He just ran 1:46.37 for 5th at the Ponce Grand Prix 800m. Charles Jock won the race with a late surge in 1:45.4. Loxsom second to last in 1:47.52
He just ran 1:46.37 for 5th at the Ponce Grand Prix 800m. Charles Jock won the race with a late surge in 1:45.4. Loxsom second to last in 1:47.52
back?
Seems to me he got 5th in a race of 'B' level runners.
Nick Symonds is BACK of the pack.
He has a chance because he does his own thing with training. Will not peak in May like the rest of the Beasts.
I've seen him run at Penn Relays in the US versus the World DMR a few times. Was pretty clear that he was in the middle or just coming off hard core base training, no real speed work in the legs. And that his attendance was perhaps mandated by contractual obligations. With several olympic and world championships under his belt, it's not a stretch to conclude that he is still deep in base/strength work during April and May, looking for an August/September peak. LRC MB posters crying the end of the world when Symmonds runs a stinker of a 1500 meter in early May should really just chill out.