Connor Mantz - 2:08:16 solid

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Good debut! I see him eventually becoming a low 2:06 guy. His form, in my opinion, precludes him from going truly fast.

Malarkey wrote:

If he can’t run 2:06 on that course, in those ideal conditions, and with bouncy shoes then forget about it. 25 is not young in the thon anymore. Won’t be surprised if he never breaks 2:08.

Scubacane wrote:

Malarkey wrote:

If he can’t run 2:06 on that course, in those ideal conditions, and with bouncy shoes then forget about it. 25 is not young in the thon anymore. Won’t be surprised if he never breaks 2:08.

Well considering his coach was tearing up and he seemed quite pleased I would say it was a sold “ A” result. You must be fun at parties

Malarkey wrote:

If he can’t run 2:06 on that course, in those ideal conditions, and with bouncy shoes then forget about it. 25 is not young in the thon anymore. Won’t be surprised if he never breaks 2:08.

Rust Never Sleeps wrote:

Good debut! I see him eventually becoming a low 2:06 guy. His form, in my opinion, precludes him from going truly fast.

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

So people are now excited that the top American finished 7th in WMM?

I miss the days when I expected at least one American on the podium.

High hopes wrote:

Solid is right, a B grade performance. But he demonstrated potential. If he wants to get down to 2:06 or even 2:05, he should give up on the track completely. The marathon requires total commitment if an athlete wants to excel. I'm WMMs and global champs, he'll be facing guys for whom the marathon is their be all and end all - no serious Ethiopian or Kenyan marathoner tries to make their track teams and neither should Mantz. He's not talented enough to be an elite track runner anyway, he needs to go all in on the marathon and stop messing around

Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:

So people are now excited that the top American finished 7th in WMM?

I miss the days when I expected at least one American on the podium.

whateva wrote:

High hopes wrote:

Solid is right, a B grade performance. But he demonstrated potential. If he wants to get down to 2:06 or even 2:05, he should give up on the track completely. The marathon requires total commitment if an athlete wants to excel. I'm WMMs and global champs, he'll be facing guys for whom the marathon is their be all and end all - no serious Ethiopian or Kenyan marathoner tries to make their track teams and neither should Mantz. He's not talented enough to be an elite track runner anyway, he needs to go all in on the marathon and stop messing around

The guy who holds the American marathon debut record ran a 10,000m on the track two weeks prior.

Honestly, I'm not trolling wrote:

Any chance he could've run a bit faster if this race wasn't on a Sunday? Per his Strava, he doesn't seem to train on the Sabath so maybe there's a non-zero chance his body rhythms were wired to treat today a rest day. Not trying to be snide or anything, really.