All of you just imagine for a moment, what this race could have been like had Derrick and Fout been in it, instead of injured. Holy cow, US distance running's future looks amazingly bright right now.
Very gutsy performance, especially because of the weather conditions (very windy? conditions can mess up the pace). Smart by not going out too hard (4:13ish-4:14ish). Very evenly paced ("slow" lap 65.7, fast {last} lap 63.06, average lap 64.49). Negative split miles of 4:19.5 and 4:14.9! German es el hombre! (German is the man!)
"he never looks tired"
it's because of those 300 push ups he does each nigh according to his coach, haha
Can't Agree More June 20, 2008 at 9:35pm
thank you for figuring out a way to stream it live and record your own feed. this was so much easier to listen to and did much better deafening the PA announcers screams. commentary was fantastic. thank you!
Marks so excited it's great!! This race is awesome
Prediction June 20, 2008 at 9:09pm
he is possibly the next pre, a very strong front runner
Just Watch June 20, 2008 at 9:08pm
What is scary is how this kid came out of no where because of injury. USA kids are only getting faster every year. I wonder what else high school will bring us over the next few decades.
Anonymous Coward June 20, 2008 at 9:01pm
This kid is gonna be a world beater...ethiopia and kenya be warned the U.S. is going to kick your a.s.s.
Ha June 20, 2008 at 8:44pm
ha to all the people who lughed at fernandez saying he was going to get the record ha ha
it's because of those 300 push ups he does each nigh according to his coach, haha
You are the s**t!