Morgan's living his best life.
1/2 marathon is his best distance as a runner, buttt....
He's good at Olympic distance tri. His engine is so big though that he can make waaaaaaay more $$ doing T100 and ironman than he can in running. #1 marathon finish at Kona for Ironman World Champs yesterday was 2:37. Moving to long course, he'll be able to close down everyone. Longevity for triathlon is also better than running. You can do more races each year and you can compete longer than as a marathoner.
Comparably, he's already also better at triathlon than running and has more potential there. It's a no-brainer if you want to maximize your potential, earn money, or be fulfilled professionally.
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Pump the breaks wrote:
Williamhsjsjs wrote:
He needs to quit triathlon. He finishes so far back in every triathlon yet is on the heels of the greats in the half marathon. He also has extremely fast food speed.
Let’s pump the breaks. 2+ minutes back of the leaders is not “on the heels of greats.”
2+? More accurate to a a mile behind!
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colorunner123 wrote:
The Olympic triathlete placed 13th in 1:01:08, one spot ahead of Hillary Bor.
this tells you about the shoes.
103 would be out of this world by a non specialist in the past
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Williamhsjsjs wrote:
He needs to quit triathlon. He finishes so far back in every triathlon yet is on the heels of the greats in the half marathon. He also has extremely fast food speed.
He can eat 12 Big Macs in 30 minutes
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Coloradoclimber wrote:
Pump the breaks wrote:
Let’s pump the breaks. 2+ minutes back of the leaders is not “on the heels of greats.”
2+? More accurate to a a mile behind!
How about they at least spell his name right
17th at NCAA Cross at CU
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deezenemious wrote:
clearly. While I have lots of respect for the BYU boys, every proclamation of 59:XX is followed with a 61. He’s right there
1. It's 'Pearson'.
2. He was an All American at CU and did not attend BYU.
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longjackss wrote:
colorunner123 wrote:
The Olympic triathlete placed 13th in 1:01:08, one spot ahead of Hillary Bor.
this tells you about the shoes.
103 would be out of this world by a non specialist in the past
He ran a 1:01:47 half at a championship race (US national champs) in 2021.Is that performance tainted by the shoes as well?
He ran an indoor double at altitude last January and came through: 8:13 3km/4:07 full mile. The 3km converts to under 8min and the mile is close to 4 flat.
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on yer right wrote:
longjackss wrote:
this tells you about the shoes.
103 would be out of this world by a non specialist in the past
He ran a 1:01:47 half at a championship race (US national champs) in 2021.Is that performance tainted by the shoes as well?
He wore the even-faster OG alphaflys for that race, so...yes?
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that's incredible for a triathlete. Great job :)
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Morgan has always been a good runner. Footlocker kid in HS, ran for Duke and then transferred to CU as one of the top dogs at CU in peak Wetmore days in the mid 2010s. He even won US club cross with Tinman Elite a couple years back. But, as others have mentioned, he'd probably fall a pack or two behind the guys making Olympic teams in the marathon or further back on the track so tri is his best bet to keep making teams.
It is also funny to think back to when he called out Ari Klau when he was transitioning to tri. At the time, I thought Morgan was being kind of mean and hating on Ari. Now, they've diverged pretty drastically, Morgan's a two time Olympian with some medals to show for it while Ari is still figuring out how to train for it and drinking maple syrup/ketone cocktails.
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There is also so much money in Tri’s compared to track.
Bike sponsor, sunglasses, shoes, suites, different brands like you are nascar.
Track is still stuck in the gentlemen’s mindset and don’t want to open up sponsors for folks.
But in general I think Tri training works great for the longer events. I think what is lacking is the harder running workouts that would allow you to run elite 10k pace. Brownlee ran 28:30 at Stanford one year. Probably could have dipped much faster only focusing on it of course. Did he ever run a half?
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deezenemious wrote:
WTF is a triathalon relay? Sounds lame
Would that be like having decathletes race a DMR?
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Amen!!
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Williamhsjsjs wrote:
He needs to quit triathlon. He finishes so far back in every triathlon yet is on the heels of the greats in the half marathon. He also has extremely fast food speed.
He won a WTCS race this year & helped the US get silver in the mixed team relay. His issue in triathlon is consistency.
1:01 is an awesome result. The half marathon WR is 57:30 now.
Fwiw I don't disagree with the person who says his future could be in Ironman & referenced Lange's 2:37 in Kona over the weekend. It should be said that that 2:37 is an insane time in the conditions. There's no guarantee that Morgan would be able to put it all together in the heat but I'd certainly like to see him try. The bike can be a lot harder in long course, without the effect of drafting. We haven't seen him in middle distance, except for one DNF in 2020. He would have to be the fastest distance runner on paper when he steps up but just remember he does get beat on the run by other short course guys who could step up too. Alex or Hayden could run something like this, if not faster.
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on yer right wrote:
Morgan's living his best life.
1/2 marathon is his best distance as a runner, buttt....
He's good at Olympic distance tri. His engine is so big though that he can make waaaaaaay more $ doing T100 and ironman than he can in running. #1 marathon finish at Kona for Ironman World Champs yesterday was 2:37. Moving to long course, he'll be able to close down everyone. Longevity for triathlon is also better than running. You can do more races each year and you can compete longer than as a marathoner.
Comparably, he's already also better at triathlon than running and has more potential there. It's a no-brainer if you want to maximize your potential, earn money, or be fulfilled professionally.
I doubt if he’s better or worse at the HM than the marathon. Running twice the distance at about 15 seconds slower per mile, requires the same type of talent and fitness. It’s the same for the 5 and 10 on the track. The strength guys are equally good at both.
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longjackss wrote:
colorunner123 wrote:
The Olympic triathlete placed 13th in 1:01:08, one spot ahead of Hillary Bor.
this tells you about the shoes.
103 would be out of this world by a non specialist in the past
ratioed with downvote for the above.
consider
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At first I thought that fat buffoon Piers Morgan had run a half marathon
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deezenemious wrote:
Bierrv wrote:
He won WTCS Yokohama and the America's Championship this year. He has 2 Olympic silver medals in triathlon relay. His swim is not up to the level of the very best, but with LA 2028 coming up surely he'll give it one last go. He probably wouldn't make the Olympics in running. I do think he could make more money road running than triathlon, though.
WTF is a triathalon relay? Sounds lame
Morgan’s dad *was a billionaire. I don’t think money matters here, which makes me question his character in choosing the triathlon over running
He had a falling out with his dad and has shown a desire in the past to not use his money, so I don’t expect this is a factor
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Morgan has huge upside. He could be dominating triathlon if he didn't have a mediocre triathlon coach who's not good in swim and bike training. It's too bad, he's already missed out on an individual medal in Paris and the same will probably happen in LA.
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