America East Conference 10k goes through the first mile in 6:08. No I’m not joking

BraveyNation brought to you by Champion wrote:

Anyone else notice the missing rail on the first turn? I'd guess some Lowell resident made off with it to sell it for scrap metal to get crack money.

I should've have laughed, but I did.

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

justinherbetthegoat6969 wrote:

Look m8 times don´t matter in championship racing. Doesn't really matter how you start matters where you close. 6:08 is slow no denying that but it doesn't matter that they went out slow due to the circumstance of the race. If you want a quick 10k then college conference championships where you got people doubling back the next day aren't the place to look.

No ones asking for a quick time. I specifically wrote that. The race was entertaining, I didn't say it wasn't either just to out that out there. There's going out slow and there's actual jogging. As a fan that's not too much to ask for in my opinion.

I agree that it was definitely an entertaining race to watch, even knowing the outcome before watching it. It was cool to see it play out, including the slow opening mile which was simply a case of gamesmanship in an overall weak field. One of the better slow 10Ks I've ever seen, and I've suffered through too many predictable conference 10Ks (sorry ladies, you never made bold moves). I get saving your legs for the 5K in short turnaround, too. I also agree that the commentators were really enjoyable, too. They were well-prepared with compelling filler material (and stimulants) for this race.

BiteMe wrote:

Gabe Jennings's Teeth wrote:

FIFY

Exactly! There is just no need to have a fast pace in a race like that. They obviously know they are fit and can finish off the race fast at the end... would of be pointless/meaningless to give it a hard effort the full 10,000 meters

The same people on here claiming it is ok to give a half*ssed effort are the same ones complaining about Lebron James taking nights off for "load management."

randomness... wrote:

definer of insanity wrote:

I can't think of a single reason track isn't popular...

To the average person (non-runner), 6:08 looks just like 5:08, or even 4:38. All looks the same to them. So no, this is not the reason track isn't popular.

The average person doesn't watch track, so I guess in some way, you have a point...

uh okay? wrote:

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

No ones asking for a quick time. I specifically wrote that. The race was entertaining, I didn't say it wasn't either just to out that out there. There's going out slow and there's actual jogging. As a fan that's not too much to ask for in my opinion.

You're entitled to NOTHING as a fan and you should be embarrassed for asking for anything at all.

Do you say the same thing about fans of the NFL or NBA?

NBA players can play and succeed when tired. They’re just lazy. Runners actually have to be recovered in order to produce results. Even more so when they are going up against athletes who are fresh. There’s no teammate there to pick up the slack if you’re tired like in basketball.

noticer of insanity wrote:

BiteMe wrote:

Exactly! There is just no need to have a fast pace in a race like that. They obviously know they are fit and can finish off the race fast at the end... would of be pointless/meaningless to give it a hard effort the full 10,000 meters

The same people on here claiming it is ok to give a half*ssed effort are the same ones complaining about Lebron James taking nights off for "load management."

Not really the same thing.

The similar comparison would be if Lebron didn't score X pts because he was dishing it off to others in order to win a championship instead of trying to score some all time number of points in a championship game.

The going for broke no matter what folks would be like an NBA player greedily trying to score 100 pts in a championship game and not caring if his team won or not.

In a championship game the most important thing is to win... no get a PR.

noticer of insanity wrote:

uh okay? wrote:

You're entitled to NOTHING as a fan and you should be embarrassed for asking for anything at all.

Do you say the same thing about fans of the NFL or NBA?

100% yes. Entitled fans are the worst, especially when they try to dictate how athletes are allowed to protest.

I can't stand these comments...

A bunch of people gather on an online discussion board to anonymously trash this dude's championship race. He logs on to publicly defend himself. Then some hack "Dncirk" calls him a loser for defending himself...

We ate Dncirk all my homies hate Dncirk

Vic Romano wrote:

I can't stand these comments...

A bunch of people gather on an online discussion board to anonymously trash this dude's championship race. He logs on to publicly defend himself. Then some hack "Dncirk" calls him a loser for defending himself...

Of course the dude is a loser for defending himself. He had nothing to defend. There was nothing wrong with his race but now he shows he is an epic loser by coming on here. Really sad actually.

high school xc coach wrote:

around 5 years ago, I watched the first 800 meters of an olympic 1500 final go out near 4:35/m pace. Almost exactly Kipchoge's sub2 marathon pace.

Putting it in perspective like that is just crazy.

That would be like me, a 4:05ish 4:23 guy taking the first 800m out in 2:35-2:40. I just can’t see how anyone would let that happen. I can run 8k at that pace, and I’m not by any means an 8k guy.

Still the silliest race I’ve ever watched. I used to think it was a full mile they ran in the olympics, and I was still disappointed by the time.

Dncirk wrote:

Vic Romano wrote:

I can't stand these comments...

A bunch of people gather on an online discussion board to anonymously trash this dude's championship race. He logs on to publicly defend himself. Then some hack "Dncirk" calls him a loser for defending himself...

Of course the dude is a loser for defending himself. He had nothing to defend. There was nothing wrong with his race but now he shows he is an epic loser by coming on here. Really sad actually.

Try a little harder to get this guy to reply to you. Why don’t you go for a run instead of trying to pick fights with athletes online while hiding behind a username.

How we feelin now fellas?

Alfond wrote:

How we feelin now fellas?

Alfond wrote:

How we feelin now fellas?

Well played! Congrats on advancing

Alfond wrote:

How we feelin now fellas?

Q4BDE

Wow, anyone who insulted Alfond must feel like an IDIOT now. He just beat Edwin Kurgat at NCAA's.....

20 Christopher ALFOND UMass Lowell [SR] 29:23.55

21 JP TROJAN Syracuse [SR] 29:24.08

22 Victor SH1TSAMA Oklahoma State [SO] 29:32.28

23 Nickolas SCUDDER Charlotte [FR] 29:40.46

Edwin KURGAT - Iowa State [SR] DNF

He almost got lapped twice but only got lapped once. Damn good work!