italioniboni wrote:
No one can beat her on a "normal" day.
The condidtions will be unlike any that she's ever raced in before. Unless you can demonstrate why a lily-white woman from England can perform in the heat on a tough course, you will be mistaken.
She will cramp severly and be forced to DNF.
You're the chump that gave up the ghost when finally forced to run in a race with legit drug testing ... the rest of your life is spent hanging out in the well-know bastions of fair play and clean athletes: China.
I'm always amazed that you're willing to lob drug accusations at all and sundry (in between the odd racial slur) but yet fail to understand why others might consider your own lifestyle suspicious.
I'm even more amazed that anyone takes you seriously.
There is no "possibility", definite or otherwise, that Paula will test positive for EPO (or anything else illegal) and this or any other event.
Martin
Hmmm, I think your talking out of your arse! Paula has been to every major championship bar one since 1995. She has been a the World Cross nearly every year since she won the juniors in 1992. She has run the World Half twice in the past three years. Never has she bottled out of a championships or a race with anyone. Last years Worlds she was injured, but tried desperatley hard the few weeks before to get some sort of shape together to race, but felt it more important to heal and come out fighting this year!One thing Paula doesn't do though is chase the money on the European circuit.
billy bob wrote:
She has withdrawn with minor injuries, colds, and other minor reasons when just prior to a showdown with Ethiopians and others (when they are running hot) only to reappear healthy a few weeks later. Miraculous!
All you say is true. She has trained and performed brilliantly many times. My point, is when she has trained just 'average' she has bailed on European showdowns & even the Paris WC, only to be fine a few weeks later.
Hot Hot Hot wrote:
italioniboni wrote:No one can beat her on a "normal" day.
The condidtions will be unlike any that she's ever raced in before. Unless you can demonstrate why a lily-white woman from England can perform in the heat on a tough course, you will be mistaken.
She will cramp severly and be forced to DNF.
check out the results (and reports) of the world half marathon championships 2000 which were held in Mexico
olu wrote:
I think she is on EPO. Any ideas on how I can break 18:00 on my 80 - 90 mpw?
You are a fag! if you cant break 18.00 on that mileage then you have NO talent and really should just quit.
As for accusing the worlds greatest female distance runner of drug use then perhaps you should wait until you can actually run her marathon pace for just a mile before you offer your worthless opinion.
surely he/she was being ironic
I think Paula wins or winds up on the side of the road passed out.
I hope both Paula and Tergat get golds.
I also predict 25-40% of the fields in both races don't finish.
Levi Leipheimer, in the mens bike race, pulled out late in the race due to breathing problems. He said all the pollution affected him. You never know.
I don't like the start times at all, terrible decision in my view.
billy bob wrote:
Watch for a DNS or DNF.
Billy Bob, what the hell have you based this forecast on? She's never DNS'd or DNF'd before.
You just decided to post that pile of nonsense because you couldn't think of anything else to say.
Next time, have a little think, and base your opinion on some credible evidence, which is lacking in your feeble prediction on this occasion.
For the record, I live in Paula's home town and run for the same club as her in the UK, and can base my judgement on some harder evidence.
If Paula runs to her capabilities, she'll win it easily. But the 'thon is open to too many variables that could upset things. One thing's for sure, she'll be 100% eyeballs out and will do everything to make sure she's in the best position she can put herself in to win.
She'll pull out if there's a chance she'd die if she continued, otherwise you'll never see a DNF after the surname Radcliffe.
Guest, what are the start times please?
GZJ wrote:
Paula will win the race, but fail the drug test afterward. This will be the big story of this Olympics.
Jesus I hate pricks like you on this board. Get a life. How dare you make such predictions to a woman who trains as hard as she does.
If you would post your proper name on this board and stop hiding behind some alias I'd love to see you sued for making a defamotary statement.
All Bedford runners are druggies
UK Boy - spot on.I reckon I know who you are, but even if I don't then I know you're talking sense.Unlike this Billy Bob prick and his nonsensical mates.
UK Boy wrote:
Hmmm, I think your talking out of your arse! Paula has been to every major championship bar one since 1995. She has been a the World Cross nearly every year since she won the juniors in 1992. She has run the World Half twice in the past three years. Never has she bottled out of a championships or a race with anyone. Last years Worlds she was injured, but tried desperatley hard the few weeks before to get some sort of shape together to race, but felt it more important to heal and come out fighting this year!
One thing Paula doesn't do though is chase the money on the European circuit.
billy bob wrote:She has withdrawn with minor injuries, colds, and other minor reasons when just prior to a showdown with Ethiopians and others (when they are running hot) only to reappear healthy a few weeks later. Miraculous!
All you say is true. She has trained and performed brilliantly many times. My point, is when she has trained just 'average' she has bailed on European showdowns & even the Paris WC, only to be fine a few weeks later.
Of course we are.
I'm just mainlining some skag into my veins as I type.
Make a word out of these letters, then apply the word to yourself - I won't make it too hard for you or you'll be thinking about it all day...
WAKNER
and I say wrote:
Guest, what are the start times please?
6 p.m. for both races.
The man behind the Evil drugs trade in Bedford
Yea, I'm a prick for thinking an athlete could possibly DNF in a marathon. I guess that never happens. Easy stalkers!
Where did Ms. Radcliffe finish at the Paris WC last year. Oh, that's right, she didn't complete. That's all I said, PC could easily DNS/DNF, she's done it before.
I have absolotely no care if the woman sets 1000 more world records farther out there than Flo Jo, or if she never runs again. I stated an opinion without all the emotional baggage a few of you seem to be lugging. This is not personal. Stop living through others!
Send 'em down wrote:
The man behind the Evil drugs trade in Bedford
http://www.cgsystems.co.uk/herts/team/jlawler.htm
That guy looks evil.
billy bob wrote:
Where did Ms. Radcliffe finish at the Paris WC last year. Oh, that's right, she didn't complete. That's all I said, PC could easily DNS/DNF, she's done it before.
I stated an opinion without all the emotional baggage a few of you seem to be lugging. This is not personal. Stop living through others!
Billy Bob, did you not read my reply from earlier. Ms Radcliffe has been at all the world track champs since 1993 bar one. Running 2.15 took its tole and she had to take May and June off from running. She was half fit for the Worlds but was still nursing an injury and didn't want to make it worse. The niggle turned out to be a sports hernia, which was operated on in March, thus her reason for missing the World Cross. Paula has won everything bar one title - the Olympics. Therefore she will miss the relatively meaningless World Champs to be 100% in Athens.
When has she ever DNF'd? I remember her collapsing on the line at the World Cross in Portugal with heat exhaustion - but only after she finished?
The only reason i'm stalking you, as you put it, is because your an ignorant moron, who needs to be put right!
1. Paula
2. Catherine
3. Deena
Nothing intelligent to say here, just my picks.
UK Boy, Here's my impression.
The thread asked for opinions on PR. I gave mine. You and others questioned why I thought this. I replied that she doesn't compete unless 100% healthy and prepared, and was carrying a lot of pressure into an unpredictable race. You said she has never missed a major meet. I gave you Paris '03. You replied with "Ok, Well, she has never missed a meet except that one." I don't think you are stalking me, I think you are stalking PR. Anyone who cannot look at other sides of things because they are so 'into' an athlete is looking at things in an unhealthy manner. Every athlete has strengths and weaknesses. It shouldn't cause you to go ballistic if someone questions your favorite unless you have some unhealthy infatuation. Again, I think PR will win or DNS/DNF, one extreme or the other.