Could Nick Symmonds Threaten 1000 WR?

Shame that Webb didn't go after it in 08.

07, rather.

I told Nickypoo he could be my boyfriend and we could maybe even kiss if he breaks the 1000 Women Record so I hope he wants it really bad

why the hell does everyone immediately mention Kaki when Amos, Aman, and Kitum had better years and/or ran better in the OG final than him? i thought Kaki was off his game last season.

that said i'd put those 4 guys + Rudisha + Solomon + Makhloufi ahead of Nick on the list of guys with any type of a shot at the 1K record.

watch Makhloufi (who is in DFL over the first 200m as the 800 guys blow him out of the water at the start) come on in lane 2/3 from 15+ meters down on the homestretch before the bell - it's comical how wide he is running. despite all the time spent in lane 2 he runs 1:43 just behind Aman. i would've loved to see him run the 1K last summer (though i was disappointed he didn't pop a fast 1500m after the OGs).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqBD8OVDJDc

NS tried to move to Malibu but couldn't afford it. I hope he eventually comes to L.A. and works out at The Factory.

someone had to do it wrote:

Not a chance in hell

Noah Ngeny ran a 1:44.62 800m en route to his 1000m world record.

His opening 400 was a suicidal 49.66.

He managed to run a 27.34 last 200 after that killer opening.

He was obviously capable of much faster than 1:44.29 if he ran 0.37 seconds slower than his PR and kept it going for another 200m to break the WR.

Ngeny would have run 1:41 high if he had run an 800 that day.

He was capable of much faster over 800m than Nick is, and he also ran a 3:43 mile so.....yeah. I'm gonna repeat - no chance in hell Nick breaks the 1000m WR,

Your argument is ridiculously flawed. You did a better job arguing Ngeny could have broken his own record than that Nick couldn't. Which makes an argument for Nick not against him. If he ran his 1k going out in 49.66 he probably could have run even faster. That hurt your argument not helped....I'm not sure you even know what you're arguing.

Rosa Parks Freeway wrote:

NS tried to move to Malibu but couldn't afford it. I hope he eventually comes to L.A. and works out at The Factory.

Los Angeles is a terrible place to live unless you are OBSCENELY wealthy.

To be completely honest, I don't think Ngeny would have ran faster starting slower. Theory says he would have, but I think he was running his best when he threw himself into a situation like that.

My first thought was also that a verbal threat would be Symmonds' only approach, but from what I have learned he has quite the arsenal of guns, knives, and crossbows, so a physical threat is not improbable. He will look rather odd pointing his chosen weapon at the record and scowling. Still, he's a great runner.

The heck with the 1000. When is he going to get the beer mile record?

http://www.beermile.com/records