Ryan Shay Mile Video's On Youtube

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Nice videos & cool race!

Good job with the race & videos guys. I look forward to this thing continuing to grow in the coming years.

Please though, have a plan for the lead vehicle to GET OUT OF THE WAY OF THE RUNNERS! It looks like it definitely impeded the 2nd place male runner near the finish.

We are figuring out things every year...it will be taken care of next year.

Thanks...

These videos are also linked on the website for the Shay Mile and the 5k/10k that are held before the mile:

http://www.venetianraces.com/

At some point after the first of the year this will also be the web address for information on the 2011 race.

Sorry that you had to bump this twice, as I've watched all 3 videos a few times the first time you made the thread..

Excellent videos!

Good stuff good stuff.

Seems LBP likes to get 2nd :D.

jkjk, great races all around.

it would be really cool if flotrack.org came out and filmed it then it would really reach a lot of runners

Great race, amazing finish. Maybe the camera angle could have been a little better, a little more in front of the pack the whole time so that the leader was always visible. I'm not sure that Smart Car can keep up with them!

That was...really awesome. I did not see how Jeff See won that with only 40 secs remaining...

Otherwise thanks for showing. That was really good and something I dont think I would have saw if i didnt open this thread.

That's a great idea to hold a race prior to a parade. The spectators may not have come to see the runners but the cheered loud for them. Nothing better than to have people cheering you on like that for your whole race.

Does anyone know how much the hill helps? 5 secs?

Having helped Matt and Douglas on race day I have always thought it is worth a few seconds but probably not 5. This is just my guesstimate based on what the athletes have run on the track (See and Boylan-Pett both 3:40 this year). But that is assuming on that day they ran close to their best for the year. Also, having chatted with a few of the athletes after the race some seem to embrace the hill and let go, and others maybe a bit more hesitant. So for some it may be closer to 5 seconds and for others a wash.

For this year's race (the men) the splits were pretty quick through the 1/4 and 1/2. I didn't do this but if you watch the video you can see where the 1/4 markers are at. In the middle of the road there is a 2x4 post stand that marks each 1/4 and the half has a lime green poster on it. So one could get the splits from that. I did see the lime green in one of the races but can't remember which one.

I got splits of 53,59,64 for the leaders through 1200. Anyone else? seems as though the quarters may have been a bit off...

As someone who was on the lead cart...the first 1/4 was very, very fast. I think we had them @ 55 seconds.

Any thought of having the race on the same day as a parade?

I always enjoy mile races before a parade. Lots of people already lining the parade route make it even more exciting.

just an idea

race day wrote:

Any thought of having the race on the same day as a parade?

I always enjoy mile races before a parade. Lots of people already lining the parade route make it even more exciting.

just an idea

Err... did you watch the videos? It was.

What I really want to know is why Matt and Douglas didn't bother to include Bill Crook in the promo. Guy's a beast. Plus, the ladies love him.