Where is Grangier? Zach is dying
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Big kudos to Jim for moving out to Europe and getting paid for that choice! Shows how often the solution to take another step as an athlete often is evident for the athlete, you just have to commit. No question that it helps to do as the romans when in rome. (Winner of CCC men and female lives in the same area or region in Norway as Kilian do, mens winner of OCC men some hours south of that.)
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OG Coconino Cowboy wrote:
Trying not to get lost wrote:
With Walmsley now about 10 miles from the finish, I was rereading about him getting lost while on course record pace at mile 93 of Western States back in 2016. Walmsley had too many fan boys, but you have to admire his dedication and ability to come back after multiple brutal failures. He has paid his dues on the UTMB course. I hope he doesn't get lost!
Agree.
As an original Coconino Cowboy, some of the talk around him being a genuine chance for the 2020 Olympic team was painful.
That being said, Big Jim's dedication to this event has been unbelievable. Uprooting his wife (alongside his wife moving with him) to move to France, and spend 365 days a year working on his weaknesses is absolutely incredible.
He had a genuine chance for the 2020 Olympic team as much as you can consider any possible top 10-15 might have had a chance with a lot of tossups/possibilities ahead of the race. He was a place in front of Jared Ward and was running without supershoes. Another marathon build up plus supershoes and he would have been in the game. It's not like the people who made or have made the US marathon team in 2016 or 2020 are all amazing talents. Going for it, especially burning more energy without supershoes that everyone else was wearing, was predictably going to result in a bit of a blow up. Lets put it this way. If Jake Riley were wearing Jim's shoes, and Jim was wearing Jakes, Jim likely would have been ahead of Jake.
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I think its stupid to use something that is completely in the athletes control as an excuse is stupid though.
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Jim has achieved his dream.
He's crying, I'm crying. Unbelievable to see.
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Beautiful.
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Jim FTW!
Sticking with the shoes of who pays you made sense and is admirable. Especially since those tests that showed the shoe was not a supershoe didn't come out until later.
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zzzz wrote:
OG Coconino Cowboy wrote:
Agree.
As an original Coconino Cowboy, some of the talk around him being a genuine chance for the 2020 Olympic team was painful.
That being said, Big Jim's dedication to this event has been unbelievable. Uprooting his wife (alongside his wife moving with him) to move to France, and spend 365 days a year working on his weaknesses is absolutely incredible.
He had a genuine chance for the 2020 Olympic team as much as you can consider any possible top 10-15 might have had a chance with a lot of tossups/possibilities ahead of the race. He was a place in front of Jared Ward and was running without supershoes. Another marathon build up plus supershoes and he would have been in the game. It's not like the people who made or have made the US marathon team in 2016 or 2020 are all amazing talents. Going for it, especially burning more energy without supershoes that everyone else was wearing, was predictably going to result in a bit of a blow up. Lets put it this way. If Jake Riley were wearing Jim's shoes, and Jim was wearing Jakes, Jim likely would have been ahead of Jake.
One of the fanboys right on cue…
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Seek eggs, wake early, interrupt your wife wrote:
sp2 wrote:
Nope. He passed him back, and in any case, they're both gaining on Zach. Great race in store.
Gonna go to bed and wake up to Jim DNF’ing or slipping to 5th or so like usual at UTMB
Good morning! Lol!
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I wonder if the course change was worth 12 minutes? The difference btw Jim's fastest time ever and Killian's last year.
They just mentioned 2 changes from last year's course to this year in the broadcast.
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Zach sub-20! Great run.
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finish line music is very iron curtain, Russia..
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The lady who interviewed Jim durin what will likely be his peak career moment was absolutely SHOCKING
wtf
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What a fantastic race for Jim and Zach Miller. Exciting as an American to see two American guys get the top podium spots.
Courtney Dauwalter should be taking a triple crown imminently -- possibly even in the top 20 overall.
What a great year for American runners across a lot of the various distances.
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That was classic “how do you feel?” “ I feel awful”
also what is up with letting people crowd the finish chute so much, coming around that corner with the flag poles and f$cking trash can, I was worried someone was going to trip!
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I also wonder what time Francois would have had in 2017. The course was shortened about 5k in which he finished in 19:01. Should be around 19:21-22, so faster than both Killians and Jim's times.
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Good note for those that think the field isn’t as deep this year, when Courtney set the cr in 2021 she was 7th overall, this year she’s looking at top 20.
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Didn’t they have some bad weather that year too?
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ceccione wrote:
finish line music is very iron curtain, Russia..
It's a Folia from a film about Christopher Columbus.
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Deeper field behind Walmsley, much thinner ahead. Weak fielld beat Zach Miller which he did last year
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