Solinsky easily wins 3K at University of Washington

I hope he has the patience to keep improving from this. Based on how he got hurt in the first place, I kind of wonder if he does. I don't envy his position.

I think he did this race just to get a win under his belt and remember how to race. My buddy, who runs for Portland, told me that Chris was gonna try to hit 8:05. And look what he ran.

Bubbadeeboo wrote:

Moron?

It's been 17 months since his surgery. After his surgey he had interviews where he said he was focused on 'doing everything right' to be ready for London. If he's still afraid to run hard at this point, and he's only back to a collegiate level, there's not too much hope for him... Unless he's 'coming back' from another injury...

You have no idea how serious his injury was do you? It very easily could have been a career-ender. If he doesn't come back slowly, it very well might have been.

Moron

u r the moron

Option no. 2 wrote:

We get it. You went out for dinner with those guys. Great. Stop trying to subtly boast about it by recounting non-eventful stories that happened. Either tell us about a cool or insightful thing from the meal or don't bring it up at all. You must be very insecure.

Any need to be rude like this?

I think it is a good sign. No need to go all out. Just race and chip away at times.

Rojo,

The fact that you are going to dinner with his teammates and being chummy with them is precisely why you have certain obvious biases towards certain runners and why it is ok on this site to be suspicious of drugs with one group but not others.

I had a feeling this was going on and your post confirms it. It perfectly explains why you and wejo were mean to Webb, why you made up the rivalry between Solinsky and Rupp (while making Rupp out to be the villain) and so on.

Keep the distance from the runners to maintain your objectivity.

Blackballed wrote:

Rojo,

The fact that you are going to dinner with his teammates and being chummy with them is precisely why you have certain obvious biases towards certain runners and why it is ok on this site to be suspicious of drugs with one group but not others.

I had a feeling this was going on and your post confirms it. It perfectly explains why you and wejo were mean to Webb, why you made up the rivalry between Solinsky and Rupp (while making Rupp out to be the villain) and so on.

Keep the distance from the runners to maintain your objectivity.

Yes, a guy who covers professional running clearly can't have contact with runners because that might, you know bias him. Just like someone who covers politics can't talk to politicians because that might, you know, change how they cover politics.

Man, you got me... 9/10.

Blackballed wrote:

Rojo,

The fact that you are going to dinner with his teammates and being chummy with them is precisely why you have certain obvious biases towards certain runners and why it is ok on this site to be suspicious of drugs with one group but not others.

I had a feeling this was going on and your post confirms it. It perfectly explains why you and wejo were mean to Webb, why you made up the rivalry between Solinsky and Rupp (while making Rupp out to be the villain) and so on.

Keep the distance from the runners to maintain your objectivity.

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha

This is the result from the USATF Indoor 3000m today (Lagat didn't declare for the event):

Place Athlete Name Affiliation Time

1 Will Leer Nike 8:07.84

2 Benjamin Bruce adidas 8:16.69

3 Tommy Schmitz Unattached 8:30.92

4 Cole Atkins ZAP Fitness Reebok 8:35.78

You have to factor in the altitude, but Sol wasn't pushed at UW. He could have wan a National Title today.

coach d wrote:

This is the result from the USATF Indoor 3000m today (Lagat didn't declare for the event):

You have to factor in the altitude, but Sol wasn't pushed at UW. He could have wan a National Title today.

No way, Leer went through 3000 in 7:50 at Millrose. He's in much better shape than Solinsky.

rojo wrote:

For the moron #2 poster who says he couldnt pace his teammates, that's not the point. He might be able to run 10 seconds faster and pace them but why kill yourself and really tax your body when you are coming back from injury?

This post should be reported and the poster banned for calling poster #2 a moron.

Rock on Mr. Solinsky, and keep an eye on that hamstring.

SOLINSKY...CHRIS SOLINSKY IS...TAKING OFF!!

LOOK HOW SMOOTH CHRIS SOLINSKY LOOKS RIGHT NOW WITH 800 METERS LEFT...

LOOK AT THIS...CHRIS SOLINSKY...DID ANYONE EVEN PREDICT HE WOULD GO FOR A RECORD LIKE THIS???

...LOOK AT THIS!

CHRIS SOLINSKY IS GONNA HAVE THE AMERICAN RECORD. GALEN RUPP IS AT THE 300 METER MARK.

THERE IS NO QUESTION WHO'S GONNA WIN THIS RACE!

A NEW AMERICAN RECORD FOR CHRIS SOLINSKY IN WHAT WE THINK TO BE HIS 10K DEBUTE!

55...HE MIGHT BREAK 27 MINUTES!!!

56...

57...COME ON CHRIS

58...

OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHRIS SOLINSKY! 26:59!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

crazy raisin wrote:

Encouraging result, I always figure a 3k is about twice a mile time, and a 4:03 would be a fine off-season run for him right now.

Just for the record, works perfect for me, 4:18 & 8:36.

Ko man didn't run many mile races. Those formulas don't usually work with 'outliers' either.

MILES DUNBAR - YEAH YEAH YEAH get some!