I love distance running to death but there is a big part of me that's always wanted to be a sprinter. In fact, the reason I started distance running was because I wanted to participate in track, but I was afraid to go out for the sprints because I knew I wasn't fast enough. It's true that most sprinters are dumbf***s, but the sprint races are way cooler than distance races IMO.
NO
go away troll
There is no strategy in sprinting in anything less than 300 meters. besides getting out of the blocks.....it is basically whoever is the fastest wins. In distance running, the fastest person doesnt always win.
Mike XC 89 wrote:
In distance running, the fastest person doesnt always win.
Really? So the slower person sometimes wins? So in last summer's Helsinki 10K final when Kenenisa Bekele ran 27:08.33 and Sihine ran 27:08.87, Sihine in fact WON because he was slower?
And even though Ramzi ran 3:37 and Webb ran 3:41, Webb actually won because the fastest person doesn't win?
I think you need to phone the IAAF and let them now. They obviously made a big error in handing out medals to those who didn't deserve them.
actually wrote:
Mike XC 89 wrote:In distance running, the fastest person doesnt always win.
Really? So the slower person sometimes wins? So in last summer's Helsinki 10K final when Kenenisa Bekele ran 27:08.33 and Sihine ran 27:08.87, Sihine in fact WON because he was slower?
And even though Ramzi ran 3:37 and Webb ran 3:41, Webb actually won because the fastest person doesn't win?
I think you need to phone the IAAF and let them now. They obviously made a big error in handing out medals to those who didn't deserve them.
you almost had a strong arguement... but naww... i've comed to the quick realization of you being a f***ing retard.
I believe what he meant is that the fastest runner doesn't always have the smartest strategy. He obviously didn't mean the slower time in the race actually beats the faster time, it was more along the lines of the talent levels of the athlete. Bekele is the fastest in the world at the 10k, but he is not undefeated, he has lost due to strategy mistakes (or miscounting laps).
And to "proud", when calling someone a 'retard' you may want to run a grammar check first. I've 'comed' to that conclusion after reading your post.
Dear Proud/Actually,
You are a total idiot. Mike XC 89 was correct when he stated that, in distance races, the fastest person does not always win. What if a superior runner places second to a competitor that is worse than him (usually) because of sickness, bad day, or any other freak reason? Your stupidity is alarming, TROLL!
the same thing can happen in sprinting dumbass
actually wrote:
Mike XC 89 wrote:In distance running, the fastest person doesnt always win.
Really? So the slower person sometimes wins? So in last summer's Helsinki 10K final when Kenenisa Bekele ran 27:08.33 and Sihine ran 27:08.87, Sihine in fact WON because he was slower?
And even though Ramzi ran 3:37 and Webb ran 3:41, Webb actually won because the fastest person doesn't win?
I think you need to phone the IAAF and let them now. They obviously made a big error in handing out medals to those who didn't deserve them.
2000 olympic men's 1500m final... The fastest guy didn't win that day.
Yes he did.
No one was faster. That's how he won.