Centro is a man.
Centro is a man.
The real reason is because centro reminds them of all the jocks/cool kids that bullied them and got the girls back in high school. This board is full of former nerds who found in running their own little world where they could feel like somebody important. To them running 15:xx made them an alpha male and actually got them some semblance of respect. However, people like centro, symmonds, ect remind them of the little cuckold losers that they really are.
kjgkuyg wrote:
Wrong terminolgy duddette wrote:It's a sport, a competition, if you aren't going after 1st place, you're not trying. To admit that your FOCUS is to be in it and give it your all... Then you probably wouldn't have been in the race...or any race, at all.
Do you run at all? And do you race?
Because if you do then you must be pretty good to be aiming or first every time.
That is a horrible argument. A regular joe hopping in a fun run 5k can say "my goal is just to finish."
A two time medalist who just made the final SHOULD say "I'm going to try and win."
Anybody who gets upset hearing a finalist say that has their own issues to deal with.
I've got to say, your comments about disliking Centro say way more about you than they do him. One of your reasons is that many on here say he works harder than anyone else (not something i've ever heard someone say btw). So you dislike the guy because of something a message board poster may have said?
You like Makhloufi partially because he elbowed his way to the front at London. Okay. Someone on the TTC thread (maybe it was you) called Centro a prick for an elbow he supposedly threw in the race this weekend. I didn't even see any contact but if there was, who cares. It's in every race.
I am really starting to believe what others have said- someone like Centro who is atypical for distance running- cool, gets the girl, has medaled, etc,- is going to be hated by the nerdy dweebs who only ran because they couldn't catch a basketball.
It wasn't me on the ttc thread.
Btw I'm not some distance running nerd. I was a basketball player. I started running in my mid 30s. I like Makhloufi because he's ridiculous. You Centro nutriders are comical. I dunno what "girl" Centro has and I don't care.
JAKIR wrote:
I dunno what "girl" Centro has and I don't care.
lol u don't say?
You Know Me wrote:
That is a horrible argument. A regular joe hopping in a fun run 5k can say "my goal is just to finish."
A two time medalist who just made the final SHOULD say "I'm going to try and win."
Anybody who gets upset hearing a finalist say that has their own issues to deal with.
He didn't say he was referring to a professional athlete, OK?
Learn to read.
Centro ran pretty hard to maintain his position form 800 to 1100. Couldn't hold focus or accelerate from 1200.
He's not run a 3rd lap like that in worlds before, but he'd need a 3rd lap like that to win gold.
He was in good position with 400 to go. If he can get stronger and be in the same position with a lap to go over the next 2 years, more medals could come his way.
Yoshitoshi wrote:
ttc wrote:Centro is capable of reacting off a change of pace in the last 400m. Watch his :51 finish (below) in his 2011 Bronze race, while finishing fastest. Off form a little in the 2015 race- but doesn't mean he can't.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=78867EaVpKkHe WAS capable of finishing in 51, but he's not now. As more time passes since his college days, the less sharp he becomes.
This is a common problem. Many athletes NEED the frequent racing they get in college to remain sharp. Their bodies miss the week-in, week-out competition. Andrew Wheating is another example. Neither will be as sharp as they oncer were, at least as long as they compete as infrequently as they do. The probably both benefited from college x-country, too.
Come to think of it, even Coe ran x-country before his breakout '79 season.
Yoshitoshi- I definitely agree with your college assessment, on how much it helps.
http://registerguard.com/rg/sports/trackandfield/33452843-84/exhausted-centrowitz-misses-repeat-medal.html.csp
I just watched the race last night. The kid gets a pass on this one. He ran a great race for 1200 meters and just did not have the next gear. Always seems like he gets himself in the perfect position. Savvy racer beyond his years. Not his day.
Agree with the other posters here that the race was stacked and obviously no one was taking down Kiprop.
Curious: why isn't the thread entitled. "Manzano, what happened?' Isn't he the most recent US medalist in big world meets?
Ca$hclay wrote:
The kid gets a pass on this one. He ran a great race for 1200 meters[quote]
How does he get a pass? It wasn't the 1,200m final.
Ca$hclay wrote:
Curious: why isn't the thread entitled. "Manzano, what happened?' Isn't he the most recent US medalist in big world meets?
Maybe because Centro won the trials in a dominant way? Maybe because "bang bang" Centro said he was aiming for gold?
As he said after the race, he was tired. As was Willis. The lack of a rest day between the heats and semis affected them in the final. At past WCs there was an off day after the heats and semis. At this WC, only after the semis.
kjgkuyg wrote:
Maybe because Centro won the trials in a dominant way? Maybe because "bang bang" Centro said he was aiming for gold?
Maybe because the midget guido is a cheating punkassbitch doper.
Finally got around to watching post-race interviews from worlds. Wanted to add that, to his credit, Centro made no excuses or apologies for 8th place. Basically admitted that he was outclassed by the field and repeatedly asserted that he did the best he could on that day. My impression is that his cockiness is exaggerated by people who don't like him for other reasons. Not my favorite runner, but I'm sure he's perfectly likeable in real life and probably doesn't deserve the "guido punkassbitch" jokes.