I'm calling bullshit. Flush it down the toilet with his 47 minute 10 mile tempos.
http://www.trackshark.com/blogs/TimGoldsack/552/Interview+with+Josh+McDougal.html
"I didn't even bring my road flats. I just woke up a half hour before the run...4:41 opening mile, which is on an out and back course which is ever so slightly uphill...two mile split which is just over 9:20...We reach the turn around in 14:38..We finished together in 28:57"
Why don't you guys wait until nationals are over to start saying McDougal's training is a lie and his career is over. Josh looses one meaningless race and now he can never win nationals. Yet, other people lose races all the time and they are still in contention. I don't get it.
looses?
The Lord and Korir conspired against poor Josh today.
Of course he won't win. The new tactics for collegiate championships is: don't race all year. Tempo the conference and Regional, then run your first real meet of the season at Terre Haute in November.
He's done.
Is this his first non-victory in the regular season?
Messing wrote:
looses?
Yeah, I'm sure it looked stupid, but it was a typo. I know how to spell loses.
I think besides NCAA X-Country Championship last year its his only defeat as a collegiate during his first two years of harrier season.
Vipam wrote:
I think besides NCAA X-Country Championship last year its his only defeat as a collegiate during his first two years of harrier season.
YEA AND HE WON NCAA'S AS A FROSH.
if his training runs are as fast or faster than his races than hes probably training too fast or lying.
I know a couple pro kenyan runners in the area who run significantly faster than Josh and do their 10 mile tempos slightly slower than 5:00 pace.
he races too hard too much, he loose worse next week.
Irv ray says only about 2-4 absolute max performances a year, i think he burns them too soon.
Why is it okay to make fun of McDougal's religious beliefs, but if anyone tried to make fun of say a Muslim runner everyone would cry foul and call them intolerant?
Anyone consider maybe Korir is just damn good? Maybe just maybe Korir is better and Mcdougl didnt have a bad race.
Mrr82 wrote:
Anyone consider maybe Korir is just damn good? Maybe just maybe Korir is better and Mcdougl didnt have a bad race.
I did to an extent. I've picked Korir to win the meet, if it's run at a sub-29:00 pace.
This particular year, we've got some guys who can really hammer it from start-finish. I don't want to read that someone like Fagan or McDougal didn't lead just for the sake of not leading.... and let the pace stay comfortable, before getting blitzed by Solinsky.
A win is a win by korir and there will be no other Regionals 2006 for McD to win. Its already in the history, and weather he lost it by ubsurd choise Korir beat him. Korir will also beat him in Natz, once beaten, always shy. get it??
3000 m
indoors
2005 8:12.71
2006 7:58.25
5000 m
Outdoor
2005 14:19.58
2006 13:40.14
If he has improved by half as much as he did last year he would be pretty damn fast.
where is irv rays college team this year? who cares what he says!
stat guy wrote:
he races too hard too much, he loose worse next week.
Irv ray says only about 2-4 absolute max performances a year, i think he burns them too soon.
Josh: 21
Korir: 28
Josh: goes to a crappy school where religion beats out scientifically proven methods of recovery
Korir: gets the best treatment imaginable on every knick knack pain he gets.
Josh: doesn't get paid a penny, has to eat crappy religious food
Korir: gets paid and eats the best food Kentucky has to offer, which aint that bad if you've been there
Josh: doesn't get that much attention
Korir: gets alot of specialized, personal attention.
Josh: Lynchburg frickin' sucks
Korir: Kentucky is better.
oh yeah, I almost forgot:
Josh: American
Korir: Kenyan
just that Josh can stay within 20 seconds of Korir who has all of these advantages is amazing. Josh was probably resting too btw.