Ryan Hill runs 3:35 in Hesuden

Jesus. If he ran even a normal first 50m he would have run 3:34 mid. He basically spotted the field a half a second and then had to navigate from all the way back in 18th.

Dat niqqa wrote:

Jesus. If he ran even a normal first 50m he would have run 3:34 mid. He basically spotted the field a half a second and then had to navigate from all the way back in 18th.

i hear they went out in 1:52, probably smart that he stayed back. but yes, he closed much harder than those around him, so I'd expect at least 3:34 from him.

I wonder whether he is bouncing back because he had some time with no workouts and light mileage. It seemed as if he was overtrained up to and including USA's.

Anyone think Hill may be better than Blankenship at 1500m?

Remember that teammate Jager ran 3:32.97 in Portland last year. BTC has some stud milers that are running other events.

jjjjjj wrote:

I wonder whether he is bouncing back because he had some time with no workouts and light mileage. It seemed as if he was overtrained up to and including USA's.

Maybe. Could also be the pressure got to him.

3:35 = 7:41,13:11, so a good PR for him. He said he wanted 3:34, but went through 800 on 3:36 pace.

Weird to think that Hill may have stood a better chance making the 1500m team than the 5000m team

McGee got rolled up like a bean burrito the last 200.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/984941-womens-1500m-final-heat-a-mcgee-407

This frequently does occur. You often see athletes have outstanding performances 1-2 weeks after very important races that they performed poorly in. You nailed it right on the head. They didn't peak properly for their "A" race and the rest/taper leading up to that poor performance leaves them fresh for a good race, albeit a week or so later than they expected.

Also often why you see athletes have great results after a period of minor illness/injury. The forced rest gets them sharp.

- Agree, never understood why Ryan Hill went back to Park City for training during the OTs.

Brain Sell wrote:

McGee got rolled up like a bean burrito the last 200.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/984941-womens-1500m-final-heat-a-mcgee-407

Looked like Cory gained about 10 lbs from the middle of the final bend through the finish line.

It's really tough watching those FloTrack vids without the girlish screeching of the FloTrack guys. Can't they dub it in?

Belgium's own Peter Calahan back in 15th!!!

Seriously mate? wrote:

This frequently does occur. You often see athletes have outstanding performances 1-2 weeks after very important races that they performed poorly in. You nailed it right on the head. They didn't peak properly for their "A" race and the rest/taper leading up to that poor performance leaves them fresh for a good race, albeit a week or so later than they expected.

Also often why you see athletes have great results after a period of minor illness/injury. The forced rest gets them sharp.

Yes, Andy Bayer also scored a PB in the steeple in Monaco one week after not making the Rio team.

No infraction wrote:

Brain Sell wrote:

McGee got rolled up like a bean burrito the last 200.

http://www.flotrack.org/video/984941-womens-1500m-final-heat-a-mcgee-407

Looked like Cory gained about 10 lbs from the middle of the final bend through the finish line.

It's really tough watching those FloTrack vids without the girlish screeching of the FloTrack guys. Can't they dub it in?

That was a ballsy race by Cory McGee. She was 10m up on the field at 1350m. Gotta respect it. A fast time wasn't in the cards for her today. I'm betting she'll lower her PR to under 4:04 this summer and get a 2 flat 800. She's only 24! She's got a long career ahead. A PR of 4:06 hasn't gotten many people very far in the history books.

Seriously mate? wrote:

This frequently does occur. You often see athletes have outstanding performances 1-2 weeks after very important races that they performed poorly in. You nailed it right on the head. They didn't peak properly for their "A" race and the rest/taper leading up to that poor performance leaves them fresh for a good race, albeit a week or so later than they expected.

Also often why you see athletes have great results after a period of minor illness/injury. The forced rest gets them sharp.

My prs are from a season where this happened to me. I overdid it, fried myself or at least thought I did. Bombed like 3 or 4 workouts in a row, and was planning to just throw in the towel. After a week of dicking around and maybe only jogging every other day I decided to race for the hell of it...then proceeded to rip off the best 4 race series of my life over the next month. It was so surprising, and kept getting better week after week. Great memories. Definitely just needed some rest.