Drew Hunter 3:34

ex-runner wrote:

Why now? wrote:

Thanks, that’s a good point I hadn’t considered. The July 2 and July 9 meets make sense when I look at it that way but I still think it’s strange and borderline disrespectful to hold a separate meet during the World Championships, especially when the US is hosting. We wouldn’t see a shoe company hosting exhibition basketball games during the NBA Finals for players who’ve teams have been eliminated.

If the Underarmour event can draw bigger interest than the World Champs then the sport needs to re-evaluate. Free market. Why protect an outdated format?

rhimby wrote:

SDSU Aztec wrote:

If the training is different how was El G able to win both distances in the Olympics and Moorcroft to run 3:49 and 13:00 PRs 10 days apart. 13:00 is 4:11 mile pace and that requires serious speed work.

1500 only training is different from 1500/5k training which is different from 5k only training. My point is that Drew cannot seem to handle 1500/5k training or 5k only training, as his recent 5k results have shown

SDSU Aztec wrote:

rhimby wrote:

1500 only training is different from 1500/5k training which is different from 5k only training. My point is that Drew cannot seem to handle 1500/5k training or 5k only training, as his recent 5k results have shown

His last 5000m was on May 6th which was well before his significant break though in the 1500/mile. I wouldn’t be surprised if he could now run 13:10.

rhimby wrote:

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

I’m sure Drew can improve his 5000, but to what end? The 5 globally/domestically is stacked. Abdi Nur, Nico are on the come-up. Fisher, Kincaid, McGorty, Teare are going to be around. To make the final at worlds 12:59 shape is the floor. Better to explore the 1500 for now, unless he’s able to really build a monster base without injury this winter.

Exactly. The 5k is too stacked, he seems to be inconsistent at it, and the 1500 is wide open in comparison. Seems like a no brainer to me.

Jaco800 wrote:

How do you reasonably expect Hunter to go both from 3:34 to 3:32 (a big jump, but possible if he has a good day) as well as from 13:17 to 12:58 (not even in the same area code)???

fkkfkfkfkf wrote:

Versus facing Hocker, teare, nuguse, Kessler and the rest? Seems like a toss up. He needs to make a big break through in each event to be a contender. It isn't remotely clear which will be easier.

Why now? wrote:

Happy for Drew, but why is Under Armour hosting a track meet on the same night as the beginning of the World Championships?? That’s messed up. All the attention for the next week should be on the athletes competing in Eugene.

you heard it here first wrote:

Drew Hunter ran a 1:48 800 in high school without focusing on that event.

Call me crazy, but he's still one of the most talented runners we have, right up there with Hocker and Fisher.

The 5,000 meters was not his event. But now he has built a massive aerobic base from all that over distance training.

As he continues to get his speed dialed in, I am genuinely expecting him to hit 3:32 - 3:33 by the end of this season, and 3:30 or so by next season, provided that he stays healthy.

you heard it here first wrote:

Drew Hunter ran a 1:48 800 in high school without focusing on that event.

Call me crazy, but he's still one of the most talented runners we have, right up there with Hocker and Fisher.

The 5,000 meters was not his event. But now he has built a massive aerobic base from all that over distance training.

As he continues to get his speed dialed in, I am genuinely expecting him to hit 3:32 - 3:33 by the end of this season, and 3:30 or so by next season, provided that he stays healthy.

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

I’m sure Drew can improve his 5000, but to what end? The 5 globally/domestically is stacked. Abdi Nur, Nico are on the come-up. Fisher, Kincaid, McGorty, Teare are going to be around. To make the final at worlds 12:59 shape is the floor. Better to explore the 1500 for now, unless he’s able to really build a monster base without injury this winter.