Can someone please explain what Badger miles are?
I think seeing Teg run 13:04 will inspire Goucher and Lincoln to run under 13:10.
Can someone please explain what Badger miles are?
I think seeing Teg run 13:04 will inspire Goucher and Lincoln to run under 13:10.
it's all based on 7 minute mile pace. lets say the wisconsin team has a recovery day of 70 minutes. with the badger miles system that would be 10 miles but it is likely that they ran closer to 11 miles because they would probably go faster than 7 minutes per mile.
jehs wrote:
Team for world cross next year...with Teg, Goucher, Ritz and Hall...maybe a medal behind Kenya and Team Bekele.
The US has done jack sh*t at World XC since...sh*t I don't even remember. With all the talent consolidated into one distance next year, it will be easier for the US to get the best talent in one race. I am tellin' y'all...there's an upset brewing, we're gonna finish in a podium spot.
Check this...
1. Ritz will be in awesome shape with his marathon training
2. Goucher will be the man, he has all that confidence from last year's finish and a 13:10
3. Lincoln...foggeddaboutit...8:08 steeple, shit, he'll hurdle some of the smaller Kenyans.
4. Webb....I smell some revenge for his poor year and can never doubt a 13:10 guy.
5. Teg....it'll be like an old reunion from way back when he , Ritz, and Bekele all ran in junior world xcss...except this is now a 13:04 guy (yes 13:04, not 13:05).
6. Hall has always been a good XC guy, so he'll be like the 7th man on this varsity team.
Wild card(s)
7. Lagat....I doubt he'll ever do it, but damn that would help.
8. Boaz
If we are to have any chance of winning world XCs, we need Lagat and Boaz. It would round out one of the best XC teams we've probably ever had.
badger miles? wrote:
Can someone please explain what Badger miles are?
I think seeing Teg run 13:04 will inspire Goucher and Lincoln to run under 13:10.
it's a way to estimate mileage. basically, every run is considered to have been at 7 minute pace. and warm-ups/cool downs may not be counted on hard days - but actual mileage (like if we do a workout of 5 times a mile, it'll be counted as 5 miles, not 2 or 3 miles like it would under badger miles). there's a lot of rounding of mileage, as well. here's a basic outline:
15 minutes - 2 miles
25 minutes - 3 miles
30 minutes - 4 miles
35 minutes - 5 miles
45 minutes - 6 miles
50 minutes - 7 miles
60 minutes - 8 miles
65 minutes - 9 miles
70 minutes - 10 miles
after 70 minutes, no rounding (just add 7 minutes for each mile).
How did Tegenkamp even get into that race? He would appear to have had (past tense) the weakest resume in that race. An interesting byproduct of running 13:04 is the way that it'll get him further shots at faster races.
Where does this put Teg on the all time list?
424th All-Time (give or take a place or two)
Still Waiting? wrote:
Unfortunately for him, he's now on EVERYBODY'S radar screen, which makes him a sitting duck here on letsrun.com if he disappoints even in the slightest.
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and state the elite runners don't give two terds what gets said about them on letsrun.
seriously? wrote:
I'm going to take a shot in the dark and state the elite runners don't give two terds what gets said about them on letsrun.
It's "turds".
You missed John Gregorek @ 13:17 in the early - mid 80s
validquestion wrote:
424th All-Time (give or take a place or two)
wha about performERS list?
thanks
since he beat some african (assummed to be completely drugged their european agent, wejo?), he must be on something newer, maybe an advance Conte cocktail ...
baby and the bee wrote:
since he beat some african (assummed to be completely drugged their european agent, wejo?), he must be on something newer, maybe an advance Conte cocktail ...
you said cock
djgylend wrote:
That's easily the most exciting U.S. distance performance in many many years.
A 13:04 isn't going to escape one's attention, but Meb's silver in Athens had me geeked up from mile 18 to about Wednesday of that week. Drossin's was nearly as dramatic - breaking down into tears over the last 50m. Tremendous run by Teg, less so for the short-sightedness of your post.
Teg looked very smooth and relaxed, caught the race on tv while on holiday in Europe. He ran very smart, pace setters were out too fast splitting 2:31 then slowing to 2:39 for the first 2 k's. Teg did not close very fast, but was at circa 11:58-9 at the bell.
Great effort!
You are wrong....about 12.05
Great Race Matt!! Best of Luck with the rest of your season!
Teg: 85-90 miles a week and no altitude training....= 13.04
That math is ridiculous. The rounding each side of 25 causes one to need 10 minutes for the 3rd mile, and only 5 for the 3rd, but hopefully, nobody is running for less than 30 minutes for any given workout.
Here's the question, why does Tegenkamp have a 21-sec PR this year? And if he can run sub-13:10, can others too? Goucher might. Ritz said he's done for the summer (should have raced through July, though) and has been in 10K/marathon mode for the past year. Hall is up and down, but could bust one. Torres?... no. Webb probably has a very good chance.
I hear the secret to Matt's success is eating steak at 3 A.M., disappearing in Blackpool, a huge PB ratio, being engaged to his fiancé that is disproportionately hot to him by 1 to 2 standard deviations, and having Fitz Dogg make fun of him while doing Indian File Runs. It's a secret method of training that know one knows about yet!
Congrats buddy! We are all proud of you!