Is it too early to say that Jim Walmsley will finally set the CR? third time is a Lucky charms.
Is it too early to say that Jim Walmsley will finally set the CR? third time is a Lucky charms.
Assuming WS course is shortened from 100mi to 100km, he’ll set a new record.
I think he'll get under 14hrs and his fellow Cowboys will follow in succession.. .maybe take top 5 like a Kenyan steeplechase. He's putting in too much good work for this not to be rewarded. Greatest ultra trail runner we've seen.
lkj wrote:
I think he'll get under 14hrs and his fellow Cowboys will follow in succession.. .maybe take top 5 like a Kenyan steeplechase. He's putting in too much good work for this not to be rewarded. Greatest ultra trail runner we've seen.
The exact same stuff was said the last two years...
Yeah, it takes more than one shot to be great. Ask Kipchoge, ask Bekele, ask Gebrselassie, ask El G.
Learn the sport, tool.
I agree. He beat his Lake Sonoma course record by 10 minutes this year, a record that was already really good and it was his old record he ran before beasting it at WS until getting lost at the end when he was on course record pace. I hope the weather is favorable this year and I think Jim is both stronger and mentally prepared for it.
Plausible wrote:
Assuming WS course is shortened from 100mi to 100km, he’ll set a new record.
Nope.He will DNF because he will blast the first 50km as fast as he can -- well under 3 hrs. Walmsley will never learn.
I honestly hope Andrew Miller beats him again, so Walmsley can say 'you're welcome' once more. Classless.
Walmsleyism wrote:
Plausible wrote:
Assuming WS course is shortened from 100mi to 100km, he’ll set a new record.
Nope.He will DNF because he will blast the first 50km as fast as he can -- well under 3 hrs. Walmsley will never learn.
After Rupp and Hasay , Jim is America ‘s number one distance personality , love him or hate him everybody knows him . I, for one , hope he smashes that record .
He can’t handle pressure and competition and will choke on his own salami again. Jared Hazen will be the top cowboy cause he’s the only one who can handle 100 miles.
Scott Jurek is thinking about giving up vegetables and taking another shot at WS.
Rob Krar is going to give up being depressed and get happy about competing again.
Timothy Olson is getting his tattoos removed to make him faster. Will he cut his hair?
Killian is upset about the thread on LRC mocking his Everest summits, he's started training on "Pure Hate".
Jim Walmsley has officially become a President Trump supporter and will be wearing a red M.A.G.A. hat this year.
Expect Great Things...
M.A.G.A...
13:37!!!!!!!!!!
You heard it here first you numbnuts.
Feet wrote:
Is it too early to say that Jim Walmsley will finally set the CR? third time is a Lucky charms.
Mannn...I got so annoyed with Jim Walmsley leading up to Western last year, the training run video from Jamil Coury with Walmsley running at 10k marathon record pace was obnoxious..I remember watching that and immediately thought, "this dude is going to epically blow up on race day.." and he did. Ya know what though, he ran super strong at UTMB and is trending strong towards Western next month. I believe he ate some serioussss humble pie and learned a lot from Western last year. I'd be surprised if he doesn't take the number 1 spot. He's a big time elite and isn't even in his prime yet in the ultra world. Wish him the best, and as long as he runs smart, it's his to loose. #SeeyainSquaw
Feet wrote:
Is it too early to say that Jim Walmsley will finally set the CR? third time is a Lucky charms.
It depends on the snow melt. If the snow is mostly off the trail between the escarpment and Duncan Canyon then he has a chance if he runs smart and does not go out at a suicidal pace. Most runners use up too much energy running on slippery snow and ice in the high country that ends up hurting them later in the race.
We still have about six weeks before the race and it has not heated up yet around here so there is still a lot of snow on the course. But if it warms into the 70s and 80s the snow can melt very fast.
I hope he at least wins at it was tough to watch in 2016 when he got lost just before Highway 49check point , last year he had stomach issues around Foresthill and could not take in any calories and that ended his race.
He'll win if he doesn't go for the record. The record happens when the weather permits and the race dictates a fast time. Running off the front at a suicidal pace given the conditions is dumb. He already made that mistake last year and seems to have learned from it. Plus, he can hang with the capuchino cowdudes and chill for the first half of the race.
What was tough about 2016? He went off course for a little while, but he could have turned around and still win the race. Instead, he gave up and walked it in.
Walmsley didn't lose in 2016 because he went off course, he had a big enough lead. He lost because he gave up as soon as things didn't go his way.
I guess #thecanyonmakespussies is more like it.
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
What was tough about 2016? He went off course for a little while, but he could have turned around and still win the race. Instead, he gave up and walked it in.
Walmsley didn't lose in 2016 because he went off course, he had a big enough lead. He lost because he gave up as soon as things didn't go his way.
I guess #thecanyonmakespussies is more like it.
Well, he didn't know he had an hour lead. And he didn't know how long/far he had been off course, and where, so he was basically lost. Sure, when he backtracked, he eventually figured out where he missed the turn, but before that point, it's totally normal when lost to second guess things: was he backtracking too far? Not far enough? It's especially difficult when it's been many miles. Anyone who has been lost should be able to understand.
Going for that cougar wrote:
running at 10k marathon record pace
I see you know what you are talking about here....
To anyone else who doesn't know what they are talking about: Walmsley has won races and has set records already (both timed/official and FKT).
You can like him or not but he has the balls to try and go out fast from the beginning believing in himself and if you did follow his previous attempts you would know that in 2016, at his debut in WS100, he went off course at mile 96. He was merely 4 miles from the finish and running sub-record pace all along.
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
What was tough about 2016? He went off course for a little while, but he could have turned around and still win the race. Instead, he gave up and walked it in.
how many times have you run 90+ miles alone in the lead at WS100 in your debut year, got lost at the end and rationally, critically planned your way back without any information whatsoever about your lead, the distance/time you went off course and so forth?
at least one I hope....