Ryan Crouser is not getting nearly enough respect around here

Eh...

Shot putters look just like regular people. It's really difficult to be interested in the sport because it's very niche and very exclusive. Like I wasn't interested in track and field until I participated in it, now I'm just as fanatical as people who watch football (American football, not Eurotrash).

I'm guessing the Oregonian will have a nice story on it tomorrow (at least a highlight in the recap). But yeah not too many other states like to cover track.

That was a great shot put competition. That's probably the clean world record, I have serious doubts about everyone above him on the all time list. Hopefully he and Kovacs can push each other over the next few years since they're both still relatively young. Could be similar to the old three headed monster the US used to have in the shot (Cantwell, Nelson, Hoffa)

He is a manimal!

runninreed wrote:

It's insane that this is the first post of the day that has Ryan Crouser as the main subject. I am about 4 hours post-shot put and I'm floored at the lack of commentary.

What he did today was astounding. Pressure moment, everything on the line. He had just lost his lead by a Kovacs bomb in round 6. In Crouser's final attempt, he went out there and had a massive throw, the farthest by any human in 14 years. And beyond the mark itself, the throw just looked different. As it was in the air, I actually thought to myself, "I don't know if I've ever seen a throw like that." Amazing.

Look, I'm a distance-centric person, too, but there needs to be more respect for the greatest athletes in the planet.

We're still speechless.

runninreed wrote:

It's insane that this is the first post of the day that has Ryan Crouser as the main subject. I am about 4 hours post-shot put and I'm floored at the lack of commentary.

What he did today was astounding. Pressure moment, everything on the line. He had just lost his lead by a Kovacs bomb in round 6. In Crouser's final attempt, he went out there and had a massive throw, the farthest by any human in 14 years. And beyond the mark itself, the throw just looked different. As it was in the air, I actually thought to myself, "I don't know if I've ever seen a throw like that." Amazing.

Look, I'm a distance-centric person, too, but there needs to be more respect for the greatest athletes in the planet.

This is not letsfield, this is letsrun

You mean, this is letsrun.com, not letsthrow.comThat said, what's up with the Brojos and this "clean world record shot" headline? The USA Today story that they link doesn't say that. Do the Brojos know everyone ahead Crouser on the all-time list is dirty? No, they do not. Do they know Crouser is clean? Hell no, they do not.The clean world record is probably held by some unknown guy who threw 59 feet once. Anyone over 60 is surely dirty.

Here we go wrote:

This is not letsfield, this is letsrun

wewjreopos wrote:

You mean, this is letsrun.com, not letsthrow.com

That said, what's up with the Brojos and this "clean world record shot" headline? The USA Today story that they link doesn't say that. Do the Brojos know everyone ahead Crouser on the all-time list is dirty? No, they do not. Do they know Crouser is clean? Hell no, they do not.

The clean world record is probably held by some unknown guy who threw 59 feet once. Anyone over 60 is surely dirty.

Here we go wrote:

This is not letsfield, this is letsrun

Lol, NBC said it first.

wewjreopos wrote:

The clean world record is probably held by some unknown guy who threw 59 feet once. Anyone over 60 is surely dirty.

WTF. I have thrown 45 feet and I was a distance runner turned decathlete after college. I am definitely not very explosive. To throw 60 feet would require about 50% more power into the throw than me, assuming the same technical ability (which I didn't have great technique, so that is unlikely, all elite throwers have much better technique than me).

It is absurd to me to suggest that only dopers could be 50% more powerful than me. I never even lifted arms, only legs (obviously legs are the most important source of power in the shot, but the core and arms play a part too).

If you're going to pick an arbitrary line, you'll have to pick something higher, maybe more like 70 feet starts to feel somewhat superhuman.

Shoot, Eaton threw 60 feet. If he was doping, it would have been to improve speed workouts, I don't think it would have helped him in the shot much if at all. Surely you can see how a specialist could throw farther than Eaton by putting on 50 pounds of muscle over a 10 year career with out needing to dope?

Meh, I've always been more of a discus and hammer throw kinda guy.

Because throwing events are mindlessly boring.

Fast Ass wrote:

Eh...

Shot putters look just like regular people. It's really difficult to be interested in the sport because it's very niche and very exclusive. Like I wasn't interested in track and field until I participated in it, now I'm just as fanatical as people who watch football (American football, not Eurotrash).

Worst post I've ever seen.

No way, when you see how far they are throwing these implements, it is really impressive.

if a sprinter started when the throw started which gets to 74 feet first?

DI Coach wrote:

Because throwing events are mindlessly boring.

Are you really a D1coach? Hope not.

Shotput is the most interesting field event.

Discus.

its letsrun not letsthrow

Peccary wrote:

Shotput is the most interesting field event.

Discus.

You want us to discus? Okay, I'll take a shot. Not to hammer the point home, nor jump to conclusions, but Crouser proved once again that he is a great competitor. Performance of the meet, IMO. Spear me if you wish.