should be studying 102 wrote:
where TF are the americans??? I just tuned in after my moring jog and I don't see any Americans other than a fading Albertson. Where on earth is Parker Stinson??? Wasnt this supposed to be his big day? Where is NAZ???? what the hello have they been doing the past year? I thought they were training to go for it today.
Good American students would be studying right now. Most other Americans are just sitting on the couch and eating junk food.
Are conditions tough in Boston today? Both elite fields are so slow. I know quality is diluted this year but, come on, winning a major in 2:12 is an embarrassment for the WMM label.
RossiCheated wrote:
YersiniaPestis wrote:
He's so done.
Well he gets the Balls of Steel Award. He had nothing to lose by going for it. Glad he took his shot.
Yeah, in the early going I thought he would get caught at about five miles, or maybe hold on until 10k. To lead for 1:44 is a tremendously long time and it was a courageous effort. If you have almost no shot to place high by running a "normal race" and you aren't too concerned about running a personal best, why not take a flyer and see what happens? I bet he'll never regret running this race as he did.
He's a pro athlete. He is concerned about a personal best or at least placing. This isn't the same as a 230 guy leader a race with a bunch of low 220s guys. This was a bad strategy and he should have backed off the pace by 10k when he realized no one was near him.
HardDoper wrote:
Kvothe wrote:
God the wheelchairs are so annoying. It only seems to be at American races too. You don't see a freaking wheelchair race at Valencia, Dubai, etc. interrupting the feed. They should be sharing the course with a bike race, not a running one anyways as they are more akin to bikes.
What about Trans Wheelchair racers who identify as Gay... what should we do with them ?
What about wheelchair racers that identify as able bodied? Why can't they will the overall award?
BIGOTS!!! Make this right!!! Wheelchairs Are Legs!
its down to14, 6 kenyans, 7 ethiopians and a robertson
Maybe it's time for NAZ to consider wearing a competitive supershoe and not a brick from Hoka?
I love that the chase pack of men is all synchronized! This is a perfect example of group effect, and Albertson is a perfect example of what NOT to do.
should be studying 102 wrote:
seriously... there should be a rule that if you bomb a marathon you are banned from posting on social media until you actually deliver a good performance in a race....
Unfortunate phrasing
should be studying 102 wrote:
seriously... there should be a rule that if you bomb a marathon you are banned from posting on social media until you actually deliver a good performance in a race....
He's got some kind of silly ultra world record which is enough for publicity for the rest of his career.
Kvothe wrote:
RossiCheated wrote:
Yeah, in the early going I thought he would get caught at about five miles, or maybe hold on until 10k. To lead for 1:44 is a tremendously long time and it was a courageous effort. If you have almost no shot to place high by running a "normal race" and you aren't too concerned about running a personal best, why not take a flyer and see what happens? I bet he'll never regret running this race as he did.
He's a pro athlete. He is concerned about a personal best or at least placing. This isn't the same as a 230 guy leader a race with a bunch of low 220s guys. This was a bad strategy and he should have backed off the pace by 10k when he realized no one was near him.
When you find the interview in which he shares that he really regrets how he ran this race, please do share it with us.
I won't hold my breath.
should be studying 102 wrote:
seriously... there should be a rule that if you bomb a marathon you are banned from posting on social media until you actually deliver a good performance in a race....
Have those brothers been posting?
CJ Albertson at one point rallied back into 2nd place.
I would have bet a TON of money that wasn't possible. Dropped again, but guy does have some balls.
Hey Yimer is still there, first (well second, first was DNF) marathon, he's probably got the best kick of the bunch.
hahaha seriously though. I bet that was a sucky day when that super shoe comparison study came out showing the hoka brick as empirically the worst supershoe. I follow NAZ pretty closely, and shortly after that study came out, the guys started "trying out" the carbon X instead of the Rocket X on their long-run workouts.
YersiniaPestis wrote:
HardDoper wrote:
What about Trans Wheelchair racers who identify as Gay... what should we do with them ?
What about wheelchair racers that identify as able bodied? Why can't they will the overall award?
BIGOTS!!! Make this right!!! Wheelchairs Are Legs!
I think actual able bodied people could compete in wheelchairs if they liked, but running and cycling (which is a lot more like wheelchair racing than running) are way more fun. It sucks that the wheelers can't do either, but they should have their own separate event with its own streaming. I wouldn't want to watch a skateboard race or a gymnastics competition during the Boston marathon either, nothing against wheelers, its just I'm here to watch boston...
Is that CJ still hanging off the leaders?
smellslikemileage wrote:
Maybe it's time for NAZ to consider wearing a competitive supershoe and not a brick from Hoka?
Yeah...
My work is done here people.
All the best to the hobbyjoggers! CJ is a great guy, but he's not winning the Boston Marathon, yet he could PR if he doesn't totally fall apart.
I hope I've helped a lot of you today who were naive enough on thinking he'd win with that field:):):):)...that was funny and gave me a chuckle.
Farewell, I've got a hard work out soon as right now as I'm training for NYC and a top 25 finish. Best of luck to all who are running it.
So, on the biggest weekend for US marathoning in a long time, with 2 of our biggest 3 races lumped together,... the US men will produce exactly *two* performances under 2:13. (If Bennie holds it together.)
Holy sh*t, what a disgrace.
smellslikemileage wrote:
Maybe it's time for NAZ to consider wearing a competitive supershoe and not a brick from Hoka?
There's no excuse for Hoka at this stage. Everyone knows the basic formula of a supershoe: 35-40mm of pebax foam and a carbon plate of some sort. Hoka persisting with EVA foam is doing nothing but damaging their athletes chances of performing well on the roads.