I think he was trying to warm up, and that it really worked. Also his surges helped him to stay warm and get to the finish (with ridiculously light clothing).
I think he was trying to warm up, and that it really worked. Also his surges helped him to stay warm and get to the finish (with ridiculously light clothing).
Totally impressed by his race. He had a plan and executed it. The worst part is that the tv coverage in the last 15 minutes did him no justice. The production crew was so sure Kirui had it that they paid Yuki no attention, even as he took over the lead.
There are lessons for lots of folks from this race, including NBC's production and announcer teams.
Wonderin' wrote:
Totally impressed by his race. He had a plan and executed it. The worst part is that the tv coverage in the last 15 minutes did him no justice. The production crew was so sure Kirui had it that they paid Yuki no attention, even as he took over the lead.
There are lessons for lots of folks from this race, including NBC's production and announcer teams.
When I watched the replay last night I realized how badly the coverage needed to have cameras on BOTH the mens and women's chase packs. If they'd had that, we would've seen Yuki's brilliant late race comeback, and all of the other elite women getting passed by Sellers et al.
They really need to do a better job of this next year.
The bbc announcers kept mocking Kawauchi over his fast start and his surges, saying things like "I really can't understand what's his logic here" with a chuckle...
4:37 first mile. Though the 1st km was 2:41, if not faster (hard to tell exactly from the broadcast).
There's really nothing crazy about the 4:37. If you look at it in context of the first 10K, it can be explained almost entirely by one brief downhill section where he surged for about 200m. His first two 5k splits were 15:01 and 15:21. Taking the 4:37 out from the first 5k, you get and even 4:57 pace for the remaining 2.1 miles, and the 15:21 second 5k breaks down to...4:57 per mile. So, the first 10k was run at a 2:09:41 pace, except for a brief surge on a downhill section.
The announcers made it sound like he was running suicide miles back-to-back just to get on TV. A little bit of analysis of the splits they obviously had in real time would have helped them (and the audience) understand what was happening, and that it wasn't that big of a deal.
bbc was much worse wrote:
The bbc announcers kept mocking Kawauchi over his fast start and his surges, saying things like "I really can't understand what's his logic here" with a chuckle...
It's Larry Rawson. Why he is allowed to comment on races is a mystery; he is the athletics/track counterpart to boxing's Mauro Ranallo: An extremely loud imbecile who never shuts up.
Kawauchi's ninja moves completely confounded the bunch huddled together like a bunch of frigid emperor penguins.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing