Yes it does. On a competitive running site, your times matter.
Times you actually run matter. Not times that you think you could've run. It's not like you're claiming you could run a 3:57 1,500 because you ran the mile in 4:15.
I'm sorry man, but your argument is similar to the drunk guys at the corner dive bar arguing that they would've been the state champion QB if they didn't blow out their knee during summer tryouts in '69.
Yes it does. On a competitive running site, your times matter.
Times you actually run matter. Not times that you think you could've run. It's not like you're claiming you could run a 3:57 1,500 because you ran the mile in 4:15.
I'm sorry man, but your argument is similar to the drunk guys at the corner dive bar arguing that they would've been the state champion QB if they didn't blow out their knee during summer tryouts in '69.
Will is right for the first time. Times matter, of course the times you ran, not the times you thought you might run based on a abused pace calculator tool.
Times you actually run matter. Not times that you think you could've run. It's not like you're claiming you could run a 3:57 1,500 because you ran the mile in 4:15.
I'm sorry man, but your argument is similar to the drunk guys at the corner dive bar arguing that they would've been the state champion QB if they didn't blow out their knee during summer tryouts in '69.
Will is right for the first time. Times matter, of course the times you ran, not the times you thought you might run based on a abused pace calculator tool.
Why do the times you ran matter? How do they matter? I am asking this as someone who ran pretty fast. How does it matter? Please explain how it matters to those of us who cannot understand how it matters.
You are living in the past though. Even if you had run 2:07 it doesn’t mean much now.
Yes it does. On a competitive running site, your times matter.
Have you checked this forum out in the last 10-15yrs? This is not a competitive running website. The only competition that goes on here is who can troll the best. I love this place!
Why do the times you ran matter? How do they matter? I am asking this as someone who ran pretty fast. How does it matter? Please explain how it matters to those of us who cannot understand how it matters.
Of course they don't matter much in the bigger scale of things but for us active runners our PRs matter.
Why do the times you ran matter? How do they matter? I am asking this as someone who ran pretty fast. How does it matter? Please explain how it matters to those of us who cannot understand how it matters.
Of course they don't matter much in the bigger scale of things but for us active runners our PRs matter.
But in what sense do they matter? Like the OP says they matter here. How do they matter?
Wrong! He can never say I could have, because he never did. He didn't have anything to prove at the marathon distance because he already had his gold medals at other distances. So using your ridiculous analogy that means you must have a stash of gold medals somewhere so you don't have to prove anything. Please don't tell me about your gold medal in "Gregory" either.
Wow, this thread went off the rails. Back to the original question, didn’t El Guerrouj pace Lance to one of his sub-3 hour marathons? Can’t remember if it was the whole thing or just part of it.
El G came out of retirement after 3 years in 2008 and competed in a 10K road race, probably eying a few marathon paydays. He ran 36:00 and came 136th and promptly retired again.
