It's one thing to pull that when you're incredibly fast like Altra guy, but you're a giant joke and huge POS if you're only sticking with them for a few minutes and putting their races in jeopardy just so you can get your picture taken and shuffle in to a mediocre hobby jogger time (3:05 or thereabouts).
F that POS, I hope he chokes.
agree
lol
5K 10:16:25AM 00:16:18 16:18 05:15 11.44
10K 10:34:20AM 00:34:14 17:56 05:47 10.40
15K 10:54:48AM 00:54:42 20:28 06:36 9.11
20K 11:16:10AM 01:16:04 21:22 06:53 8.73
HALF 11:20:38AM 01:20:32 04:28 06:34 9.14
25K 11:37:43AM 01:37:37 17:05 07:03 8.52
30K 12:01:13PM 02:01:07 23:30 07:34 7.93
35K 12:28:29PM 02:28:23 27:16 08:47 6.84
40K 12:54:02PM 02:53:56 25:33 08:14 7.30
Finish Net 01:05:03PM 03:04:57 11:01 08:05 7.43
Nope, I disagree.
He went old school "young kid at a 5k" sprint and fade.
Didn't need to advertise anything.
Had a race plan and executed it to perfection.
And he didn't take a selfie after leading the pack through that 4:39 mile (1600m).
He f***** race plans for sure. He shouldn't be allowed back. What an insult to the community,, what a lack of integrity. The s*** some people do for attention.
Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate
I don't get it. What happened?
Dude is a wanker, but he had no effect on the race. Tola and Desisa took it out hard. 162 didn't catch them until about three minutes in. Even when he was in the lead at the mile, the Ethiopians were abreast with him chatting and smiling. He's not a wanker for running up front (well that's debatable). He's a wanker for grabbing his bib number every two seconds.
You guys are kidding, right? Isn't this what makes marathoning such a great sport, the fact that any regular ole' Joe can go out and compete with the pros? Name one other sport where this can take place. Further, the argument that he put the elite's races in "jeopardy" is a joke. Ryan Hall goes out from the gun every race knowing he has no chance in the world at finishing and we don't ridicule him.
I propose a 5k performance premium (a la cycling crit races) for next year.
It's time the elite males start a minute or so ahead of the plebs. This ridiculousness has become an annual joke. How many others noticed 249 make a bid for the lead but not have the balls to get there? How soon before four or five guys try to get up there and muck it up? Sooner or later something bad is going to happen, BAA needs to shut this tradition down now.
> Ryan Hall goes out from the gun every race knowing he has no chance in the world at finishing and we don't JUST ridicule him FOR THAT.
There, I fixed it for you.
On LRC, we ridicule Ryan Hall for anything and everything he does, and some things he doesn't!
Good for him. If you feel otherwise, stick to the track and invites. Immerse yourself in the masses. Elitist prick
He got his moment on TV. I've seen people on this very forum saying they'd do the same thing if they made it to trials. Maybe he's from LetsRun.
I still want to know who the elite woman is who took photos of the top elite men as they passed her. That was super amusing
The Bald Eagle wrote:
I propose a 5k performance premium (a la cycling crit races) for next year.
How does cycling do it? Is it the fastest for that split? Do they do this in the middle of races? Could a runner off the elite pack could actually have the fastest 5k split from say 25k to 30k or is it only the runners that reach that split mark first?
Sorry, not really up on the cycling stuff and terms.
disagree. it was fine. if you can run one step with the elites, good for you. beauty of running that you can run alongside the elites.
I would have done the same thing, for about 1 msec until they dusted me.
Who cares? Attention seeking? Sure. But the notion he's screwing up the pros is ludicrous. He wasn't cutting them off. If he wants to and can do it, who cares.
MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:
The Bald Eagle wrote:I propose a 5k performance premium (a la cycling crit races) for next year.
How does cycling do it? Is it the fastest for that split? Do they do this in the middle of races? Could a runner off the elite pack could actually have the fastest 5k split from say 25k to 30k or is it only the runners that reach that split mark first?
Sorry, not really up on the cycling stuff and terms.
Premiums are generally given to the runner who reaches the designated point first (not fastest).
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He went to Adams State
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