This thread should be saved in its current form as an example how this site works.There are about 10 fairly stupid posts about Touhy vs. Valby starting with what was probably a troll op, followed by 10 pages of incoherent babbling, veiled baseless doping accusations, personal insults and somehow it has become about Steve Prefontaine. Never change Letsrun.
Interesting the ones calling out other posters for their bad behavior or saying they are annoying are removed but the ones accusing a young athlete of doping remain.
At the time of his death, Pre also held American records at 2000m, 3000m, 2M, 3M, 5000m, 6M, and 10000m.
Glad you mentioned that because some people think Pre is most famous for dying young. If you look at what he accomplished in high school, college and his short pro career, he is certainty among America's greatest distance runners even if he lived and never improved.
I also wanted to add that while a 30 second win at NCAA's over 6k would be shocking, in March of 2021, Conner Mantz won by 22 seconds at 10k over a field including Wildschutt and Kiptoo at the same hilly OK State course as they will run this year.
STILLWATER, Okla. – Conner Mantz dominated the field late in the men’s 10K to claim the individual title and help BYU men’s cross country to a seventh-place finish at the 2020 NCAA Cross Country Championships on the OSU Cross...
Semihaze, listen I appreciate that you are a dedicated fan....I have no issue with that. But you have to stop letting these trolls draw you into ridiculous back-and-forths. They simply make idiotic posts hoping to get you worked up.
I'm not saying this thread went off the rails because of you...there was a great deal of moronic posts right at the beginning...but you need to realize that they are simply keyboard trolls with nothing better to do with their time then spew garbage. Most of these so called 'fans' of Valby, Cook, Hutchins, Mascarelli, Dudek, Lane etc etc just jump from runner to runner...and post anonymously how their new runner is the best ever.
Don't waste your time or energy on them. They won't use their registered name when they make their garbage predictions or when they constantly throw shade at Tuohy. It's not worth your time!!
At the time of his death, Pre also held American records at 2000m, 3000m, 2M, 3M, 5000m, 6M, and 10000m.
Glad you mentioned that because some people think Pre is most famous for dying young. If you look at what he accomplished in high school, college and his short pro career, he is certainty among America's greatest distance runners even if he lived and never improved.
Americans overrate Pre because he was dominant at a national level. But that says only that being good nationally doesn't necessarily mean he would be amongst the best in the world. He wasn't. At that level, Billy Mills was better.
Registered names don't give away your identity and more than unregistered names do.
But unregistered names can be changed easily from thread to thread or even borrowed/stolen by others, no? Posting under a registered name allows others to see what else you might have posted.
Those are facts but they aren't reasons. I don't come here to become a follower of a poster. I come here to discuss running. Names aren't stolen because they aren't owned.
