Real Qustion wrote:
Why is Mary Cain even being mentioned? She wouldn't finish top 40 at NCAA's in XC and will most likely finish back with the hobby joggers that work full time jobs. The men's field is amazing though! Very impressive they were able to get these folks to race.
Let's see what kind of times are equivalent to Mary's OT 1500 performance
TrackBot! VDOT 4:12 1500 metres
VDOT for 4:12 1.5km: 66.3
Equivalent race times based on VDOT:
Marathon: 02:29:57
Half marathon: 01:11:37
15K: 00:49:48
10K: 00:32:27
5K: 00:15:38
3Mi: 00:15:03
2Mi: 00:09:43
3200m: 00:09:39
3K: 00:09:00
1Mi: 00:04:32
1600m: 00:04:31
1500m: 00:04:12
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When I saw Mary, I thought it was Keitany, the superior Mary. Disappointing imo.
Wil Geoghegan has withdrawn due to illness.
GulanRapp wrote:
galen rupp ftw
November for athletes like Rupp is a pure training block. chances are, this is a glorified tempo run. Unless you were targeting the NYCM or perhaps Club Cross, there is no race specific type training for elites.
It might be a training block, but it's still a race. You being a coach should know that these elite athletes have a competitive edge beyond most which is why they are elite. I doubt that Rupp is coming from Portland, Or to Manchester, Ct just to run a "glorified" tempo. There will be a race!
$4k might not be a lot to Rupp, but there are others who want that money. There will be a race!
Unless of course, you believe Rupp likes to lose.
Rupp, True, Chelimo, Korir.
Honestly anybody could take it if they've done some workouts.
Korir won the US 20k champs in September but that's over two months ago now
I'll go with Chelimo FTW, and Aaron Braun leads the first mile.
This is beautiful! What a great race! Any live stream or anyone who will be live tweeting?
Brojos go up there and live tweet it for us please or pay someone to Periscope it. Thanks!
Love seeing top Americans racing during the "off" months.
I like the Chelimo call. I think the 4.78 mile distance fits him well. Upset special super long shot........Travis Mahoney in the top five.
Jordan or Mary...who ya got? Mary does have home timezone advantage, and Jordan still is getting over the death of a parent.
Website says Fox channel 61 CT will be airing the race live. I hope this link will work
GulanRapp wrote:
galen rupp ftw
Unfortunately, I think you might be exactly correct.
Darn.
Oh well:
Go Galen for the win!!!
What's the distance they will run?
And which Manchester is this, as it's clear it's not in England?
Clueless Asian wrote:
What's the distance they will run?
And which Manchester is this, as it's clear it's not in England?
4.78 miles. The first mile is flat, the second mile has a respectable hill the entire length, and the final 2.78 is almost entirely downhill.
Manchester, CT.
This race typically sees a decent elite field, but never like this before. I'm signed up as usual!
Course is 4.748 miles. Has remained unchanged through the years, weathering some attempts to create an 8K, 5M, etc.
Some veterans have run the course 40 to 50x. Which gives them a pretty nice data set for graphing age/performance, etc.
Rupp is the most accomplished athlete to run here. Priors have included Eamonn Coghlan and John Treacy, among many, many.
It is going to be live on Fox61.com from 9 to 11:00 a.m. My company is going to be there mapping an interactive digital version of the course for treadmill runners, hills included http://fox61.com/2016/11/14/run-the-manchester-road-race-from-anywhere-using-virtual-race-course/ Gonna have to stick around the catch the finish of this one...
This is not real life wrote:
Clueless Asian wrote:What's the distance they will run?
And which Manchester is this, as it's clear it's not in England?
4.78 miles. The first mile is flat, the second mile has a respectable hill the entire length, and the final 2.78 is almost entirely downhill.
Manchester, CT.
This race typically sees a decent elite field, but never like this before. I'm signed up as usual!
Thank you.
What do they usually hit the 2 mile in?
I run it every year so I've never actually watched, but I'm told by friends that the coverage is notoriously bad. It's like they dig out the old cameras for this race, it's not even HD and the commentators are the local news anchors who drew the short stick to work Thanksgiving morning, so don't expect great commentary...perhaps Lori Riley will be live tweeting from the media truck out front, but she might run also, not sure. @lrileysports on the Twitter
Wmass runner wrote:
Website says Fox channel 61 CT will be airing the race live. I hope this link will work
http://fox61.com/on-air/live-streaming/
Thanks much for the link, looks like it might work!