I had to look up this thread when I saw that he had passed.
RIP
I had to look up this thread when I saw that he had passed.
RIP
webby wrote:
it puts on the lotion wrote:"Dude this guy is garbage, take your 4:04 1500 and get out of here."
-CLASSIC!!! welcome to the toolshed that is letsrun.com!
Hahaha.
Seems like this should be an annual event hosted by David. Maybe when he retires.
This was painful to read today.
So sad.
RIP to a legend
therightchoice wrote:
Wejo, I think this thread has earned itself a link on the frontpage.
I never knew of this downhill mile until now. No one else can believe it but somehow I didn't know it or put two and two together that it was David Torrence. I would have liked him even more. David was always smiling and wasn't afraid to speak his mind. He'll be missed.
wejo wrote:
therightchoice wrote:Wejo, I think this thread has earned itself a link on the frontpage.
I never knew of this downhill mile until now. No one else can believe it but somehow I didn't know it or put two and two together that it was David Torrence. I would have liked him even more. David was always smiling and wasn't afraid to speak his mind. He'll be missed.
Rest In Peace );
truly upsetting, gonna miss dave. I know he'll go sub-5 on the mile long staircase to heaven :')
Rest In Peace Big Wave
Thanks for or the memories, Big Wave Dave.
SEOrunner wrote:
Rest In Peace Big Wave
read this thread years ago and have been a big fan ever since...
I would constantly refer to him as big wave dave on his social media and he'd always favorite it... UGH this just sucks. honestly, good guy. I'll be really interested in seeing what the autopsy has to say. really great guy...
shit man... life isn't fair
Big Wave wrote:
Well, FIRST of all, I am 20 years old, not 19. So by that error, I'm going to derive that you have no idea what you are talking about.
Second of all, I'm doing these kind of things because I love this sport. I have a great time racing and running. Well, maybe not when I'm losing...but that's why I ran this race solo.
Third of all, I think Alan Webb has bit more than a few seconds on me. And I don't know if he performs awesome downhill miles like myself, but I do recall him bringing a keg after a race for himself and I think his competitors as well. Hopefully it was just for himself, cause that'd give him way more cool points.
Fourth of all, the term sub-4 DOES mean ONE thing...and I'm pretty sure that "Sub 4", in terms of distance running, refers to the size of my penis. So I'd like it if you just stayed out of my personal life thank you very much.
And Fifth of all, you are more than welcome to come out to the race next year. If it does give your career a complete 360, then I'm glad it will keep you going in the same direction.
Run in peace
Sad to hear the news. RIP David.
I remember reading this thread when it first began, although hard to believe that was 12 years ago. Love the passion of a runner just doing something that he loved. His friends yelling out the car windows are so genuinely excited for their buddy.
Great to see the original video still online (see links on page 11). Rereading the thread, it was interesting to read the questions about how and where to host the video. I read that wondering why didn't they just upload it to YouTube, then realized that back in 2005, YouTube was just starting out, so few had probably heard of it. I also was also amused by the poster who asked whether the video could be broken up into 1:00 sections for those who would need to download it using a dial-up connection. Ah, the good old days.
YouTube link to original downhill mile video:
Joey "Portobello" Maldonado wrote:
Just discovering this glorious thread! Super fun read and always exciting when OP delivers. Long live Big Wave Dave!
Miracle Mile:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfPJ-Hh_Bi82nd Annual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YT4II4Ajta43rd Annual:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUgLX9g83Y8
I'm about to cry...RIP David
this thread captures everything that is good about running. RIP David
RIP David.
Going to have to pound one out down Bancroft one night in your memory.
popeye doyle wrote:
this thread captures everything that is good about running. RIP David
You said it. I can't believe I had never read it. I just watched all 3 videos. That first video made me smile the entire time. Reminded me what we all love so much about this sport.
RIP- David.
Man, this was ages ago. What great memories. I was in high school for this. What a freaking legend.
RIP, man.
wejo wrote:
popeye doyle wrote:this thread captures everything that is good about running. RIP David
You said it. I can't believe I had never read it. I just watched all 3 videos. That first video made me smile the entire time. Reminded me what we all love so much about this sport.
RIP- David.
Too bad you probably missed DT's 1600 time trial that he mentioned in the first post and had a link to on page 7. That link no longer works, but I still remember it well. It was impressive as hell to see a kid go out and run a 4:04 time trial like it was an everyday thing.
I just saw this news from usatf and immediately came here to find this thread. It really inspired me back in the day when I was only a 4:22 miler. Thanks for the motivation buddy.