Mark Rowland, OTC

Let the beat drop wrote:

As pointed out in the Wheating thread- Mark Rowland has some diesel mid distance groups going.

1500

-MacNamara- 3:34

-Mad Len- 3:34

-Patrick Casey- 3:40(but will run 3:36-7 IMO)

-Blankenship- 3:37 (but was in fantastic shape- probably 3:35 last summer)

-Maldonado- 3:37

800

-Mulder- 1:44

-Jock- 1:44

-Elijah Greer- 1:45.0

-Harun- 1:46

-Aaron Evans- 1:46

All of that plus Wheating, who is a wildcard.

Solid, solid group. Will be interesting to see who moves forward and who gets grinded up.

Aren't you forgetting Ciaran O'Lionaird? Also a 3:34 guy.

Perspectivation wrote:

Aren't you forgetting Ciaran O'Lionaird? Also a 3:34 guy.

LOL.

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I wonder what's up with Greer? He seemingly has been invisible since graduation.

you must be new around here, son. welcome.

Perspectivation wrote:

Aren't you forgetting Ciaran O'Lionaird? Also a 3:34 guy.

I wouldn't want to train with a bunch of people I was going to be competing with for spots on a world team.

Smart for Mad Len since he doesn't need to race these guys at USAs.

I think this is one of the benefits of NOP. Bunch of guys from different nationalities / events training together.

ALAN MF WEBB wrote:

I wouldn't want to train with a bunch of people I was going to be competing with for spots on a world team.

Smart for Mad Len since he doesn't need to race these guys at USAs.

I think this is one of the benefits of NOP. Bunch of guys from different nationalities / events training together.

One British guy makes it a bunch of different nationalities?

oeo wrote:

ALAN MF WEBB wrote:

I wouldn't want to train with a bunch of people I was going to be competing with for spots on a world team.

Smart for Mad Len since he doesn't need to race these guys at USAs.

I think this is one of the benefits of NOP. Bunch of guys from different nationalities / events training together.

One British guy makes it a bunch of different nationalities?

Levins is Canadian

normal person. wrote:

you must be new around here, son. welcome.

Perspectivation wrote:

Aren't you forgetting Ciaran O'Lionaird? Also a 3:34 guy.

What does this even mean?

ALAN MF WEBB wrote:

I wouldn't want to train with a bunch of people I was going to be competing with for spots on a world team.

Smart for Mad Len since he doesn't need to race these guys at USAs.

I think this is one of the benefits of NOP. Bunch of guys from different nationalities / events training together.

They seem to have one nationality per event.

1500/mile

Centro

5000/100000

Rupp - American

Farah - Brit

Levins - Canadian

HM/Marathon

Ritz (not much longer)

Luke P

Positive Contribution wrote:

ALAN MF WEBB wrote:

I wouldn't want to train with a bunch of people I was going to be competing with for spots on a world team.

Smart for Mad Len since he doesn't need to race these guys at USAs.

I think this is one of the benefits of NOP. Bunch of guys from different nationalities / events training together.

They seem to have one nationality per event.

1500/mile

Centro

5000/100000

Rupp - American

Farah - Brit

Levins - Canadian

HM/Marathon

Ritz (not much longer)

Luke P

Don't forget their Japanese 5k/10k/eventual marathon dude

This dude needs to write a book. Seriously.

Who is "Mad Len"? It had to be asked.

Neo Phyte wrote:

Who is "Mad Len"? It had to be asked.

Must be Lennie Henry, Rowland would go for that humor.

Why would Rowland not have a decent stable of runners?

3rd biggest development budget in the game behind Al and Schumacher along with paid employees of massage and 2 assistant coaches.

Symmonds gone.

Leaving Wheating (years ago) and McNamara (1 time last year) as only guys who have run A-standard in 1500 and further. Add Hassan's great run and that moves grand total to 3.

Kipyego (kenyan) and Franek took a year off.

I would put Zap, Very Nice Track Club, Furman Elite, and Brooks Beat even with them.

real scorecard wrote:

I would put Zap, Very Nice Track Club, Furman Elite, and Brooks Beat even with them.

You would?? I've never even heard of one of those, and the rest aren't close to the OTC's level.

Let the beat drop wrote:

real scorecard wrote:

I would put Zap, Very Nice Track Club, Furman Elite, and Brooks Beat even with them.

You would?? I've never even heard of one of those, and the rest aren't close to the OTC's level.

You've never heard of Brooks Beasts?

The team with symmonds, masters, loxson, wierzorek, heath, etc

real scorecard wrote:

Why would Rowland not have a decent stable of runners?

3rd biggest development budget in the game behind Al and Schumacher along with paid employees of massage and 2 assistant coaches.

Symmonds gone.

Leaving Wheating (years ago) and McNamara (1 time last year) as only guys who have run A-standard in 1500 and further. Add Hassan's great run and that moves grand total to 3.

Kipyego (kenyan) and Franek took a year off.

I would put Zap, Very Nice Track Club, Furman Elite, and Brooks Beat even with them.

Mulder, Greer and Jock have run the A standard several times, and of course Greer/Mulder were 4th/5th at USATF last year. So the grand total is at least 6.