HOKA 100km WR Challenge - Bold Predicitions ONLY!

Camille Herron breaks 7 hours and Hayden Hawks and Jim Walmsley run stride for stride under 6:12

Not sure about the Japanese side. On the US side if anyone is going to get the WR it's Jim or Hawks, with my money on Jim. Maybe a few others could challenge the US record on a perfect day. 100km too short for a Camille WR.

I said it before and I say it again. You guys have no idea how fast a sub 6:30 100k actually is.

Patrick Reagan has a realistic chance to get sub 6:30.

Walmsley will go for the WR and that will diminish a more realistic race towards a 6:40 finish which could be possible. But if Jim paces for a WR, there is no way he will get a 6:40ish finishing time. He either DNFs or walks it in like last time.

Camille Herron would have a great day if she finishes sub 7:30. No way she will go under 7 hours.

The main problem is that the US does not have one proper 100k race with some decent competition. And no, Mad City 100k is not a proper 100k race in my book.

I really think out of this group Fernando Cabada is the wild card. Based on his experience in the marathon, he should be in the mix. The major factor will be if he has enough training and time on his feet to handle the distance. The pace will be easy for him until the last quarter of the race. This should be a good time trail to run.

I picture Camille beating Sage

Sage will be only pacing :(

Walmsley sets the world record for a double marathon.

Walming up wrote:

Walmsley sets the world record for a double marathon.

That sounds about right.

After listening to the LR interview with Jim, I don't think he has a chance. He mentions a lack of motivation to train on roads and he did just 30+ mile runs on trails to train for this.

He will not even come close to the World Record.

I don't think the 6:40ish time I was hoping for him is possible.

This is just another stunt to sell some shoes. That's all.

Reagan, Hawks & Hazen go 1-2-3.

all men will blow out, Camille will be top winner and Sage Canaday second 30 minutes behind

BOLD PREDICTION! TYLER ANDREWS WINS IT ALL BY 2 MINUTES! EXTRA POINTS BECAUSE ALL MY WORDS ARE IN BOLD.

That's a BOLD one. I think. Dion Finocchiaro wins with a totally collapsed field and sets a new Australian Record beating the 6:29:26 set by Sloan.

Walmsley wins in 6:17:23

Hayden Hawks second in 6:24:47

Maxo wrote:

That's a BOLD one. I think. Dion Finocchiaro wins with a totally collapsed field and sets a new Australian Record beating the 6:29:26 set by Sloan.

You might be right for the first part.

I don't think a 7:03 runner is able to get that much faster but maybe a 6:50 is possible and that could be the winning time as well.

Big Jim will beat the field by 10 minutes.

Sage brings back his left butt cheek.

Camille drinks beer and eats a burger to come back from a bonk

Walmsley gets out way ahead but gets lost at the end

Reagan runs a respectable consistent time in unspectacular fashion

Frerichs Dnf’s but looks good doing it

Hazen goes out too fast

Hawks wins.

All the predictions about how well Reagan will do: he's not in the race; scratched with injury several days ago

100k runner wrote:

Walming up wrote:

Walmsley sets the world record for a double marathon.

That sounds about right.

After listening to the LR interview with Jim, I don't think he has a chance. He mentions a lack of motivation to train on roads and he did just 30+ mile runs on trails to train for this.

He will not even come close to the World Record.

I don't think the 6:40ish time I was hoping for him is possible.

This is just another stunt to sell some shoes. That's all.

You still around?

100k runner wrote:

I said it before and I say it again. You guys have no idea how fast a sub 6:30 100k actually is.

Patrick Reagan has a realistic chance to get sub 6:30.

Walmsley will go for the WR and that will diminish a more realistic race towards a 6:40 finish which could be possible. But if Jim paces for a WR, there is no way he will get a 6:40ish finishing time. He either DNFs or walks it in like last time.

Camille Herron would have a great day if she finishes sub 7:30. No way she will go under 7 hours.

The main problem is that the US does not have one proper 100k race with some decent competition. And no, Mad City 100k is not a proper 100k race in my book.

So bold to be so wrong.