Solinsky says he'll go after 10,000 WR within the year then backs off pledge

Billy Mills had a dream and people had doubt and he surprised everyone. It can happen again. With the attitude all you people have US will never have a chance. Let him set big goals and shut up.

You aren't comparing apples to apples and can't decipher the difference between posters who don't believe it's realistic and those who are just being negative. Few are just being negative (not including obvious trolls), most don't believe it will happen and have stated their reasons. You are being overly optimistic and POSITIVE yet you base it off what? Nothing. Get a life or go back under your pebble. You are an oxyMORON!

probably alot of truth to that. we've all said something at one time or another and later wish we hadn't. if u haven't u are most likely lying.

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."

"Citizenship in a Republic,"

Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

Theo Roosevelt

39 seconds of the mile record is no where near the same as 40 off of the 10k. 6 seconds off the mile record would be closer to being equal. Which you obviously aren't. I do agree that he has a long way to go still but his dream is not unreachable.

ljajladf wrote:

Obviously add Sileshi Sihine to that list. He's been 2nd to Bekele in the 10k at like every World Championship or Olympic 10k.

Kenenisa Bekele and Sihine dope. It's very obvious. Just sayin... Both were injured last year and they'll somehow dominate this year in Berlin like usual. wtf

Actually, I left Sihine off the list for a reason. I believe Solinsky has a better chance of running under 26:40 than Sihine. I don't believe Solinsky will either, but remember that Sihine has run 26:39.69, but it was in 2004.

Blah, blah, blah. Try being original.

That's a whole different era Bull. Comparing Billy Mills back then to the competition now? You are clueless. Solinsky can set whatever goals he wants, but breaking Bekele's world record is not an attainable one. Basically 27 flat and now he'll suddenly drop 42 seconds in a couple years. Bull is full of BULLSHIT! I'd bet anyone on this board that he will never break the current record. Any takers?

Phil Latio wrote:

Let the man dream, it's about time someone from the U.S. is bold enough to dream while having broken 27 minutes at the same time. Quit trying to bust his balls, I'd be thinking the same thing if I was in his shoes. It probably will never happen, but you never know.

We have no shortage of dreamers. What we have is a lack of people who can deliver.

hope he does but I doubt he ever break 27 minutes again, he is thinking way to much!

Yeah you've got to make up 39 seconds in 1 mile. He has 5.2 more miles than you do to make up 40 seconds. Why does everyone have to be so critical when someone is trying to accomplish something? Let the man aim for the World Record and support him. Who knows whether he can get it or not, but if he doesn't try and have a great support system he'll certainly never achieve it. At some point or another a good amount of good runners have been criticized and had limitations placed on them by someone who for whatever reason is just being a f*** and then they have gone to overcome those limitations. If you started training hard weenerDrizzle- I would support you in your efforts. I would certainly not expect you to reach the world record, but if you were adamant about it and showed that in your lifestyle and training I would be behind you 100%. You would probably never reach your goal. You would probably run very well though. At least shedding 15-20 seconds off of your current mile time (4:23) and having a very respectable time of (4:03-4:08). Point is, I know it's fun to knock people, but being supportive can end up being very helpful. You're not really knocking people though, you're just being a smart ass. (This is for all "haters"/"trolls" on these boards.)

Everything did NOT go perfect!

Bad side stitch for over a mile almost made him drop out.

Also blisters.

Solinsky is one of the few in the world under 27 in the 10000 AND under 13 in the 5000. Don't sell him short.

Absolutely no clue who you are or weendrizzle and his pr, but your opinion is that, yours. I have just read every post on this thread and find your post as being quite inappropriate. It is semi-respectful for sure, but still wrong. If the guy ran the race of his life and pretty much ran 27 flat for 10,000, how is he suddenly going to get anywhere near the current world record? Heck, Ritz, Teg, and Lagat should be right with him then, right? It is an irresponsible statement made by Mr. Solinsky and I bet he now regrets it. Forgive and move on.

He's not shown anything to show he can drop 42 plus seconds over 10,000 on the track or whatever the exact time is. His 5000 pr is not a close representation nor is his 3000. Bekele has run 12:37 almost 6 years ago and his 10,000 pr was set the following year. Solinsky is 18 seconds behing the world record for the 5000. How is he going to show he can maintain the pace for 10,000 when he is 1.5 seconds slower per lap for the current 5000 record? Do you realize how much faster that is at that pace? Seriously. Chris Solinsky is not going to drop that kind of time per lap over the 5 or 10,000 meter distance on the track?

You can call me negative or a troll or whatever, but basically I just don't agree with you and in all honesty I wish he could break 26 minutes, but it's not going to happen. His 12:55 was no walk in the park but instead an all-out effort and he ran great, but he's no KB. Sorry.

I am not disagreeing with anyone on this board as to whether Chris Solinsky will do anything. I do not necessarily believe that he will ever break any world record. My only point was that there is no reason to dog someone for dreaming. You cannot achieve unless you visualize. Everyone starts somewhere. I'm sure at some point plenty of people said Bekele was no Gebrselassie.

How is it an irresponsible statement? Does Sol have a responsibility to only state goals that you find realistic? No, he doesn't.

JimJamesrunner wrote:

Everyone starts somewhere. I'm sure at some point plenty of people said Bekele was no Gebrselassie.

If somebody has ever said that about KB, they probably said it when he was a teenager. Solinsky isn´t exactly a teenager.

I'm curious. For those who think Solinsky is going to run anywhere under sub 26:40 based on his 26:59, tell me who is going to pace him through to the last two laps.

I saw Bekele make a WR attempt in Eugene running 26:25. He dropped his pace setters at about the halfway mark.

I can see CS breaking 26:50 but practically speaking it becomes exponentially tougher to get below that.

Do I think Chris Solinsky will break the 10000m WR, No; however, I'm glad he thinks he can and has it as one of his goals. Recently several elite athletes have been making big improvements in their performance and some of them in 30's and late 30's. I see no reason that Chris Solinsky with constant training and great conditions can't eventually get down to 26:30's. He would have to improve his times at shorter distances and that is possible at his age.

step back and breath wrote:He simply misspoke by saying something he shouldn't have said.

Hey "step back and breathe," you have the right to your opinion, and it's obvious from reaction like yours that he shouldn't have said it.

Where you could use a little stepping back and breathing is in your criticism of folks who simply said what's the big deal about saying something like that. You seem to think we are all anxious fanboys who believe that whatever Solinsky says he will go out and do. Actually, we are just runners who think that it's not that big of a deal that he said what he said.

So, brother, step back and breathe. He said that he wants to break the world record. What's the big dealio?