Sweet nike plugs nbc...
Sweet nike plugs nbc...
Hi paul
ugly watch
6 laps remaining.
67.2 (Dobson)
68.2 (True)
64.2 (True)
66.4 (True - 4:26.2)
68.0 (True)
67.7 (True)
Wins Olympic gold, gets a crappy Nike watch.
scrunnerrunerr wrote:
RUPP refuses to shake BUMBI's HAND. @ss HOLE i hate him
That's what you get for outleaning someone for first in a semi heat, pointless bumbi
Forest Braden would have raced. Alan Webb is a clown.
Unofficial recap of heat 1.
HEAT ONE:
Elliott Heath took the lead out slowly crossing 400 in 69.3. Lurking in the back, content to run relaxed, was Galen Rupp. After a second lap 70.3, Jacob Riley took the lead and the pace picked up a tad as the group went through 1K in 2:53.76.
Going into four laps, Mo Trafeh made a strong push and had the lead at 1600 in 4:37.4. Sitting on his shoulders was Robert Cheseret. A 64.9 lap led by Trafeh opened things up considerably as the leaders went through 2K in 5:42.3.
As they hit halfway, it was Trafeh, Scotty Bauhs, Riley, Heath, Cheseret, Andrew Bumbalough and Adam Webb, along with Oregon’s Trevor Dunbar.
Trafeh hit 3K in 8:25.86.
The lead didn’t change at 3200 but Rupp began to move up the field, moving on to Webb’s shoulder. With less than a mile to go, Bauhs took the lead (Dunbar on his shoulder), although he looked to be in difficulty. Even with the lead change, the pace slowed to 70.9. As the pace continued to stay slow, Rupp emerged into the top three for the first time. As they hit 1K to go he seemed poised to pounce.
With two to go, Rupp was on Bauhs’ shoulder. Further back, Webb was on the back end of the pack and looked to be in terrible position. He started to move up with 700 to go but it was quickly apparent that he didn’t have the engine to go with the field.
Rupp took the lead with 600 to go as the pace dropped to 61.6. Webb appeared all-out and tight in the back.
As Rupp accelerated, Bumbalough went right with him and they seemed to take the final 200 seriously as they raced each other to the line with a sub-56 last lap...Bumbalough out-leaning Rupp.
Webb was WAY back.
69.3 (Heath)
70.3 (Heath)
68.8 (Riley)
69.2 (Trafeh - 4:37.4)
64.9 (Trafeh)
65.2 (Trafeh)
65.6 (Trafeh)
66.6 (Trafeh - 8:59.6, 4:21.8)
70.9 (Bauhs)
69.7 (Bauhs)
61.7 (Rupp)
57.0 (Rupp (13:18.8, 4:19.2)
28.5 (Bumbalough - 13:46.80)
WEBB GOT S**T ON! WOW. There's DIII guys who can run 14:01. REAL GREAT DECISION MAKING SKILLS USATF. Do you think Fam would have run 9:00 in the steeple had he been let in?
Ian Dobson went to the lead, taking the field through in 67.2. The pace continued to be faster than heat one as Ben True took the lead with a 68.2 split. True kept the pace true, hittin 64.2 on the third lap as the field was strung out single-file. Behind the front-running True as they hit the mile was Dobson, Brandon Bethke, Bernartd Lagat, Lopez Lomong and Hassan Mead.
True split the 1600 in 4:26.2 with a 66.4 lap and had a very slight two stride lead. By midway, True started to slow (68.0 and then a 67.7) and his slight lead had evaporated. He was doing a nice job pacing, however, and the pack had as yet disgorged no one.
True brought the group through 3K in 8:22.28, three seconds faster than heat one. True then hit 3200 in 8:55.1. At 9:29 with 4 laps to go, everyone seemed pleased with their position and willing to wait for a big finish.
67.2 (Dobson)
68.2 (True)
64.2 (True)
66.4 (True - 4:26.2)
68.0 (True)
67.7 (True)
66.8 (True)
66.7 (True - 8:55.1, 4:28.9)
66.3 (True)
Not a whole lot of class shown by Rupp there, no. Too bad.
On the other hand, if he shook his hand and whispered in his ear "I'll eat you in the final", I would have loved it...
Lotta dudes looked good in that second heat.
Lagat looked awesome and always controlling the pace.
57.71 for Lomong on last lap
Lomong
Lagat
True,
HIll
Mead
Bethke
George Alex
Vaughn
Dobson 1349 - qualifies.
Furst 1356 - doesn't qualify
MEcheseo - don't qualiy
I love it...shows his competitive nature. People like to compare everything to Pre, do you think he would have been giving high fives to someone that out leaned him in a prelim?
rojo wrote:
We are going to start a webpage of disappointed athletes that blow the mixed zone adn dont talk (lots of people but Beckwith and Webb have done it today) and those disappointed athletes that do talk (Vessey gave a great interview).
I really don't know what the point of that would be. Highlight the people that gave great talks (Vessey, Eaton, etc), but don't continually bash people who are already dejected. Make an example out of people who show class, don't belittle the Wariners and Webbs more than these forums already have.
Bumbi did a great move.. Message is, if you keep it slow, then I'll be here...
Lomong is fast, Lagat is fast, Bumbi is fast
Only 3 spots
Rupp now has to be thinking that he will need to keep the pace honest...
8 ' to kill before the 800
Lagat and Lomong show how a 5k prelim should be ran. Finished relaxed and IMMEDIATELY shook hands with each other and the other finishers. Whose gonna feel the freshest at the finals? Certainly not rupp and bumbi
Lagat has always been 110% class...