Solinsky mentioned after Payton that he is next goal is to go for the A standard at Oxy, or even just the B.
Having just ran 13:23 feeling he had more running in him, plus this extra little training block, how fast can he go? And what will be his fastest time by end of season?
I say 13:16 at Oxy. Just misses A standard.
Would love to think he can go sub 13:10 by end of season.
13:13.
Solinsky is a champ. He will not miss the opportunity to hit the A standard. He may not win or be sharp yet, but my guess is he will have enough strength to get that A standard (kind of like how Ritz did last year).
13:10.
I'm a believer.
Definitely gets the A
At Stanford he started conservative and picked it up throughout the race. At Oxy he will put himself up front early and go for the A standard. I say 13:14.26
Are there any lists for who is running?
I'm guessing he goes 13:10-12 and that might not be his limit. They are probably going to have a rabbit running right at A standard pace or just under, and he (and others) will kick faster on the last 1-2 laps. If Accuweather is correct, it is going to be cooler (68F high) that weekend and the race is in the evening, so probably near ideal conditions for Chris.
He's sub 13:15 capable right now. But, he'll have to get in the mix, hold, and fight. Payton is a huge confidence booster. Time to set Beastmode on an hourly loop in preparation...
If he does not get the A at OXY, he'll be close.
He'll want to stay healthy above all, I'm hoping!
Wouldn't it be great to see him get his form back completely? He'd be a contender, but would have to race smart.
webby wrote:
13:10.
I'm a believer.
Knocks 10+ secs of in a few weeks? Methinks that is a bit optimistic. I'd love to eat my words.
13:32
dude closed in 2 flat for that 13:20
henrybish wrote:
Knocks 10+ secs of in a few weeks? Methinks that is a bit optimistic. I'd love to eat my words.
I think you'll find that he didn't run to ability at Payton. He might not have known what he was really capable of, so he ran the first 1/3-1/2 conservatively. This time, he has to push harder but maybe still not to his capability. He needs to run most of the race just fast enough to get the standard, not going out too hard and dying.
d, Solinsky didn't start pushing the pace in that Stanford 5000 until about 1200-1300 to go. He closed the last 800 faster than the leaders.
SOLINSKY...CHRIS SOLINSKY IS...TAKING OFF!!!
LOOK HOW SMOOTH CHRIS SOLINSKY LOOKS RIGHT NOW WITH 800 METERS LEFT...
LOOK AT THIS...CHRIS SOLINSKY...DID ANYONE EVEN PREDICT THAT HE WOULD GO FOR A RECORD LIKE THIS???
LOOK AT THIS GAP...IT'S GROWING!...LOOK AT THIS!
CHRIS SOLINSKY! HE'S ONLY ON 500 METERS BETWEEN A WIN, A DEBUT...AN AWESOME DEBUT, AND AN AMERICAN RECORD!
CHRIS SOLINSKY ONE TO GO!!!
26 FLAT!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!! 26:03 OHHH MYYY GOOODDD!!! HE JUST RAN A 60.2!!! CHRIS SOLINSKY, A 60 AND HE BREAKS 27!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY IS GONNA HAVE THE AMERICAN RECORD. GALEN RUPP IS AT THE 300 METER MARK.
THERE IS NO QUESTION WHO'S GONNA WIN THIS RACE!
200 METERS TO GO. WHAT'S THE TIME. GIVE IT TO ME!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY HAS TAKEN THIS FIELD AND THIS CROWD BY STORM! NO ONE EXPECTED TO SEE THIS TONIGHT!
A NEW AMERICAN RECORD FOR CHRIS SOLINSKY IN WHAT WE THINK TO BE HIS 10K DEBUT!
55...HE MIGHT BREAK 27 MINUTES!!!
56...
57...COME ON CHRIS
58...
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHRIS SOLINSKY! 26:59!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
announcer, you're doing God's work, son.
13:11
Not quite maxxed out but enough for the Standard
Sol Train Rollin
13:13.54, Harder last 800 allows him to nip the standard
SOL TRAIN COMING THRU YA'LL!!!!!!!!!!! GET OUT THE WAY
i really doubt that he runs between 13:16 and 13:25. he will be paced by probably 2 guys for at least 3-4k and he will either kick to get the standard or fade before he even makes it to 3k. don't think it will be faster than 13:13, so i'll wager 13:14.15.