FYI I asked Mike Smith if NAU had a watch on the split. NAU's sprint coach told Smith he split 46.88.
That’s Symmonds/Murphy level speed Sahlman’s a future 1:42 low guy
Not quite, Guys like Coe and Murphy split 45 while Symmonds ran open 47. Colin is 48 open/46 split(both at altitude) that shows great talent for the 1500 but doesn't indicate he should focus on the 800. He could pop off a 1:43 like Webb or Wightman still
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That’s Symmonds/Murphy level speed Sahlman’s a future 1:42 low guy
Not quite, Guys like Coe and Murphy split 45 while Symmonds ran open 47. Colin is 48 open/46 split(both at altitude) that shows great talent for the 1500 but doesn't indicate he should focus on the 800. He could pop off a 1:43 like Webb or Wightman still
Like you said, the 46.98 split was at altitude, and probably comparable to a 48 at sea level, and especially so for a guy that lives at 7000’.
It’s still impressive, and maybe if he were to run another 400m split in the future at altitude, he could run a 46.
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Not quite, Guys like Coe and Murphy split 45 while Symmonds ran open 47. Colin is 48 open/46 split(both at altitude) that shows great talent for the 1500 but doesn't indicate he should focus on the 800. He could pop off a 1:43 like Webb or Wightman still
Like you said, the 46.98 split was at altitude, and probably comparable to a 48 at sea level, and especially so for a guy that lives at 7000’.
It’s still impressive, and maybe if he were to run another 400m split in the future at altitude, he could run a 46.
I think the altitude is more than balanced out by having 2 races where he closed in 52 each in his legs on the day, though.
Colin Sahlman's race performances are impressive, but arguably more impressive is his superhuman ability to seemingly always dip just under one second intervals/time barriers. To give a brief inventory....
3:33.96 1500m pr
48.99 indoor 400m pr
1:46.99 freshman 800m pr
28:33.9 XC 10k pr
23:35.9 XC 8k pr
13:42.98 freshman 5k pr
13:38.96 current 5k pr
and now 46.98 4x4 relay split
Have any of you noticed this too or am I schizophrenic?
To the poster who said in another thread that Sahlman would have a better chance of making the Olympic team in the 5k than the 800: please take note. He actually does appear to be more in the mold of a Seb Coe than a Nico Young (that doesn’t mean I expect him to run 1:41 and win 2 Olympic golds).
Colin Sahlman's race performances are impressive, but arguably more impressive is his superhuman ability to seemingly always dip just under one second intervals/time barriers. To give a brief inventory....
3:33.96 1500m pr
48.99 indoor 400m pr
1:46.99 freshman 800m pr
28:33.9 XC 10k pr
23:35.9 XC 8k pr
13:42.98 freshman 5k pr
13:38.96 current 5k pr
and now 46.98 4x4 relay split
Have any of you noticed this too or am I schizophrenic?
Turn 3 9s upside down and that is 666, the mark of the beast! OMG!
Colin Sahlman's race performances are impressive, but arguably more impressive is his superhuman ability to seemingly always dip just under one second intervals/time barriers. To give a brief inventory....
3:33.96 1500m pr
48.99 indoor 400m pr
1:46.99 freshman 800m pr
28:33.9 XC 10k pr
23:35.9 XC 8k pr
13:42.98 freshman 5k pr
13:38.96 current 5k pr
and now 46.98 4x4 relay split
Have any of you noticed this too or am I schizophrenic?