The Canadian Running Thread

Skuj wrote:

my reaction to those who ridiculed me earlier (read the f***ing posts!!!) is entirely appropriate.

Carry on.

...for a ten year-old.

Cheers.

FFS, prairie kid...

It's a chat line - try and get over yourself!

Skuj. manned up, came out and made a prediction, and so far, he's batting 1000. How are the rest of you doing?

Ron, some of these folks can't comprehend that if SB tweets that 10000 was his only chance this year, then maybe there's just a slight chance that he will race.....er.....5000m or Half in 2010? I dunno. LOL.

Skuj wrote:

I dunno.

Would you give any credence to what Simon himself has to say on the matter?

"I just wanna thank everyone in the TNFnorth community for the overwhelming support i've been receiving! As far as the rest of the season goes, Unfortunately, that was the last track race of the season (besides maybe doing nationals). As much as i would love to continue to try and roll out some fast times on the track i have to keep my eye on the big picture and that's a fall marathon. Jerry and I had decided before hand no matter how this race went this was going to be it for me.

For the record: thanks for the complement Oldster but i don't think i can realistically get all 4 records in one year, too many things would have to go right and plus, the attempt would never happen, it just doesn't fit with Jerry's philosophy.

Once again thank you all for your support, i really do appreciate it!

SB"

Maybe nationals 5000m? Maybe a HM later on?

Oh, hahahaha.....

Well, let's see if he does a Half before the Marathon. If so, maybe I can be 2/3 in my prediction, because even if he does 5000 at Nationals, it won't be sub 13:13 there. (But if anyone wants to continue to suggest that "he doesn't have the wheels for sub 13:13, I'll puke.)

HOWEVER.....this does not change my justified bumping of all those dumbass comments that were flung my way before he did 27:23. I stand by that, and if y'all keep ganging up on me now, I'll bump 'em again, just so you can see how ignorant and uninformed they were. :)

On another matter, Alex gardner, CEO of Athletics Canada, is really surprised by Simon's record, because apparantly, we are a sprinting and throwing nation.

I think I'll chew some tinfoil now.

Skuj wrote:

And now a prediction:

Simon Bairu will set National Records for 5000m, 10000m and Half Marathon in 2010. You heard it here first. He turned a corner with his 13th place run at WXC.

Northern Realist wrote:

I'll take that bet. There's not way that can happen. Get real.

Pay up, please.

A heartfelt congrats to SB for his record run, but by his own admission he will not be attempting all 3 records. Of course anyone with any running knowledge would have known that. It's like taking candy from a baby.

Pay up, please.

Skuj is doing a great job declaring victory while losing...

rsb wrote:

FFS, prairie kid...

It's a chat line - try and get over yourself!

Skuj. manned up, came out and made a prediction, and so far, he's batting 1000. How are the rest of you doing?

Skuj is batting .333 (1 for 3).

As long as Simon has not earned all 3 records in 2010, everyone else is batting 1.000.

Skuj wrote:

So, in conclusion, SB did 27:23 tonight. Yes, that is only 1 record of the 3 that I predicted. Any of you bitches want to continue making fun of me now, and say he cannot do 13:13 or the HM record this year?

I really REALLY enjoyed bumping all of those posts!!! :)

Later.

Checking the AC web site, there is no national record for the half mary listed. Is there another accepted source for national records in Canada? If not, the HM record is going to be tough to break if it does not exist.

That was a great field and all, but let's face it -- finishing 5th in a regional invitational, 13 sec behind 4th, and setting a national record speaks volumes about the state of distance running in Canada. Adding insult to injury, the guy's coached by an American. Given the sad state of affairs among Canadian distance athletes, this guy just might set more national records.

AC researcher wrote:

Checking the AC web site, there is no national record for the half mary listed. Is there another accepted source for national records in Canada? If not, the HM record is going to be tough to break if it does not exist.

Knock yourself out:

Here's my perspective on this debate. Clearly Skuj. is not in charge of which events Bairu & his Coach decide to race. So, if Bairu decides not to try and race a fast 5K this summer, I don't think that takes away from Skuj's prediction. I, for one, hope that Simon gets in a fast 5K in Europe in the summer, and blows away the Canadian Record. And I can't find an official Half-Marathon record yet, but if there is one, and if Simon races one, the record is gone...

As for the state of Canadian distance running you are correct that it is not in a good state at the moment. And the fact that Athletics Canada has given up on support for events longer than 1500 metres is not helpful, to say the least. I predict there will be an "alt-organization" rise from the ashes and manage the future of Canadian distance running. The number of distance runners and their coaches who are leaning in that direction is increasing by the day, if my personal e-mail inbox is any indicator.

It's also good to remember that Canada only has 1/10th of the population of the U.S.A., so it will be difficult to match U.S.A. in depth. Which doesn't mean we can't produce excellent distance runners, perhaps just not in the same numbers as the U.S.A.

Skuj's prediction wasn't "if Simon runs these three events, he will get the Canadian Record in each event." That's why the prediction was so terrible, its success is based more on Bairu's racing plans than his actual shape. Even at this point, I'd still bet against Skuj because it's so unlikely that Simon would race all three distances in 2010.

rsb wrote:

Here's my perspective on this debate. Clearly Skuj. is not in charge of which events Bairu & his Coach decide to race. So, if Bairu decides not to try and race a fast 5K this summer, I don't think that takes away from Skuj's prediction.

But that is exactly the point; Bairu and his coach are not going to train for two such disparate events as the 5K and marathon (or HM) in the same year. Anyone with even a modicum of running knowledge would know that.

No one is saying that Bairu could not get all of those records. It's just that it is foolish, as SB and his coach know, to got after them all in the same year. Who trains like that?

Most posters on this thread realize that. Thus the well deserved "Skuj is an idiot" mantra.

Skuj wrote:

Oh, hahahaha.....

HOWEVER.....this does not change my justified bumping of all those dumbass comments that were flung my way before he did 27:23. I stand by that, and if y'all keep ganging up on me now, I'll bump 'em again, just so you can see how ignorant and uninformed they were. :)

That foolish bumping cannot be reasonably justified at all. As for "dumbass comments", you can only be referring to the one predicting three national records for Simon in 2010. They don't get more dumbass than that one.

Skuj would have been better off claiming the 10000m, 1/2M and Marathon, rather than the 5000m. We all knew he was aiming for the marathon - and the CR is 35 years old and ready to be taken down. Just as likely to break it, even in a debut, as the 5000m.

Skuj wrote:

Paybacks a bitch wrote:

You won't have to wait long. SB admits his only 2010 attempt at the 10K record will happen at Stanford. If he doesn't get it I assume you'll be on here admitting you were wrong. :)

(That one was especially priceless!!! I don't suppose we'll be hearing from Paybacks anytime soon?)

I'm still here. Why wouldn't you hear from me? Not sure what you thought was priceless about my post??

Bitches, I'm batting 333, and it looks like I won't bat 1000, because SB has now revealed that he will likely not do 5000m. Do you guys think he will do a Half? Let's see, shall we.

Irregardless of this, many of the comments that I bumped are idiotic, esp in the face of that 27:23, and I suppose I'll just have to start bumping them again, for effect.....sigh......