Looks like Fernandez is healthy again

[bad hammy]

Maybe if we DON'T tout him as the the Second Coming of Alan Webb, he'll have a chance!

Exactly! This kid is the real deal. Let's hope he continues to develop at a nice, steady pace....

He does have a history of injuries so I will enjoy what he accomplishes now with no great expectations of future improvements. If they come, fantastic! If not, well, that is the way things work sometimes.

[dfmonti]

Indoors? I have no idea. Not that close to the outdoor records, but not bad (WJR is 3:50.25 by Alex Kipchirchir in 2003. AJR is 3:51.3 by Jim Ryun in 1966).

Statistician Marty Post pointed out to me that Boaz Lalang's 3:58.34 from the 2008 Tyson Invitational was the fastest-ever indoor mile by a junior. Born 08-Feb-1989, he was 19 at the time and he doesn't turn 20 until Feb. 8 this year.

David Monti, Race Results Weekly

[bad hammy]

I tracked down the splits of that CA HS State Meet double:

60.00
60.49
59.61
61.19
4:00.29 (for that bastard 1600)

64.31
65.14
64.82
64.58
64.29
64.50
65.06
61.59
8:34.23 (ditto bastard 3200)

Still haven't deleted that broadcast from my TiVo . . .

A nice turn of phrase in today's eTN newsletter:

Fernandez’s previous best was 4:01.69 (a conversion from 4:00.29 from the bastard 1600) to win the Cal State title last year.

[Marlow]

[quote=bad hammy]A nice turn of phrase in today's eTN newsletter:

bastard 1600

[/quote:n6c2o37b]
And yet, despite all the mewling and posturing of the sport's greatest mind and its greatest magazine, it's STILL the 1600! :P

[bad hammy]

[quote=Marlow][quote=bad hammy]A nice turn of phrase in today's eTN newsletter:

[quote="eTN no. 66":3bcdjeux][b]bastard 1600[/b][/quote][/quote]
And yet, despite all the mewling and posturing of the sport's greatest mind and its greatest magazine, it's [b][u][i]STILL[/i][/u][/b] the 1600! :P[/quote:3bcdjeux]
You seem to take pleasure in that. Where did this guy go??

[quote=Marlow]I've been giving this a lot of thought. I think 'fizbin' is right. The 1600 and 3200 are pathetic half-breeds - neither fish nor fowl. I hope the NFHS looks into this matter! Thanks for bringing this up, fizbin, whoever and wherever you are![/quote]
[url="http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discussion/viewtopic.php?p=510845#510845"]http://mb.trackandfieldnews.com/discuss ... 845#510845[/url]

[Marlow]

[quote=bad hammy][quote=Marlow]

A nice turn of phrase in today's eTN newsletter:

bastard 1600

And yet, despite all the mewling and posturing of the sport's greatest mind and its greatest magazine, it's STILL the 1600! :P[/quote:3lveicw0]
You seem to take pleasure in that. Where did this guy go??

I've been giving this a lot of thought. I think 'fizbin' is right. The 1600 and 3200 are pathetic half-breeds - neither fish nor fowl. I hope the NFHS looks into this matter! Thanks for bringing this up, fizbin, whoever and wherever you are!

[/quote:3lveicw0]

Pleasure? Moi? That face is me derisively jeering those lame-brains at NFHS that won't listen to you!!!! :evil: