Tell that to Pricilla Welsh!
Tell that to Pricilla Welsh!
malmo wrote:
Fuck him AND Dick Brown for this charade.
a little harsh? chill out.
A story like this is difficult to follow with a straight face, yet people follow it anyway. Like the free coffee offered the waiting room of the express oil change, you know it's gonna suck, but you reach for a cup anyway. A couple sips and you're left with a strange taste in your mouth and perhaps some amusing afterthoughts.
That guy stinks. I hope he doesn't rob me for saying so.
With flashing lights behind him Gill would run a lot faster.
I've run 5k almost 20 seconds faster than John Gill in XC. I've never broke 60 for 400m or 4:50 for a mile (4:55=PR).
Good luck to John Gill running sub 4 mile, let alone 1500m. He will need it. Wonder if I could give him a run at 1500 right now. haha.
It takes a fair bit of work to run under 17mins for 5k. It doesn't really point to someone running a sub-4 mile but it's not jogging either. It's a shame he didn't stick with a 'running turned me straight' angle rather than a 'ex-jailbird aims for the olympics' one. While it can be good to set your sights high it appears he was rather ambitious. I guess he'll start fading out of the limelight soon, but he's done his time so I hope he sticks with the running however slow or fast he is.
"...rather amibitious."
Understatement of the year on Letsrun
i was in the race with him and we talked a lot of the race - it was a fun jog, if that. ask anyone who saw it, he wasn't tired in the least. immediately after he went to do 400s.
but hey, if you guys all want to make a big deal out of this time, you can all go to hell.
malmo wrote:#### him AND Dick Brown for this charade. It insults our intelligence and demeans the efforts of those of you with the Olympic Dream who somehow managed to go through life without knocking off a couple of pizza joints.
Amen.
Jon Gill is the Rosie Ruiz of our time. No, girlfriend, you and your punk boyfriend can go to hell.
I know this is a rude question, but are you his actual girlfriend, or just one of the "sisters" from prison?
Malmo, I hung tough with Jon Boy but ended up 33 seconds behind. Nancy and I won the 90-110 heterosexual age group by 2 seconds! Nancy also won $20 Bucks from Track Town in the drawing! As for Jon, he looked real easy ahead of me. Didn't talk to him afterwards so have no idea what kind of effort he put out?
malmo wrote:
BCT, Jon Gill isn't a 1:45 runner, or even much less than that. He's a convicted con, who is still perpetuating his craft.
Fuck him AND Dick Brown for this charade. It insults our intelligence and demeans the efforts of those of you with the Olympic Dream who somehow managed to go through life without knocking off a couple of pizza joints.
HE IS GILLFRIEND, NOT GIRLFRIEND
Well I do not know what really happed at this race as no one else except for on run this board. But from what the poster in the race was saying, and a gut feeling I have. I would not be surprised if someone on this board eats some crow. And I am not thinking it's going to be me.
Sounds like Gill could hammer his way to a sub-16:30 if the stars are aligned. Puh-leeze!
of all the malmo remarks, this is the most clairvoyant.
malmo wrote:
BCT, Jon Gill isn't a 1:45 runner, or even much less than that. He's a convicted con, who is still perpetuating his craft.
Fuck him AND Dick Brown for this charade. It insults our intelligence and demeans the efforts of those of you with the Olympic Dream who somehow managed to go through life without knocking off a couple of pizza joints.
One Keg wrote:
Sounds like Gill could hammer his way to a sub-16:30 if the stars are aligned.
Fuck yea I could and then you'll all be eating crow.
MMMMMMmmmmm. Yay it's fried CROW!!
Here's the deal. I was at the race and saw what happened. He ran 16:41 cause he was tired from his warm up. Jason Rexing happened to show up at the race and asked Jon if he could warm up with him and give him a few pointers. They ended up doing a 10 mile warm up in 43:21, with the last mile in 3:50. Rexing then left, saying it was time for breakfast. It was reported that he was later seen eating wild animals in a nearby forest.
Place Name No. Ag S City St Time Pace
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1 Aaron Davis 1 28 M 14:54 4:48
2 Dan Olmstead 300 31 M EUGENE OR 15:46 5:05
3 John Gill 481 35 M EUGENE OR 16:41 5:22
4 Andrew Kahl 161 16 M 16:53 5:26
5 Ryan Harvey 143 17 M 16:55 5:27