Saucony flew a bunch of athletes and the Citius Guys (Chavez and Merber) to Germany to race a Promo event for the new Endorphin Pros. The results seem pretty weak. Wouldn't the money have been better spent sponsoring True and Droddy?
Top 8 of the men's race at the @saucony FAST FUTURE 10Km
Was he just doing this for kicks and giggles or was he actually hoping to PR? On twitter, he said PR but was that just PR speak as he should be in NYC marathon training. I can't imagine he thought he'd actually PR.
Ward's 10k PR isn't very good for as good as he is. It's just 28:36 on the track although he did run 28:16 on the roads last year.
Not sure why he would make a p.r.
claim. He requested pace lights set at 29 flat and that’s what he ran the whole way (yes, pace lights for a road 10K!). Weather was conducive for running fast but the course wasn’t ideal. A 2K loop with lots of sharp turns and not well lit. Was fun to watch though. And Chavez and Merber made it more interesting and enjoyable than a product rollout event had a right to be.
Why are we bagging on Ward? Decent time for an old marathon runner with a full time job.
What we should be asking is, "What the hell has happened to Parker Stinson?"
Did you did you watch the actual race? If so, did you notice the twists and turns on that course? Jeez... *the results seem pretty weak". Yeah, right. Pretty darn good I think, given the far from fast course.
kmaclam wrote:
Not sure why he would make a p.r.
claim. He requested pace lights set at 29 flat and that’s what he ran the whole way (yes, pace lights for a road 10K!). Weather was conducive for running fast but the course wasn’t ideal. A 2K loop with lots of sharp turns and not well lit. Was fun to watch though. And Chavez and Merber made it more interesting and enjoyable than a product rollout event had a right to be.
Once they all saw the course, they all decided to run slower than planned. Parker was at least honest that he was still there to get his workout in. I believe Jared wanted to run fast to have a personal victory as he hasn't had the desired results lately. Anything to snap out of a funk. Like an NBA star making a layup after a whistle is blow 'just to break the lid on the basket'.
Guess the sponsorship requires these things? Seems tough in the middle of a marathon build up for Ward.
Superkingis wrote:
Did you did you watch the actual race? If so, did you notice the twists and turns on that course? Jeez... *the results seem pretty weak". Yeah, right. Pretty darn good I think, given the far from fast course.
Admittedly, I did not watch the race before posting. My main issue was with the event itself as a marketing stunt to unveil a shoe that would result in fast times that did not meterialize. This and the fact that Saucony would rather spend money on something like this and lowball loyal athletes like True and Droddy (and Molly Seidel -- although I don't know how loyal she was to Saucony).
Doped Up Real Estate Broker wrote:
Why are we bagging on Ward? Decent time for an old marathon runner with a full time job.
What we should be asking is, "What the hell has happened to Parker Stinson?"
Stinson was said to be doing a 2X10K workout with a 10 minute recovery, so he was on 4:48 pace and that is sub-marathon assuming he is in (or aiming for) shape 2:09-2:10 at Boston.
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