That was the most pathetic mile I’ve ever seen

It was a sit and kick race where time didn’t matter idiot

That’s still a pathetic time. It means we don’t know who the fastest really is.

They all had a choice as to what the pace would be. Their passivity was a choice. The best man on the day won the race. Deal with it.

Nice to see Mario take the win.

It's a race, not a time trial. The fastest isn't always the bestest.

This is such a bad take. Mario has a 3:53 PR from this season, number two in the NCAA, in a race he won easily. Likely has faster in him. Second place, Morgan Beadlescomb, is the fastest miler in the NCAA this year at 3:52. So the top two guys have the two fastest times in the country.

Went out faster than the Rio 1500m final for 800 meters.

Not to be pedantic, but: Yes it is.

The definition of who wins is literally the fastest. No one has ever won a race where they weren't the fastest.

A one lap race with a 3 lap warm up. Is that a "mile" race?

He’s run 3:35.79 too. He could win a fast race too. Best man on the day controlled it and won. Credit to Reed Brown for a brilliant tactical race, he nearly stole 2nd.

Spanish Rocket!!

who do you think you are to say that, mr pleb? you an all-american? you run in college? or are you just some 40 year old nobody?? keep talking that crap on an anonymous message board. you are the most pathetic human being ive encountered today

said the man sitting on his sofa

Criticizing a critic, as always an idiotic take.
The race went the way it went and the winner won. Does the OP think beadlescome is the actual champ bc he ran the fastest this season?

FYI, Beamish won a similar race a couple years ago and he’s turning into a good pro.

You’re an idiot that probably never ran track and if you did you were probably about a 6 minute miler

Are there any rules about how fast the first 3 laps need to be run in a mile race?

One person ran a very good race. Everyone else sucked. If they didn't like the pace, they could have changed that and gone to the front. They didn't. Too bad, so sad.

A 6 minute miler could have been in the pack though 3 laps.

No there aren't. But at what point do you say a 3-lap dawdle followed by a one-lap sprint is a quality mile race? "Tactical" races (read, super slow) are often not tactical races. They are merely races where no one wants to lead or challenge the field and it is all left to a sprint. That hardly requires tactical thinking. Or balls.