Not every coach wants to make his athletes workout early in the morning or on their own just to go watch high schoolers that may or may not come to your school. But to be fair, most Minnesota high school coaches don’t like Chunko and Olaf since they spurned the Edina coach.
Why can't coaches figure out accurate course distances. The Olaf course is 87 meters long, the Conn course is close to 300m short, and the Augustana course is 250m long. What distance will the MIAC course be? Last time they hosted, the course and distance changed after the preview meet.
It is very typical of Coach Chunko to find some short course somewhere far away so he can brag about the fast times his team runs.
If you adjust for the Auggie course to be an accurate 8K, MIAC athletes run -
Maybe we should decide the race solely on aura. Mac FTW.
Thank God Lars is gone, or we'd get swept away by the aura radiating off his flushed cheeks. The scorers now would be the St. Mary's and Bethel JV runners with their matching pit vipers and chains
If a zombie John Ihrke is chasing Coach Chunko in search of a large and sumptuous meal, how long would Chunko survive before being eaten? For the purposes of this problem, let’s assume the average walking pace of a zombie is 17:30 per mile and that zombies cannot run. To aid Chunko’s attempts to remain alive, we will provide Chunko with his lifetime best fitness, which will assume is 10:00 per mile “jogging”. With that in mind, will Chunko A) make it less than 3200 meters before succumbing or B) less than 3200m? Like off A or dislike for B. Provide proof for your work in comments.
Awaiting more discussion of this. I feel like zombie Ihkre would be faster than this though. You need to review the parameters.
One week from the MIC meet. What big workout did everyone do today? And can you explain why you did it? Trying to learn more about what other programs do and the science of running.
Gusties ran 400's in the am so Brendo can do Brendo things. Carls crushed K's. Dave smartly had them run downhill to boost confidence. Mo ran 20 miles. Mac ran 10 x 800 at very fast! Edwards is back. Sounds like several Oles are hurt.
Not every coach wants to make his athletes workout early in the morning or on their own just to go watch high schoolers that may or may not come to your school. But to be fair, most Minnesota high school coaches don’t like Chunko and Olaf since they spurned the Edina coach.
So you believe that “most” high school coaches in MN don’t like St Olaf and the reason they don’t like them is because they choose a person with years of successful college coaching and recruiting experience and not a HS coach with no college recruiting, coaching or administrative experience?
Gusties ran 400's in the am so Brendo can do Brendo things. Carls crushed K's. Dave smartly had them run downhill to boost confidence. Mo ran 20 miles. Mac ran 10 x 800 at very fast! Edwards is back. Sounds like several Oles are hurt.
*Mo ran 20 miles in low 6’s on Friday and again on Sunday in mid 5’s.
So you believe that “most” high school coaches in MN don’t like St Olaf and the reason they don’t like them is because they choose a person with years of successful college coaching and recruiting experience and not a HS coach with no college recruiting, coaching or administrative experience?
Why would local high school coaches care about a college coaches recruiting or administrative experience?
Most local coaches that don’t like him, dislike him because he has made no effort in that community (evidenced by his disinterest in the state meet).
High school coaches are generally invested in their kids success and want to be able to help get them to their colleges of choice. When some 16 high kid wants to go to Olaf, the coach used to be able to reach out and talk to the Olaf staff and maybe have some influence. Now, that relationship doesn’t exist. Olaf no longer has the network to local schools so those kids have less opportunity. Obviously their coach coming from elsewhere is going to use the recruiting channels he knows, but abandoning a state with some pretty historic programs probably upset some coaches. I’m not sure why Powers has shown little interest in recruiting MN runners, but their championship teams were built largely from local kids.
So you believe that “most” high school coaches in MN don’t like St Olaf and the reason they don’t like them is because they choose a person with years of successful college coaching and recruiting experience and not a HS coach with no college recruiting, coaching or administrative experience?
Why would local high school coaches care about a college coaches recruiting or administrative experience?
Most local coaches that don’t like him, dislike him because he has made no effort in that community (evidenced by his disinterest in the state meet).
High school coaches are generally invested in their kids success and want to be able to help get them to their colleges of choice. When some 16 high kid wants to go to Olaf, the coach used to be able to reach out and talk to the Olaf staff and maybe have some influence. Now, that relationship doesn’t exist. Olaf no longer has the network to local schools so those kids have less opportunity. Obviously their coach coming from elsewhere is going to use the recruiting channels he knows, but abandoning a state with some pretty historic programs probably upset some coaches. I’m not sure why Powers has shown little interest in recruiting MN runners, but their championship teams were built largely from local kids.
I'm an Ole, so obviously I'm biased, but I'm also an out of state athlete recruited by Phil and I don't see an effort to avoid recruiting Minnesota by the new coach. I see a lot of sour grapes from schools/athletes that want things to go back to how they were before Phil came to St. Olaf and Power continued his success. Phil speaks well of Power and that's good enough for me. I think he make a real effort to welcome the alumni and the athletes I've interacted with enjoy their experience. I'm sure he has his faults, but we can all find good and bad about our coaches, bosses, etc.
I think the idea that HS coaches don't like him is largely made up. 19 of his 41 runners are from Minnesota. That tracks largely with the school's demographics. The school isn't a local institution any more and that's likely why it is not struggling financially like some of the MIAC schools. It is an expensive school that requires the student to be either really poor and smart or very rich and smart, which likely rules out a lot of the middle class. I'm not certain that I'd get into St. Olaf anymore. Power isn't turning away a high 16's athlete, but it's likely he's turning away a high 17's athlete and that's probably a good thing for the program. Yes, he may miss on some developmental athletes, but he'll have a more condensed group. I always thought a roster of 50-60 people didn't create the best experience for all of us.
And the state meet was largely run by the women's program. The High School league stated they outgrew St. Olaf. That happens. I know the State makes a lot more charging Admissions at Les Bolstad. It's still a great course, but it always seemed really stressful to be hosting a championship meet on your course when you're also trying to win a MIC championship the same day.
Good luck to all this weekend. I'll be there to support the Oles. I miss competing in the MIAC and hope you all enjoy your opportunity to compete in one of the best conferences in DIII.
Gusties ran 400's in the am so Brendo can do Brendo things. Carls crushed K's. Dave smartly had them run downhill to boost confidence. Mo ran 20 miles. Mac ran 10 x 800 at very fast! Edwards is back. Sounds like several Oles are hurt.
*Mo ran 20 miles in low 6’s on Friday and again on Sunday in mid 5’s.
Haven't read much in this thread so this was probably mentioned, Mo is signed up for CIM usa marathon championships on December 7th
I don't he'll win that marathon, but CIM is a famously fast race. I'd expect a low 2:12, because 5:00 pace should be very comfortable for him. I think it will take more specific marathon pace work for him to run sub 2:10.
Anyone else concerned about the number of Iowans on the Oles roster? Its not a reach to think they could be connected to the Iowa State JV team. Wonder what would happen if the MIAC did drug testing.