• wejo
      co-founder
      • Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 2:51PM
      • wejo
        co-founder
      • Great run by Willis in the Oslo Dream Mile. 3:49.83 for 2nd behind Ayanleh Souleiman who got the win in 3:49.49.

        400m into the race Willis was 2nd to last and Ethiopia's Homiyu Tesfaye was last. They would finish 2nd and 3rd with great pacing.

        Centrowitz was right on the pace throughout but faded to 3rd.


        Final

        Pl. Athlete Nat. Birth Result
        1. Ayanleh SOULEIMAN DJI 92 3:49.49
        2. Nick WILLIS NZL 83 3:49.83
        3. Homiyu TESFAYE GER 93 3:49.86
        4. Henrik INGEBRIGTSEN NOR 91 3:50.72
        5. Mahiedine MEKHISSI BENABBAD FRA 85 3:51.55
        6. Mekonnen GEBREMEDHIN ETH 88 3:51.59
        7. Ilham Tanui ÖZBILEN TUR 90 3:51.71
        8. Matthew CENTROWITZ USA 89 3:52.23
        9. Bethwell BIRGEN KEN 88 3:53.96
        10. Johan CRONJE RSA 82 3:54.24
        11. Paul ROBINSON IRL 91 3:54.77
        12. Pieter-Jan HANNES BEL 92 3:55.33
        - Bram SOM NED 80 DNF
        - Geoffrey Kipkoech RONO KEN 87 DNF
        - Chris O'HARE GBR 90 DNF
    • jjjjjjjjj
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 3:01PM - in reply to wejo
      • jjjjjjjjj
      • Tesfaye's Ethiopian-German, running for Germany.

        Centro was in great position to 1200 but didn't have it at the end.
        Fine finish from Willis. Congratulations to him!
    • coffin corner
    • Web Fanboy #1
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 3:03PM - in reply to wejo
      • Web Fanboy #1
      • It's not to late Allen!!!!!!!!1111111111
    • Canadian Commonwealth team
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 3:07PM - in reply to wejo
      • Canadian Commonwealth team
      • I think to welcome someone into a club, one needs to be a member of said club.
    • fdsadf
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 3:08PM - in reply to wejo
      • fdsadf
      • Don't you have to BE in the club to welcome someone in? Or are you playing the role of the bouncer?
    • Web Fanboy #1
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 3:10PM - in reply to fdsadf
      • Web Fanboy #1
      • fdsadf wrote:
        Don't you have to BE in the club to welcome someone in? Or are you playing the role of the bouncer?
        More like the role of bar back
    • well....
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 4:23PM - in reply to wejo
      • well....
      • wejo wrote:
        5. Mahiedine MEKHISSI BENABBAD FRA 85 3:51.55
        last year dude ran 3:33.12 and 4 days later went 8:00.09

        I'm gonna do it: ventolin, line of fitness for this performance? This mile looks a tad slower than last years, is that good for his SC?

        What about Evan Jager? Just ran 8:06.97, does he have a chance at sub 8?
    • fdasf
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 4:27PM - in reply to Canadian Commonwealth team
      • fdasf
      • Canadian Commonwealth team wrote:
        I think to welcome someone into a club, one needs to be a member of said club.
        That was good timing.
    • well....
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 4:28PM - in reply to well....
      • well....
      • I should add he ran 3:53.33 11 days ago. Clearly Mekhissi peaked once early June '13, and again in August to get bronze at WCs. Jager might have peaked a little late last year and ran 13:02.

        Sub 8 sub 8 sub 8
    • figtingirish
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 6:42PM - in reply to wejo
      • figtingirish
      • What was most impressive was the way in which he ran. Moving up with 500 to go and then able to go all out on the final lap. A near perfect race.
    • noter of norwegians
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 6:48PM - in reply to wejo
      • noter of norwegians
      • wejo wrote:
        Centrowitz was right on the pace throughout but faded to 3rd.
        As long as you're focusing on the white milers, which you seem to be doing, give it up for INGEBRIGTSEN, who had a nice 3:50. That's got to be a PR, right?
    • THE ORANGE
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 6:49PM - in reply to fdsadf
      • THE ORANGE
      • Centro got beat by a dude from NORWAY, Freaking NORWAY! Anericas best lose to a guy form NORWAY in TRACK. Jesus.
    • xfitsolution
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 7:00PM - in reply to wejo
      • xfitsolution
      • This Willis kid is starting to seem like the real deal. Congrats, Nick. Way to show that Centro punk how it is done.
    • Pretty old
      • RE: Nick Willis 3:49.83 Welcome to the Sub 3:50 Club 6/11/2014 7:12PM - in reply to wejo
      • Pretty old
      • Quickly scanned the all-time list and it looks like he is the 2nd oldest to break 3:50 for the first time. I think Mike Boit was older.