Wheating Wins Again ~ 2:18 1000m

I'm glad he's racing frequently. Seems to me he performs better when he does

STUD

A stud and a giant.

Flo'da boy wrote:

I'm glad he's racing frequently. Seems to me he performs better when he does

Or... is it that he races when he is in shape, and doesn't when he is coming off an injury, thus giving the appearance of performing better when he is racing frequently?

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Flo'da boy wrote:

I'm glad he's racing frequently. Seems to me he performs better when he does

Or... is it that he races when he is in shape, and doesn't when he is coming off an injury, thus giving the appearance of performing better when he is racing frequently?

It might be but i just get the feeling he'd be better racing into shape rather than just wasting himself in training

Not a bad race from him. Took some decent scalps in Soloman and Soratos. I'm hoping he can sustain it and rub elbows with the big dogs at indoor nationals at 1500.

it is fun to see this and I just hope he has at least one more healthy year after 2010, this time in an Olympic year.

jjjjj wrote:

it is fun to see this and I just hope he has at least one more healthy year after 2010, this time in an Olympic year.

I'm rooting hard for the guy, but he hasn't done anything noteworthy yet.

1:48/3:58/2:18 are not times that are gonna beat anybody when it counts.

Yes, he's looked pretty good thus far, but until he throws down a sub-1:46/

3:38/3:55-ish time, minimum --or beats some real studs in a slow race with a killer finish-- he's just gonna be another also-ran.

We need to see Andy perform in a fast, serious race,... or put out an impressive solo effort where he really busts it.

Enough already of these 'controlled' efforts in soft races. That's all we've seen for the last couple years.

He *might* still have the ability to go low 3:30's, but we need to see some real indication of it sometime soon already.

That was a nice race.

It's good to see him in a good place right now.

2:18 is pretty fast.

you run 148 then 146 then 144.

Awww bologna... Hicham El G never ran faster than 1:47.18 in an open 800 meter race and Bernard Lagat never ran faster than 1:46.00. I agree with the mile times mentioned but everyone always thinks a world champion 1500/miler needs 1:43 speed.

I've been rooting for this guy ever since his sophomore year at Oregon. Have talked to him several times. His main issues are in his head. He's his own worst enemy. I hope he has placed those issues behind him. He's always had the ability, just has to believe in himself. I wish him all the best.

killin it wrote:

Looked good, pretty at ease. Hopefully he stays healthy, could be a great year for this guy

He looked good. Really easy. Probably in 1:46 shape right now

Agreed. He appears to have his head in check this season. I wish him well as he seems to be a nice guy off the track.

We all know that both El G and Lagat were both worth more than that at 800 at their absolute primes. A world beater needs as many tools and he/she can in the toolbox to continue their winning streaks, and speed is huge. Look at the differences between Kiprop and Kiplagat...Kiprop has run 1:43.1 and can switch to another gear in the homestretch. Kiplagat is strong but doesn't have that ability, the explosive kick isn't there.

Speed kills...all of those who don't have it.

I was at the race, it looked to me like he came through the ocho at around a 1:48 mid split. Hard to say that he wasn't capable of something in the 1:45 high/1:46 low range yesterday.

Also Duane Solomon is no joke, front-running or not he is a beast and beating him is a good sign for Wheating.

2:18 in February is one of his better races in the last 5 years. If he manages to stay healthy and train hard for the next 20 weeks, he's on track to go to Rio. I honestly never expected to see him on track for a major championship again.

That said, it's been several years since he was able to run more than a few good races without hurting himself. So we'll have to see if this year is any different. I hope so.

Wheatiing and Fernandez were the two most promising Americans at one point. I hope one of them can get it together again.

that race is promising

WI wrote:

We all know that both El G and Lagat were both worth more than that at 800 at their absolute primes. A world beater needs as many tools and he/she can in the toolbox to continue their winning streaks, and speed is huge. Look at the differences between Kiprop and Kiplagat...Kiprop has run 1:43.1 and can switch to another gear in the homestretch. Kiplagat is strong but doesn't have that ability, the explosive kick isn't there.

Speed kills...all of those who don't have it.

Yeah we all do know that they were much faster 800 runners than there pr's. They both split closing 1:46's in the 2004 olympic finals. The fact is it doesn't have to happen in a race at this point. Until we see a 3:25-24 1500 meter runner running open 1:42-44 times it doesn't need to be proven. Alan Webb and others ran open 1:43's but never became world beaters.