I do agree it will be harder to make the standard in Australia for the reasons you give and I posted as much immediately after the race. However he's clearly going to be able to get it and can then pick his Diamond League appearances carefully and ensure he's fit for the outdoor British Champs. I haven't looked at our selection criteria but doubt he is entitled to a wildcard.
Bit of a straw man. Wightman looked a tad rusty, but good overall. He had 1 moment where he tried to lazily pass Kessler early, and Hobbs easily shut that down. He had a lapse in concentration where he let the gap grow with 2 laps to go, which would cost him 5-6 places in a Diamond League race. But he had a nice rally to the finish, and is only .56 off the qualifying time now. I don’t quite get going to Australia when he could save a lot of travel and snag it behind Nuguse in NYC but whatever, I’m sure they have their reasons ($).
Bit of a straw man. I was responding to Honest Mike's claim that Wightman's kick was Kipchogesque. I have only just been able to watch the full race, and now I see that his kick was indeed impressive. I assumed the OP was being sarcastic. It seems an odd comparison to make with a marathon runner.
You've always seemed a bit of a greenhorn. Here are the three best kickers in the world. Kipchoge wasn't yet a marathoner.
On August 31st, 2003, the Men's 5000m Final was contested at the Paris Track and Field World Championship. The results are below........1. Eliud Kipchoge (KE...
Cash plays some part, but as Wightman explained, it's a chance to do something different and he has no plans to compete at World Indoors so why not just get on the outdoor track early?
He is already complaining about the travel on his socials ha. He must be really getting paid a lot, that’s the last I’ll say about it. Hopefully he puts together some good training/racing there, though of course seeing him at Millrose would be more fun, though I’ll check out Maurie Plant sure