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Nappy Roots
RE: Will Trafeh ever finish a marathon? 1/16/2012 4:59AM - in reply to language Timothy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I think most folks called this well in advance, citing that Mo would either make the team or DNF. No surprise here at all. Will he ever finish a marathon? Of course. But I really see Mo's racing philosophy similar to Deriba Merga: Win or drop out. A PR can be set in practice.
munkypoo
RE: Will Trafeh ever finish a marathon? 1/16/2012 1:46PM - in reply to Raptured Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Will Alan Webb ever make a comeback? This game is fun
interesting prize money tho
RE: Will Trafeh ever finish a marathon? 1/16/2012 2:17PM - in reply to Nappy Roots Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Well he coulda picked up $15K for being top 5. He may have been able to hang on another hour and picked up some decent loot. Prize money went 10 deep with at least $4K. But maybe he shot his wad in the first half and knew he wouldn't even place top 10?

Another thing to consider is if you make a habit out of DNFs, it can make it pretty hard to get sponsors or invites.
NorCal
RE: Will Trafeh ever finish a marathon? 1/17/2012 10:31AM - in reply to Raptured Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Trafeh is simply not a smart racer in the marathon. He can get away with a very fast pace and hold on for dear life in a half marathon but obviously not a full.
DontFeedTheTroll
RE: Will Trafeh ever finish a marathon? 1/18/2012 1:37PM - in reply to green cheese Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

green cheese wrote:
How about a road 100k?


Nope. That would take away the luster of the marathon being the longest footrace (which is already isn't, but no one cares about race-walking).

However, I think a time based race could work. I'd love to see a 24hour race in the Olympics. It's got a lengthy history and deserves wider recognition.
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