Pioneers wrote:
Looks like Hunter is done. He posted a good luck message to his younger brother on Instagram for the weekend when he goes down to nationals, which implies that Hunter isn't going down himself. So, he's done. For the season anyway. Can't wait to see what he does in XC.
Instagram link:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGxEXG1iJj4/
That is too bad. He was marginally better than Fisher and the best talent the US has seen come along since Ritz and Webb in 2001 or maybe Fernandez/Derrick. It would have been great for him to try for a fast 2M and 3000m and 5000m. He said in the Winter that he was more of a 2miler. Now, maybe even he was wrong about that as he achieved a 1:48 800m and a 3:58 mile. Nobody expected a 1:48, but remember that he was one of the best 2milers as a soph (Penn Relays 3k record) and then he beat Fisher last year closing fast with an 8:43.
It seems it was logical to shoot for a sub-8:00 outdoors, a sub-8:40 2M, and a sub-13:40 5k.
I realize that he KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING AND KNOWS HIMSELF and his needs/goals ... and that I know nothing. But had he done those things he would have been faster than all the legends at 800/Mile/3000/2M/5000.
As it stands now he is faster than Lindgren at 800, and ran faster at the Mile once. But slower than several guys who ran 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago.