My first "race" will be the Falmouth Road Race. Very excited to put the OTC singlet on again for 1st time in 13 months. #stepalongtheway.
My first "race" will be the Falmouth Road Race. Very excited to put the OTC singlet on again for 1st time in 13 months. #stepalongtheway.
Nice...he has done the Falmouth mile before.
Thanks for starting the thread. I say that because this morning when I got into the office, one of my first duties is to check the LetsRun.com inbox. It has an email with the Falmouth Press Release on this year's field.
I hadn't read it until I saw your post as it was entitled: "Elite Field Release: New Balance Falmouth Road Race." With the Olympics and all, it just wasn't up on the priority list.
If it had said, "Chris Solinsky to begin comeback in Falmouth" I would have read it before I even looked at letsrun.com itself.
I guess the people putting out the release don't get the Chris Solinsky is by a factor of 50 more popular than the defending champ, Lucas Rotich, in this country.
The sport definitely has a marketing problem. The masters and wheelchair races are promoted almost as equally as the main race itself. Imagine if the NBA promoted the wheelchair game at half-time almost as much as the game itself.
Press release appears below:
LetsRun.com wrote:
If it had said, "Chris Solinsky to begin comeback in Falmouth" I would have read it before I even looked at letsrun.com itself.
I guess the people putting out the release don't get the Chris Solinsky is by a factor of 50 more popular than the defending champ, Lucas Rotich, in this country.
The sport definitely has a marketing problem. The masters and wheelchair races are promoted almost as equally as the main race itself. Imagine if the NBA promoted the wheelchair game at half-time almost as much as the game itself.
Yep. Of course I'm a running nerd, but if I was in the area I'd sign up just to see Solinsky run.
Also doing New Haven, I hear.
Haha, his tweet today:
@ChrisSolinsky To those w/ a problem w/ my "race" and glorified tempo run remarks I assure you I will be running my hardest, just won't be up to snuff yet
23 minutes ago
Anybody else think it strange that Solinsky is running a 7-mile road race, but couldn't give it a go at the Olympic Trials?
Sounds strange.
He did not have the standard and was not ready to race at the trials. Even now he says he is not all the way back to where he was.
The Quenton Cassidamius wrote:
He did not have the standard and was not ready to race at the trials. Even now he says he is not all the way back to where he was.
Wrong! He would easily have pulled a miracle race out of his ass and defied the laws of our universe. He's a pansy for not trying. You need to watch more Disney movies!
not to mention that they haven't released the Mile field yet. lame. hurry up guys, it's less than 2 weeks away, get onthe ball please.
what do you think wrote:
Anybody else think it strange that Solinsky is running a 7-mile road race, but couldn't give it a go at the Olympic Trials?
Sounds strange.
I hate to say this because I'm a Solinsky fan, but I think it'll be clearer why he couldn't "give it a go" at the Trials when we see him not do all that well here, even after the extra training weeks.
He said it was 'my first "race"'. Seems to imply he doesn't feel ready to really compete at a high level. And let's be real: even if he is in very good Falmouth Road Race shape and can win it (I would guess he isn't, and he can't), that doesn't mean he could've run a 10000 that would be competitive with the guys we do have going to the Olympics.
Actually, I wrote that before looking at his other tweets. Read this. Emphasis mine.
"First race coming up in less than 2 weeks it'll be more of a glorified tempo run as I will not be ready to fully compete, but can't wait!!"
Don't bury the lede wrote:
Yep. Of course I'm a running nerd, but if I was in the area I'd sign up just to see Solinsky run.
Registration has been sold out for a few months. Which makes me wonder how Solinsky was able to get in...? It specifically says on the site "REGISTRATION FOR THE 2012 NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE IS CLOSED!!"
I remember another time he said something similar
http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?board=1&id=3524013&thread=3506573
"I will be doing my first 10K, should be a nice glorified tempo run that will be great hard effort for my 5k's coming up."
Uptightcowboy wrote:
Also doing New Haven, I hear.
What big race is coming up in New Haven? I am moving there in 10 days and don't really know the lay of the land yet.
lightsandsounds wrote:
Don't bury the lede wrote:Yep. Of course I'm a running nerd, but if I was in the area I'd sign up just to see Solinsky run.
Elites like solinsky don't need to register
Registration has been sold out for a few months. Which makes me wonder how Solinsky was able to get in...? It specifically says on the site "REGISTRATION FOR THE 2012 NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE IS CLOSED!!"
Elites like solinsky dont need to register...that's for the commoners
lightsandsounds wrote:
Don't bury the lede wrote:Yep. Of course I'm a running nerd, but if I was in the area I'd sign up just to see Solinsky run.
Elites like solinsky don't need to register
Registration has been sold out for a few months. Which makes me wonder how Solinsky was able to get in...? It specifically says on the site "REGISTRATION FOR THE 2012 NEW BALANCE FALMOUTH ROAD RACE IS CLOSED!!"
Elites like solinsky dont need to register...that's for the commoners
Just saying, before the 2010 payton jordan 10,000 he called it a "glorified tempo run" for him too. Not that he's in that kind of shape right now, but he will be ready for an all-out race.
med school professor wrote:
Uptightcowboy wrote:Also doing New Haven, I hear.
What big race is coming up in New Haven? I am moving there in 10 days and don't really know the lay of the land yet.
Probably the New Haven 20K on Labor Day, great race if you can do it.
is Solinsky a noble man? I thought nobility only existed in GB??
rupple stiltskin wrote:
Just saying, before the 2010 payton jordan 10,000 he called it a "glorified tempo run" for him too. Not that he's in that kind of shape right now, but he will be ready for an all-out race.
Coming back off a major injury will be different though (hopefully). I don't really see him going through a great effort to win his first race back. I would rather see him play it safe and test the hamstring in race conditions. I hope he is thinking about his future health and doesn't rush to get back to his former self.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Red Bull (who sponsors Mondo) calls Mondo the pole vaulting Usain Bolt. Is that a fair comparison?