Bowerman Mile: My Unhinged Take

Ruxton Towers XC wrote:

You made a few good points but the hate on Nuguse is insane. He is the third best 1500 runner in the world right now. He is not better than the other two. Sorry. He knows that if he had "gone for it" he would have actually finished with a slower time, further back.

He ran as fast as he could and consolidated his place as the third best guy in the whole world.

p.s. I think you just wanted a more exciting race. You would have liked to see people "go for it" even if it would not have helped them finish higher. It would have been more interesting for you. But that is not how it feels to really race. As a former (bad) 1500m runner, I know that when you have600m to go and the wheels are coming off, "going for it" isn't always the smartest option. Surviving to get a 3:47 is worth more than "making a move," blowing up, and running 3:50.

Bizarre wrote:

Ruxton Towers XC wrote:

You made a few good points but the hate on Nuguse is insane. He is the third best 1500 runner in the world right now. He is not better than the other two. Sorry. He knows that if he had "gone for it" he would have actually finished with a slower time, further back.

He ran as fast as he could and consolidated his place as the third best guy in the whole world.

p.s. I think you just wanted a more exciting race. You would have liked to see people "go for it" even if it would not have helped them finish higher. It would have been more interesting for you. But that is not how it feels to really race. As a former (bad) 1500m runner, I know that when you have600m to go and the wheels are coming off, "going for it" isn't always the smartest option. Surviving to get a 3:47 is worth more than "making a move," blowing up, and running 3:50.

How in the F was that race not exciting? If your take about the OP is true, that’s even stupider than his comments about Nuguse, and that’s saving a lot.

Maxwell Gem wrote:

Winners:

Jakob - You see how happy he was after the race? You ever think you’d see him so happy about second place? For all this talk about Kerrs kick, Jakob didn’t lose a step on him the last lap. He didn’t pull into lane 2 on the home stretch thinking Kerr would kick it in, only to find out that WAS Kerrs kick. Jakob is not worried and will be the clear winner in Paris as the rounds will do Kerr no favors

Gourley - Been running 6 weeks after lots of injury, overtaking Wightman at the line. 6 Weeks. If a Brit wins in Paris, it will be Gourley.

Kessler - Had he finished, it would have been back with Hocker and would have hurt his confidence. DNFing p*ssed him off and the dude will be HUNGRY. My pick to win the US trials.

Losers:

Kerr - Dude barely beat a half-trained Jakob but celebrated like he had gone Super Saiyan. Dude has never been on fire like this and the only thing growing more than his confidence is his head. Jakob will grind him down on lap three in the Paris final and he’ll poop the bed to finish outside the medals after burning out from a long stretch of firing on all cylinders

Teare - Yeah, Yeah , Yeah, he TRIPPED (didn’t fall), so there is an excuse except for the fact the guy that actually fell, while running his off event, got up and beat him. Teare needs to focus on the 5K and drop the 1500. If he doesn’t, he’ll miss the team in both.

Nuguse - This guy is a wimp. I don’t know how else to say it. Even interviewers know it because they ask him about Pokémon and Taylor Swift and he clearly gets more excited about that than running. He’s actually worse than Athing Mu who also doesn’t like running because at least she refuses to do it most of the year unlike Yared who is probably too scared to tell anybody no.

Thats my take. Maxwell Gem, OUT.

Gumbonski wrote:

Maxwell Gem wrote:

Winners:

Jakob - You see how happy he was after the race? You ever think you’d see him so happy about second place? For all this talk about Kerrs kick, Jakob didn’t lose a step on him the last lap. He didn’t pull into lane 2 on the home stretch thinking Kerr would kick it in, only to find out that WAS Kerrs kick. Jakob is not worried and will be the clear winner in Paris as the rounds will do Kerr no favors

Gourley - Been running 6 weeks after lots of injury, overtaking Wightman at the line. 6 Weeks. If a Brit wins in Paris, it will be Gourley.

Kessler - Had he finished, it would have been back with Hocker and would have hurt his confidence. DNFing p*ssed him off and the dude will be HUNGRY. My pick to win the US trials.

Losers:

Kerr - Dude barely beat a half-trained Jakob but celebrated like he had gone Super Saiyan. Dude has never been on fire like this and the only thing growing more than his confidence is his head. Jakob will grind him down on lap three in the Paris final and he’ll poop the bed to finish outside the medals after burning out from a long stretch of firing on all cylinders

Teare - Yeah, Yeah , Yeah, he TRIPPED (didn’t fall), so there is an excuse except for the fact the guy that actually fell, while running his off event, got up and beat him. Teare needs to focus on the 5K and drop the 1500. If he doesn’t, he’ll miss the team in both.

Nuguse - This guy is a wimp. I don’t know how else to say it. Even interviewers know it because they ask him about Pokémon and Taylor Swift and he clearly gets more excited about that than running. He’s actually worse than Athing Mu who also doesn’t like running because at least she refuses to do it most of the year unlike Yared who is probably too scared to tell anybody no.

Thats my take. Maxwell Gem, OUT.

You have the guy who won the Bowerman Mile in 3:45 as a Loser. Think about how ridiculous you are being.

Maxwell Gem wrote:

Winners:

Jakob - You see how happy he was after the race? You ever think you’d see him so happy about second place? For all this talk about Kerrs kick, Jakob didn’t lose a step on him the last lap. He didn’t pull into lane 2 on the home stretch thinking Kerr would kick it in, only to find out that WAS Kerrs kick. Jakob is not worried and will be the clear winner in Paris as the rounds will do Kerr no favors

Gourley - Been running 6 weeks after lots of injury, overtaking Wightman at the line. 6 Weeks. If a Brit wins in Paris, it will be Gourley.

Kessler - Had he finished, it would have been back with Hocker and would have hurt his confidence. DNFing p*ssed him off and the dude will be HUNGRY. My pick to win the US trials.

Losers:

Kerr - Dude barely beat a half-trained Jakob but celebrated like he had gone Super Saiyan. Dude has never been on fire like this and the only thing growing more than his confidence is his head. Jakob will grind him down on lap three in the Paris final and he’ll poop the bed to finish outside the medals after burning out from a long stretch of firing on all cylinders

Teare - Yeah, Yeah , Yeah, he TRIPPED (didn’t fall), so there is an excuse except for the fact the guy that actually fell, while running his off event, got up and beat him. Teare needs to focus on the 5K and drop the 1500. If he doesn’t, he’ll miss the team in both.

Nuguse - This guy is a wimp. I don’t know how else to say it. Even interviewers know it because they ask him about Pokémon and Taylor Swift and he clearly gets more excited about that than running. He’s actually worse than Athing Mu who also doesn’t like running because at least she refuses to do it most of the year unlike Yared who is probably too scared to tell anybody no.

Thats my take. Maxwell Gem, OUT.