Some of the athletes who he beat by several minutes on that segment are very incredible athletes themselves, though. He deserves to be proud of good performances... I see nothing wrong with that
None were racing it though, which is the thing with leaderboards. I have segments over plenty of OTQ guys. The only difference is I was doing a time trial and they were doing a tempo. It's not really apples to apples.
Seems like he's in pretty good shape right now. My gut tells me that he's gonna leave his best performances in training and not have a great day at WS. We'll see...
Seems like he's in pretty good shape right now. My gut tells me that he's gonna leave his best performances in training and not have a great day at WS. We'll see...
hold up i just check the date...this race is late june?? oh no lol
I definitely agree with you that it makes a big difference if athletes are going hard or not/putting intentional effort in or not, but even glancing at those top efforts behind David's it is pretty obvious in the data that those guys were pushing hard too.
Some of the athletes who he beat by several minutes on that segment are very incredible athletes themselves, though. He deserves to be proud of good performances... I see nothing wrong with that
None were racing it though, which is the thing with leaderboards. I have segments over plenty of OTQ guys. The only difference is I was doing a time trial and they were doing a tempo. It's not really apples to apples.
I personally don't care whether David was racing to get that time. I'm just impressed that he's finally telling the truth about a workout he did
None were racing it though, which is the thing with leaderboards. I have segments over plenty of OTQ guys. The only difference is I was doing a time trial and they were doing a tempo. It's not really apples to apples.
I personally don't care whether David was racing to get that time. I'm just impressed that he's finally telling the truth about a workout he did
He always uses his watch when filming. Has to make it look legit. Also while filming he needs to roll around in the snow and cry over Strava segments.
I've noticed that some obscure segments are quite competitive. Also, some guys downplay their effort on a crown. I don't know anything about that guy specifically. On the flip side, some elite athletes will jog through segments and not care.
Uh oh. Walmsley just broke 1 million views on YouTube. Meanwhile David’s series (which is going to rival Unbreakable, mind you) is… wait, this can’t be right. Down 40,000 views from episode 1 to episode 4?
I think the people are speaking loud and clear. Narcissism goes home devastated.
I remember a few years back when Walmsley was getting crushed on this board. Now he’s an ultra legend. Having a big circle jerk hate fest about you on this board is like a right of passage for people who actually do something interesting or noteworthy.
I remember a few years back when Walmsley was getting crushed on this board. Now he’s an ultra legend. Having a big circle jerk hate fest about you on this board is like a right of passage for people who actually do something interesting or noteworthy.
For the most part it was his Cococino fan base which was annoying. I wouldn't call him an ultra legend. He is just a very good ultrarunner.
On the other hand there is a short ultra runner who had one excellent result at a not so competitive ultra. There is no way that anybody can predict who things pan out at Western States. It can be pretty hot there and that might be a problem for a Colorado guy.
Some of the athletes who he beat by several minutes on that segment are very incredible athletes themselves, though. He deserves to be proud of good performances... I see nothing wrong with that
It’s definitely a cool accomplishment, I go after some local segments and battle it out with a couple guys in my town, it’s fun. What is off putting is the desperate “look what I did” humble bragging and self promotion that follows it. He is so obsessed with online admiration and a lot of fans of the sport are sick of it.
I remember a few years back when Walmsley was getting crushed on this board. Now he’s an ultra legend. Having a big circle jerk hate fest about you on this board is like a right of passage for people who actually do something interesting or noteworthy.
For the most part it was his Cococino fan base which was annoying. I wouldn't call him an ultra legend. He is just a very good ultrarunner.
On the other hand there is a short ultra runner who had one excellent result at a not so competitive ultra. There is no way that anybody can predict who things pan out at Western States. It can be pretty hot there and that might be a problem for a Colorado guy.
“Yes, Jim Walmsley is often considered an ultra running legend. He has achieved remarkable success in the world of ultramarathons, especially in iconic races like the Western States 100, which he won in 2021 after several attempts. Walmsley has also set course records at the 50-mile and 100-mile distances and is known for his aggressive and fast racing style, which has redefined the limits of the sport. His ability to perform at a high level consistently in ultrarunning has solidified his status as one of the sport's all-time greats.”
i truly do not understand the effort level this far out from the goal race...
Only someone supremely confident in their **supplement** cocktail and ability to recover between workouts would be willing to push training this hard this far out. David has been in the game long enough to know that out of competition testing is non-existent.
i truly do not understand the effort level this far out from the goal race...
I get it. I've been training for an ultra marathon race since mid September that's in 4 weeks. So it'll be basically been 7 months (with lots of other races for fun in 7 months, but eye on main one).
I actually think picking a race this far into future works well, rather than the (like some influencers) who sign up 6 weeks out and do a mini block, over and over again.
i truly do not understand the effort level this far out from the goal race...
I get it. I've been training for an ultra marathon race since mid September that's in 4 weeks. So it'll be basically been 7 months (with lots of other races for fun in 7 months, but eye on main one).
I actually think picking a race this far into future works well, rather than the (like some influencers) who sign up 6 weeks out and do a mini block, over and over again.
Has anyone listening to their podcast noticed how they keep defending doping offenders when the news come out? I mean.. who am I to say that some of the excuses used are valid or not (they talked about triathlete Imogen Symmonds who was tested and they found traces of an illegal substance that apparently her partner used and her argument was they had sex and that's how traces got into her body etc episode 249 around 1:20 mark.. previously they also defended trail runner Stian Angermund whose story is a wild one I will say..and Shelby Houlihan ).
Last time they were like we should give everyone who tested positive the benefit of the doubt and there's probably less doping going on than we think (which made my eyes roll) and this time David mentioned being paranoid cos their son uses a steroid cream and won't touch it and google everything Megan uses. Oh well. As if trail runners even get tested out of competition (sometimes not even after a competition). I would not be surprised if David tried out some 'substances' himself out of competition and by giving grace to every doping offender it feels like he's downplaying the issue. Just some thoughts as I woke up from my nap (yeah I nap to SWAP podcast do with that info what you will baha you're welcome for my clicks, David).
This segment isn't a big deal in Colorado folks, calm down! No elites have attempted it. We have some guys in Colorado springs like Azziz and Joe Gray who haven't run it, wacker nor sage canaday have attempted it either. It's a mid tier fkt. Once guys with a solid pedigree in the sport come after it, it will get taken down a few minutes. I've seen Gray and Aziz knock down some fast fkts with similar grades at much faster pace than this one by Roche.