He barely go into the national meet by running at a last chance meet while running in last place almost the whole time, then closing in a 26 second last lap on a flat track barely won the race. He then proceeded to win the prelim heat and PR by a few seconds, then the next day did it again and got runner up and ran 4:05. How is this possible?
He barely go into the national meet by running at a last chance meet while running in last place almost the whole time, then closing in a 26 second last lap on a flat track barely won the race. He then proceeded to win the prelim heat and PR by a few seconds, then the next day did it again and got runner up and ran 4:05. How is this possible?
It happens frequently. All that matters is that you are ready when it matters. Been there, done that.
He barely go into the national meet by running at a last chance meet while running in last place almost the whole time, then closing in a 26 second last lap on a flat track barely won the race. He then proceeded to win the prelim heat and PR by a few seconds, then the next day did it again and got runner up and ran 4:05. How is this possible?
It happens frequently. All that matters is that you are ready when it matters. Been there, done that.
i assume we're talking indoors since outdoors isn't even to conference yet.
explanation is easy. he ran from the back at last chance and then dropped the hammer at nationals. novices often speak of such racing as "come from behind," but you have to run within 1s or so of the lead to stay with the pack. you just don't do the hard work of running first. and like i said, while nominally perhaps 4th or 6th on a split chart, everyone 1-9 might have been close, and then the guy puts on his burst, and it's not close anymore. your first laps all that matters is "close" in the lead pack.
I guess I'm missing the joke here. Note to you D3 guys: you're not nearly as hilarious as you think you are, though I generally appreciate the efforts. (No, I'm not a "boomer" but I'm out of college).
I was curious who you were talking about and see that the guy from P-P had PRs of 1:48 and 3:43 (1500 obviously) coming into the season. Not exactly a shock that he won D3 indoor mile with a big kick.
I guess I'm missing the joke here. Note to you D3 guys: you're not nearly as hilarious as you think you are, though I generally appreciate the efforts. (No, I'm not a "boomer" but I'm out of college).
I was curious who you were talking about and see that the guy from P-P had PRs of 1:48 and 3:43 (1500 obviously) coming into the season. Not exactly a shock that he won D3 indoor mile with a big kick.
They’re talking about the runner up finisher, not the national champ
He barely go into the national meet by running at a last chance meet while running in last place almost the whole time, then closing in a 26 second last lap on a flat track barely won the race. He then proceeded to win the prelim heat and PR by a few seconds, then the next day did it again and got runner up and ran 4:05. How is this possible?
It happens frequently. All that matters is that you are ready when it matters. Been there, done that.
“Been there, done that?” Your inflated ego is annoying. How often do people speak up and tell you so?
In D3, it used to be very common for guys to set big pr's at nationals because they didn't race good competition until then. Now, however, it is rarer, because they have so many available paced races with D1 and other top D3 athletes.
Dude had an American record in the steeple and an American best in the 12k and half marathon (1:01:43 in 1982!), plus a 2:12 (says World Athletics) marathon, so he's qualified to say that he too had a big time drop at nationals.
I guess I'm missing the joke here. Note to you D3 guys: you're not nearly as hilarious as you think you are, though I generally appreciate the efforts. (No, I'm not a "boomer" but I'm out of college).
I was curious who you were talking about and see that the guy from P-P had PRs of 1:48 and 3:43 (1500 obviously) coming into the season. Not exactly a shock that he won D3 indoor mile with a big kick.
They’re talking about the runner up finisher, not the national champ
reading comprehension 0/100
My bad. Still, the guy ran 1:51 three years in a row and more 800s than 1500s/miles, so clearly was more of an 800 runner. That a 1:51 guy could pop a 4:05 mile doesn't surprise me in the slightest.