1500 at Boston High Performance this weekend

I was there wrote:

Announcing that Lukezic ran the B standard is pointless as it does him no good anyway with 6 others from the US having run the A. Unless Lukezic wins the trials and subsequently fails to run the A himself of course. The announcer neglected to explain that wrinkle. Those fast PRs also didn't help any with the monotone delivery either.

I'm trying to think of how the announcer could have "explained that wrinkle" without sounding ridiculous.

Actually I'm not. That's not his job.

I was there wrote:

I liked how the announcer happily pointed out that Lukezic and Brannen both ran the B standard for Beijing right after the race, to a polite smattering of applause. As if either one of them cared. They weren't there to run 3:37.5, Lukezic has already run just under 3:37 this year. Way to have a clue.

As much as I can't stand the insufferable commentary of the know-nothing javelin thrower (Mrr82), the conditions weren't ideal the other night. Air quality was poor all day due to HHH conditions (hazy, hot, humid). Ten degrees cooler and a lot drier would have been nice.

If by know nothing, you mean i know a hell of a lot more then you do, as you prove in your post, then i agree with your word choice.

Lukezic has run under 337 this year? I see you use Usatf.org and think you know what you are talking about because you read something on there. That's his time from nationals last year, and he hadn't run under 339 before this race. You must be a newbe to use that site for stats. Way to have a clue back at you.

When you learn a bit more about running and learn where to get your stats from, then come back and post and leave your insults elsewhere if you can't back up what you are saying, except with false information.

Of course, Lukezic's B-standard time from nationals last year falls within the IAAF-specified qualification period (Jan. 1 2007-Jul 23 2008) for Beijing, but I wasn't specific enough in my wording and wrote "this year" instead. I certainly regret this word choice because it gives an ignoramus like you the chance to jump down my throat. Whoop-de-doo. Well played, douchebag. Go back to dyestat Mike, you're a complete and utter tool. And while you're at it, check out the weather conditions when El Guerrouj set the WRs for both the 1500 and mile (both run in Rome in mid-July) and see if they conform to your hypothetical ideal.

On a happier note, here's hoping Lukezic gets his A, and Brannen as well. They ran impressively the other night.

I was there wrote:

Of course, Lukezic's B-standard time from nationals last year falls within the IAAF-specified qualification period (Jan. 1 2007-Jul 23 2008) for Beijing, but I wasn't specific enough in my wording and wrote "this year" instead. I certainly regret this word choice because it gives an ignoramus like you the chance to jump down my throat. Whoop-de-doo. Well played, douchebag. Go back to dyestat Mike, you're a complete and utter tool. And while you're at it, check out the weather conditions when El Guerrouj set the WRs for both the 1500 and mile (both run in Rome in mid-July) and see if they conform to your hypothetical ideal.

On a happier note, here's hoping Lukezic gets his A, and Brannen as well. They ran impressively the other night.

It's clear as day you did not know it was from last year. Nice try. You looked at the USATF site and thought it was for this year only. Now you come on here pretending you understood what it really meant. Specific? You were very specific. You said this year. Maybe you don't know what specific means? This year is more specific then a 19 month range. Mrr82 made YOU look like the tool you clearly are. I've met Mrr82 on several occasions and he displays tremendous knowledge of running, and has shared insights that go beyond what many elite runners i know have, and i'm not exactly a bum myself when it comes to running. You however clearly do not know much about how the elite running works, let alone anything real about running. Anyone who truely reads what Mrr82 writes knows he is very knowledge about running. He may not always display it in the best manner, but sometimes i don't really blame him with how many ignorant people are on here like you.

I was at the meet and ran the 1500. It was not close to ideal. Found some good quotes from the article on the front page from Brannen.

A pacemaker took the leaders through 800 metres in 1:54 and 1,200 in 2:52 so the time was in reach but Brannen said the high humidity was a factor as they raced the last lap.

“It's hard to blame it on the weather but it was just super humid tonight,” he said. “I honestly think that played a big role on the last lap. My legs just weren't under me. If it wasn’t for that I am pretty confident we would have got it.”

I was also in the 1500 and humidity was very bad. I don't usually blame weather unless severe. It was very tough breathing. I did a five minute warm up because I was sweating too much. Just saying it affected times likely by at least a few seconds for the mid pack guys guys and definitely a second by the top two guys. Having run in the race, I would say Chris and Nate should be able to get the A if they get in the right race with decent conditions.

Wish them luck.