WTF Wightman Some British guy I've never heard of just won the Oslo 1500

improved his 800m PR this year, so the 1500m time was expected. His dad and coach was a decent runner too.

scotlander wrote:

improved his 800m PR this year, so the 1500m time was expected. His dad and coach was a decent runner too.

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.

Very impressive run.

He ran 3:35.49 3 years ago, but is really hitting stride now. 800 PB was 1:47.1 now it's 1:45.8.

They've got some good stuff over there in Britain.

He ran 3:35 at 19. So much talent.

Last year in the Emsley Care mile (DL) he mixed with he Kenyans and ran a huge last lap coming from far back in the field to take 4th just behind 3 3:30 guys. After that race you could tell he was quality.

https://youtu.be/EQbHSkozDsk

He can run 48 low from the blocks and 1:45 solo also.

This guy is the real deal.

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

And to think that he beat the guy who was supposedly in shape to break El G's world record in the 1500m, but in 3:34.

scotlander wrote:

His dad and coach was a decent runner too.

So was his Mum - Susan Tooby, a 2:31 marathon runner.

His Dad, Geoff, a 2:13 marathon runner now does stadium announcing and trackside interviews at various British athletics meetings, for example the BMC Grand Prix meetings.

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...

800ftw. wrote:He can run 48 low from the blocks and 1:45 solo also

he ran 48.3 last year & i'd suggest he'd be about 48-flat right now

he ran 1'45-high in low key meet recently

i'd probably call that ~ 1'45-flat in a proper meet with fast pacing to bell which i doubt he got in his pb

i reckon a prelim line of fit for him now is

~ 48.0 / 1'45.0 ->

2'14.87

3'32.18

3'49.48

i think in ideal race he coud dip into 3'32s, low-end which is not bad for his age for a western guy

He was wearing those sexy yellow 1" split shorts

:>)

He is running the 800m and 1500m in London - when was the last time a British guy doubled up in a major championship?

And why has the timetable been changed to allow the doubling up in 800/1500 instead of 1500/5000m? Is this the first time since the early 90s?

Umbingo wrote:

He went from very average to about top in the country in one season at 18. Was a crazy leap.

Did his doorbell break down before that season?

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...

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

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

Progression seems normal according to powerof10, almost metronomic. 8-12 seconds off his 1500m pb every year as a junior.

Coevett wrote:

when was the last time a British guy doubled up in a major championship?

I'm pretty sure Mo Farah did it once or twice or five times pretty recently.

PuzzL wrote:

Coevett wrote:

when was the last time a British guy doubled up in a major championship?

I'm pretty sure Mo Farah did it once or twice or five times pretty recently.

Ha!

Who was the last Brit to win Oslo 1500/mile?

Cram? Coe? Ovett? Other?