Official 2018 Pre Classic Discussion Thread

Spaghettimonster wrote:

Lollage wrote:

Lol at the people that think Korir will be running 1:43 let alone 1:42

He has already won 1:43 idiot.

Uhhhh he sux. Wtf with all the hype.

Hoping the 2 mile is more dramatic and for the right reasons. Will Top 2 really be Chelimo & Ches?

Insider info: Ches brought his posse from Kenya...he's here to win.

Since some of you aren't able to watch. Korir was tripped with 200 to go. Nearly fell on his face. Took SIX steps inside of rail on turn as he was stumbling. Amos took off and had a big lead at 100 to go but Korir fought the whole way and got the win.

2 mile just started, very solid field...should be decent results.

Wake me up when Korir manages to run under 1:45. Can he even make a final now?

Ches better not let us down.

Seriously though, I'm actually getting pissed at all the athletes that ask for fast paces to be set only to let the rabbit go and just jog

Honestly, track as a spectator sport is the absolute worst. Watching on NBC Gold and there are huge stretches of silence, no stories, no drama, no insights. We just watched the track on an idle camera while they introduced the field on the other side. I suggest you watch the final Giro stage tomorrow to see what endurance sports coverage can be.

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What happened to Brazier?

Brzier's function was the same as Felix's. His name was used to promote the meet and sell tickets.

Also, by taking up a spot to the last minute, makes it less obvious that Nike excludes non-Nike Americans, like the World indoor silver medalist.

Nice job by Sowinski finishing last.

400 in 60+

2 pace makers are too far away

That's 60.8 for pacers at 400 (60.8/lap instructions) but nobody is going with them from the get go, more like ~62 for the field

GO WITH THE RABBITS!!!!! so disappointing.

The runners certainly don't help. "The big disappointment to me is that the runners didn't go with the pacers..." (Again.)

800 in 2:0??? not showing splits????

2 pace makers are about 2 seconds ahead of the pack.

wejo wrote:

Since some of you aren't able to watch. Korir was tripped with 200 to go. Nearly fell on his face. Took SIX steps inside of rail on turn as he was stumbling. Amos took off and had a big lead at 100 to go but Korir fought the whole way and got the win.

Not quite Heather Dorniden (Kampf) material, but impressive neverthelessless.

Hilarious. They didn't go with the pacers in the 2 mile. Why did Masback hype it up? I would assume it woudnl't be an 8 minute race unless someone told me on good authority he knew for a fact they'd go for it.

If I was a meet director and the racers didn't go with the pacers, I'd have the rabbits stop immediately. It looks horrible.

OMG. Now they are interviewing Centrowtiz and NOT SHOWING THE RACE. Why do they think I"m paying $75 to watch?

2:08 at 800 for the racers??

3 laps in 3:10

pace makers in front. One just dropped out.

admit it already wrote:

The runners certainly don't help. "The big disappointment to me is that the runners didn't go with the pacers..." (Again.)

To be fair the getting spiked / coming back to win story in the 800 was pretty good drama. But yea, with ~25m gap on the pacers right now we'll see how this 2mile goes.

Unbelievable. They interview Centro and show him instead of the race. Now they realize they can show the race and have him talk in background.