Men's 1500m Professional - Nike Outdoor Nationals 2023

[@FranklynAlvarez]

Birnbaum is a beast. If he can pull off the win against Leo on sunday on tired legs it will be the most legendary 3-peat weekend in US highschool history.

[@lamarm5276]

It would make Birnbaum one of the best hs distance runners ever

[@quackymacky]

4-peat*

[@Mr.Plant1994]

I hope he is able to stay healthy and someday transition into ultra marathon running. I look forward to someday see him talking about 100 mile races

[@lukeperfect2154]

@@Mr.Plant1994 I don’t see him running anything more than like a 10k

[@taylormeeks4948]

@@lukeperfect2154lol facts

[@runforever262]

Conner Mantz's performance is the most impressive ...after all the marathon training he still managed a decent kick.

[@JDL0427]

100% agreement. World class at 1 mile through 26 of them.

[@jerryduffin1358]

Fun fact: Connor Mantz ran 20 miles later the same day as this race

[@dancurran6779]

Loved the drama around whether Cole was pace setting or not

[@Praetoriusify]

I was watching this without sound and was totally surprised when I realized that Hocker was pacing. I was expecting him to go into his kick right there!

[@jp05598]

Same. He likely felt confident and could have but if coach told him to step off he just figured stick to the script and don’t push it

[@RavishingSailor]

Hahaha same here. At around 1k I was like damn hocker is blowing the field out of the water. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@micahfitch9895]

Simeon’s not gonna have any legs after this season if he keeps racing so much holy moly

[@danspeakz1130]

He'll probably get redshirted this year like Rheinhardt did.

[@king-qi2ks]

Not that much racing tbh

[@micahfitch9895]

@@king-qi2ks curious as to what you consider “that” much racing…. He’s raced a lot this past month

[@claytonvandyke7352]

I think he’s signed up for the Highschool for the mile tomorrow as well

[@jay.r.d]

@@danspeakz1130hey I was a high school teammate of his, and I overheard him saying that one time. What does redshirting mean, and when will he be back to racing?

[@billybud9557]

That was a really solid field.... Birnbaum and 6 others under 3:40.Busy Springtime for Simeone

[@ronbunn1349]

Announcer was clueless in this one. Probably the most entertaining part of the race though.

[@esgee3829]

strongly reminds of the 2012 (fake) irish announcer doing olympic sailing

[@blainejohnson9954]

Connor has a underrated kick

[@Yo-nb3dg]

Mantz?

[@BrunoRocket]

Underrated? Not at all. He was known for his kick in the NCAA CC. He would start his kick with 2k left

[@chicoman-yq3rp]

Wisner had a sprint at the end. Birnbaum impressed me the first time I saw him race. He impressed me again. Mantz is like Hassan. He runs everything.

[@TheCyclesport]

3:37.93 at 18 years old. Home Boy could be one of the best ever if he keeps the focus! Hope he can train with Jakob Ingebrigtsen and somehow reach that top of the World level!

[@yothatscharlie8726]

who told u simeon was 16💀

[@TheCyclesport]

well someone was 16 sometime or another LOL

[@mopar_randy4952]

I think he's 18 now

[@handerson4657]

I think he’s 17 or just turned 18, I remember when he broke 4 last year he was 16 at Brooks

[@lucatoni98]

@@yothatscharlie8726 You're right he's only 14 years old

[@16nowhereman]

The high schooler is just an amazing runner.

[@dcnole]

Damn Matty Wisner, where did THAT kick come from?

[@agame5998]

Simeon is incredible

[@Ganjodadank]

Shoutout to my guy Matt!

[@john-paulb6554]

mantz coming back like that from 6th was impressive

[@cloudbudget]

Great race!! Was hoping Wisner continue to earn the respect he deserves and voila! He crushed it as did his teammate (Yearian), Birnbaum, Mantz, Gormley, right on down the line. Well done all!

[@sharonb537]

Props to the actual winner, Matt Wisner.

[@oscarenriqueromerocabezas5773]

Lo de Conner Mantz lo encuentro espectacular, después de haber tenido un entrenamiento para una maratón en la cual su desempeño fue muy bueno y ahora corriendo 1500 mts de verdad este chico es genial.

[@tannerphillips630]

Birnbaum is oozing charisma

[@trancemaster5009]

Birnbaum is one of my favorite runners to watch!

[@Driver8takeabreak]

Why does the announcer keep mentioning a 3000m at the Brooks meet? It was a two mile race there.

[@anthonycarr6732]

Birnbaum is the next Cooper Teare, thats for sure. And what the heck kind of race is this, with people just walking all over the track? Get them off the track! Holy cow. Classless.

[@gabrielbest86]

Tons of races are like that. Makes for a great atmosphere and helps the athletes

[@illegitimate0]

It's a track meet, the high jumpers are often on track when runners aren't in that area.

[@eatacrakker1697]

Awesome commentary!! To add on, too often in track you get commentators that sounds like they don't care

[@Matt-cp9wh]

Conner mantz stride is fluid. love the high cadence but neat, very bekele like

[@kennedyrose7155]

That kids in high school... go straight pro

[@evandonahue5456]

Fax but maybe they want a free education

[@donshields2379]

Two years at Stanford then pro.

[@cjakz3043]

@@donshields2379 he’s going to the university of Oregon but alright

[@donshields2379]

@@cjakz3043 alright?

[@Stacie45]

Cole could have taken it easily if he had wanted to.

[@SheaSlides]

wow thats insane

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Seems like he was tempted, but followed coach's plan...maybe went 100 meters past the step-off mark plan?

[@Stacie45]

@@Thomas-fk3cw Good point. When you are feeling good it is easy to put the pedal down, but going at race effort takes it out of you. Probably not the right time.

[@jttoolegit]

guys please either lower the gain or put a compressor on that mic, there are plenty of affordable mixers that can boost the audio quality exponentially

[@jacobcockerham8034]

I wish Leo young was in this race, I think he could challenge Simeon

[@LambeauLeeeper]

Fun Fact: Drink a beer every time the commentator says sunglasses.

[@hichelo4365]

Simeon is the definition of cool ass

[@Gasperracing]

What was the kids name again?

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

Haha. Please check basically anybrandom time stamp and announcer will be saying it. 😂

[@brando3465]

Himeon 😤

[@peanutsnail5656]

😂

[@alberthaust4542]

Why is the crowd size so small?

[@michaeljoyner6470]

Good Run.

[@deeperanddeeper]

Birnbaum oozes charisma? Why, exactly?

[@TexasCountryLiving]

Confidence might be the better word.

[@matthewkubler05]

I’d rather be confident in my fitness and racing then going into a pro/collegiate field thinking you’ll get clapped. It’s also his way of enjoying the sport. I would be confident if I could run that fast in high school.

[@flips220]

@@matthewkubler05 Speaking of getting clapped, Simeon might want to keep his distance from this announcer.

[@StanfordFan-jn1dp]

good race...wish Cole Hocker would have stayed in...3:35 for sure

[@anttik8191]

Timilin, longtime no see

[@JradsEdits]

Coke Hocker was a PACER?? Why wasn’t he in the race!?

[@sun_flower8882]

This might sound like a dumb question, but why did two of the guys stop running before they crossed the finish line? Never seen that in a high school Track race.

[@sophieb5045]

This isn’t a high school race (just had one high schooler in it). And they are pacers so they lead the pack and stretch out the field a bit so the times aren’t super slow and tactical. Normally with two pacers, one takes it and drops out earlier for the second to take on the race after :)

[@sun_flower8882]

@@sophieb5045 Ohh I see, that makes sense now! Quite strategic, I can see why they do it. Thanks for the clarification!

[@withadraco]

what shoes are they wearing? i cant tell

[@franciscoaguiar9671]

That announcer smoking on that pipe where did he get that 8:05 3k time for Birnbaum?

[@malcolmspeigle5901]

Simeon ran 8:05 3k thats why.

[@malcolmspeigle5901]

*in the middle of a 2mi race, 8:31 full 2 mile.

[@franciscoaguiar9671]

@@malcolmspeigle5901 still dumb it’s like if he says ran 4:15 at brooks pr, and he was talking about his mile split *just and example not saying he actually ran that exact split

[@33runnerboy]

@@malcolmspeigle5901 he clocked 8:34.10 in the 2 mile at Brooks. Ironically, he says he hates running that far!

[@Stevenrgllllll]

Bro the commentator is a D1 Glazing for Simeon 💀💀💀

[@shrekandmikewazowski1112]

FAAAXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX BRO

[@dlow2492]

That announcer was so bad lol

[@jefffoster8614]

commentator and rest of T&F world have made Birnbaum into an apparent super star. They'd be well advised to chill out.

[@aceherb1755]

Why did that guy drop out after the first lap? Can someone explain?

[@donshields2379]

Are you asking about Dave Ribbich? He was a pacer. I think he went two laps.

[@christopherweeks3629]

“This high schooler is going to fill the seats”. Not when Hayward now charges 33 dollars to enter the stadium…They’re ruining track town.

[@zk4761]

I thought he ran a 2 mile Birnbaum?

[@justcam5959]

He did idk what the announcer talking bout

[@alexlewis1804]

The announcer is talking abt Ig his 3000m split during that race

[@millicentsquirrelhole582]

South Dak' named it's fast town after Sim..eberbody kno' dat'..

[@Antonio-784]

wa'

[@IAm-fp7sr]

The boy in the shades need to practise standing infront of mirrors at right angles if possible and or run jog in spot moving arms alongside his body, pull-ups and plyos focusing on vert.

[@Team.L]

U need cut off that time with 6-7 sec to have a future in this distance

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

The US mens 1500m is the most competitive event in track and field. I believe I read there are just under 200 currently competing athletes that have run under 3:40 (or 3:57 mile equivalent). And you're right about the 5-7 seconds that would still need to be shaved from that 3:37.9 time to compete near the top on the world stage.

[@Code_Ramen717]

Birmbaum thinks he’s the coolest guy in the world like man you don’t know what the future holds

[@boyceway5947]

He is an all-time great at his age. He can be as cool as he wants if that confidence helps fuel success.

[@jp05598]

Go matty wizzzzzz

[@william_gear]

I think simeons underestimating leo

[@fitnessyovani]

wow que epic

[@jensmith3719]

Really like Conner Mantz but he really is not near to being one of the most or did the commentator say ?? the most versatile runner in the world, his times dont stack up, but it was an ok race to watch

[@gorillababy1235]

Ribich has to pace make otherwise he’d probs get beaten by hoghschool kids

[@brodytenbrink3932]

Wth is Trevor Lawrence doing in track bruh🤦

[@Cmass9]

Simeon is going to be special, but his arm carry is so suboptimal! Fix that and boom

[@claytonlesak9374]

Simeon is definitely not the first 16 yo to break 4 min mile

[@benanastasoff8980]

Commentator needs to get his facts straight. Said incorrect stuff like 4 different times

[@yankaitan8648]

MATT WISNER

[@Sofus99]

37 when Ingebrigtsen do a 27? Oh well

[@phillipdorado7686]

these announcers were so bad 😂

[@daviddavis8758]

That’s just good coaching! Go after the rabbit not realize he’s a rabbit. Wait yes he’s a rabbit.

[@stephaniedoan7114]

Wassup

[@philthese985]

someone get this announcer some cue cards sheesh

[@stephaniedoan7114]

Hi wassup

[@BurntBac0n]

This commentator is so bad ☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️what is bro saying

[@dn6099]

What are you on? He was enthusiastic and engaging the entire time.

[@julesdrums6167]

@@dn6099 agree with DN. I thought he was great.

[@BurntBac0n]

​@dn6099 "8:05.11 to win brooks 3000" "Don't see cole hocker so it looks like the 800 will be it for him today... but uh.. oh there he is!" "And birnbaum got Conner mantz on the lean" Birnbaum "oozes charisma" after waving Dude is a literal NPC

[@dn6099]

@@BurntBac0n idk yea he made a couple mistakes but he carried on well. You can tell he got passion for the sport. Respect to him.

[@AdamSielicki]

Chaos makes it exciting for the viewer 😤

[@Cr3dit]

cole dropped out because he was gonna lose?

[@OldCoach84]

This is not racing others anymore. This is like greyhounds chasing a fake rabbit. These are professionals (?) and they need two rabbits and guiding lights to show them the pace? Disgusted every time I see one of these. I doubt the Faith Kipyegon world records would have happened without these benefits. This is cheating and should be banned.

[@drslyone]

I think all world records from middle distance on have always had pacers. That is nothing new. And I don't think the athletes really need the lights. I'm not much of a runner, but even I can tell my pace pretty accurately. Now faster tracks, better shoes, supplements, training methods; these are the advantages todays runners have over the past. Although some past athletes may have had better supplements.

[@Thomas-fk3cw]

​@@drslyoneFaster tracks, better shoes, and high school kids now instantly knowing nationwide competitor marks. That has raised the competitive bar. Only 15 to 20 years ago, at high scholl level you could only benchmark yourself off state competitors. All these track times weren't instantly available at a click.

[@charliewatkins4571]

Not to mention EPO and microdosing steroids is rampant. 4 sub 4 milers in 77 and 66 in 2022? In the tiktoc cell phone era? Curse you Lance. Everyone know it works and it works awesomely.