this is basically what happened last year at THE TEN, men's race. Klecker expended the energy, Woody Kincaid took advantage of that. Ideally, they would switch off laps, like some of the American women did in the chase pack (Elly Hennes, Karissa Swightzer)
some people are just front-runners though, I guess. Valby is an example. Tinoda Misatsa, I think. I can't relate, because I'm more of a kicker, but I guess the longer these runners at the front, the more confidence they get.
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Nikki paced them through 9:37 and dropped and Werner paced them for, drumroll please, a whopping 17 seconds. Yes, she paced them for 17 seconds. She is a professional runner and she can't at least lead them through 5,000 meters? She has no business ever pacing again.
The puma coaching staff is shady. TUE’s and lead by Pascal himself. *hint - he was close with Shelby
Pascal Dobert was shady when he trained with the Kenyans back in the day and continued that shady behavior. And yes he was close with all the BTC that were TUE happy and that were shady including Shelby. Trusting Pascal is like trusting a politician. He breaths BS
The puma coaching staff is shady. TUE’s and lead by Pascal himself. *hint - he was close with Shelby
Pascal Dobert was shady when he trained with the Kenyans back in the day and continued that shady behavior. And yes he was close with all the BTC that were TUE happy and that were shady including Shelby. Trusting Pascal is like trusting a politician. He breaths BS
I heard there was a falling out with Jerry and Pascal. I never met either of them, but have heard Pascal is very ummm let’s just say unethical.
Pascal Dobert was shady when he trained with the Kenyans back in the day and continued that shady behavior. And yes he was close with all the BTC that were TUE happy and that were shady including Shelby. Trusting Pascal is like trusting a politician. He breaths BS
I heard there was a falling out with Jerry and Pascal. I never met either of them, but have heard Pascal is very ummm let’s just say unethical.
Yes Pascal is exactly that. Nothing like learning from get best in Kenya. Cheating 101.
The Puma Elite team is just like Zap Fitness. Everyone is like NC? Who ?
This group will never win medals. No one with medal potential will run for these misfits of coaches. Unless they can’t sign with anyone else and are desperate
What do pacers get in compensation? Two or three meals, a free hotel night and a bit of cash. How many people are qualified to pace? A limited number. Quit complaining.
At a good but much smaller meet in LA last year, a woman was paid $300 to pace 800m of the 1500m not even at a national class level. My guess is that Hiltz was paid $1000, or close to it.
What do pacers get in compensation? Two or three meals, a free hotel night and a bit of cash. How many people are qualified to pace? A limited number. Quit complaining.
At a good but much smaller meet in LA last year, a woman was paid $300 to pace 800m of the 1500m not even at a national class level. My guess is that Hiltz was paid $1000, or close to it.
One-thousand dollars, no guaranteed contract, no benefits and the abuse a pacer has to suffer on here. As I stated, not a high paying job. An attorney charging $1000/hour can work 2000 hours a year at that rate and not suffer the abuse from clowns on here.
Of course it is her fault. She wasn't hand picked. She applied for a job and claimed that she could do the job.
This. If I am a 14:00 guy and I am asked to pace for Cheptegi for another attempt to break the WR of 26:11, I would say "guys you just might want to get someone else."
What do pacers get in compensation? Two or three meals, a free hotel night and a bit of cash. How many people are qualified to pace? A limited number. Quit complaining.
I know a guy who has paced elite women in major marathons. He was getting around £3-4k plus expenses for his work. I doubt it's quite as much on the track. But if you want a woman to reliably pace at sub-15, you're going to need an athlete who can run 14:30-14:40, that means you're going to be paying a Kenyan or Ethiopian a decent amount of money