CENTRO TARGETS AMERICAN RECORD

inx wrote:

Said he thinks he's capable of low 3:29.

Of course he does just gotta keep manipulating those hemoglobin and reticulocyte levels..

He must be 100% on the Farah supplement diet.

inx wrote:

Said he thinks he's capable of low 3:29. Admitted Alan Webb's 3:46 might be a stretch, but definitely eyeing the 1500 time. Here We Go

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3:29 is superior to 3:46

Brother Hud wrote:

inx wrote:

Said he thinks he's capable of low 3:29. Admitted Alan Webb's 3:46 might be a stretch, but definitely eyeing the 1500 time. Here We Go

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3:29 is superior to 3:46

Centro didn't say what you think he said. He basically said the American mile record is out of reach for the time being but the 1500 isn't.

IAAF tables has 3:46.89 Mile(American Record is 3:46.91) as 3:30.22 for 1500, Milesplit Calculator has 3:46.91 as 3:30.16. http://www.milesplit.com/calc?time=3%3A46.91&event=1Mile

douglas burke wrote:

IAAF tables has 3:46.89 Mile(American Record is 3:46.91) as 3:30.22 for 1500, Milesplit Calculator has 3:46.91 as 3:30.16.

http://www.milesplit.com/calc?time=3%3A46.91&event=1Mile

I know. That's what I was saying. He says he can run 3:29 but not 3:46. That doesn't make sense.

Brother Hud wrote:

douglas burke wrote:

IAAF tables has 3:46.89 Mile(American Record is 3:46.91) as 3:30.22 for 1500, Milesplit Calculator has 3:46.91 as 3:30.16.

http://www.milesplit.com/calc?time=3%3A46.91&event=1Mile

I know. That's what I was saying. He says he can run 3:29 but not 3:46. That doesn't make sense.

It does make sense though. How often do top pros have mile races where they all make a conscious effort to run fast? Not often. But every year there are a few 1500s where the top guys show up to run fast. It's much harder running 3:29/3:46 if you've got no one near you.

douglas burke wrote:

IAAF tables has 3:46.89 Mile(American Record is 3:46.91) as 3:30.22 for 1500, Milesplit Calculator has 3:46.91 as 3:30.16.

http://www.milesplit.com/calc?time=3%3A46.91&event=1Mile

What is more likely on the circuit?

A really fast 1500M or Mile Race?

Centrowitz is correctly choosing the more likely variable.

No one went under 3:50 last year and Centrowitz jr had the fastest mile which he ran indoors.

Sorry folks but 1500M > Mile

The Mile is dead and run as a novelty at this point.

no el g to blast off and tow field thru half in ~ 1:51

the mile is antiquated. last relic of epo era really

Ask yourself this wrote:

What is more likely on the circuit?

A really fast 1500M or Mile Race?

Centrowitz is correctly choosing the more likely variable.

No one went under 3:50 last year and Centrowitz jr had the fastest mile which he ran indoors.

Sorry folks but 1500M > Mile

The Mile is dead and run as a novelty at this point.

The OP said Centro said it was "out of reach". That has nothing to do with the frequency that it is run on the circuit. It sounds like Centro was talking about fitness not racing opportunities.

Furthermore, there is only ever like 1-2 fast 1500s per year. Also, Centro is a top-level runner. He can have his own record attempt set up if he wants to with rabbits thus it does not matter how often the mile is run. He can set it up to exactly how many attempts he wants.

Brother Hud wrote:

I know. That's what I was saying. He says he can run 3:29 but not 3:46. That doesn't make sense.

Put away the calculators. There are more good 1500 opportunities to run fast (Monaco) than mile races, therefore the 1500 is more attainable.

HardLoper wrote:

Brother Hud wrote:

I know. That's what I was saying. He says he can run 3:29 but not 3:46. That doesn't make sense.

Put away the calculators. There are more good 1500 opportunities to run fast (Monaco) than mile races, therefore the 1500 is more attainable.

What is the basis of your theorem about these "opportunities" you speak of?

What is that you fear about calculators?

There are multiple miles on the circuit, including Oslo and I think Norwich and Pre. But there is one fast early race most years, Dubai, and one very fast race, Monaco, and they are both 1500s. The pros do not usually go for even a sub 3:50 on the circuit, so it's tough. Since Webb ran 3:46.91, there have been, I think, two or three 3:47s (Souleiman, among them), and maybe several 3:48s, but most years they don't beat 3:49. And some of the athletes are psyched out by the mile. Look at what Makh Daddy said: the mile is too long for me.

Kiprop follows the pacers closely usually only at one race a year, Monaco, and this year maybe his countryman, Managoi will follow through on his early boast and go after 3:26 as well. That would put Centro in range of the record if he can stick in sixth or seventh.

Centro should worry more about his suspicious blood tests than getting the AR.

Webb's Mile record wasn't in a race on the circuit.

He was feeling good at a time of the year with no mile races on any schedule and set up a race at a small meet in Belgium.

There really were no other competitors in the race.

Two rabbits up front that dropped out, one guy to follow him from behind for as long as he could before he dropped out and some also rans.

I think the plan for Centro is be fit and run at Monaco.

Centro better hope everyone else takes it out hard. Is he in good enough shape to do it? Yes, but he has almost no shot at the American Record unless he's carried to it the whole way, not just by rabbits. He's a good sit and kick guy but not a time trialer.

No chance in heck,,, wrote:

Centro better hope everyone else takes it out hard. Is he in good enough shape to do it? Yes, but he has almost no shot at the American Record unless he's carried to it the whole way, not just by rabbits. He's a good sit and kick guy but not a time trialer.

In other words, he has to race at Monaco.

Where he and everyone else in the world set their 1500 PR.

Star wrote:

No chance in heck,,, wrote:

Centro better hope everyone else takes it out hard. Is he in good enough shape to do it? Yes, but he has almost no shot at the American Record unless he's carried to it the whole way, not just by rabbits. He's a good sit and kick guy but not a time trialer.

In other words, he has to race at Monaco.

Where he and everyone else in the world set their 1500 PR.

Lucky you to set a PR at Monaco. I set my PR on a local HS track during an an all-comers meet. 😞😥

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