? wrote:
I can only surmise from that statement that your PR for 3k is 7:30 or faster?
For someone with a 3k PR in the low 7:30's (such as Teg), yes 2:30 is a very reasonable and for the first 1k and 2:34 is slow.
? wrote:
I can only surmise from that statement that your PR for 3k is 7:30 or faster?
For someone with a 3k PR in the low 7:30's (such as Teg), yes 2:30 is a very reasonable and for the first 1k and 2:34 is slow.
agreed. very correct observation...
Former 5k Guy wrote:
This race illustrates what I dislike about Teg. The pace goes out pretty reasonable in 2:30 which is right on pace for his PB. But were is Teg? He, as per his usual habbit, is at the very back of the pack going through the 1000 in 2:33-2:34. Now in order for him to run a low 7:30's he has to speed up and pass alot of people - not going to happen.
He absolutely gives himself no chance to be competitive in these races.
His racing style can be called "anti-Pre", exactly opposite of how Pre ran. Now we can debate all day as to which way is smarter but at least Pre was in all his races and was exciting to watch.
I love track but I almost fall asleep watching Teg.
This is an observation that I have had from time to time about various American distance runners, including Teg. In international races, they simply don't commit mentally to fighting for the win and are content to hang back and go for a fast time. After the Pre two-mile, I was critical of Teg for hanging back and not really chasing after the leaders until the last lap, when it was too late. He pretty much admitted after that race that, although he ran a fast time, he wished he would have been more aggressive early on. Now he has apparently made the same mistake again. The guy has run 13:04 and is our second best 5K guy. He should be out there trying to win these races, the way Mottram does. Not that he's likely to beat Bekele, but you have to at least give it a shot.