Official 2009 LRC 5000m USA Men's 5k Rankings Thread: Lagat 1, Ritz 2, Tegenkamp 3

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14 years ago 01/01/2010 12:09pm EST

re: J.R.

This just proves my point again - emotional retards with no sense.

Ritz would definitely do better out of five 5k races in a row. He is 3rd in the world for the half marathon, and has much more endurance then Lagat, who has to jog most of even one 5k to have a chance to kick at the end of it. But when the pace is slow with 400 kick at the end, it's not really a 5k.

That is the backwards lazy T&FN ranking, so they can rank lazy U.S. runners and give them a chance. Now we have Ritz, who goes for it, and the same old lazy buggers have no appreciation of this. Oh wow, the pace was too fast - for you - he can't be that good.

14 years ago 01/01/2010 12:22pm EST

re: J.R.

J.R. wrote:
But when the pace is slow with 400 kick at the end, it's not really a 5k.

Did they cover less (or more) than 5,000 meters? If not, I'd say it really was a 5K.

You seem to be confused. This thread is not about who has the best ability to time trail over 5K. It's about who is the best 5,000m RACER*.

* This means RACER, NOT TIME TRIALIST.

Descending order lists only work for middle-of-the-pack people. Odds are a guy with a 15:15 pr in Connecticut is never going to race a 15:10 guy from Washington (unless they're still in high school), nor will they ever be in comparable races, so you're forced to rely on times. But a 13:15 guy from Connecticut will probably race a 13:10 guy from Washington, so screw pr's, it's about the RACE. Times are only used as a backup if no realistic race comparison exists or you're too dumb to think for yourself.

14 years ago 01/01/2010 12:31pm EST

re: J.R.

J.R. wrote:
This just proves my point again - emotional retards with no sense.
Ritz would definitely do better out of five 5k races in a row. He is 3rd in the world for the half marathon, and has much more endurance then Lagat, who has to jog most of even one 5k to have a chance to kick at the end of it. But when the pace is slow with 400 kick at the end, it's not really a 5k.
That is the backwards lazy T&FN ranking, so they can rank lazy U.S. runners and give them a chance. Now we have Ritz, who goes for it, and the same old lazy buggers have no appreciation of this. Oh wow, the pace was too fast - for you - he can't be that good.

On a board which contains many of the most illogical arguments seen in the running world you've managed to outdo most of them.

Congratulations on being one of the stupidest posters on this board.

14 years ago 01/04/2010 11:14am EST

re: fano

fano wrote:
Riley is with Saucony now? When did that happen, does this mean he isn't with Jerry anymore?

Not sure this is accurate. Crack reporting by letsrun. Where did this information come from?

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