Official 2013 Saturday Pre Classic Thread

The big makh daddy looked like shit today.

they always told me in high school, "run THROUGH the line, do not stop unti you are PAST the post." now i know why

351.78 gets you 10th in the bowerman mile

think how far back webb would be

Did Leo Manzano step off the track with less than 100 meters to go? Official results show DNF but when Kiplagat and Kiprop were finishing, I saw Leo still running with about 75-80 meters to go.

On TV, he went through in 49.38. That is not going out in 50. Scherer is good but he was off his game today.

Don't Blame Scherer wrote:

crazy raisin wrote:

LOL, apparently no one notified the 800 pacer that Rudisha isn't running...

Don't Blame Scherer. He was hired to go out in 50 and that's what he hit. Others have gone out that fast in the past. Everyone else was just slow like in a number of the other events today.

I didn't even realize Leo was in the race.

Link to results?

F5 wrote:

Did Leo Manzano step off the track with less than 100 meters to go? Official results show DNF but when Kiplagat and Kiprop were finishing, I saw Leo still running with about 75-80 meters to go.

fgfg wrote:

351.78 gets you 10th in the bowerman mile

think how far back webb would be

Why do you take shots like this? Webb's 2X world top 10, multiple US champ & multiple record-holder.

Are you going to take shots at Rupp or Cain at the end of their careers?

[quote]RU486 wrote:

Link to results?

http://www.diamondleague-eugene.com/Live-StartlistsResults/Overview/Bowerman-Mile/

Looks like Manzano is going sponsorless at least until US champs. If he doesn't win there, he might go longer

Big Makh Daddy hung out in the back too long. Realized he had no room to move up with 400 to go and just phoned it in. He will be ready to roll come Worlds.

ttc wrote:

fgfg wrote:

351.78 gets you 10th in the bowerman mile

think how far back webb would be

Why do you take shots like this? Webb's 2X world top 10, multiple US champ & multiple record-holder.

Are you going to take shots at Rupp or Cain at the end of their careers?

And don't claim you weren't taking a shot at him, or to not be sensitive. **You** made the post & I'm calling you on it.

crazy raisin wrote:

Symmonds over Solomon though, apparently Duane tried to sit back this time, and times were slower across the board as a result.

Gotta give Solomon props for varying his strategies and working on different race tactics.

these guys have cycled off. makhlhoufi dominated every round in the Olympics, then blew everybody away in the final despite not conserving any energy, and despite being \'injured.\' obviously the improved testing this year is really giving a lot of athletes second thoughts

1 KIPRUTO Conselsus KEN 8:03.59 MR

2 KOECH Paul Kipsiele KEN 8:05.86

3 MEKHISSI BENABBAD Mahiedine FRA 8:06.60

KEMBOI Ezekiel KEN DQ

TJ wrote:

On TV, he went through in 49.38. That is not going out in 50. Scherer is good but he was off his game today.

Don't Blame Scherer wrote:

Don't Blame Scherer. He was hired to go out in 50 and that's what he hit. Others have gone out that fast in the past. Everyone else was just slow like in a number of the other events today.

He was told to go out in under 50. 49.38 is perfect because the person you're pacing will be roughly .3-.5 seconds behind you. Scherer did fine, no one followed.

Indeed. Feels good to see the olympic gold medalist running as slow as webb did in High school. Kinda puts a huge red flag next to your name that says 'YEAH I WAS CHEATING BIG TIME IN LONDON"

foolish wrote:

these guys have cycled off. makhlhoufi dominated every round in the Olympics, then blew everybody away in the final despite not conserving any energy, and despite being 'injured.' obviously the improved testing this year is really giving a lot of athletes second thoughts

Taoufik Makhloufi was up down into 11th in 3:52.94 in the mile but don't be surprised if he turns up like a rocket in Moscow....first race in season .

DaveW wrote:

Lagat, Ritz, Teg, Sol, Webb and Hall are at the end of their careers. Rupp will continue to be a success for several years. Derrick and Jager seem to be the next great talents.

There is a lot of HS talent emerging. Let's hope they are well coached.

Can't say that about Ritz, he looked really good out there today, he seems to have a lot left on the track, let alone the marathon.

Its still Solinksy's first few races the first time back, he hasn't done any really fast work so he didn't run a great 15. I think he'll return.