Looks like it was a mistake to write off Mantz getting the record due to injury and the weather conditions. I'll admit, I didn't think he had too much chance either. At this point, Mantz is like the postal worker of American distance running, when it's time to perform, he always delivers
That guy doesn't know anything about politics or running, period. I've been on many forums over the last 5 years and he's the worst poster I've ever come across. Must be a miserable person in real life.
If Steph Curry moved to Canada, it would not be accurate to say, "Canada's best basketball player is Steph Curry; wow, they are amazing up there."
Funny enough, the best guard in the world and current front runner for NBA MVP is a Canadian…
This is an entirely separate issue. The US hasn't had an American born MVP since James Harden in 2018. EVERY single elite player in the world plays in the NBA. There's no running equivalent to the NBA.
Nice performance, but don’t forget that he is running with shoes that enhance your performance. No questions about this. It is a fact. Records now should have an asterisk stating shoe aided. Same thing for the track records.
59:43 in non super shoes is BALLER though, superior to connor's 59:17 but awesome run from connor
The Gault piece helped emphasize that Hall's run was #8 all-time in 2007. Today puts Mantz in the top-100, so you are objectively correct.
It's still awesome and exciting to see Mantz take it down. Dude isn't even 30 yet. I'm thoroughly enjoying the show he's putting on.
I’m not trying to say that being the 8th fastest man at the half behind only 5 Kenyans, Z. Tadese and H. Gebrselassie in January ‘07 isn’t amazing—it surely is—but I do think the half marathon didn’t really come into its own until around that time. There weren’t A-talents racing 2-4 paced, lightning fast half marathon courses for good prize money prior to right around that time like there has been since: that distorts the comparison between Hall at 8th A.T. and Mantz down in the 90s. FWIW, Jan. 19th 2016 was still “pre-super shoes” and Hall had already fallen to tied for the 68th fastest half marathoner.
The Gault piece helped emphasize that Hall's run was #8 all-time in 2007. Today puts Mantz in the top-100, so you are objectively correct.
It's still awesome and exciting to see Mantz take it down. Dude isn't even 30 yet. I'm thoroughly enjoying the show he's putting on.
I’m not trying to say that being the 8th fastest man at the half behind only 5 Kenyans, Z. Tadese and H. Gebrselassie in January ‘07 isn’t amazing—it surely is—but I do think the half marathon didn’t really come into its own until around that time. There weren’t A-talents racing 2-4 paced, lightning fast half marathon courses for good prize money prior to right around that time like there has been since: that distorts the comparison between Hall at 8th A.T. and Mantz down in the 90s. FWIW, Jan. 19th 2016 was still “pre-super shoes” and Hall had already fallen to tied for the 68th fastest half marathoner.
it's rare to see a legitimate account consistently posting such stupid takes, but at least you own up to it
I’m not trying to say that being the 8th fastest man at the half behind only 5 Kenyans, Z. Tadese and H. Gebrselassie in January ‘07 isn’t amazing—it surely is—but I do think the half marathon didn’t really come into its own until around that time. There weren’t A-talents racing 2-4 paced, lightning fast half marathon courses for good prize money prior to right around that time like there has been since: that distorts the comparison between Hall at 8th A.T. and Mantz down in the 90s. FWIW, Jan. 19th 2016 was still “pre-super shoes” and Hall had already fallen to tied for the 68th fastest half marathoner.
it's rare to see a legitimate account consistently posting such stupid takes, but at least you own up to it
It’s fine if you haven’t been following the sport for very long.
Mantz has the guts to go out at the pace needed to achieve the desired time, which today was the AR record. He's also mentally tough. I see too many people who report that they're going for the record and then they don't even go 20% of the race at the pace needed for the record. Mantz goes after it without hesitation. His approach could end in a disaster but at least it has a chance to succeed. He's going to win a major Marathon within the next 2 years.
Can someone check on Klecker? Citius and the idiots on this board propped him up as a 'rival' to Mantz only for him to get bent over by Mantz and have Matt Richtman (criminally underrated, btw) breathing down his neck.
This was not Rocky v. Drago, this was prime Mike v. Sister Jean. Mantz and Ritz should be gorging themselves on humble pie while Chris Chavez laughs himself to the bank to cash in on those fantastic Houston videos pitting the two against each other.