Robby Andrews

Great talent. I think he needs more strength. I think he is faster than anyone in terms of raw speed. 1500 seems like the right race but he has to leave it for late because his cardio is not there. I hope he gets there in a few years.

I just think he is overrated...he needs to stick with the 800m.. he was out of the race after 50 meters.

I think he should run the 800. It is the event where he has had the most success and has the most potential.

Not the toughest kid when things aren't perfectly scripted out and he not feeling comfortable.

adidas is not getting their money back.

He is an NCAA 800 champion. He is an 800 runner. The mile is not his best event WTF is wrong with his coach.

I think the whole plan was o move him up to the 1500 as he might not have the speed for the 800. But he hasn't shown that he's comfortable running for more than 3 minutes.

Positive Contributions wrote:

Great talent. I think he needs more strength. I think he is faster than anyone in terms of raw speed. 1500 seems like the right race but he has to leave it for late because his cardio is not there. I hope he gets there in a few years.

That seemed to be Webb's problem last year. I wonder if Vig's hard-on for speed work has gone the wrong direction.

I am presuming you forgot he ran 3:34 last year and was a close 5th at Olympic Trials at 1500? Slightly more than 3 minutes of running and he ran 4:03 as a HS'er.

"But he hasn't shown that he's comfortable running for more than 3 minutes"

The issue here is how badly they have misgauged his fitness for a mile.

Jogging in in 2:11+ and a DNF when out in 1:59 are some major miscalculations and obviously a bit of give up, which you never like to see. He DNF'ed off of almost the same fractions in earlier 4:11 mile.

It is hard to believe he could run 2:17.x 1000M and cannot get by here in 2:25 easily? With only 600 to go, there is something amiss and looks to be something more than just a lack of strength.

say it to say it wrote:

Not the toughest kid when things aren't perfectly scripted out and he not feeling comfortable.

THIS is 100% the problem. Oxy last year was only highlight to 1500 event. He sat back and didn't feel bad until last 400 meters and pick-off dying guys.

THIS:

say it to say it wrote:

Not the toughest kid when things aren't perfectly scripted out and he not feeling comfortable.

AND THIS:

tfcyj wrote:

That seemed to be Webb's problem last year. I wonder if Vig's hard-on for speed work has gone the wrong direction.

ARE BOTH ABSOLUTELY CORRECT.

The kid is a 3:34 1500 runner, the strength and aerobic capacity is there. The only questionable thing here is his mental toughness when things aren't going perfectly.

Gigantic P@$$#!

indoor is differnt. the shorter laps make it harder to get things rolling. i'm guessing in a full race it just isnt as easy to put things together