Looks like G. Fernandez might be ready to get up and roll again. I guess he must be back into decent shape. What a relief to know he won't be debilitated for an entire season. He was injured in high school though pretty badly and was stil able to come back and set american records, so maybe I shouldn't be surprised.
Event 39 Men 1 Mile Run Championship
Saturday 1/24/2009 - 4:10 PM
Randal Tyson: 3:49.89 2/11/2005 Bernard Lagat
NCAA Auto: 3:59.50
NCAA Prov: 4:04.00
Lane Name School Seed Time
Section 1 of 2 Finals
1 Seth Summerside adidas
2 Josphat Boit adidas
3 Adam Perkins Rush Running
4 John Kosgei Oklahoma State
5 Dorian Ulrey Arkansas
6 Emmanuel Bor Alabama
7 Tyson David Alabama
8 German Fernandez Oklahoma State
9 Jacob Boone Oklahoma
10 Rob Sorrell Oklahoma
11 Mark Davidson Tulsa
12 Sean Fleming Oklahoma State
13 Orey Smith Arkansas TC
Section 2 of 2 Finals
1 David Chirchir Oklahoma State
2 Artur Kern Harding
3 E.C. Gibbs Georgia Tech
4 Daniel Kirwa Harding
5 Lewis Timmins Tulsa
6 Jordan Neil McNeese State
7 Kyle Dekker Tulsa
8 Aaron Batey unattached
9 Lane Boyer Arkansas
10 Eric Fernandez unattached
11 Rick Elliott Arkansas
12 Kinsey Dinnel Louisiana Tech
13 Philip Biwott Harding
German Fernandez on Mile Championship Start List for Arkansas Invite
Report Thread
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i bet he'll break 4mins
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ALLLLLLLRIGHT!
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he has started up intervals the past 2 weeks, this week he did 12x400 @ 63, last week he did 5x1 mile @ 4:25 , i'll say he is ready for a good race, during his time injured he was in the pool or on the bike every single day.
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How does this kid do it? Where does he get his incredible base from? Its mind-boggling.
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sub 4:00, no sweat for him. He may need to run a 3000 afterwords just to keep him motivated.
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He gets his base at Filene's Basement. You can get some in their liquidation sale.
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osu insider wrote:
he has started up intervals the past 2 weeks, this week he did 12x400 @ 63, last week he did 5x1 mile @ 4:25 , i'll say he is ready for a good race, during his time injured he was in the pool or on the bike every single day.
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the rocket wrote:
How does this kid do it? Where does he get his incredible base from? Its mind-boggling.
I heard he gets his incredible base from a fella named Ray-Bo on 79th St. -
He is also on the start list for Junior XC nationals on Feb 7th.
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letsrun.com wrote:
He is also on the start list for Junior XC nationals on Feb 7th.
start list
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OP, Fernandez hasn't set any American records.
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German is back!!! he will destroy this field of wannabee's. I bet German wins by 10 meters, and runs an easy walk in the park of 3:56.
I told you guys, but NO, you didn't want to listen.
German Rocks!!! -
Digg wrote:
OP, Fernandez hasn't set any American records.
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This is not exactly a bunch of "wannabee's"
Summerside has wheels, Boit is no joke, and the 'Bama boys are high quality imports. -
Just an incredibly efficient runner, able to suck more oxygen in while burning less than anyone else in the sport.
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C o a c h wrote:
than anyone else in the sport.
He's good, but Bekele would still lap him in a 10k. -
German Rocks wrote:
German is back!!! he will destroy this field of wannabee's. I bet German wins by 10 meters, and runs an easy walk in the park of 3:56.
I told you guys, but NO, you didn't want to listen.
German Rocks!!!
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I'm nobody and was nowhere near as talented as this kid but for reference I ran 13:38 and 28:30 years ago and I could maybe at my best fitness do 4 times 1600 in 4:25 with a 3 minute recovery. A fifth one would have been a warmup in 4:35.
Is German eligible to break American Junior Record this spring? Rudy Chapa's 10,000 record was one I never thought would be broken. If Fernandez is this fit after taking a month plus off, damn! -
Chapa's record is already gone
