Jenkins, Centro then COLBY ALEXANDER?!??

Realizing of course that Jenkins winning is WAY more surprising, right?

and good Leo runs 3:54.x to make it odder still.

An article i read said Jenkins' speed at the end came seemingly out of nowhere... But he's always been able to finish fast

The letter why wrote:

Realizing of course that Jenkins winning is WAY more surprising, right?

No. Jenkins missed the Olympics by hundredths and was beaten out by the guy that got the Olympic silver. He runs for NOP for God's sake. He runs 100 miles a week. Was an NCAA champ and many time runner-up.

Alexander supposedly runs extremely low mileage and his resume, although getting better very quickly, can't even remotely compare to Eric's.

Alexander was a SHOCKER to me today.

Jenkins is also in no way a miler. Colby Alexander has been one of the US's best milers all season (which, yes, IS remarkable).

Jenkins just beat the reigning Olympic champion at his specialty. You're nuts if you think that's not the biggest surprise of this race.

Jenkins beating Alexander would have been a slight upset already.

I love this. Okaycolby. This kid is just gonna keep getting better. And better. You watch. Injury riddled past. Now healthy. Really low mileage. Keep him healthy, get him running some kind of mileage (fingers crossed to stay healthy) and watch him get way, way better than he is right now. He is training at a fraction of what his competitors are. I speak the truth!!!!

Man UP! wrote:

I love this. Okaycolby. This kid is just gonna keep getting better. And better. You watch. Injury riddled past. Now healthy. Really low mileage. Keep him healthy, get him running some kind of mileage (fingers crossed to stay healthy) and watch him get way, way better than he is right now. He is training at a fraction of what his competitors are. I speak the truth!!!!

I get what you are saying, but if he's had an injury-riddled past, how do you know this won't be his only healthy season? Unfortunately, that's how it is for a lot of guys.

This sport is hard wrote:

Man UP! wrote:

I love this. Okaycolby. This kid is just gonna keep getting better. And better. You watch. Injury riddled past. Now healthy. Really low mileage. Keep him healthy, get him running some kind of mileage (fingers crossed to stay healthy) and watch him get way, way better than he is right now. He is training at a fraction of what his competitors are. I speak the truth!!!!

I get what you are saying, but if he's had an injury-riddled past, how do you know this won't be his only healthy season? Unfortunately, that's how it is for a lot of guys.

Some guys have good years and then go back to the injury farm never to be heard from again. But there aren't many 3:34, 3:50 road guys that out of absolutely nowhere race and beat the best guys in the country.

He's got talent.

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This sport is hard wrote:

I get what you are saying, but if he's had an injury-riddled past, how do you know this won't be his only healthy season? Unfortunately, that's how it is for a lot of guys.

Some guys have good years and then go back to the injury farm never to be heard from again. But there aren't many 3:34, 3:50 road guys that out of absolutely nowhere race and beat the best guys in the country.

He's got talent.

I'm gonna go one step further. I say it's never ever happened that, in the mile, where in a one year span a guy with Colby's college career resume all of a sudden runs consistently at the level he does....Like all of a sudden....For 5 years he can't be all conference, make an NCAA meet, can't even beat his teammates and then he goes immediately..IMMEDIATELY..to having the confidence AND ability to beat Blankenship (twice), Andrews (twice), Leo (lots), Murphy, and every other American miler of note. Except Centro and we saw him take him to the line today running 3:50. His 3:34 for 1500 ranks #2 in the U.S. WTF!!!!

At the finish line today his 2 former ALL-TIME great Oregon Duck teammates are also thinking WTF!!!!

Yes. Even if you finally get healthy or whatever, how do you just think to yourself "I'm going to now start beating every f***in miler in the country. And I'm also going to run faster than everybody".. Where do you get that kind of confidence? You can't beat your college roommate a year ago and now you routinely beat the best our country has to offer.

I mean a bad race for this guy is what he did at Long Island. A 3:56 flat mile. That's his bad day.

Charles PT had a good day. Underrated here in the states. He has been the Canadian 1500 champ and runs well almost every time out. Took 2nd to Torrence Wed at Long Island in 3:55.

Salazar also trains his 5000m runners like 1500m runners.

Mo runs 3:29 for 1500 and Galen has a 3:50 mile best. You are absolutely correct and why this was no surprise. Eric ran 3:35 last month at the Summer Series.

jjjjjj wrote:

Salazar also trains his 5000m runners like 1500m runners.

It's Colby's special sauce. Soon enough we will see it's not for real.

I was shocked to see him beat Centro, but it makes sense. Rupp and Farah both are trained to have amazing finishing speed (which they both do). Jenkins being a part of the NOP is trained very similar and has that same training exposure and speed. From what I understand Mo and Jenkins are both aerobically more strong than Centro (Mo has ran 3:28 how many times?), so it makes sense as to why Eric came out on top.

Ducks 1-2-3 in one of the most stacked U.S. mile fields ever. Impressive any way you slice it.

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Ducks 1-2-3 in one of the most stacked U.S. mile fields ever. Impressive any way you slice it.

Ducks. The best miler program. By far.

Mustang Sally wrote:

It's Colby's special sauce. Soon enough we will see it's not for real.

It is so bizarre how good he has become. But think about it, you know you've arrived when people start thinking you're juicing! It's actually a compliment!

Maybe he is wrote:

Mustang Sally wrote:

It's Colby's special sauce. Soon enough we will see it's not for real.

It is so bizarre how good he has become. But think about it, you know you've arrived when people start thinking you're juicing! It's actually a compliment!

Great observation.