To be clear I enjoy track and field as a whole, but the problem of people in certain events taking races off, or seemingly mutually agreeing with the whole field that they just aren’t going to try, is not good for the sport.
That was intense - doesn't look like much love between Valby and Schweizer
Well, how would you treat a fellow competitor that leached off of all your hard work and never contributed? Schweizer showed me who she really is this trials, and I won't be cheering for her anytime soon.
Schweizer cut Valby off when she passed in the 5000m, and it looks like she might have done it again tonight in the 10000m (though Kelati was there too getting caught up in it).
Perfectly fine for the roads but on the track it's just the 5k but with a 3 mile tempo in the middle of it. Removing it will keep people's eyes on the screen for more interesting events.
Sorry dude, but I found that 10000m a lot more interesting than all the random sprints that I haven’t even watched yet.
Kelati escaped the repression in Eritrea and sought asylum in America. That's specifically what Trump has railed against. Now she's proudly representing the USA in Paris. That is a true American story.
Get back to me when any of these athletes run a 10.7 in the 100, which I did, other than the sprinters
so, no, they aren’t better athletes. They are just better at slow things, and many of them don’t even do that well because they don’t even give their best effort
OK, Al Bundy, take a break from patting yourself on the back and you might realize that the ability to run long distances at a fast pace makes someone just as athletic as the ability to run short distances at an even faster pace. Another attribute of athleticism is to intelligently plan your effort. It would be extremely counterproductive for a distance runner to try to run the same pace in 85 degree weather as 55 degree weather. Sprinters don't need to make this calculation so they don't need to use their intelligence as much. I'm not saying sprinters aren't intelligent, just that it's much simpler to race when it's the same basic approach every time. Distance runners are constantly making calculations involving pace, positioning, weather, effort level, opponents tactics, etc. Those calculations are all part of being athletic.
Get back to me when any of these athletes run a 10.7 in the 100, which I did, other than the sprinters
so, no, they aren’t better athletes. They are just better at slow things, and many of them don’t even do that well because they don’t even give their best effort
OK, Al Bundy, take a break from patting yourself on the back and you might realize that the ability to run long distances at a fast pace makes someone just as athletic as the ability to run short distances at an even faster pace. Another attribute of athleticism is to intelligently plan your effort. It would be extremely counterproductive for a distance runner to try to run the same pace in 85 degree weather as 55 degree weather. Sprinters don't need to make this calculation so they don't need to use their intelligence as much. I'm not saying sprinters aren't intelligent, just that it's much simpler to race when it's the same basic approach every time. Distance runners are constantly making calculations involving pace, positioning, weather, effort level, opponents tactics, etc. Those calculations are all part of being athletic.
Tactical racing is a cancer on the sport. Just give your best effort each and every time.
Every time a superior runner loses to a significantly weaker runner, it’s downright pathetic and does a disservice to the talents you were given and/or developed.
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