DenverRunner wrote:
Mr. Tactics wrote:I just ran a 10k road race today. I'm 43 and in 39 minute shape. I ran the first quarter in 74 seconds as I was really going for a sub-30. Unfortuently I died in the second quarter and finshed in 43 minutes.
Just like Goucher, I really went for it. I'M THE MAN! WHAT A BEAST I AM!!! Doesn't matter I missed my goal by 13 minutes. I imagine all you Goucher supporters will now shower me with accolades for my gutsy performance.
I'll shower you with the fact that you're an idiot...
And if you finished in 43 minutes with a goal of 39 I'd say that your performance wasn't too gutsy seeing that you only ran one quarter in 74. That means 6 miles in 42 minutes, or 7 minute pace. I'd hardly call that going for it...
But my results are exactly the same as Goucher's. I was in way over my head in a fast race with supoerior talent. I went out too fast, died, and limped home with a disappointing time. So what if the clock said 43 minutes. If I lopd a few minutes off the times I have:
First 5k in 13:37
Second 5k in 14:22
Overall 27:59
These are Goucher's times.
What I'm trying to illustrate is a crappy race is a crappy race whether it's 43 minutes or 27:59.
Goucher ran a crappy race, as did I. I was an idiot for what I did and so was Goucher.