Wightman!? took down Manangoi and Souleiman.
Who is this guy!? Ran like he belonged.
Improving his time may have been expected but taking it to that field wasn't. He ran like he belonged. I'll throw this out there a lot of the guys not from Ethiopia or Kenya don't run like they belong. Wightman maybe should have positioned himself earlier but he wasn't afraid to make a bold move.
scotlander wrote:
improved his 800m PR this year, so the 1500m time was expected. His dad and coach was a decent runner too.
So was his Mum - Susan Tooby, a 2:31 marathon runner.
scotlander wrote:
His dad and coach was a decent runner too.
he ran 48.3 last year & i'd suggest he'd be about 48-flat right now
800ftw. wrote:He can run 48 low from the blocks and 1:45 solo also
Did his doorbell break down before that season?
Umbingo wrote:
He went from very average to about top in the country in one season at 18. Was a crazy leap.
Ah, so he is Scottish. Funny, how so many Scots have had rapid breakthroughs the past year. Kind of reminds me of South Africa.
calculo wrote:
i woud be a bit cautious about his prospects
note that oslo for past few years has been a cold miserable place to run in, definitely non-african weather whilst for a scot it probably felt like running in the bahamas !!!
i never expect great african performances in oslo nowdays & also the meet is scuppered because most of the kenyans are absent for trials next coupla week, or ones there treating oslo as a training meet
oslo is no longer regarded by kenyans as a "premier" meet because of date & weather
someone can look up last time a kenyan ( or any other african ) had a real great run in oslo...
calculo wrote:
i woud be a bit cautious about his prospects
note that oslo for past few years has been a cold miserable place to run in, definitely non-african weather whilst for a scot it probably felt like running in the bahamas !!!
i never expect great african performances in oslo nowdays & also the meet is scuppered because most of the kenyans are absent for trials next coupla week, or ones there treating oslo as a training meet
oslo is no longer regarded by kenyans as a "premier" meet because of date & weather
someone can look up last time a kenyan ( or any other african ) had a real great run in oslo...
What nonsense
calculo wrote:
i woud be a bit cautious about his prospects
note that oslo for past few years has been a cold miserable place to run in, definitely non-african weather whilst for a scot it probably felt like running in the bahamas !!!
i never expect great african performances in oslo nowdays & also the meet is scuppered because most of the kenyans are absent for trials next coupla week, or ones there treating oslo as a training meet
oslo is no longer regarded by kenyans as a "premier" meet because of date & weather
someone can look up last time a kenyan ( or any other african ) had a real great run in oslo...
Progression seems normal according to powerof10, almost metronomic. 8-12 seconds off his 1500m pb every year as a junior.
Umbingo wrote:
Competed against him for years when we were kids. He went from very average to about top in the country in one season at 18. Was a crazy leap. He went to school and trained with Steve Cram's son as well
I'm pretty sure Mo Farah did it once or twice or five times pretty recently.
Coevett wrote:
when was the last time a British guy doubled up in a major championship?
Ha!
PuzzL wrote:Coevett wrote:I'm pretty sure Mo Farah did it once or twice or five times pretty recently.
when was the last time a British guy doubled up in a major championship?