The Canadian Running Thread

4fhw23gd2gsag wrote:

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.

Of course.....5000/10000/HM are sooooo unusual to race in 1 season, aren't they? It's just so uunlikely and so unheard of. And when SM tweeted that this was his only 10000, you guys all knew that there'd be no 5000 or HM, right?

WRONG!

I'm 333, I might be 666, I most likely won't be 1000 (and I think that's a damn shame that SB won't go for a fast 5000 actually, but, that's another debate - if the Marathon is so all-encompassing for the Fall, why was a 10000 in May so important?).

But read the f***ing ridicule before 27:23.....nvm I'll just bump it some more......

I happen to have more than a "modicum of running knowledge.. As a 40 year veteran coach, at the Olympic and World Championship level, I know full well (as Skuj. does) that the primary energy systems that need to be recruited to run very fast in the 5K, the 10K, and the Half-Marathon are virtually identical. Obviously a bit more leg speed for the 5K, and a bit more long endurance work for the 1/2 marathon, but that's a given to anyone with any knowledge of the sport, whatsoever... I would suggest that if the right racing incentives were present, running fast at any distance between 5K and the 1/2 would be almost automatic. We all know the Marathon is a bit of a different beast...

Well, we were right and you were wrong.

4fhw23gd2gsag wrote:

Well, we were right and you were wrong.

It's early May. Let's see what happens shall we? :) And wether I'm 0, 333, 666, or 1000, it still doesn't take anything away from the idiocy that we saw in this thread pre 27:23, (and now I'll go looking for what you said back then.) :)

Thanks Ron, ....it kills me that suddenly, after a great WXC run, 5k to HM seem like a "huge spectrum" or something.....that's bullshit. Maybe he can run sub 7:40 3k ffs!!! Anyway, read my lips.....SB CAN RUN SUB 13:13. How many of y'all said I was an idiot simply for that, or still want to argue that, and "he doesn't have the wheels for a 5k blah blah blah"?

Reality checker wrote:

One of you says a guy that only finished 13th at Worlds is suddenly good enough to set three national records ranging from 5K to HM.

LOL.

LOL, I still love that one! :)

Reality checker wrote:

If the guy is supposedly on the verge of national records in the 5K, 10K, and HM, then "only" is appropriate when mentioning his 13th place finish. The real tool is the OP for even suggesting such a thing.

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA....

Of course, it's been a long time since guys like Zatopek,

Clarke, and Viren proved that you could run world level at 5K/10K/Marathon in a week, never mind a whole year/season... What times do you think Geb could run over a 3 to 5 month period for 5K/10K/ 1/2 marathon? Off basically the same training, of course... Some of you young bucks need to buck up on your history and knowledge of the sport, instead of just yakking in here...

And this is the part of my OP that started the whole ruckus.....

Skuj wrote:

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.

Wasn't his previous pr 27:50? I mean, he DID turn a f***en corner, didn't he? Obviously? And his previous 5000 pr of 13:25 is somehow safe at this time?

Letsrun kills me!

Still isn't going to set those three records in 2010. No matter how you twist it, you lost.

4fhw23gd2gsag wrote:

Still isn't going to set those three records in 2010. No matter how you twist it, you lost.

As I said before, it's early May pal. Stick around. (And keep the same handle, LOL! Where did most of those pre-27:23 handles go?) :)

rsb wrote:

...if Bairu decides not to try and race a fast 5K this summer, I don't think that takes away from Skuj's prediction.

Yes, it absolutely does.

Skuj didn't say Bairu can, he said Bairu will.

Night night.

Skuj wrote:

I suppose I'll just have to start bumping them again, for effect.....sigh......

Seriously: are you more or less than 13 years old?

rsb wrote:

the primary energy systems that need to be recruited to run very fast in the 5K, the 10K, and the Half-Marathon are virtually identical.

Hi. I have a 12:59 in the 5k, and I think I can take that down by at least a few seconds.

What do you think I can do for the half marathon?

Bernard Lagat wrote:

rsb wrote:

the primary energy systems that need to be recruited to run very fast in the 5K, the 10K, and the Half-Marathon are virtually identical.

Hi. I have a 12:59 in the 5k, and I think I can take that down by at least a few seconds.

What do you think I can do for the half marathon?

About 59:50 if you taper and race a flat one this weekend.

You said "night night" and THEN you posted this:

prairie kid wrote:

Seriously: are you more or less than 13 years old?

I'm 48.

You muthafvckers kill me. I predict 3 NRs, he's done 1, there's a good chance he'll do 2, there's an extremely slim chance that he'll do 3 (after his clarification). But rather than celebrate the huge record/pb, and talk about the huge jump he made this year (which I knew was coming after he set a goal of top 10 at WXC), you bitches just want to crucify and mock.

Hey guys, SB ran 27:23 a couple nights ago. What do YOU think he can do for 5000/HM?

Sheeeeeesh!

Choose your battles, skuj...

As much fun as this place can be, and as much knowledge as some of the posters have, you will spend too much of your vital life energy debating with guys whose biggest issue is what type of Acne medication they should be taking... "LetsRun - pimples are us"... go kids, go!!!

Hahahaha....

Ron, I love what you are doing in light of the recent AC "committment" to the "key" events, and Gardiner's Big Boo Boo. Go get 'em, Tiger. Many many people are seeing your leadership in this. Thank you.

And, as you know, this is therapy for me right now, LOL! It helps.

Skuj wrote: But rather than celebrate the huge record/pb, and talk about the huge jump he made this year (which I knew was coming after he set a goal of top 10 at WXC), you bitches just want to crucify and mock.

Seems like your very first reaction after Bairu's race was to spend a dozen posts trying to mock other posters. But now you're mad because they're mocking you instead of celebrating? Why you would expect other posters to meet a standard of behaviour you don't live up to yourself?

hold the phone wrote:

Seems like your very first reaction after Bairu's race was to spend a dozen posts trying to mock other posters. But now you're mad because they're mocking you instead of celebrating? Why you would expect other posters to meet a standard of behaviour you don't live up to yourself?

Shall I start bumping some of those pre 27:23 posts again for your enlightenment? They deserved the mockery. See page 5. (And which former handle are you?)