Not bad at all, looks he won the race as well.
Not bad at all, looks he won the race as well.
That's a PB for Centro...
Still a pretty crappy time
For someone with his strength, not a bad time at all. He very rarely runs the 800.
His 800 PR I believe dates to last year--if not, then he ran a time very close to it last year at a minor meet in Italy. Even though it's only about a second faster than he ran at London, this should stand as a sign that his fitness and training are all headed in the right direction at the right time.
Not bad!
If it was Wheating I would be concerned, you have to consider Centro is a mile/5k type.
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American middle distance runners in general don't train their low end speed enough and leave that training until the last few weeks. It is a coaching error and hurts Americans chances in the Olympics.
When you consider that Lagat and El G ran the last 800 of the 2004 1500 final about a full second faster than what Centro just ran....lets just say that 1:43 guy Kiprop isn't shaking in his boots.
looked super smooth too
ANd you also know that LAgat's PR was and still is 1:46.00. 800m has never been the main focus of the two athletes(Lagat and Centro). 1:47 is therefore a great workout time. Give the Centro some credit for a change.
coach d wrote:
When you consider that Lagat and El G ran the last 800 of the 2004 1500 final about a full second faster than what Centro just ran....lets just say that 1:43 guy Kiprop isn't shaking in his boots.
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Won my 800 meter race tonight in a small PB. Just what I need heading into the Olympics next week.
Its too bad Centro got that injury in the spring. He was looking great indoors. If he could have kept building on that without setbacks I could envision having a good shot at silver. Kiprop looks virtually unbeatable right now but everyone else in the 1500M field including Silas looks underwhelming.
Centro is doing a great job of coming back from injury but I just don't see him having the talent to realistically have a surgery and then only months later win an Olympic medal.
Inconsequential wrote:
ANd you also know that LAgat's PR was and still is 1:46.00. 800m has never been the main focus of the two athletes(Lagat and Centro). 1:47 is therefore a great workout time. Give the Centro some credit for a change.
coach d wrote:When you consider that Lagat and El G ran the last 800 of the 2004 1500 final about a full second faster than what Centro just ran....lets just say that 1:43 guy Kiprop isn't shaking in his boots.
Don't throw out PRs like that. Lagat never runs 800s. My god, he's finished faster than his pr.
ryan foreman wrote:
Its too bad Centro got that injury in the spring. He was looking great indoors. If he could have kept building on that without setbacks I could envision having a good shot at silver. Kiprop looks virtually unbeatable right now but everyone else in the 1500M field including Silas looks underwhelming.
Centro is doing a great job of coming back from injury but I just don't see him having the talent to realistically have a surgery and then only months later win an Olympic medal.
Yeah, that's underwhelming:
http://www.letsrun.com/2012/doha-1500-0511.phpI'm a big centro fan, but a 1:47 and previously 1:48 is not very impressive and definitely slower than I thought he would have been. Granted he's a pure 1500 guy who probably has hardly done any speed especially given his past injury but I must say that this does not bode well for his chances at a medal.
BigCat44 wrote:
I'm a big centro fan, but a 1:47 and previously 1:48 is not very impressive and definitely slower than I thought he would have been. Granted he's a pure 1500 guy who probably has hardly done any speed especially given his past injury but I must say that this does not bode well for his chances at a medal.
Considering these races (world and olympic) tend to usually be a much slower pace, with a sit and kick for the win, I think Centro's odds seem decent to say the least heading into the Olympics. The rounds will be tough fitness wise, but if he makes the final, he's got a shot atleast for bronze
I like the time much better as a win than if it were, say, a 4th place.
White Lighter wrote:
I like the time much better as a win than if it were, say, a 4th place.
I'm glad someone here understands. A large part of running is a mental game. Don't get lost in the numbers.
Before 2007, wasn't Webb's PR in the 1:47s?
And with that as his 800m PR, he ran 3:32 for the 1500m and 3:48 for the mile.
I think Centro is fine, and since this is his PR (or near it), he's probably in the best shape of his life. Can't ask for more than that.