he's working on his speed. after The Ten he said he'd be doing more 800 and 1500's this outdoor season.
Racing an 800m won’t make him faster and since he’s a 5/10 guy, he’s can only improve himself at any distance by working on his strength. There’s no such thing as trading strength for speed.
With 800m left in the 10000m at the Olympics, he will be able to look to his right and look to his left and tell himself that nobody there has ever run a sub 1:48 (unless Almgren runs the 10000m of course)
With 800m left in the 10000m at the Olympics, he will be able to look to his right and look to his left and tell himself that nobody there has ever run a sub 1:48 (unless Almgren runs the 10000m of course)
Then he'll look in front of him and see 6 East Africans, a Norwegian and grant fisher.