I think your numbers are possible. But think about how hard it is to get people to time trial like this. Go look at their 4*1mile and how far off their PRs they were.
I think your numbers are possible. But think about how hard it is to get people to time trial like this. Go look at their 4*1mile and how far off their PRs they were.
I ran an Ekiden with a team of 7 once. I had the 10k leg. When I got the baton we were in about 18-20th place out of 32. I took the handoff at the same time as 2 other Japanese guys. Within the first couple of minutes 2-3 more guys caught up to our pack and seemed content to run with us. We passed the 1st K in about 2:50. I wasn’t going to run no sub30, much less sub29, so I throttled back a bit, hoping to avoid blowing up.
All 5 of my Japanese friends slowed with me, but after about 15 seconds of this new slower pace, they all started looking around at each other and even talking a little to each other. I couldn’t understand at all what they were saying, but I know it was a variation of “What the h*ll do we do? Sending this American home devastated might look a little rude, but we can’t run this easy tempo pace, right?!?” Finally, after about 15 more seconds of the most awkward racing Ive ever experienced, one of them was like “ah, fvck it”, instantly and effortlessly pulling away. Then, the other 4 went ahead and left me in much the same way.
We ended up finishing like 30th out of 32 teams. Those flippin’ Japanese…. So polite!!!
I did it based off current team, current fitness levels. Not sure that Hector is training. Haven't seen him in any of the training video footage.
The Japanese HS team did it as part of an event with 80+ teams competing (link to full results below) where they were pushed the entire race. Are we handicapping the competition by making NPHS do it as a time trial? Might be close then.
If we’re choosing the all-time NP top 7 team based on the current shape these people are in…keep in mind that Aschbrenner almost got beat by Goldstein in this race
Would Dan “sub-9 in high school as the team’s 5th man” Appleford make this squad?
look what he did in his first college race
Fun fact: Seymour and Goldstein will be at the same college next year. Will be interesting to see who comes out on top in the intrasquad race.
NP’s 6th guy was solid at state. 15:39.
Wonder how the 16:20 guy would contribute here.
Seymour needs a better race strategy. He goes out hard all the time
Dev Doshi at 8:25 3200. Wouldn't that be a national prep record? I haven't even heard of this guy.
He hasn’t broken 9 minutes in track
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What are the ages of the Japanese ekiden high schoolers vs NP?
Also how big are the schools, how big is the area do they pull from and do the runners get to choose where they go to school.
Doshi ran a 9:02 3200m which converts to a 8:25 3000m. Appears xcfan2233 accidentally typed 3200 instead of 3000.
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
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Guys between age of 45 and 55 do you think about death or does it seem far away
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