8:19 is impressiv. Regarding superspikes. A 14 year old Norwegian ran a 3:59.25 1500 two weeks ago without spikes. Why? Because he was not into track and fields. Did it for fun. He is training in the woods. He got his first shoes with "superspikes" to day. But now it is serious. Running 2000 meters in Gothenburg World Youth Games at 7th of July. May be the two of them will compete.
Omg, can no one on letsrun say something nice. The kid is 14. I have said it 1000 times here. You can win a gold medal at the Olympics and it still isn't good enough around here. Its the shoes, drugs, a time trial, puberty, elevation, March, anything and everything, you will find some thumbs down to a performance the community should be rejoicing in.
+1
There is a certain segment of posters who apparently is only here to denigrate great athletes.
Their malicious posts say more about themselves than about the athletes
This guy above is a simp as much as idiot. What does life or this website have to do with "it still isnt good enough here". Good enough for what? Who owes you anything? Why does anything need to be "good enough" or "praise worthy" that is the problem with pseudo intellectuals with low IQ below 145 they can't think because their genetics literally doesnt allow it.
I dont have an obsession with being "good enough" for mommy like this guy above trashing people who he believes are against him just because they wont jerk to some athlete in the same odd fetishized way they want us too. This is part of the larger culture of the left trying to change our ideas on who we should or shouldn't idolize.
please just stop this nonsense. I will keep saying Matt Centrowitz, Lagat, and/or Rupp are slow as much as I want. I can't accept losers who love victim mentalities and perverted thinking. The truth will always prevail, let it be.