Sunday, January 25, 2009

Fernandez Runs 3:56.50

Is this for real?

When official this will be a juniors (< 20) *world record*.

I mean.... indoors just started! I hope his body holds up.

I also love that this guy is from some small town out near Modesto. California has boonies too!

Has anyone found a video yet?

8 comments:

Dennis said...

"Kenny Moore! Sixteenth in the marathon in Mexico City."

"Fourteenth, actually."

"Oh, and Dorian Ulrey. Ran a 3:57 mile. Heh, when German Fernandez ran three-fifty-six-five. God, is there anything worse than being second best?"

Heh heh. I'm guessing most of you won't get this joke. J.R. would; we've both seen Without Limits too many times...

kangway said...

... its sad I know what you're talking about.

I remember watching Dorian Ulrey run the Illinois High School Class A State Record. He ran 4:09 his senior year, running something like 2:11/1:58 for his 800m splits. I think as a freshman he ran 4:01 indoors, and last year was 2nd in the 1500m at Nationals behind Manzano. He just transferred to Arkansas, and I'd put money on him for NCAA's.

kangway said...

kangway I'll take that.

$20 1-1 odds that Dorian Ulrey does not win NCAA's.

The man is named after a FRUIT.

Dennis said...

Kangway, are you talking to yourself or is someone else on your account? The fruit is spelled "durian," by the way, but there's a bunch of other stuff carrying his name:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorian

kangway said...

Mark has been using my computer for weeks. Is he ever going to get his own?

Ulrey just ran a 3:54 split of the DMR to beat Rupp by a ton. Still nothing?

Ryan said...

I wouldn't take ANYBODY against the field in a track race. Um, possibly Bolt in the Beijing 200m.

Katherine said...

I'd take your mom against the field.

Markkimarkkonnen said...

Great, great. So the guy is named after a fruit AND his parents can't spell.