Official 2018 Pre Classic Discussion Thread

no one cares what you think wrote:

It's Egun wrote:

Good point.

Maybe it's the millennial thing; if I can't win the video game I'll shut it down....

Tell you what, I ran with his father with NYAC and that guy would tackle you if he had to.

Maybe Sr should have focused on running instead of tackling then because Centro Jr is beating him 4 medals to 0.

Matt is working toward next year. He'll be a medal threat again. People hate him and Rupp because they in fact have the courage to go at the (mostly drug loaded) Africans and have Olympic and WC medals.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Gareth Bale just scored an insane goal. Real Madrid up 2-1.

Wow!!!

Hardloper wrote:

vivalarepublica wrote:

Oops, had no clue Murphy had already run that time in the mile. I wonder what he could run if he focused on that as his main event.

It was looking to be his main event senior year in college where he dominated NCAAs. Then he failed to qualify for the trials so he moved down to the 8

Not exactly. He wanted the 1500 standard in order that he could still leave all options open. A decision had not been made in terms of what his best event was or what he would focus on as the summer progressed. I think it worked out in the best possible way.

El Keniano wrote:

No offence to you Americans, but Pre has become such a rubbish, low-rent meet. First of all, I don't consider the mile and two miles, or any other non metric distance for that matter, legitimate distances. No one outside the US/UK understands or cares. And as if the weak, watered down fields weren't bad enough, they schedule it right opposite the Champions League final where Real Madrid will be playing Liverpool. No television in the world will be on Pre, I can guarantee you that. What were they thinking?

Turned into a pretty good meet, I'd say.

MichXCMan wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

No offence to you Americans, but Pre has become such a rubbish, low-rent meet. First of all, I don't consider the mile and two miles, or any other non metric distance for that matter, legitimate distances. No one outside the US/UK understands or cares. And as if the weak, watered down fields weren't bad enough, they schedule it right opposite the Champions League final where Real Madrid will be playing Liverpool. No television in the world will be on Pre, I can guarantee you that. What were they thinking?

Turned into a pretty good meet, I'd say.

I agree that they should have run the event tomorrow to avoid the champions league, but seriously?

So many big names and great events today. Only if you are strictly interested in the men's distance events would you have been disappointed today.

100m was great. Prescod ran 9.88 which is unbelievable, 9.78 from Baker

200m was the best event of the night, unbelievable performance by Lyles. He is the future

400m Shaunae Miller ran 49.5 in the wind. Definitely don't see that every day

Shotput 22.5m by Crouser, very impressive and a close competition with the guys one upping eachother

Triple Jump 17.78 or something, Taylor taking the win on his final jump

Mile was full of Kenyans who clearly cared about the mile, big names like Kiplagat, Cheryuoit, Manangoi. Young Jakob ran very very well for 3:52 and Cheryuoit showed his class

5000m Dibaba upstaged Obiri again and ran a brutal 61 last lap to take it inn14:26

3000SC most unbelievable kick I've ever seen in a race under 8:10. That last 200m must have been some kind of record.

What meeting were you watching El K?

Kenyans FTW wrote:

Got to love these commentators. "Up next the womens 5000m, where the olympic silver medalist Dibaba will feature. What about the olympic gold medalist Obiri?"

Prediction Dibaba 14:28

I must have missed that gold medal.

Did Obiri win the gold in overrated?

You ever seen Kemboi close a steeple?

Yes but the pure, ragged way he ripped up the track from the second last barrier was unbelievable. That final barrier he could have jumped over an obstacle twice the height. Leaped like a race horse

My husband's favorite Silas Kiplagat memory at Pre is seeing him in the bathrooms trying to teach the other Kenyan runners how to use the air dryers.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

zxcvzxcvx wrote:

There's not going to be a world record in the 5000m in the middle of the afternoon in late May in Eugene. It was a bit windy and warmer than perfect. She showed with that 61 close in a 14:25 that she can once again run mid 14 teens.

Tremendous throw by Crouser, 73-11, four guys over 70.

People just don't realize how hard dibaba's WR is , and what it is going to take to take it down. This is Genzebe 4th time going after the WR with the same result running around 14:25. I just don't think that she has the patience, as well as Ayana, to run 14:10.

And where is Ayana? At the end of last season she was quoted as saying she will be continuing with 5 & 10k. There arent many womens 5K events at the DL meets this season. She isnt injured as I read she has been training well.

She does herself no favours with the doubters when she goes missing for huge chunks of time with no media updates as to her current form/injury or general running plans.

Obiri is looking a shadow of herself so far - this is highlighted further by the prowess she showed last season. Gidey is the real deal - beautiful relaxed running form with a long bouncing stride, she is elegance personified. Currently she is potentially still 10 seconds behind Dibaba - but great performance and development from one so young.

I think without Ayana in the race, Dibaba has no chance of getting within spitting distance of the WR. There is simply nobody else to churn out the ruthless pace she needs as a springboard to get there.

So come on Ayana where the hell are you???

Have to agree Gidey's stride is art in motion.

Taylorzing wrote:

Jakob will move to the 5k eventually - if there's an actual clean up of the drug abuse by Africans.

Why would he? Seriously, why would he?

He is as fast/faster than his brothers:

Henrik: 3.31,46 - 5th at Olympics in the 1500, gold silver and bronze at the 1500m in the European Championships.

Filip: 3.32,43 - bronze at WC in the 1500m, gold 1500m European Championships.

You gotta start following the sport.

DeverousEye wrote:

Darth Muktar wrote:

Jacob 3:52!!!!!! Faster than Webb!!!! Absolutely unreal race for him, almost took down Managoi

At 17! And he may have been the first clean runner across the line!

He may also have been the first dirty runner across the line!

According to Norwegian sources (national TV), they all plan to double 1500/5000 at the EC .

Is the 2-mild being run today?

Did anyboy aboydy tak Alan Webb

tody, they still have to break 3:41 for

the downhill mie.

It really is aesthetically pleasing to watch. Ayana, Gidey and Agnes Tirop among the Kenyans.

Jakob is a teen wrote:

Jakob was the only teen in the race. Yeah, the age cheating and lying is out of hand. Tefera is probably 22-23 at least. Look at pics, interviews. Hell, his own pic from his twitter feed doesn't help his case for being a teen - although the defenders of all things non ...well, we know, will fall on their swords to defend age cheating and drug use by E. Africans:

https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/993931613544308736/i6LyJdy4_400x400.jpg

Thanks for the picture. Looks 18 to me. And I'm African so I can tell. Phenomenal talent.

mar828 wrote:

My husband's favorite Silas Kiplagat memory at Pre is seeing him in the bathrooms trying to teach the other Kenyan runners how to use the air dryers.

You better confirm that with him. More likely his fave Kiplagat memory at Pre is watching him break 3:50 on 3 different occasions including a 3:47!