The Guy That Was Suppose To Pace The Mile Cost Yomif The WR

Did you hear the broadcast? They wanted 1:53 for the first 800 and they got 1:52.4. I would say that's a pretty decent job considering Kejelcha got antsy and passed at 750.

We are tired of the poor grammar.

Did you watch the 1st 400m of the race??? Tell me how that was going to help him break the record!!! Can't go 29 then 26.

I Hate These Pacers wrote:

Did you watch the 1st 400m of the race??? Tell me how that was going to help him break the record!!! Can't go 29 then 26.

And I hate people who can't read split tables.... the 29 was for 209m - so just about on pace and then a little bit fast the 2nd 200m ( as somebody said in another thread, likely because he saw the clock and thought he might be a little slow)

Lethally shot or just a flesh wound?

I'm gonna guess that the called 29 second split was 209 meters, not 200.

in fact, I just double checked. Kajelcha 29.8 for 209m. Rabbit was 29.6

9 meters at that speed takes about 1.3 seconds, which means that the rabbit actually split 28.3 for the first 200m.

and what pace is that for a full 1609 meters? 3:47.9

kudos to Rob Napolitano for going out EXACTLY ON WORLD RECORD PACE.

the second lap though...yeah that was too fast. need to rewatch the race but maybe the racers were telling him to speed up or something

and the requested 800m pace was 1:53 and Kajelcha split 1:52.99 for 809 so let's all just relax a bit

If he would have run through the tape, he would have broken the record. That happened well after the pacer exited. Kejelcha ran 29-26-27-28-28-29-29-28. The first 200 is 28 so the only real problem is hitting low 29 on lap 6 and lap 7.

This thread needs to be deleted. No one should be calling for violence about trivial matters.

reed wrote:

I'm gonna guess that the called 29 second split was 209 meters, not 200.

in fact, I just double checked. Kajelcha 29.8 for 209m. Rabbit was 29.6

9 meters at that speed takes about 1.3 seconds, which means that the rabbit actually split 28.3 for the first 200m.

and what pace is that for a full 1609 meters? 3:47.9

kudos to Rob Napolitano for going out EXACTLY ON WORLD RECORD PACE.

the second lap though...yeah that was too fast. need to rewatch the race but maybe the racers were telling him to speed up or something

and the requested 800m pace was 1:53 and Kajelcha split 1:52.99 for 809 so let's all just relax a bit

Where’d you go, OP?

It's 2019 for FS!

Why does our sport still rely on primitive human pacing? Where are the self-driving robots that can execute perfect laps down to 1/100 of a second? Where are the laser lines they used in front of the windbreakers at Breaking 2? Where are the high tech shoes with wifi that tells the runners (and the audience via main speaker) down to every ten meters how fast they are running?

Imagine if highjumpers had to rely on collegues standing pointing with their fingers "2,30 is about this hight here - now jump" and THEN put the bar on during their onset run!

Running could be a frontier tech spectator sport - but it's like it'd determined to stay in the 19th century.

zxczcxv wrote:

No one should be calling for violence about trivial matters.

And everyone knows "indoor world records" are lower than trivial.

Wanted 1:53. Hit 1:52.99. Where’d ya go op?

Yes he should be banned. Somebody got banned for calling Houlihan a democrat but this guy doesn't get banned? Violence is no joke. One crazy guy reading this post may do something stupid as a result.

Unrelated, but do rabbits get paid?

The excuses are out in full force. It was the pacer's fault. It was the finish line fault.

I Hate These Pacers wrote:

I am tired of these sorry pacers not doing their jobs. You would think someone that ran in college would know what a 27-28 200m pace felt like. These guys are pathetic. Plain and simple.

Editor's note: We changed the title as joking about gun violence isn't a laughing matter.

Blame Ray Flynn meet director.

Was the pacer one of his guys? Pacer is paid, Ray gets a commission , maybe a conflict of interest as meet director , especially in this case the individual was not qualified to pace word record pace.

David Monti directs Wanamaker because it is NYRR sponsored. Ray handles the rest. Get a clue, smart guy.

I Hate These Pacers wrote:

Editor's note: We changed the title as joking about gun violence isn't a laughing matter.

I disagree, we can joke about anything.

That rabbit sucks.

Astounding that NOP can't find a decent rabbit.

They guy is named after an ice cream and goes from like 29 pace to 27 pace and he's freaking out, which is why he only lasted 1:45.