leg on his 4x4 team.

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no dude, you misread it. He ran a 4:21 mile earlier in the day, then came back to run 8:53 later, at least that's how I read the article. Looks like he ran an 800 too. kid is a monster, can't wait to see him roll at Arcadia/mt. sac, etc...or wherever he runs.

8:53 lapping the entire (girls+boys) field in the wind. Amazing.

Results Included.

Wyco Loco wrote:

Word is he went 4:21, 1:57 then split 4:27, 4:26 = 8:53 & split 53 on the 4x4.

Disgusting. Great Performance(s)!

His coach must know a little about running if the kid's running that fast, but why the heck would he have him run all those races in one day? Even at a small meet that's a bitch of a day.

Let's just hope his best isn't strictly a high school thing. He seems to be the real deal though. Plus, he ran all three races with noone near him. Sick. Has he indicated a college choice yet??

I think he might be able to run sub 8:40 this year with a little competition and without doing a triple..

He's going to Oklahoma State University next year.

Wyco Loco wrote:

Word is he went 4:21, 1:57 then split 4:27, 4:26 = 8:53 & split 53 on the 4x4.

Jesus, they better not do this too him every week or he needs to take some of these races easier. That is a lot of hard running in one day. I did misread before, sorry.

Truly incredible marks for one day!! Gotta question the reason behind pushing that hard this early though? Why run four races in one day?

There was a great High School runner in California in the 1980's (Roman Gomez - Belmont?) that did this four race routine during his dual meets and doubled on weekends. Incredible marks. Don't think he did much in college later though?

This kid IS the real deal. He will have a chance to get Nelson's 8:36 this year. Just be careful.

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The 400 was a major mistake.

I sincerely hope this was not the end of his season.

no he will NOT get the record... the kid is an aerobic monster, but he will not the record... you can't say he will just based off of this workout/time trial...

i say he goes 4:07 mile, 8:47 two-mile and under 14 for the 5k on the track... i think his biggest highlight if he gets the opportunity to do it is cranking out a 5k time around 13:55, which may be possible if he was "relaxed" running 4:27/4:26 splits for the 3200...

Why is he going to Okie State????

because they have a good coach and some good runners and they are a very good program, look at their history... also, it seems that everyone on the team does really well in the classroom and that seems to be a big thing there... also, why not be on a program with other great runners and be apart of something that may get bigger... remember when CU signed goucher - he was the biggest recruit that wetmore got and other runners of goucher's caliber started going to CU...

OK state getting german and lowe is huge and can have the same effect as long as those guys improve and do well... they may beat CU someday in the big 12 and maybe win a national xc title

how much time was between the mile and 800m and 3200m??

He's run a 4:06 1600 with the split taken at time of hand-off prior to the line . . .

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no he will NOT get the record... the kid is an aerobic monster, but he will not the record... you can't say he will just based off of this workout/time trial...

i say he goes 4:07 mile, 8:47 two-mile and under 14 for the 5k on the track... i think his biggest highlight if he gets the opportunity to do it is cranking out a 5k time around 13:55, which may be possible if he was "relaxed" running 4:27/4:26 splits for the 3200...