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Post by I-Ballz on Feb 15, 2010 19:39:00 GMT -5
Did anybody else notice he went 4:00.86 in the mile followed up a couple hours later by a solo 2:23.18 in the 1000?
On a 200 meter track, not over sized.
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Post by skizzy on Feb 15, 2010 20:09:58 GMT -5
Awsome,
Where did he run this?
Thanks!
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Post by pmac on Feb 15, 2010 20:26:44 GMT -5
lancertiming.com/results/winter10/BU_Valentine/index.htmBoston University on the 13th- he was in section one of the mile. How many college/university-level athletes do we have capable of running four minutes or below right now? Between Levins, Marpole-Bird, Boorsma (done outdoors, granted), and now Collin, when did we last have this many young guns running so quick? I'm not so naive to believe it's never happened before- can any of the older guys enlighten me?
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Post by oldster on Feb 15, 2010 20:52:26 GMT -5
This is a very impressive double indeed. This looks very ominous. I say look for him to go well under 4:00 in the very near future, and/or bust out with something really crazy in the spring. I met this guy the fall before he won Nats Junior X-C (at, of all places, the College X-C nationals in Kingston) and he seemed like very poised and confident young guy. And why wouldn't he be? He said he had run 1:50.5 as a junior, and obviously knew he had great X-C strength too, even if very few others did before he won nationals. If it weren't for Canada's Two Solitudes, this guy would be a big star on this board. As it is, everything he does seems to come out of left field. I guess that's what you get for being from Quebec never having won-- or even run-- OFSAA!
The total number of Canadian 20-22 year old Canadian guys running at this level, however, is far from an all time high. When guys like Doug Consiglio (3:55), Marc Olesen (3:39), Dave Reid, Dave Campbell, Paul McCloy, Kelly Britz, Ken Lucks (and probably 3-4 more I can't even remember), who were all in uni at the same time, the 1500/mile depth was better than today. Even in the 90s, when you had guys like Kevin, Graham, Jay Bunston, Ian Carswell, Sean Kaley, and Dan Bertoia(?) in school the same time frame, the depth was probably superior.
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Post by run91 on Feb 15, 2010 20:55:40 GMT -5
lancertiming.com/results/winter10/BU_Valentine/index.htmBoston University on the 13th- he was in section one of the mile. How many college/university-level athletes do we have capable of running four minutes or below right now? Between Levins, Marpole-Bird, Boorsma (done outdoors, granted), and now Collin, when did we last have this many young guns running so quick? I'm not so naive to believe it's never happened before- can any of the older guys enlighten me? As well M. Davidson and J. Duncan who have run 3:59 and 4:00. |
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Post by powerboy on Feb 15, 2010 21:35:06 GMT -5
Olivier's runs are spectacular especially as a double. This whole year is shaping up very well and hopefully will lead to some breakthroughs outdoors. The BC girls were hot in the 800 on the weekend too.And a nice return by Megan Brown-2:47; 4:24.
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Post by henry25 on Feb 15, 2010 22:00:21 GMT -5
Collin seems to be such a well rounded runner, especially looking at 2008 .. Junior 800 and XC champ .. thats a huge range!
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Post by oldbones on Feb 16, 2010 10:07:42 GMT -5
Well let's list out our next generation of talent for "mile"+ other events (sub-4+) ... I think you will see we have pretty good depth and potential (many I am sure I have missed):
1. Jeremy Rae (Notre Dame): 4:06 miler
2. JP Mallette (Notre Dame): 4:06-08 miler
3. Justin Duncan (Tulsa): 4:00 miler
4. Mark Davidson (Tulsa): 3:59 miler
5. Matt Bruce (Louisville): 4:06 miler (5k-10k runner really)
6. Justin Marpole-Bird: 3:57 miler
7. Rob Jackson
8. Kyle Boorsma
9. Olivier Collin
10. Mark Steeds
11. Cameron Levins (Southern Utah): 3:59 miler
12. Kyle Milks (UNC) 4:06 miler
13. Matt Leeder (SFU) next 18 months break 4mins?
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Post by oldster on Feb 16, 2010 12:12:44 GMT -5
Well let's list out our next generation of talent for "mile"+ other events (sub-4+) ... I think you will see we have pretty good depth and potential (many I am sure I have missed): 1. Jeremy Rae (Notre Dame): 4:06 miler 2. JP Mallette (Notre Dame): 4:06-08 miler 3. Justin Duncan (Tulsa): 4:00 miler 4. Mark Davidson (Tulsa): 3:59 miler 5. Matt Bruce (Louisville): 4:06 miler (5k-10k runner really) 6. Justin Marpole-Bird: 3:57 miler 7. Rob Jackson 8. Kyle Boorsma 9. Olivier Collin 10. Mark Steeds 11. Cameron Levins (Southern Utah): 3:59 miler 12. Kyle Milks (UNC) 4:06 miler 13. Matt Leeder (SFU) next 18 months break 4mins? A good list indeed; but, looking from a distance, I would say that the majority of these guys should be seeing their future in the "other events" you refer to (i.e. the longer distances). Have any of them (besides Olivier) actually run sub-1:50 for 800 yet? Then there's the question of how many will even attempt to reach the next level following university at any distance. That, and not university level talent, has been the bigger problem in the past 10-odd years. |
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Post by journeyman on Feb 16, 2010 12:29:57 GMT -5
What Collin and his coaches do well is that he picks his spots. He does not race often, but when he does, he is ready. Congrats to him and Louis (his coach)!
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Post by eight-hundred on Feb 16, 2010 15:03:43 GMT -5
We seem to lack the 5k depth as Oldster may have implied
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Post by oldster on Feb 16, 2010 17:07:45 GMT -5
Absolutely. I would love to see these guys, and a few lesser known talents with perhaps even more long distance potential, really commit to doing what it takes post-collegiate to tackle the 5 and 10, especially now that guys like Dylan, Reid, Eric and Simon seem to be moving more to the marathon.
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Post by distancemedley on Feb 16, 2010 18:47:14 GMT -5
Well let's list out our next generation of talent for "mile"+ other events (sub-4+) ... I think you will see we have pretty good depth and potential (many I am sure I have missed): 1. Jeremy Rae (Notre Dame): 4:06 miler 2. JP Mallette (Notre Dame): 4:06-08 miler 3. Justin Duncan (Tulsa): 4:00 miler 4. Mark Davidson (Tulsa): 3:59 miler 5. Matt Bruce (Louisville): 4:06 miler (5k-10k runner really) 6. Justin Marpole-Bird: 3:57 miler 7. Rob Jackson 8. Kyle Boorsma 9. Olivier Collin 10. Mark Steeds 11. Cameron Levins (Southern Utah): 3:59 miler 12. Kyle Milks (UNC) 4:06 miler 13. Matt Leeder (SFU) next 18 months break 4mins? A good list indeed; but, looking from a distance, I would say that the majority of these guys should be seeing their future in the "other events" you refer to (i.e. the longer distances). Have any of them (besides Olivier) actually run sub-1:50 for 800 yet? Then there's the question of how many will even attempt to reach the next level following university at any distance. That, and not university level talent, has been the bigger problem in the past 10-odd years. Duncan ran sub 1:50 for the 800m last year at a meet in Nova Scotia I believe, he's actually ran a faster 800m then Andrew Heanry if i'm not mistaken |
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Post by redandblack on Feb 17, 2010 0:46:24 GMT -5
Nope, Duncan ran 1:48.4 in the summer, Heaney's interscholastic record is 1:48.2 and I believe his pr is a little below that as well.
PS Rob Jackson and Thomas Morrison both deserve a mention having gone 3:47 as juniors.
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Post by Rory on Feb 17, 2010 1:18:09 GMT -5
Well let's list out our next generation of talent for "mile"+ other events (sub-4+) ... I think you will see we have pretty good depth and potential (many I am sure I have missed): 1. Jeremy Rae (Notre Dame): 4:06 miler 2. JP Mallette (Notre Dame): 4:06-08 miler 3. Justin Duncan (Tulsa): 4:00 miler 4. Mark Davidson (Tulsa): 3:59 miler 5. Matt Bruce (Louisville): 4:06 miler (5k-10k runner really) 6. Justin Marpole-Bird: 3:57 miler 7. Rob Jackson 8. Kyle Boorsma 9. Olivier Collin 10. Mark Steeds 11. Cameron Levins (Southern Utah): 3:59 miler 12. Kyle Milks (UNC) 4:06 miler 13. Matt Leeder (SFU) next 18 months break 4mins? No love for alberta? Corrigan ran a few sick 1500's last summer, at least a 3:46... Ostapowich and Robertson are up and comers in the mile scene to watch out for this summer |
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Post by fromthesouthont on Feb 17, 2010 2:33:47 GMT -5
A good list indeed; but, looking from a distance, I would say that the majority of these guys should be seeing their future in the "other events" you refer to (i.e. the longer distances). Have any of them (besides Olivier) actually run sub-1:50 for 800 yet? Then there's the question of how many will even attempt to reach the next level following university at any distance. That, and not university level talent, has been the bigger problem in the past 10-odd years. Duncan ran sub 1:50 for the 800m last year at a meet in Nova Scotia I believe, he's actually ran a faster 800m then Andrew Heanry if i'm not mistaken baha nice try coach c. |
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Post by scro on Feb 19, 2010 14:07:29 GMT -5
Journeyman, I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that Collin's coach is Claude David at vaudreuil-Dorion
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Post by journeyman on Feb 19, 2010 15:36:22 GMT -5
You might be right. The Vaudreuil group and the Laval group (Louis' group) kind of have similar singlets, and I think the guys sometimes train together at Robillard. One big happy family!
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Post by annonymouscoward on Feb 20, 2010 11:35:32 GMT -5
Luc Bruchet has proven himself in the last few years as well in everything from the 800 to xc
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Post by eeen on Feb 21, 2010 23:05:45 GMT -5
4:00.86 and 2:23.18 those may be Vaudreuil-Dorion club records  |
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