Official 2018 Peachtree Discussion Thread - 2018 USATF 10k Road Champs

Don't think I ever saw a pro runner get broken the way Lopez cracked today. Fighting for the win 1 sec 2 or 3 strides later reduced to a jog

Lydiard Cerutty wrote:

Jared Ward will win in 28 minutes flat.

Unfortunately Jared wasn't even close.

Jon Sinclair won the Peachtree in 1982 in a time of 28:06 on a very hot 80 degree day at the start. The field was a lot deeper as well.

I really hope I am completely wrong and that someone will correct me, but now believe Stephanie is wearing Hoka Carbon Rockets during the race today, which is Hoka's answer (predecessor actually) to Nike Vaporfly 4% with a carbon spring inside

at first I thought they were Tracers, because Aliphine is clearly wearing Tracers and I thought this was just the other women's colorway

but then I finally found a larger photo and saw the yellow bottom, which is an RMAT layer that the Tracer does not have

was hoping maybe Claytons or the new Mach maybe, but the stack height doesn't line up, it's too shallow

in fact it looks exactly like a women's version of the men's carbon rocket that they demonstrated at a trade show

it also has a similar diagonal split that you see in all carbon spring plate shoes, the vaporfly and the new brooks

https://imgur.com/IV9lQbO.jpg

https://imgur.com/TmbAvj6.jpg

Is a running shoe with a spring in it cheating?

Maybe.

M.A.G.A...

Trump2020OP-the real one... wrote:

Is a running shoe with a spring in it cheating?

Maybe.

M.A.G.A...

that is a long argument on letsrun

but I will point out this critical fact

if the new Rule 143 has passed at IAAF and USATF (which is has in June) this shoe is NOT available to the public, at all, I've checked all of hoka's website and runningwarehouse, nada

so she ran in a prototype or pre-production shoe - this is specific grounds for disqualification

Rule changes as of June 2018

Rule 143: Clothing, shoes and athlete bibs

- Any type of shoe used must be reasonably available to all in the spirit of the universality of athletics. Shoes must not be constructed so as to give athletes any unfair assistance or advantage.

Spinachrunner wrote:

Also had many ex military guys claimed to have run 3 miles in 17:00 in boots and 80 pounds of gear on their back - now those guys you can't do any checking, just play along in their BS and have some fun

Well, at Camp Lejeune in 1958, according to the officers in charge, I did win a battalion 3 mile run in 17:29 with a pack (I don't recall 80 pounds and I don't remember what kind of footwear). I have to admit I never did anything as good in the following years (Is a 61 minute 10 mile comparable even without a pack?). I have always wondered whether the Lejeune distance and time were correct. At 78, with no pack, I now run around 24 minutes for 5K, though in today's 90 degree heat I did slow to a 27:55 Independence day win over ten other younger fogies.

I totally 100% believe you because all the other times match up - Hey you are doing fantastic - go online and see how many people you beat younger than you and you'll be amazed - you obviously were the fittest soldier in your battalion - so congrats on that - thank you for serving also - I was Air Force and our fitness requirements were a joke - I actually lost fitness when my basics were over - at Rantoul Illinois I had to request to train with the Marines so I could regain my fitness - looked very funny for a lone Air Force guy to be PTing with United States Marines!

And unlike the pussies of today...Sinclair and all of those others raced well and raced often.

My bad - you already done that - OK you're next task should you accept it, is race a 5K with at least 1000 then check to see how many people younger than you that you beat - if you do a 24:00 I think it could be as high as 500 - so I'm pulling for you!

Labentraub wrote:

Don't think I ever saw a pro runner get broken the way Lopez cracked today. Fighting for the win 1 sec 2 or 3 strides later reduced to a jog

BTC pre race hype --> BTC post race excuse making

EyekinCthefuture wrote:

EyekinCthefuture wrote:

Ryan Mahalsky will finish 14 seconds in front of Jared Ward. Their individual places haven't come to me yet, but I can feel it's getting closer and closer;)

7th place for Ryan and 9th for Jared. I went running and it came to me halfway into it.

Mahalsky: 13th in 29:41

Ward: 18th in 30:05

Places were off but only a 23 second difference. I’ll give you 7/10

Just noticed that there were no Eskimo runners in the top ten results. This begs the question, have there ever been any top elite Albino runners? Curios minds need to know!

M.A.G.A...

Spellcheck = curious

Mark D. wrote:

Labentraub wrote:

Don't think I ever saw a pro runner get broken the way Lopez cracked today. Fighting for the win 1 sec 2 or 3 strides later reduced to a jog

BTC pre race hype --> BTC post race excuse making

Dude, he dropped a 54 to win the track national championships about 10 days ago...beating a 27:08 guy. Chill out.

Why is it that I get taken to this letsrun message board thread when I click the link in their peachtree article for "top elite results?" I just want to know the race results not see the bs comments from the letsrun peanut gallery or some embedded tweets. I still don't know if lagat actually won the race or just "won" the us champs. It's freaking amateur.

Spinachrunner wrote: at Rantoul Illinois I had to request to train with the Marines so I could regain my fitness - looked very funny for a lone Air Force guy to be PTing with United States Marines!

Semper Fi. I was merely a reserve so you probably served longer than me. But the Marines got me into shape and my six years of Reserve summer camps kept me shooting straight.

Not too shabby wrote:

EyekinCthefuture wrote:

7th place for Ryan and 9th for Jared. I went running and it came to me halfway into it.

Mahalsky: 13th in 29:41

Ward: 18th in 30:05

Places were off but only a 23 second difference. I’ll give you 7/10

Thank you! Truth be told I had Ryan for 14th place with my kids, but never posted it. But I'll take that 7/10, thanks again.

Mark D. wrote:

A medical student, Martin Herir beat some good full time pros.

Bernard Lagat is a beautiful runner.

Congrats to Bernard - but 2 people that don't get a whole lot of attention but deserve a huge tip of the cap are Kevin Castille and Ellie Abrahamson - Kevin Castille was right there with Ward the olympian - FANTASTIC race Kevin! And Ellie shows lots of promise - keep your eye on Ellie, I think there's a potential champion here - Good race Ellie!