Elites who used to post here

Look at the old statman curuthers (sp?) threads if you can find them. I can tell you at least a few really great caches and athletes no longer post about running here. They come for the occasional live stream thread or other nugget of goodness, and then get sucked into stupid arguments when they make the mistake of clicking on a non running thread. (It's like cleavage; just can't help but look). They then post anonymously about that thread but never about running topics. So instead of having Olympians and their coaches posting about training and racing, we post about gun control. Welcome to to the Brojos Nirvana.

Not a teacher wrote:

So instead of having Olympians and their coaches posting about training and racing, we post about gun control.

I have it on good authority that Mo Farah has started about 80% of the gun control threads. Nick Symmonds is particularly fond of "guess my 5k" threads and has started over two dozen (all suggesting 15+ times).

Bob Hodge used to post here. Patti Catalano has posted here. Malmo posts here (he's the former 3000-meter steeplechase American record holder, and a 1:01 half-marathoner, and 2:12 marathoner).

A multiple age-group world record holder (age-graded out to super-elite) posts here on occasion. Can you guess who I'm referring to?

I remember Shayne Culpepper came on here once to blast people who were somehow critical of her after she won a world indoor bronze medal. I can't even remember the basis for her criticism (not that people on here ever need one) but she gave better than she got.

Read the Paula Radcliffe thread and you will see why hardly any elites post here now - because ignorant and anonymous posters will abuse them for stupid or imaginary things. Most elites wouldn't see the point in subjecting themselves to that.

On LRC there seem to be 2 alternatives: if you don't absolutely dominate a race, then you suck, or if you do dominate a race it must be because you are a doper. That gets old fast.

The Super wrote:

Bob Hodge used to post here. Patti Catalano has posted here. Malmo posts here (he's the former 3000-meter steeplechase American record holder, and a 1:01 half-marathoner, and 2:12 marathoner).

The drug cheat is being his typical hypocritical self...deleting any reference to his admitted drug use, but letting all other drug accusations remain as posted.

Peter Gilmore

Dave Wottle

Bob Schul

Jonny Gray

Just off the top of my head.

800 (1:41.11, 1:42.60)

1:44.65 Kaburu

1:45.08 Derrick Peterson

1:45.39 burley

1:45.54 Nick Willis

1:45.96 1996 Olympian Paul McMullen

1:46.44 Mstahr

1:46.50 Jim Spivey

1:46.66 Kaitainen

1:47.06 Kevin Sullivan

1:47.07 exsub4

1:47.33 Sica

1:47.41 Consiglio

1:47.6 wheelman

1:47.62 runrinaldirun

1:47.77 LouieQ (1:46.3r)

1:47.7 parkeave

1:47.80 Jhuffman

1:47.89 Tmoney

1:47.97 Gbizzle

1:48.00 Glen

1:48.01 NightTrainX

1:48.01 Lazy Llama

1:48.06 V

1:48.1r Tidbits

1:48.15 GPRunner

1:48.39 Hilly

1:48.78 DeRo

1:48.79 Northwest Master

1:48.8 Disregard the obvious

1:48.89 Mack

1:48.90 me and my watch

1:48.92 dick

1:49.01 dils

1:49.53 good show gents

1:49.6 runnnnnnnnnin

1:49.76 toro

1:49.84 Scott Anderson

1:49.87 jackass

1:49 tosser

1500 (3:26.00, 3:29.30)

3:31.01 Jim Spivey

3:31.71 (NR) Kevin Sullivan

3:32.17 (NR) Nick Willis

3:33.89 1996 Olympian Paul McMullen

3:35.03 no caps

3:35.82 Consiglio

3:36.24 the doc

3:37.06 jackass

3:37.2 dick

3:37.34 Mstahr

3:38.05 Glen

3:38.1 KnutK

3:38.2 parkeave

3:38.35 britboy

3:38.43 Tim Broe

3:38.44 exsub4

3:38.53 good show gents

3:38.70 Scott Anderson

3:38.78 Mark Scrutton

3:38.8 wheelman

3:38.84 Marius

3:39.12 Jhuffman

3:39.23 john trautmann

3:39.41 Steve Ave

3:39.62 Jimmy Igohe

3:39.71 dils

3:39.85 SportHill fact

3:39.94 NightTrainX

3:39.94 nz1

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1 mile (3:43.13, 3:47.69) * denotes 1600 converted 1.6

3:49.80 Jim Spivey

3:50.26 (NR) Kevin Sullivan

3:52.75 Nick Willis

3:53.26 dick

3:53.36 no caps

3:53.82 Gary Staines

3:54.3 the doc

3:54.94 1996 Olympian Paul McMullen

3:55.50 britboy

3:56.2(NR) KnutK

3:56.41 SportHill fact

3:56.5 parkeave

3:56.9 exsub4

3:57.25 Mstahr

3:57.49 Nick Rose

3:57.7 Consiglio

3:57.71 jackass

3:57.83 one percent

3:58.23 john trautmann

3:58.57 Hilly

3:58.6 Paul Williams

3:58.81 Torpey Fan

3:58.81i Tim Broe

3:58.9 Bob Schul

3:58.91 good show gents

3:58.95 Mark Scrutton

3:59.0i CjF2753

3:59.06 Jimmy Igohe

3:59.1i Meyer

3:59.14 dils

3:59.16 Glen

3:59.2 wheelman

3:59.2 Henry Rono

3:59.27 Suarez

3:59.4 Mack

3:59.7 Jon Wild

3:59.8 Scott Anderson

3:59.81i Jhuffman

3:59.8 V

3000m (7:20.67, 7:30.84)

7:32.10 (WR) Henry Rono

7:37.04 Jim Spivey

7:38.04 the doc

7:39.23i(AR) Tim Broe

7:40.40 Nick Rose

7:40.47(NR) Marius

7:41.60 Ryan Wilson

7:41.79 Gary Staines

7:42.4(NR) KnutK

7:42.92 john trautmann

7:43.78 no caps

7:43.89 Kevin Sullivan

7:44.90 Nick Willis

7:46.22 Paul Williams

7:46.39 Born to be a bum

7:47.18 CjF2753

7:48.82 SportHill fact

7:49.46 nz1

7:49.56 one percent

7:49.80 jones'y

7:50.38 Mark Scrutton

7:50.41 Scharsu

7:50 parkeave

7:51.74i Britboy

7:52.5i dick

7:52.63i Robert Gary

7:53.10i Jon Wild

7:54.0 malmo

7:54 Meyer

7:56.01 McM

7:56.29 Peter Julian

7:56.75 emack

7:57.16 Live it

7:57.88i Torpey Fan

7:57.92 Cabada

7:57 webfoot

7:58.00 GerrytheJogger

7:58.02 tenement on wheels

7:58.15 BU Grad

7:58.73 Ryan Shay

7:58.85 LouieQ

3000m steeplechase (7:53.63, 8:08.82)

8:05.4(WR) Henry Rono

8:14.26 the doc

8:14.82 Tim Broe

8:19.26 Robert Gary

8:20.66 isaiah

8:21.72 malmo

8:22.16 Chorny

8:22.90 Hinderloppet

8:25.2(NR) KnutK

8:26.10 McM

8:26.90 Torpey Fan

8:27.21 Tony Staynings

8:27.49 Suarez

8:28.34 Meyer

8:30.17 Santiago

8:32.00 jones'y

8:35.8 Paul Williams

8:37.61 one percent

8:38.4 KC Track

8:39.6 Dvorak

5000 (12:37.35, 12:58.21)

13:06.20(WR) Henry Rono

13:06.39(NR) Marius

13:11.77 Tim Broe

13:14.28 Gary Staines

13:15.86 Jim Spivey

13:18.6 jones'y

13:18.91 Nick Rose

13:19.60 Ryan Wilson

13:19.73 SportHill fact

13:20.15 nz1

13:20.19 john trautmann

13:20.5* "(12:53.0 3 mile) GerrytheJogger "

13:20.54(NR) KnutK

13:21.6 CjF2753

13:22.68 Paul Williams

13:23.72 Torpey Fan

13:26.19 Born to be a bum

13:27.05 the doc

13:28.24 no caps

13:28.41 Hinderloppet

13:32.15 dick

13:32.20 Mark Scrutton

13:33.02 Peter Julian

13:33.32 Patti's Hubby

13.34.0 Scharsu

13:34.92 Cabada

13:35.08 Ryan Shay

13:35.44i Meyer

13:37.63 hubbard

13:38.0(AR) Bob Schul

13:38.3i Tony Staynings

13:38.6 Fry

13:38.7 Lehm

13:38.73 one percent

10,000m (26:17.53, 27:13.98)

27:22.47(WR) Henry Rono

27:31.19 Nick Rose

27:39.14 jones'y

27:41.26(NR) KnutK

27:42.17 nz1

27:47.16 Born to be a bum

27:48.73 Gary Staines

27:50.19 Paul Williams

27:53.0 CjF2753

27:53.1 Meyer

27:55.23 SportHill fact

28:02.44 Hinderloppet

28:04.40 billrodgers

28:05.42 Peter Julian

28:05.75 Patti's Hubby

28:06.58 Wejo

28:09.7* (27:11.6 6 miles) GerrytheJogger

28:18.81 Ryan Shay

28:19.07 Torpey Fan

28:20.0 Bo Reed

28:22.53 Tony Staynings

28:23.04 Mark Scrutton

28:23.32 lemoo

28:24.6 Hodgie-san

28:25.62 Cabada

28:26.36 Marius

28:27.0 Gary Tuttle

28:26.9 Lehm

28:30 Squid

Marathon (2:04:55, 2:05:37)

2:07:13(NR) jones'y

2:09:00 Meyer

2:09:27 billrodgers

2:09:58 Benji Durden

2:10:40 Elias Chebet

2:10:47 Sell

2:10:59 Hodgie-san

2:11:09 Spiney Norman

2:11:25 Gary Staines

2:11:54 Steve Hoag

2:12:05 TFFlyer

2:12:23 malmo

2:12:27 Cabada

2:12:35 Trent

2:12:42 emack

2:12:45 Peter Gilmore

2:13:05 Torpey Fan

2:13:24 Brad Hudson

2:13:43 CjF2753

2:13:55 lemoo

2:13:59 Paul Williams

2:14:08 Ryan Shay

2:14:41 BU Grad

2:15:11 KnutK

2:15:15 Gary Tuttle

2:15:24 jimh

2:15:33 nz1

2:15:54 Peter Julian

2:16:00 Teddy Mithchell

2:16:09 chgray

2:16:27 Lehm

2:16:48 Joseph Aloysius McV.

2:18:06 Joe Rubio

2:18:10 Wejo

2:18:13 nippon marathon

2:18:14 Live it

2:18:23 Californian

2:18:27 MAYEROFF

2:18:41 2:18

2:18:42 Squid

2:18:47 nuge

2:18:54 oldguy

2:19:11 Rbyrne

2:19:30 mf

2:19:31 Fry

2:19:47 knightman

Henry Rono

Gerry Lindgren

Steve Hoag

wejo

Joe LeMay and Ruth Wysocki used to chime in.

Ed Whitlock.

HE is a true champion of both athletic endeavour, and of character...

...and he's a letsrun poster.

Thanks for all the informative responses. Since I've only been here since maybe 2008, I'm not entirely familiar with what the boards looked like in the early days. Was the ratio of running: non-running threads significantly different way back? Was it a less, um, hostile place?

Thanks! Benji Durden! Now there's a name I haven't heard in a while...

I've seen Hendrik Ramaala and Isaac Macharia post here, but not in the last few years.

Who is Meyer?

Greg Meyer won Boston 1983.