Major Lazer wrote:
edumacator wrote:This was my guess.
That sort of 8k time doesn't require much speed. Just because the performances aren't equivalent doesn't mean it's impossible. My 8k xc PR, run twice on two legit courses, is 24:22, and my 1500 PR is 3:58. I'm sure there are more extreme examples.
I agree, I was a 24:30 8k cross country guy consistently in college, 14:36 5k, and haven't broke 4 minutes in the 1500 yet. 24:38 and 3:54 is not a bad range.
I agree with both of you guys. It was just a gut feeling, based on the bragging and the absence of any 3k, 5k, or other times. Most guys who run <25 min for an XC 8k will at least attempt an indoor 3k or outdoor 5k. And most guys who start threads about their PRs are lying about something.
Badass?
HS: Yes.
College: No.
anyone who says that they are a badass is not a badass.
Girls still can run faster than you.
For that you get a fail.
please name the girls
It depends on the group your trying to gain "badass" acceptance from...
In general running terms, yes, i think those times constitute being badass. You're going to win 95% of every road race you enter.
In collegiate terms, I'd say you're pretty good.
In highschool terms, you've probably got a legit shot at the junior world cross team, badass it is.
In terms of let's run, you're a puny whimp who should focus more on being a humble champion and running 200 miles a week like brian sell... or a troll...
My overall ranking would be that you're solid. Faster than good, but too slow to be considered badass by your peers.
Did you run those times smoking a cigarette? That'd be badass
NO... You are an average runner, might be able to make div III nationals, will not make anything else.... What you CAN do is stop posting shit on here to feed your ego, go train, and then let people read your results.
btw, I am not saying this because I was better, as my PRs are very similar but a few ticks slower in each event.
Still, yo are not a badass, you are average at best
You are faster than 95% of the blowhards on this message board. Keep your head down and keep cranking.
Yeah, I'm 3:58 and 23:58...
The St. Mary's College school record is 24:37. You gotta beat that before you can ask the question again...
You're decent on a college level, badass, not quite. If that is the best you ever do that's decent of course, but it's not jaw-dropping or anything. If you can bring that 1500 down by 12 seconds then maybe we can say badass; but of course you probably might not want to say it to professionals because they won't agree.
I ran somewhat similar to those times, 3.48, 24.14. I would not ever have considered myself a badass. Of course I was the 5th guy on my xc team. So I guess it all depends on who you run with and who you compare yourself to.
Sorry but you can't post XC times whether or not on a "legit course" and take any real value in it. Track is where times matter and the fact is your 1500 is definitely not badass.
Can you say you are a badass?
If you hadn't started this thread you could've. But now you've waved that right.
Did you actually win these races? I would say that if you didn't win the race you are not a badass.
3:54 is the provisional qualifier for DIII nats. Not badass, nope.
Major Lazer wrote:
That sort of 8k time doesn't require much speed. Just because the performances aren't equivalent doesn't mean it's impossible. My 8k xc PR, run twice on two legit courses, is 24:22, and my 1500 PR is 3:58. I'm sure there are more extreme examples.
24:19/4:03 granted I only ran 2 seasons of track and they were both terrible. If prenats is a short course then I guess I ran that time on a short course as well as a 24:28 the following year finishing 20 places better.
You sir, are indeed a badass. Although I broke my penis to your music. Damn you Major Lazer!