SDSU Aztec wrote:
Michiganian13 wrote:
No, you all are missing one very important point, Dathan ran alone, the whole way!!!!! It makes a HUGE difference!!!! I was at 2 miles when he went by in 8:58 with no one in site, pushing hard all alone. There was no pack to suck off of, it was just him. Dathan time may not be faster but his 14:10 is worth more in my opinion.
It doesn't make any difference. The HS 2-mile records set by Pre, Virgin and Fernandez were all solo runs.
First of all, we aren't talking about running circles on a track 8 times, totally different animal.
We aren't comparing them to Pre, Virgin or Fernandez, all of whom may have been better as well , but...we are talking about Ritzenhein. Please stay on topic.
You are really fishing here by comparing Apples to Dirt!
It does matter over a 5k race, yes, it really does.
Lastly, to try to imply that the race that happened today in Alabama with all of those runners together feeding on each other, well past the 2 mile point, aka to the finish line, is the same as someone running solo from the gun is an argument not worth having.
To be honest, I'm more embarrassed for you than anything else. That's just so backwards and wrong that I'd have to question if you ever ran or even jogged in your life?
Wow, just wow!!!! This board and some of the posters never seize to amaze me.