2016 Rio Olympics: Official Day 1 Live Discussion Thread

Would you have the same response if the men's 10k goes through 5k at WR pace, runs the next 1K at 12:37 pace, and runs 26:00?

dirtyrun wrote:

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T&F has zero credibility.

Correct. How in heaven's name did Huddle run so fast? Very sad.

I'm willing to bet no one who ran faster than 31:45-32:00 is clean in that race.

This is what the Olympics is all about.

RUNNING YOUR PERSONAL BEST ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD.

Yup. I for one enjoyed the race and have no reason to think Ayana is doped.

ethiopian wrote:

Ok, as expected from LR, all the hate pouring out immediately about doping. I am not saying that I am 100% sure that she is clean, nobody knows, only she knows for sure. Why don't we just enjoy this spectacular performance and give her the benefit of the doubt, as an athlete who has never been implicated in any doping scandal and who has been performing consistently for quite some time now?

Because you have to be a fool by now to think something that doesn't look right is right. She has been consistently performing 30s and just dropped a minute off her PR with no rabbits and in lane 2 for most of the race. Not believable.

GJK wrote:

This is what the Olympics is all about.

RUNNING YOUR PERSONAL BEST ON THE BIGGEST STAGE IN THE WORLD.

Well, yeah. I agree. But you gotta remember who previously held the record.

Paula Radcliffe says she's now sure she can understand that.

Paula Radcliffe.

riiiiiiiiight

Not saying she's doping... wrote:

dirtyrun wrote:

Correct. How in heaven's name did Huddle run so fast? Very sad.

Because Huddle went out in 14:54 and came back in 15:19. What were Ayana's very believable splits in her world record smashing run?

Ayana is better than Huddle. Huddle's inferiority makes Ayana dirty?

Jo Pavey first Brit home ahead of Andrews, unfortunately the Scot Beth Potter had a stinker

Pavey 15th 31:33.44 SB

Andews 16th 31:35.92 PB

Potter 34th 33:04.34

Another dumb idiotic post in this thread

Track is doomed. Every WR is inherently otherworldly and therefore suspect. Cram doubts this record but what about his--346 was absurd; minimal testing back then.

Why does everyone trust the swimmers though?

Have you ever raced at a competitive level? When you run a 1 minute PB (and, in Ayana's case, a huge WR), you are going to be finishing the race with everything you have, being totally exhausted, if not exhilarated at the end. Ayana's finish was essentially traipsing.

jflo wrote:

Paula Radcliffe says she's not sure she can understand that.

Paula Radcliffe.

riiiiiiiiight

I'm sure she knows exactly how she managed to run 30:0x, and is not sure how someone else managed so much faster!

Just like I thought. Your educational standards are falling as well!

Your bias lead you to think American white women are the sacred creatures of the earth! Molly would not beat Almaz even if you give her wings....

ethiopian wrote:

Ok, as expected from LR, all the hate pouring out immediately about doping. I am not saying that I am 100% sure that she is clean, nobody knows, only she knows for sure. Why don't we just enjoy this spectacular performance and give her the benefit of the doubt, as an athlete who has never been implicated in any doping scandal and who has been performing consistently for quite some time now?

When is the right time to talk about it?

If you feel singled out, we can also talk about Huddle. Coached by the same coach as EPO doper Martin Fagan, even suspected by many of doping as early as his Providence career. Teammate of Kim Smith, who had a great career up until 2008 (the beginning of the BioPassport), in spite of health concerns like blood clots and pulmonary embolisms, consistent with EPO use...

rojo wrote:

26:36 for huddle with three to go.

27:50 for huddle with two to go.

Huddle should do it!!

Hey, Rojo-

You gotta get an interview with Ray Treacy. I really want to hear what he has to say about the whole race.

I'd especially like to know what he thought when he saw Molly follow that train to a 14:54 first half.

lol You must be one of those who watches athletics every 4 yrs.

A Hunk wrote:

Have you ever raced at a competitive level? When you run a 1 minute PB (and, in Ayana's case, a huge WR), you are going to be finishing the race with everything you have, being totally exhausted, if not exhilarated at the end. Ayana's finish was essentially traipsing.

All the talk about how unbelievable this is, but when do we ever get to see a time trial at WR pace featuring all of the world's best athletes, who are all peaking specifically for that race, and with a rabbit who is top-5 in the world in the event? What we saw this morning was basically that -- a perfectly-paced WR attempt with a world-class rabbit, in good conditions, in a race that had all the top names in peak form. Maybe we shouldn't be so surprised that the times were fast.

TrackBot wrote:

VDOT for 29:17 10.0km: 74.9

Equivalent race times based on VDOT:

Marathon: 02:15:00

Half marathon: 01:04:26

15K: 00:44:50

10K: 00:29:15

5K: 00:14:04

3Mi: 00:13:33

2Mi: 00:08:44

3200m: 00:08:40

3K: 00:08:05

1Mi: 00:04:05

1600m: 00:04:03

1500m: 00:03:47

I am a bot. Info:

http://habs.sdf.org/trackbot

interesting a 29:17 10k is equivalent to a 29:15 10k, better get your bot fixed