Can Illias get near Bashir Abdis European record here? Would be outrageous from the former Lamar/Syracuse kid
Can someone please make sense of this for me. How can a guy who was 234th at NCAAs in 2017.and 30th at the 2018 ACC xc champs and 101st at regionals that year be close to the European record?
What was his excuse in college?
1. Its 8 years ago.
2. NCAA isn't a good predictor for running marathons.
2:08 in super shoes in not great. Hyperbole not withstanding I can't imagine he would've been that impressed with it and that he bonked decently after being on 2:06 pace. 23:47 last 7 plus k's.
His time still puts him 15th all time for Americans. I'm sure he would have wanted things to go differently here or there but the reality is that this time for an American marathoner is still not very common.
2:08 in super shoes in not great. Hyperbole not withstanding I can't imagine he would've been that impressed with it and that he bonked decently after being on 2:06 pace. 23:47 last 7 plus k's.
His time still puts him 15th all time for Americans. I'm sure he would have wanted things to go differently here or there but the reality is that this time for an American marathoner is still not very common.
You have a good point that you cant really brush away that time for an american. That time is 116th all time for japanese runners so if he was japenese I would understand it.
I cannot understand your comment. He is a free man and can decide to run in whatever way he wants and I think it is admirable that he tries and tried his best. Why would he think and consider how other people judge him ? He is not out there to please anyone. For someone in charge here I would expect a bit more respect and maturity. He still ran a decent time given his all or nothing approach. He made significant and consistent team contributions as an Ekiden runner and is quiet an inspiration to many in Japan for his aggressive running style. Maybe you should consider to make more balanced comments in future.
Can Illias get near Bashir Abdis European record here? Would be outrageous from the former Lamar/Syracuse kid
Can someone please make sense of this for me. How can a guy who was 234th at NCAAs in 2017.and 30th at the 2018 ACC xc champs and 101st at regionals that year be close to the European record?