I thought this even before Nicos interview after his 12:57 last night. He mentioned wanting to run a 10K. I hope he runs the 10 at the Sound running meet in mid March but I think it's pretty close to NCAA indoors. Is it crazy to think Nico could go sub 27 for 10000?
He still hasn't gone under the US HS record. You know, the one he could have easily broken back at NP. If it was a mere formality back then, it would have been trivial his Freshman track season . Still hasn't gone under Chapa's time. Neither has any other NP runner, still in HS or since.
I thought this even before Nicos interview after his 12:57 last night. He mentioned wanting to run a 10K. I hope he runs the 10 at the Sound running meet in mid March but I think it's pretty close to NCAA indoors. Is it crazy to think Nico could go sub 27 for 10000?
I think last race will have been his peak. In the last couple of weeks he only jogged a couple of miles per day.
I thought this even before Nicos interview after his 12:57 last night. He mentioned wanting to run a 10K. I hope he runs the 10 at the Sound running meet in mid March but I think it's pretty close to NCAA indoors. Is it crazy to think Nico could go sub 27 for 10000?
I think last race will have been his peak. In the last couple of weeks he only jogged a couple of miles per day.
I mean it's January, why would he peak now of all times when he has intentions to run at the Trials. Makes no sense.
As for the Sub 27 10K...I think it's possible. This 12:57 Indoor 5K + 28:01 XC 10K Proves he has the engine to run very close if not under. Who knows tho, Running is unpredictable.
He still hasn't gone under the US HS record. You know, the one he could have easily broken back at NP. If it was a mere formality back then, it would have been trivial his Freshman track season . Still hasn't gone under Chapa's time. Neither has any other NP runner, still in HS or since.
He still hasn't gone under the US HS record. You know, the one he could have easily broken back at NP. If it was a mere formality back then, it would have been trivial his Freshman track season . Still hasn't gone under Chapa's time. Neither has any other NP runner, still in HS or since.
I'm not sure what your point is. Yes he has never ran a 10k on the track, so if that is your point, sure.
But if you are suggesting he couldn't beet Chapa's record now, you are just trolling. Young ran a 28:01 (more than 30 seconds faster than Chapa) on a freaking 10k cross country course with hills and grass.
Sub 27 seems like a stretch right now to me, but I think he can get close, in 27:10-15 range. He should aim for Chelanga’s 27:08 and if he gets good pacing and good weather, he has a shot for sure.
some of his contemporaries that I would say aren’t at his level have run pretty good 10Ks in recent years. Cole Sprout ran 27:42 2 years ago when he was 20. Clearly Nico is leaps and bounds ahead of Sprout.
Also what happened to Woody? Lol. I wonder if we are gonna see a pattern of folks leaving Bowerman, keeping their level for about a year, then falling off a bit. Hopefully not.
You could blame pacing or lack thereof for klecker not getting it last year. Nico would need great pacing and a pack goin for the OQT that he can latch on to. Proximity to NCAA indoors makes it tougher. Blanks had 2-3 weeks post XC nats and it’s not just physical but mental toll of that weekend as well.
I thought this even before Nicos interview after his 12:57 last night. He mentioned wanting to run a 10K. I hope he runs the 10 at the Sound running meet in mid March but I think it's pretty close to NCAA indoors. Is it crazy to think Nico could go sub 27 for 10000?
Not crazy but the translation from stud 5,000 runners to time trial 10,000 times hasn’t always been seamless with Mike Smith. Woody 12:51-27:0x, Grijalva rough debut last year at the TEN. We’ll get Nur and Nico now, but I’m more confident in both guys being great in a tactical 10K/a fast 1500 than necessarily hanging on to that sub-27 tempo with Wildschuut, Kurgat et al
Sub 27 seems like a stretch right now to me, but I think he can get close, in 27:10-15 range. He should aim for Chelanga’s 27:08 and if he gets good pacing and good weather, he has a shot for sure.
some of his contemporaries that I would say aren’t at his level have run pretty good 10Ks in recent years. Cole Sprout ran 27:42 2 years ago when he was 20. Clearly Nico is leaps and bounds ahead of Sprout.
Agree with the 27:1x projection. Pros Klecker and Kincaid went 12:54/27:07 and 12:51/27:06 respectively last year. If Wildschutt follows his 12:56 with a sub-27 at The Ten, maybe Nico can do the same--training full-time & in ideal conditions.