What are you talking about? I have not insulted anyone on this thread. I’m expressing my opinions in a civil manner and backing them up with logic and facts. No insults from me.
Defending champion Johnny Gregorek, of Seekonk, finished third in the men's race behind second-place finisher Casey Comber of Pennsylvania and first-place fi...
I was watching his interview on YouTube with Letsrun, I was just a little concerned why he has such pronounced veins on right side of his head. Is this normal for an elite runner?
Every time he runs slow, there are a bunch of excuses. The excuses are getting old.
He won, right? If he wins in 3:38, 4:06, or 4:10, a win is a win. Sad.
Let’s all remember that feeding the troll only keeps them trolling. )Which really means he is a fan wanting you to flush out all of Kessler’s greatness of course.) But remember, don’t feed the trolls. They shrivel up and disappear if you don’t feed them.
What are you talking about? I have not insulted anyone on this thread. I’m expressing my opinions in a civil manner and backing them up with logic and facts. No insults from me.
Well, you did insult the race winner (by calling him a sad, slow, sub-elite, b-level runner). And as such, you insulted everyone who was worse than him and who failed to win the race because they weren't able to keep up with Kessler. Do you see it now?
This is a road mile, on a janky course, in the pre-season. Winning was the only goal for all these elite runners. Kessler did that but all the other guys came up short. That is good for Kessler. All runners know how these kind of competitions work.
Are you mad that Kessler is not just racing for fast times on the track? Are you one of those people who thinks Centro is "bad" because his Olympic Gold came in a tactical Final?
B level runners? Surely you’re not referring to the man that ran 3:51 a couple of months ago….
Yes, I am. The world championships qualifying standard for the mile is 3:51.00. If someone can’t run faster than the qualifying standard, they cannot be considered an A level runner.
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B level runners? Surely you’re not referring to the man that ran 3:51 a couple of months ago….
Yes, I am. The world championships qualifying standard for the mile is 3:51.00. If someone can’t run faster than the qualifying standard, they cannot be considered an A level runner.
While your argument seems logical it's pretty apparent you don't understand the intent of the revised qualifying standards. There was a thread a few months ago that discussed it at length. Perhaps you will benefit from reading it.
Well, you did insult the race winner (by calling him a sad, slow, sub-elite, b-level runner). And as such, you insulted everyone who was worse than him and who failed to win the race because they weren't able to keep up with Kessler. Do you see it now?
This is a road mile, on a janky course, in the pre-season. Winning was the only goal for all these elite runners. Kessler did that but all the other guys came up short. That is good for Kessler. All runners know how these kind of competitions work.
Are you mad that Kessler is not just racing for fast times on the track? Are you one of those people who thinks Centro is "bad" because his Olympic Gold came in a tactical Final?
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I sincerely did not mean to insult anyone. There’s nothing wrong with being a B level pro in my mind. In grades, B literally means good! Someone who is a B level pro is a good pro. Just not top level. I think it’s fair to say that someone needs to be able to hit the world championship qualifying standard to be considered a top A level pro. Is that not a fair opinion?
I also think it’s fair to say 4:08 is a slow performance for a pro miler. Willis won this race years back in 4:03, without super shoes. Is it unreasonable to hope that pro guys today can run faster than 4:03 with the benefit of super shoes?
Since you bring up track, I would have preferred to see Hobbs test himself against a stronger and deeper field at the Bryan Clay meet. Sadly, he seems to prefer ducking the top level competition.
All I see are B level runners in the results. What world record holder? If you’re referring to Gregorek’s silly blue jeans mile record, I’m not impressed.
I didn't know about Gregorek's blue jean mile record, I was talking about Corey Bellemore's beer mile world record. So make that TWO WORLD RECORD HOLDERS!
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I sincerely did not mean to insult anyone. There’s nothing wrong with being a B level pro in my mind. In grades, B literally means good! Someone who is a B level pro is a good pro. Just not top level. I think it’s fair to say that someone needs to be able to hit the world championship qualifying standard to be considered a top A level pro. Is that not a fair opinion?
I also think it’s fair to say 4:08 is a slow performance for a pro miler. Willis won this race years back in 4:03, without super shoes. Is it unreasonable to hope that pro guys today can run faster than 4:03 with the benefit of super shoes?
Since you bring up track, I would have preferred to see Hobbs test himself against a stronger and deeper field at the Bryan Clay meet. Sadly, he seems to prefer ducking the top level competition.
I think you could have made your point in a way that didn't get you downvoted 240 to 5. You had some valid points, but you can see that the way you wrote was the problem. After all, you just admitted that Kessler is a "good pro" runner, so you should have started with that.
You could have written this instead:
It is always good to get a win and we all know that slow times on this course don't really mean a lot. A 4:07 doesn't tell us much anyway. A win is a win when you are racing pros. That said, I would personally have preferred to see Kessler run at Bryan Clay since I am curious to see if he has progressed since breakout year 2021 or his first season as a pro. The fact that Kessler was so fast two years ago (3:34), but hasn't really run that fast since, is always slightly worrying and Bryan Clay would have told us more than a weird road mile. Back when Kessler broke out with his 3:34 a lot of us hoped that in a few years he would be challenging Tim Cheruiyot, Jakob and Hocker and those kind of guys. Road miles in 4:07 don't seem to be the obvious next step to that bigger goal. At least not to me.
Thank you! You’ve accurately captured my sentiments in a diplomatic way that I admit would have been better received by others. As you’ve gathered, I’m just a dude who wants to see American runners perform at their best. My point in posting is not to be well-liked, but I will keep your writing style in mind next time I want to express my disappointment about something.
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