Filbert Bayi in Jamaica
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But that was Holman's distance. The mile will not be Fernandez' distance, no matter how fast he runs it. Remember, his training has been all geared for 8K cross country.
German-aide wrote:
Wow, this kid get's more credit for things he's nowhere near proven. German could barely outkick Coe over 3,000. Rupp convincinly dropped coe on a 1600 AFTER his 5K where he dropped a 1:55 on the last half while letting down the last 100. He was on pace for 1:54 or better despite not starting his move till 750 to go.
Rupp easily distanced himself on the 1600 spliting :54 low and again letting down at the end. If he had to for the win he would have been at :53.
German and Coe are much more mile-3K guys than Rupp so when Rupp comes down to the mile and lays it down like that that's out of his range. It's a 5K-10K specialist who is just so good that he beats you at your specialty.
German is good, but he does not finish like Rupp does.
Where the f$ck do you think German comes in and suddenly has more speed and strength than Rupp?
German is really amazing for a freshman, but you have got to wake up a bit. German is somewhere between Rupp and Coe for 3K, and more on the level of Coe.
Dude, read my post more closely. I said Rupp would win the 3k in a kick, exactly what you're saying. German would set a great pace, running 61-2 every quarter until the last lap, in which Rupp would drop a 58 or so and German wouldn't be able to match it.
And remember that German ran a huge negative split in his 3k (4:16, 3:01 or so) and that he was sick that week. Coe ran the race of his life and German had the least impressive race of his indoor season, so the two look closer than they really are. In my opinion.
Why is his indoor 3k junior record not ratified?