The Colorado record falls on a brand-new, last-minute course—clocking in at 14:18 with Strave reports of 3.02 miles. That’s the second-fastest time in the nation, and it happened at 4,580 feet of elevation!
The Colorado record falls on a brand-new, last-minute course—clocking in at 14:18 with Strave reports of 3.02 miles. That’s the second-fastest time in the nation, and it happened at 4,580 feet of elevation!
That’s crazy. Before the season started I haven’t even heard of Jay McDonald.
Looks like the Southwest region is even more stacked now on the individual side
Obvious short course
Stanis88 wrote:
The Colorado record falls on a brand-new, last-minute course—clocking in at 14:18 with Strave reports of 3.02 miles. That’s the second-fastest time in the nation, and it happened at 4,580 feet of elevation!
"All 27 of Summit’s athletes set personal bests at the meet"
And via the photo it's a road course. lol
Stanis88 wrote:
The Colorado record falls on a brand-new, last-minute course—clocking in at 14:18 with Strave reports of 3.02 miles. That’s the second-fastest time in the nation, and it happened at 4,580 feet of elevation!
That's a hobbyjogging time.
And this is why cross country time records are pointless. You can only compare head-to-head matchups
The story says its a pavement heavy course and everyone in the pic is wearing regular flats. What BS excuse for a XC race, not to mention a "record".
"Traditionally held at the flat Lincoln Park Golf Course, this year’s
event was relocated to Central Grand Junction High School due to heavy
rain."
"Heavy rain" meaning unsafe conditions for the athletes, or "heavy rain" meaning the golf course didn't want their autumn fairways chewed up?
The second possibility seems like a drawback to relying on golf courses for XC. I guess if that's all you have without excessive travel, it's better than no meet, but it seems like western CO ought to have a bunch of options for offroading without spending a bunch of time on the bus.
Stanis88 wrote:
The Colorado record falls on a brand-new, last-minute course—clocking in at 14:18 with Strave reports of 3.02 miles. That’s the second-fastest time in the nation, and it happened at 4,580 feet of elevation!
3.02 miles isn't a 5k though
course was likely just short overall and on pavement. mcdonald lost by 30 seconds at roy griak.
still impressive! especially at 4500 feet. but not the same at all. the real test comes at NXR
Fwiw just south of Grand Junction had severe flooding with area getting 50% of annual precipitation in 3 days.
Course is obviously both short and fast. However, McDonald ran 14:39 at Liberty Bell, a notoriously fast but accurate course at 5,500’. Kid is the real deal, and somewhere between 14:18 and 14:39 is exactly what he’s capable of at a fast sea level course. But 14:18 shouldn’t count as some kind of “altitude record.” That’s silly.
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"All 27 of Summit’s athletes set personal bests at the meet"
And via the photo it's a road course. lol
3.02 miles is 4.85km, which would take around 18 seconds for these guys.
Oh, well, XC courses are not always accurate.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE ON ROADS, THOUGH.
How much of this clown show was on concrete/asphalt??
Laughable.
What's up with states such as California, colorado hosting road races and not 'running on grass' cross country races? just to boost race times? why not just find a downhill course made of pebax, with a tailwind, and release some bears and see who can hold through 5k?
I believe this race is usually held on grass, but weather/flooding forced them to change the course. Most of Colorado's races are not like this one.
Yemane Haileselassie ran 13:46 at the Boulderthon 5k last month. That's the Colorado 5k record as far as anyone should be concerned. You meant HS cross country? You should have been more specific. And since when have 3.02 mile races counted as 5000m?
It's 2025. Why are XC courses still short? Why is XC on the roads?
"Heavy Rain" as in record breaking rain. https://www.westernslopenow.com/news/the-western-slope-is-dealing-with-a-lot-of-rain/
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) – Grand Junction experienced its wettest day in 50 years over the weekend, causing significant flooding in the Redlands area and prompting a disaster emergency declaration from Gov. Jared Polis.
The Tiara Rado Golf Course was among the hardest hit, receiving 2.5 inches of rain, which led to severe flooding and the closure of the course over the weekend. This unprecedented weather event affected much of Western Colorado, with significant rainfall recorded at the Grand Junction Regional Airport.
“For Western Colorado, at the lower elevations, getting over an inch of rain in a day or two inches in two days is a pretty big deal and it ranks high up there in the record,” said Russ Schumacher, a climatologist and professor of atmospheric science at Colorado State University.
Brayden Kelley, the intern golf professional at Tiara Rado Golf Course, explained that the course was shut down on Saturday and Sunday to allow it to dry out.
colorado00 wrote:
I believe this race is usually held on grass, but weather/flooding forced them to change the course.
They couldn't run on grass because of ... water?
Seems weak tbh.
Hey I think it’s great kids are running fast. Who cares about the time and exact distance, sounds like some quality competition.
his liberty bell time is just off parker Wolfe, he ran well in college.
3 mile road race though still fast but not a real record obviously
