You were competing??? That’s different than the attendees, who might not have had such a need to plan ahead. The last time I didn’t bring food and drink to one of my own races was when I graduated from high school and my parents and coaches were no longer handling that. TSA lets you carry on fruit and many snacks. Water bottles were free at the hospitality table anyway, so all you had to do was prepare minimally. Hope you still had a good race and enjoyed the course.
Biggest Loser- Jakob Kiplimo. He’s overrated. He’s really not that good for several reasons I could elaborate on if you’d like. Another win is just going to reinforce his braindead fans that he’s one of the all time greats, when he isn’t. And the win is going to go to his head. These newer version World XCs are watered and are nothing like they used to be. World Athletics ruined them. Kiplimo’s win isn’t a big deal and he is way over hyped.
Biggest Winner- Nobody. And I mean globally. Nobody in the world is a winner here. These World XC champs were atrocious. They were watered down with the mostly second rate competition, and the course was more like an obstacle course with mud and stupid fake alligators. It was run in 70 degree weather so nobody outside of the African contingent stood a chance at bringing home hardware. What an embarrassment. World XC sucks now. We all lose.
Biggest Loser- Jakob Kiplimo. He’s overrated. He’s really not that good for several reasons I could elaborate on if you’d like. Another win is just going to reinforce his braindead fans that he’s one of the all time greats, when he isn’t. And the win is going to go to his head. These newer version World XCs are watered and are nothing like they used to be. World Athletics ruined them. Kiplimo’s win isn’t a big deal and he is way over hyped.
Biggest Winner- Nobody. And I mean globally. Nobody in the world is a winner here. These World XC champs were atrocious. They were watered down with the mostly second rate competition, and the course was more like an obstacle course with mud and stupid fake alligators. It was run in 70 degree weather so nobody outside of the African contingent stood a chance at bringing home hardware. What an embarrassment. World XC sucks now. We all lose.
Ah, so since East Africa won the whole world lost. Gotcha.
Biggest Loser- Jakob Kiplimo. He’s overrated. He’s really not that good for several reasons I could elaborate on if you’d like. Another win is just going to reinforce his braindead fans that he’s one of the all time greats, when he isn’t. And the win is going to go to his head. These newer version World XCs are watered and are nothing like they used to be. World Athletics ruined them. Kiplimo’s win isn’t a big deal and he is way over hyped.
Biggest Winner- Nobody. And I mean globally. Nobody in the world is a winner here. These World XC champs were atrocious. They were watered down with the mostly second rate competition, and the course was more like an obstacle course with mud and stupid fake alligators. It was run in 70 degree weather so nobody outside of the African contingent stood a chance at bringing home hardware. What an embarrassment. World XC sucks now. We all lose.
Ah, so since East Africa won the whole world lost. Gotcha.
They were given an advantageous set of conditions considering their genetics and geographic environment. There’s nothing racist about admitting that. Imagine if the race had been run in -129 degrees weather in Alaska and the race was run against eskimos while having to dodge igloos and run through a foot of snow in a ridiculous obstacle course. The East Africans would be dead last, about a mile behind the eskimos and everyone else, and you know it. It’s not fair to not have the race in conditions in a place that is at least somewhat fair to every participant.
You were competing??? That’s different than the attendees, who might not have had such a need to plan ahead. The last time I didn’t bring food and drink to one of my own races was when I graduated from high school and my parents and coaches were no longer handling that. TSA lets you carry on fruit and many snacks. Water bottles were free at the hospitality table anyway, so all you had to do was prepare minimally. Hope you still had a good race and enjoyed the course.
The fact that people who wanted to buy lunch had to wait over an hour in line shows that there should have been more than just two food trucks.
It was free parking when I got there, just before 8 a.m. Whole day was great. Leon County/Tallahasse did an excellent job.
I got there just before 8:30. Parking was fine at that point. But I saw the potential for problems later.
The police weren't doing anything other than blocking peripheral entrances with their lights flashing. Meanwhile the issue was obviously going to be at the main entrance itself, once traffic picked up from both directions. There was no police presence there at all. It was simply an honor system of the cars with the direct route right hand turn allowing the cars from the other direction to occasionally mix into the flow.
On entrance I got lucky as the direct route side thinned just enough for myself and cars behind me to cross over and dart in. But I remember thinking this is going to be hell a half hour from now unless they get somebody here to restrict traffic and alternate which side can advance.
I thought Agnes was the big winner. She was the only positive from Grand Slam Track and her profile rose again today. Sure enough, at the venue I talked to several other fans who knew of her from those Grand Slam races.
Also the crowd was very good. All you had to do was read the shirts. It was the cross country community coming from everywhere and supporting this event. One college after another and many high schools. Lots of small colleges. I wasn't receiving much grief for my Canes gear because these weren't Tallahassee locals. I only got grief from FSU locals at the ticket checking area.
You were competing??? That’s different than the attendees, who might not have had such a need to plan ahead. The last time I didn’t bring food and drink to one of my own races was when I graduated from high school and my parents and coaches were no longer handling that. TSA lets you carry on fruit and many snacks. Water bottles were free at the hospitality table anyway, so all you had to do was prepare minimally. Hope you still had a good race and enjoyed the course.
The fact that people who wanted to buy lunch had to wait over an hour in line shows that there should have been more than just two food trucks.
Everything I have read indicates the experience was awful. Got to feel for the Africans who had to travel across an ocean to this God forsaken country. They were probably all afraid of being detained by ICE despite holding visas and who could blame these poor Africans. America is a putrid hell hole. While surveying the course before the race, they likely wondered if this was some kind of poor practical joke. Fake alligators and running through a foot of mud? This is how Americans host World XC? We are an embarrassment. They probably got conned into staying into some flea bag motel five miles away from the course. They probably had to listen to Bubba arguing with his wife in the room next door over the tv remote. They hate coming to America and probably protested coming here. I can’t imagine how ignorant and repulsive they think we are and again who could blame them for being right. We are the country who voted Trump into office twice.
They were given an advantageous set of conditions considering their genetics and geographic environment. There’s nothing racist about admitting that. Imagine if the race had been run in -129 degrees weather in Alaska and the race was run against eskimos while having to dodge igloos and run through a foot of snow in a ridiculous obstacle course. The East Africans would be dead last, about a mile behind the eskimos and everyone else, and you know it. It’s not fair to not have the race in conditions in a place that is at least somewhat fair to every participant.
Sounds like the type of guy who screams that a snow football game is so unfair. What do you propose, they cancel the meet because it was a little hot?
You were competing??? That’s different than the attendees, who might not have had such a need to plan ahead. The last time I didn’t bring food and drink to one of my own races was when I graduated from high school and my parents and coaches were no longer handling that. TSA lets you carry on fruit and many snacks. Water bottles were free at the hospitality table anyway, so all you had to do was prepare minimally. Hope you still had a good race and enjoyed the course.
The fact that people who wanted to buy lunch had to wait over an hour in line shows that there should have been more than just two food trucks.
You made a mistake but are good at spreading blame. TSA lets you bring snacks and even small energy gels. Your earlier mention of flying as reason for not having food was only because you’d rather blame someone who doesn’t wear your shoes and share your birthday. I can’t speak for the other people in line. Maybe some were non-running friends or family who were just killing time before their friend’s event. I do hope there were few or no other runners who left their “food is fuel” needs to chance after last eating breakfast, in your case at your hotel with a race 6+ hours later. Yes, the long line does suggest that six food trucks would have been better than two. It also suggests that we might need to prepare better as individuals and that the long line was proof that it may be a fairly widespread need. The good news is, that for your next race you will be better prepared, with food better for your racing digestion and energy needs than what food trucks typically have.
SHK biggest loser for sure. American women overall just horrendous. So embarrassing for a meet at home, and Australia won so no need to talk about Africans
For sure. Funny though that in Strava she actually had the balls to grade herself..with an A-/B+. Really? Does she think that by writing that, her race won’t be considered crappy by everyone? Just be honest Sage. We all saw it.
Biggest losers were the Kenyan women apart from Ngetich. Seriously did they even train. Whenever they came to an obstacle most almost stopped and started walking. Especially the junior women, the relay women and most of the senior women. What did they go to the championships to do if they didnt train
They were given an advantageous set of conditions considering their genetics and geographic environment. There’s nothing racist about admitting that. Imagine if the race had been run in -129 degrees weather in Alaska and the race was run against eskimos while having to dodge igloos and run through a foot of snow in a ridiculous obstacle course. The East Africans would be dead last, about a mile behind the eskimos and everyone else, and you know it. It’s not fair to not have the race in conditions in a place that is at least somewhat fair to every participant.
Sounds like the type of guy who screams that a snow football game is so unfair. What do you propose, they cancel the meet because it was a little hot?
I propose going back to having World XC every year and bringing back the short course without the mixed gender relay. I also propose having it run in tolerable conditions, say in the 50 degree range that most humans tolerate easily, and not having the runners impeded with jumps, twisty tight awkward turns, mud stretches, or anything resembling surprises from an obstacle course. Get back to the good ole days.
I wanted lunch, and it was reasonable to expect that I could get something at the meet without having to wait over an hour for it.
I wasn't the only community race participant in that situation. Many people in the line were in running gear. In fact, the people right before me in line were running the 2K, which was scheduled to start almost an hour earlier than my race. While waiting in that horrendous line, they were trying to decide if it was better to just run the race famished or keep waiting in line and not have enough time to digest their food before the race because the line was taking so long.
Thank you for agreeing that six food trucks would have been better than two.
Standards are dropping like hell in elite male long distance running. It’s very simple all the trained eye has to do is look with finesse the biomechanical integrity and mass-energy momentum of the runners nagivating the alligator logs and bumps. Compare it to 2005 St Etienne where the likes of Zersenay, Bekele, Kipchoge and the rest of the cohort of runners navigated the same types of obstacles. The level of biomechanical maintenance over said obstacles and conservation of mass-energy forward momentum which is short for bio-physiological strength of health and energy is at least 100 rungs better than the current crop of 2026 fallen smartphone directed energy attacked runners. In particular Ebenyo needs to be censured for running like timid squirrel what with that faltering head-spinal axis that manifested as a series of incoherent synchronization between head, torso, arm carriage, foot placement and energy production. Yes, I’m saying he ran like grandpa’s old and faltering typewriter machine, rickety and creaking at the peripherals. We didn’t see such ungracefulness in the athletes of old and my research has pointed me in the direction of directed energy weapons utilizing worldwide American owned, controlled and bought out cellular towers, the AC power grid, tech wearables etc. This was probably the flattest, fastest and easiest XC course in history we saw, nothing like Aarhaus 2019, Australia 2022, or Jordan 2010. Temps were always around the 70s for most championships, it’s designed that way, nobody likes frostbitten XC environments but yet our athletes cannot measure up to the standards of spectacle expected of them. With the claimed technological advancements in sporting tools, we have a right to expect 27:30-28:00 minimum performance time for the top 20 athletes in 2026 but it seems with the exception of Kiplimo, guys we thought were good like Aregawi and Ebenyo are running slower than or similar to NCAA men’s top 3 performances on courses that are even harder like at OK’s cowboy crazy uphill and downhill race routes? These are African pros and they are running like douchebags? I believe this has been said in the past and I’m not the only 1 reminding all of you fanboys how deluded you are over the current state of directed energy influenced smartphone and digital-based running sport. Jakob was the omen last year, the sign from the covert operators of weaponized cellular towers and tech wearables, he faltered big time, lost his raison deter, injured WAY TOO OFTEN like a man in his 80s, SO SLOW TO RECOVER like a grandma on her deathbed, and slow enough still to fail to turn up at Euro XC. The writing was on the walls to everyone who has been asleep at the wheel of LRC. Our sport is being threatened and attacked by WEF agenda to beam every citizen on the planet with neuroweapons from cellular phone towers and all other wireless grids available. Kiplimo seems to have still escaped the effects of these weapons maybe because he has yet to own a smartphone ever. He looks really like someone who has still never touched a computer or a smartphone or any smart-digital electronic device in his life. And even if he has one, he outsources its use to a friend who probably makes calls on his behalf and gets attacked also on his behalf. It’s quite obvious from the way Kiplimo ran, that biomechanical wave output, so very sinusoidally smooth and unaffected by electromagnetic outside attacks from cellular towers. But the same cannot be said of Kejelcha, Aregawi, Barega and Cheptegei, our so called ‘most pro’ athletes. I would like to urge Sebastian Coe to investigate declining elite athlete performances and investigate the level of American tech and American government links to our sport.Nike in particular is co-owned and invested in by American Big Tech and its subsidiaries like DARPA and CIA. If WA has a partnership with these companies it’s a recipe for more directed energy attacks on our athletes and more repression of their sacred bio-physio sanctuary that produces and manufactures truly world class athletic abilities that we have stopped seeing in Africans in numbers for a very long time now, at least 10 years.