zooey glass wrote:
the day alan webb runs 3:47 on a relay is the day that it snows at the penn relays.
In the century plus history of the Penn Relays, Id bet that it has snowed. It snowed at the Colonial Relays 2 years ago at William and Mary and they had to cancel the 2nd day, Im not counting out of the realm of possibilities that it has snowed at Penn.
the big thing is o'sullivan and crew all did that basically solo. not more than one of those guys could run that kind of solo at a springtime relay meet. there will be wind and lack of experience to battle.
From the Portland Oregonian yesterday:
Ducks target 4xMile: The Oregon Relays will hold an invitational 4xMile relay on April 25, and the race could threaten several records.
According to the Track & Field News Web site, the collegiate 4xMile record of 16 minutes, 4.54 seconds was set by Michigan in 2005, and the U.S. record of 16:08.54 has been held by Athletics West since 1984.
Oregon has four athletes who have run under four minutes in the mile, among them A.J. Acosta (3:58.52), Matt Centrowitz (3:57.92), Galen Rupp (3:57.86) and Andrew Wheating (3:58.16). Shadrack Biwott has a best of 4:02.64, and James Withers a best of 4:03.24. If healthy, Jordan McNamara's 1,500 best of 3:41.13 puts him in the ball park.
Oregon Track Club Elite and Auburn are expected to enter teams. Others are waiting to be confirmed.
"We think we have three other collegiate teams and two international teams," UO coach Vin Lananna said. "It should be pretty good."
A One Time Duck wrote:
From the Portland Oregonian yesterday:
Oregon Track Club Elite and Auburn are expected to enter teams. Others are waiting to be confirmed.
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What guys would the OTC Elite put together. I guess Symmonds would be an obvious choice. How's he doing right now? Who else? Scherer?
I believe most of these are Indoor times are they not? There is a big difference between an indoor mile at a place such as UW and the cold rainy windy confines of Hayward Field in April.
Oregon has four athletes who have run under four minutes in the mile, among them A.J. Acosta (3:58.52), Matt Centrowitz (3:57.92), Galen Rupp (3:57.86) and Andrew Wheating (3:58.16). Shadrack Biwott has a best of 4:02.64, and James Withers a best of 4:03.24.
Wheating ran his outdoors last year, and in his next mile/1500 race went 1500 in 3:38. McNamara's 3:41 is from outdoors.
You're right conditions are crucial, but if conditions are decent (at all) the guys who hit those indoor times will be more fit in late April. It may even out or come close. Rupp's mile looked terrible for 3:57 and he probably could have run a much better time the weekend of NCAA's. AJ's 3:58 is from last year indoors though, this year so far he hasn't looked as good.
here is how its done, the ducks wont get close to this,
this is when the running boom was at its peak in ireland,
and all gate receipts, program sales etc went to charity(GOAL IRELAND)
the athletes got no appearance fees, just a WR cheered on by a fantastic crowd,
enjoy