I think Lemngole's competition is running the Xiamen DL steeple in 12 hrs!
I'm not worried about Markezich either, but the goalposts just shifted, imo--Wayment's 9:16 is no longer the prime target for Eugene.
Napoleon's 10:07 (negative-splitting the last k) indicates the frosh was probably overanxious to get after it in her debut, but ran well within herself today,
Aged poorly…Chepkoech ran 8:55 and looks like sub-8:50 is coming. There is a long gulf between the NCAA and world class where the Steeple is concerned.
Dunno if my take is completely rancid at this point. Lemngole would've challenged for 4th--6th place (in a field of 14) in Xiamen, imo. The large gap btwn elite medal-contending steeplers and the best in the NCAA is understood; for NoAm-based steeplechasers competing at Worlds/Oly, job one continues to be surviving the heats and earning a spot in the Final. By that standard, Lemgole looks poised to mix it up with DL competitors, the vast majority of whom aren't laying down 9:1X marks in April.
Yes it’s more she’s Kenyan. Making that team requires 9:05 fitness likely, if not 9:00.
That is clear to me--we won't see Lemngole wearing the natl kit in the next year or two--but if her current form & trajectory holds, pro competition may be the only place she'll find a challenge in this event.
Great work. Thanks for posting. I love that they let the fans on the track for the fast races.
Love that too. Not to be critical but the track needs a desperate upgrade. Repaint the lane markers at least. There’s a separate thread citing wake forest invit as one venue that could be the “Bryan clay” of the east coast. Need to upgrade first. Still, great event, much better than last year by far :)
Great work. Thanks for posting. I love that they let the fans on the track for the fast races.
Love that too. Not to be critical but the track needs a desperate upgrade. Repaint the lane markers at least. There’s a separate thread citing wake forest invit as one venue that could be the “Bryan clay” of the east coast. Need to upgrade first. Still, great event, much better than last year by far :)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – With Wake Forest University and Kentner Stadium set to be the host site for the Atlantic Coast Conference Outdoor Track & Field Cha...
This was a great meet. It’s only in its second year and the depth of quality runners has taken off. As previously posted Wake is installing a new track this summer. Next year they will host this meet again and then ACC’s. With the addition of Stanford, Cal and SMU the conference meet should be pretty awesome.
This was a great meet. It’s only in its second year and the depth of quality runners has taken off. As previously posted Wake is installing a new track this summer. Next year they will host this meet again and then ACC’s. With the addition of Stanford, Cal and SMU the conference meet should be pretty awesome.
Brainstorming here. What could wake forest invit do to become the Bryan clay of the east coast:
1) resurface track (will be done this summer - hope it’s a fast track)
2) pttiming - everybody on this thread says it’s awesome - no change
3) how was the actual running of the meet? No live stream but for those who attended, any improvements?
4) pacers are needed for the fast heats
5) perhaps extend the meet to fri and sat. The timing on the calendar is perfect with no competition with any other meets west coast or east coast.
This was a great meet. It’s only in its second year and the depth of quality runners has taken off. As previously posted Wake is installing a new track this summer. Next year they will host this meet again and then ACC’s. With the addition of Stanford, Cal and SMU the conference meet should be pretty awesome.
Brainstorming here. What could wake forest invit do to become the Bryan clay of the east coast:
1) resurface track (will be done this summer - hope it’s a fast track)
2) pttiming - everybody on this thread says it’s awesome - no change
3) how was the actual running of the meet? No live stream but for those who attended, any improvements?
4) pacers are needed for the fast heats
5) perhaps extend the meet to fri and sat. The timing on the calendar is perfect with no competition with any other meets west coast or east coast.
.... any suggestions?
it would be nice to change setup so the 3000s finish was where all other races finished (on the stands side of the track instead of opposite corner). May be a big ask to change whole layout (field events, water jump) of interior of track though. A scoreboard with live timing/splits also nice, and a big ask (if they had one I missed). They had a clock running at finish. Not as fast from finish to start between heats as some, but no quarrel here for the most part. They had pacers for most if not all of the invitational races. They also had 2-3 invitational heats at night with slower heats earlier and the invitational portion was about 4 hours. More heats mean more belore 6pm (or a second day as mentioned). Parking was pretty full as it was. If it grows need to think about that. The gate exit (for cars) everybody wanted to use was closed so maybe ensure that does not happen. Still wondering how the bus in front of me managed to get out.
They had a large scoreboard on the backstretch. It is hard to believe that you were there if you did not notice. The scoreboard gave splits throughout the races.
They had a large scoreboard on the backstretch. It is hard to believe that you were there if you did not notice. The scoreboard gave splits throughout the races.
Perhaps I was too busy recording videos or when not, watching the runners....I recall occasionally seeing results of heats pop up
