I’ve heard people say his best event is the 400. Wouldn’t his 10.13 100m suggest he could probably challenge the high school record, if not a sub 20 as well.
The record is 20.09 by Noah Lyles.
Jeremy Wariner is saying Boling can run about 44.7 right now, if that’s true, he would be faster than Michael Norman was at both events, and he ended HS with a PR of 20.14.
My mistake, Wariner didn’t say a specific time. He suggested Bolinng could potentially break 45, but estimated him at 44 high to 45 low.
https://twitter.com/Jwariner/status/1127441228646309890?s=20
This is Boling's first year running the 100. More to come there.
Curious Pete wrote:
I’ve heard people say his best event is the 400. Wouldn’t his 10.13 100m suggest he could probably challenge the high school record, if not a sub 20 as well.
The record is 20.09 by Noah Lyles.
Jeremy Wariner is saying Boling can run about 44.7 right now, if that’s true, he would be faster than Michael Norman was at both events, and he ended HS with a PR of 20.14.
Impossible to say. Maybe he is really a 100/200m guy who has been running the 400m because he was typecast because he is a white guy. Or maybe is a 200/400m guy (odds are stacked against being a 400/800m guy). We are talking about pretty small differences in starts and speed endurance between your best event being 100/200 or 400m. The 400m is also a bit of an attitude things as it hurts a ton more than the 100/200m which deters some people from running it. And I am always suspect of relay splits. The guy hasn't broken 46 yet.
In the end the guy still needs to make one more big jump to become an elite sprinter and become a sub 10/20/low 44 guy and one more after that to be a medal contender at WC/Olympics. Who knows what event that is likely to be in.
And we shouldn't forgot that 26'3 is also a pretty decent long jump. I have no clue what his technique is like and if there are some easy inches there or not.
I think one can read too much into relay splits. He has yet to run an open 400m that is anywhere near as good as a 10.1 100m.
What would it take for people to think his best event was the 100?
1) Boling is not one of six fastest U.S. men, 100 metres.
2) Boling is not one of three fastest U.S. men, 200 metres.
3) Boling, by this time in 2020 has an opportunity to be one six fastest 400m men.
By body build and muscle systems, Boling's potentially best event may be 200m. His potential in 200m is only slightly better than his 400m potential. Since six U.S. men will make 2020 Olympic team even if U.S. men were to drop the baton a few times, 4x400m, Boling may want to give up 100m and solely focus on being a 200m/400m man.
For what it's worth, Bolling right now is a 10.1-10.2 guy in the 100m. Which means he should be in the 20.3 range in the 200m. He's not too far off considering he doesn't run the 200m very often but since people are saying he just took up the 100m, his talents are clearly there and not the 400m. If he's running a 44.7 split, then he's currently capable of 45 high to 46 low in the 400m. Granted he doesn't run the 400m often if ever anymore, he ran that race far more often in the past than the 100m and his improvement and performance there pale in comparison to what he's done in the 100m in a far shorter amount of time. My verdict is that he's a 100/200m runner who can moonlight in a 4x4.
His best event is probably the 3000m. He looks to have a similar skill set to Galen Rupp.