Drew Hunter's coach predicts 3:55/8:2X this spring

Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?

The haters will find another reason to hate won't they?

It's not just the internet, it was always this way. The first man to run sub 4 for the mile got the same treatment more than 60 years ago. All successful people do. it's something they have to expect and learn to deal with.

re: "There is one thing wrong with American track & field and that is that Americans run too many damn races."

Joe Newton, York High School, Elmhurst, IL

Athletes train to compete, that's the way it is in every sport...why would running be any different? Perhaps just running every day works for those super focused 2% elite kids, but good luck getting a group of average 15/16 years olds to just go out and run everyday with no competitions. Kids need feedback.

Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early......At least that's what the bears would say.

Thinking thinking... wrote:

Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?

...and the beat goes on....

What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861

Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?

Seems like a ridiculous argument.

When the thread started Hunter's PR was 4:02

Disgruntled wrote:

What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861

Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?

Seems like a ridiculous argument.

Racerator wrote:

When the thread started Hunter's PR was 4:02

Disgruntled wrote:

What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.

http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861

Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?

Seems like a ridiculous argument.

Oh. Thanks.

Hmmm. Dare I say that I was spot on here?

More thinking wrote:

Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early.

.....At least that's what the bears would say.

Thinking thinking... wrote:

Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?

Maybe. Except that apparently Hunter has been crushing workouts recently. It's possible Pre was an outlier, and we'll know more in two weeks or so.

More thinking wrote:

Hmmm. Dare I say that I was spot on here?

More thinking wrote:

Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early.

.....At least that's what the bears would say.

Don't be so sure. Don't think he is in any way peaked or burned out, knowing what his training has been lately and how he has felt over the last few weeks. Just think he didn't have a great day in Eugene. Traveling to the west coast, not sleeping great, lots of pressure and hype, the unexpected pacing issues...Funny how a 3:58 can be considered a bad day. Hope he gets another chance to run fast somewhere else. Probably won't be at the state meet this weekend where he is tripling for team points.

Knows the fam wrote:

Don't be so sure. Don't think he is in any way peaked or burned out, knowing what his training has been lately and how he has felt over the last few weeks. Just think he didn't have a great day in Eugene. Traveling to the west coast, not sleeping great, lots of pressure and hype, the unexpected pacing issues...Funny how a 3:58 can be considered a bad day. Hope he gets another chance to run fast somewhere else. Probably won't be at the state meet this weekend where he is tripling for team points.

No offense, but..... hahaha. Come on man, none of that is a legit excuse (or even really true for that matter). No matter how you slice it, running slower in the Bowerman Mile in late May, against the best runner(s) in the world, on a nice day, than you did in the middle of the winter should be considered a bit of a disappointment.

Imagine if he hadn't run those indoor races though. He would have just run barely faster than Fisher/Maton last year - despite being on a much larger stage with much better competition - and Slagowski also breaking 4:00 would be totally ruining all the hype. So in a way, continuing to train beyond cross country and right into the indoor season was a good move for his legacy.