pathfinder wrote:
Facts are worthless wrote:
Same but different. Run, Forest, run! is used to irritate all runners in person while my "power walk" is more just used to irritate Ultra "runners" on here.
Actually, it's just used by people that don't understand.
Having run several ultras I actually do understand. But this is Letsrun and this is what we do.
I just wanted to talk some trash this morning and thought I might get a reaction from the Walmsley fans. Also it would be fun if supposedly the best US mountain runners tried to battle for that US title (just sayin). Count me as interested to see how he does in Argentina against Gray and the Euro dudes.
My actual prediction for the Trials is that he has top 15 potential if he focuses training on that race and nails it.
Facts are worthless wrote:
Having run several ultras I actually do understand.
Oh, well, you said it on the internet, so it must be true.
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
jimmy FTW wrote:
You can't be serious. He has the World record for 50 miles. Many course records. 1:04 half marathon with very limited half marathon training. He will easily win the trials in 2:10.
First off, 50 miles isn’t a World Record distance. It’s not a competitive international distance. The others in the Hoka event weren’t even racing for 50 miles- they were racing for 100k. No pressure on him time trialing for 50 miles. His trail records have been time trials on American soil too. Put him up against international competition whether road or trail and he’s left behind or a midpacker at best.
Comrades dude. Are you a complete idiot?
Thanks actually wrote:
I just wanted to talk some trash this morning and thought I might get a reaction from the Walmsley fans. Also it would be fun if supposedly the best US mountain runners tried to battle for that US title (just sayin). Count me as interested to see how he does in Argentina against Gray and the Euro dudes.
My actual prediction for the Trials is that he has top 15 potential if he focuses training on that race and nails it.
I'm guessing the guys running think they are? Jim's only one guy, and he has focused mostly on ultras for several years so I'm not sure a 14km race is really his wheelhouse right now the same way 10km isn't Kipchoge's. But I hear you - I think too many who get into the ultra scene abandon shorter races altogether which often leads to loss of speed and results.
Conversely, I also wonder how Joe's going to play it this year? He's already selected for the "long" team, should have no problem making the "classic" team (his typical at WMRA), and at World's the classic is Friday/long on Saturday. Rough double there - I imagine it was scheduled that way to prevent duplicate champions.
Totally agreed on Jim and potential top-15 at OTM, actually think top-10 if he focuses on it.
Facts are worthless wrote:
Without walk stops or aid stations with skittles he won't succeed. Can't power walk this one.
I could not have said it better.
MUT and Road Runner wrote:
Mizuno fanboy wrote:
First off, 50 miles isn’t a World Record distance. It’s not a competitive international distance. The others in the Hoka event weren’t even racing for 50 miles- they were racing for 100k. No pressure on him time trialing for 50 miles. His trail records have been time trials on American soil too. Put him up against international competition whether road or trail and he’s left behind or a midpacker at best.
Comrades dude. Are you a complete idiot?
Comrades, what does Comrades has anything to do with this?
No Walmsley fanboy wrote:
Facts are worthless wrote:
Without walk stops or aid stations with skittles he won't succeed. Can't power walk this one.
I could not have said it better.
Galloway does. ?
In light of the fact that 10 Americans went sub 2:12 at Chicago (many of whom placed well ahead of him at Houston) will Walmsley even be a factor if he does run the trials in Atlanta? Best case he is probably top 15, worst case around 30 based upon comparable times of people that have run faster.
Jimbo would be sub 2:10 if he wore a pair of next%