Centro will be ready. 3:34 is not that bad

When he runs 3:34 it's early in the season. Is it not early for the Kenyans Who ran 3:29?

But a WC final is a 3:34/3:35 race with a kick.

Naw! Retire and go get a real job.

He ran today's race like a hard workout, staying fairly close and hitting pretty fast splits.

He'll do some fast repeat 800s like last year and show up ready in London. Even chance to get on podium.

Only way he ever wins is off super slow laps. And that comes down to position & luck.

Old Goat Man wrote:

Even chance to get on podium.

I will bet whatever amount you'd like that he does not.

We can have wejo/Rojo be the middle man.

Thoughts?

Just seems that Centro and the Clown makeup queen Robbery are each missing something this year that they had in the past

Lebensborn wrote:

Just seems that Centro and the Clown makeup queen Robbery are each missing something this year that they had in the past

Rowbury is sucking this year. Has been a disappointment for a fan like me.

Honestly I don't think so. I understand the idea of rounding into form but both Centro (and I'll throw Willis in there too) looked again super average tonight. It is one thing to look run 3.34 looking strong and like you are rounding into shape - it's another to run 3.34 looking bad and relying on the annually fastest track and race on the planet to get you there.

Why do you idiots suck this guy off?

So how is he going to win a 3:34 race?

He hasn't won any 3:27 races, and he didn't win a 3:34 race. He seems to need a 3:40 race

Centro ran a 4:07 mile at the Olys. All luck (right place at the right time)... if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck. quacks like a duck... do the math.

He will never win a legitimate race again.

whyohnow wrote:

So how is he going to win a 3:34 race?

He hasn't won any 3:27 races, and he didn't win a 3:34 race. He seems to need a 3:40 race

He CAN win because Makloufi isn't there, and Kiprop looks as vulnerable as ever.

Manangoi and specially Cheruiyot are unproven in the big stages.

Who's left? Andrews? Willis? Ingebrigtsen?

I like Centro, but he's toast this season, injury+illness+post Olympic hangover, 7th place at best.

Hopefully better next year, I can't imagine how hard it is to get motivated knowing he'll never top what happened at Rio.

Did you guys fail history class or something? Look at his results over the past few years, he's almost never running fast in the middle of the summer, if ever. He's a 3:31 guy ffs, people seem to forget that. Centro peaks for August, and thrives in tactical races. 3:34 is actually pretty good for him at this point in the season.

Duhhhh wrote:

Did you guys fail history class or something? Look at his results over the past few years, he's almost never running fast in the middle of the summer, if ever. He's a 3:31 guy ffs, people seem to forget that. Centro peaks for August, and thrives in tactical races. 3:34 is actually pretty good for him at this point in the season.

3:30**. If you're gonna rant, get it right.

you don't get it. it was slow but it was tactically brilliant by him.he didn't run the fastest last 400mbut he didn't have to, because no one was ahead of him. kiprop would have had to run a 48 to beat him because of how far back he was. everyone relied only on their kick not kick + brain.centro was the only guy with the right strategy for a slow race. that means a lotre-watch it. he ran 50.x last lap but never let anyone ahead of him

critic 100 wrote:

Centro ran a 4:07 mile at the Olys. All luck (right place at the right time)... if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck. quacks like a duck... do the math.

He will never win a legitimate race again.

As long as nobody runs faster than 3:34 in the final, he might WIN.

He can sneakily count on the fact that probably nobody is going to go faster than 3:34 just to beat him, for fear of one of other fast people beating them as a result.

Ben L Wrong wrote:

whyohnow wrote:

So how is he going to win a 3:34 race?

He hasn't won any 3:27 races, and he didn't win a 3:34 race. He seems to need a 3:40 race

He CAN win because Makloufi isn't there, and Kiprop looks as vulnerable as ever.

Manangoi and specially Cheruiyot are unproven in the big stages.

Who's left? Andrews? Willis? Ingebrigtsen?

Manangoi & Cheruiyot look to be way ahead, whether they can handle a change up in pace is the debate.

Andrews and Willis, both have great finishes, Willis hasn't looked good @ the 1400m mark in his only 2 races this year (both in the last 5 days). On the positive side he as gone from 3:36.9 to 3:34.7 with a short time give him two more weeks. If Andrew's was in 3:33 shape he would be a genuine threat. Some of the Brits maybe tough at home.