This is such an awesome idea. I missed the start of the women's but if pacers are spot on in future years this could be a great way for 10k/thon runners to do a spring full but still get their respective national standards without having to run Stanford/Payton. Great run by Taylor
Hard to be firing on all cylinders for a 10k in mid-February, but Kellyn and Steph had a good go at it. I don't think any of the men will run under 28:10.
Men are off
Hats and T-shirts. Still looking for a fannypack. What fun run is this?
One of the hats just came off! 4:27 first mile
8:58 at 3200.
Fischer falling off.
Noah looks like he is jogging.
14:06 for 5k.
Monroe, Mock, and Droddy with 4k to go.
They're pulling everyone, or did everyone else realize they were going to go 36?
Droddy 28:31 ish with Mock shortly thereafter, but no one else very close. They'll have some work to do at PJ. Fischer looked rough the whole race.
1. This was a good idea. I enjoyed watching it.
2. I realize pickles are patient but I kept waiting for Alexi to stop being patient. Not impressed with her nor her goofy antics.
3. Noah looked smooth. As quirky as he is, I’m glad he ran well. I think he is good for our sport and hopes he puts together a good marathon.
4. I find it ridiculous that the chicks have to collapse after finishing. Starting this nonsense in junior high school you’d think they’d grow up.
Anonymous commenter wrote:
4. I find it ridiculous that the chicks have to collapse after finishing. Starting this nonsense in junior high school you’d think they’d grow up.
That's because they are:
A. Clean.
B. Push themselves harder than most men do.
This was a tough environment to run fast in, just not enough energy, even the top elites would have struggled running fast here.
Here is my advice:
1. Have the race on a Friday night.
2. Get the fans into it the same way the Sir Walter Mile does. Beer, everyone on the track, music, fun atmosphere, get a big crowd.
3. Have the race on a track with wider turns. One of the reasons the Stanford track is so fast is because the track has wider turns than your standard track. Tracks like that are better for distance runners.
4. Have the guys who were well off the standard wait a lap and help pace the front guys when they get lapped.
Give it all you got wrote:
Anonymous commenter wrote:
4. I find it ridiculous that the chicks have to collapse after finishing. Starting this nonsense in junior high school you’d think they’d grow up.
That's because they are:
A. Clean.
B. Push themselves harder than most men do.
Should at least be noted that it’s chicks + Ritz that do this.
So getting back to the "are they elite" argument for a moment.
All the men with finishing times ran roughly within 10% of the WR
All the women, up to Alexi, also ran within 10% of the WR (Alexi was about 89%)
That's elite. Congrats to everyone!
It's tough to be sharp for a track race after not racing at all on a track. Most people don't realize how big of a difference it is especially at the top end. All of the guys have been training for roads, most ran the houston half 4 weeks ago. It takes time to be ready for a fast track race. The results would have been way different if they all had 4 weeks of track workouts and a 3k-5k track race a couple weeks ago to get used to how a fast track race feels. Impressed Droddy ran 28:32, wouldn't be surprised if he ran 28:00-28:15 later this year after a couple more track races in April/May. Fischer will likely run 28:30's or better in a couple months if he runs another one before USATF outdoor. There's a big difference between running multiple 14:45 5k's out on the road and running a couple 14:10's on a track. For example Julian Wanders has been crushing the roads, but he doesn't spend much time on the track, and he gets crushed by guys on the track that he would crush if they go to the roads.
random on looker wrote:
This was a tough environment to run fast in, just not enough energy, even the top elites would have struggled running fast here.
Here is my advice:
1. Have the race on a Friday night.
2. Get the fans into it the same way the Sir Walter Mile does. Beer, everyone on the track, music, fun atmosphere, get a big crowd.
3. Have the race on a track with wider turns. One of the reasons the Stanford track is so fast is because the track has wider turns than your standard track. Tracks like that are better for distance runners.
4. Have the guys who were well off the standard wait a lap and help pace the front guys when they get lapped.
Originally was scheduled for Friday night, but there was a rain storm. Too cold for fans to come out also
I thought CV was roughly 10k pace? Maybe Fisher needs more CV pace?