short hand is ok
Mutai in Ottawa 5/26/2012 6:39PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I just watched Mutai destroy the field in Ottawa.

Results: http://www.sportstats.ca/displayResults.xhtml?racecode=101230
momoy
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 1:24AM - in reply to short hand is ok Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Can you tell us what the course is like and what the weather was like?

How pressed was he?
MA
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 3:37AM - in reply to short hand is ok Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Tadese Tola is running the Bolder Boulder just 2 days
after this race.

It should be interesting to see how he does.
The cooze
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 8:12AM - in reply to short hand is ok Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It was unreal. He destroyed the field by close to 50 seconds and he did win the gender challenge. He ran it for the most part solo. Weather sunny, about 23 C with a slight breeze. Amazing how he put on.
Shame Kenya
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 9:13AM - in reply to short hand is ok Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It's about time the olympic committee established a fair, standard process that all countries need to abide by if they want to send their athletes to the olympics.

For example, each country needs to have an olympic trials on a date determined 1 year before the olympics. no surprises. Everyone with an A or B standard can participate, period. No politics, no country-specific rules, no nonsense. I am tiered of seeing the stupid, ridiculous politics behind our sport in countries like kenya and ethiopia. No wonder Sammy was looking to move to Qatar.
Rushed
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 10:42AM - in reply to short hand is ok Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
This chain reminded me of a crazy split G.Mutai had in the baa 10k last year.

http://www.coolrunning.com/results/11/ma/Jun26_BAA10k_1_set2.shtml

27:19 the hard way, he split 13:19 For the second 5k. Which I believe included going up beacon hill, which is a pretty solid 400-600m hill.
ottawan
RE: Mutai in Ottawa 5/27/2012 10:45AM - in reply to Shame Kenya Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Course is flat w just one weird sharp turn and short climb. Not perfect, but a legit PR course.