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If Heath doesn't take it, winner runs no faster than 3:57. If Merber wants to really "host", he should commit to getting the field through 1200 at 2:54.
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Great race idea! I love that you're allowing spectators onto the track itself.
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12 hours until the gun! For a Long Islander, this sure beats flying to Eugene to watch a track meet. Will be great for the young'uns to see a little 'rock star' aspect to their sport. Their few opportunities up till now may have included a dead Madison Square Garden when the Millrose Games were held there or maybe a meet on Randalls Island where if it wasn't for some raucous Jamaicans, that place would be a graveyard also. Or perhaps they've never been to a track meet and all they have to compare is their H.S. X-C races where only some parents & the bus driver spectate. Am amped!!
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great event great fan support everyone had fun
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It sucked that I wasn't back on LI to see this but it was a great meet. A lot of respect to Merb for following Murray from the gun and not making it a typical sit and kick. Made me proud to be an alum from S11.
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voice of clarity wrote:
If Heath doesn't take it, winner runs no faster than 3:57. If Merber wants to really "host", he should commit to getting the field through 1200 at 2:54.
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indahknow wrote:
results
http://hoka-one-one-long-island-mile.runnerspace.com/eprofile.php?do=info&event_id=11220
Thanks. That link has all of the results. Here are the elite results.
Event 10 Men 1 Mile Run
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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Finals
1 Torrence, David Hoka One One 3:53.91
2 Heath, Garrett Brooks 3:54.51
3 Merber, Kyle Hoka One One 3:58.38
4 Soratos, Cristian Adidas 3:58.70
5 Masters, Riley Brooks 3:59.64
6 Palmer, Ford Hoka One One 3:59.67
7 Bolas, Jack Nj/Ny 3:59.91
8 Hudgins, Brandon Loaded Acarchy R 4:00.39
9 Winn, Daniel Unattached 4:00.84
10 Phillips, Duncan Unattached 4:01.10
-- Murray, Declan Nj/Ny DNF
-- Callahan, Peter Unattached DNF
Event 11 Women 1 Mile Run
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Name Year Team Seed Finals Points
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1 Eccleston, Amanda Brooks 4:29.99
2 Gallagher, Kerri Oiselle/NYAC 4:30.24
3 Kampf, Heather Asics 4:30.37
4 Moser, Treniere Nike 4:33.43
5 Wilson, Heather Hoka One One 4:33.86
6 Nagel, Laura Unattached 4:38.87
7 Waite, Lennie Adidas 4:39.66
8 Browning, Charlotte Hoka One One 4:45.60
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Just got home, what a great meet! Being on the track made it so cool to be up close with the pros. Plus, after the races, all of the pros were walking around, taking pictures with people, and signing autographs. I got pictures with Kerri Gallagher and Kyle Merber and an autograph from Kerri!! Everyone was so friendly and enthusiastic. I wish there were meets like this regularly. Speaking as a high school kid here, a job well done Kyle! I look forward to next year; if you do another meet I will somehow get back from my college to attend.
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Above poster captured it. There were tons of H.S. kids there (and younger). Electric atmosphere. Merber & friends pulled it off. Lived up to the hype.
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Oh god we have high school kids posting on here
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sdfdfgfdgdfgdfgdgd wrote:
Oh god we have high school kids posting on here
Only highschool kids and old people post here. You knew that.
I liked that it was a faster race, a great result for David Torrence, not bad for Heath.
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Deer Kyle Merber:
You are officially my new favorite US elite. Keep up the great work! -
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Deer Kyle Merber:
You are officially my new favorite US elite. Keep up the great work!
Shush! People will start calling you a lunatic merber fanboy. You have been warned. -
Why would anyone watch a mile when you can watch a half marathon? Rumour has it the almighty Craig Lutz is putting together a half marathon on a track for next April. #LutzGrind
Seriously his is an awesome idea, I wasn't able to attend, but I'm pleased to hear so many people had a great time and some fast times were run ( ran? ) ! -
Nice event, Kyle!
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Craig Lutz Fan wrote:
Why would anyone watch a mile when you can watch a half marathon? Rumour has it the almighty Craig Lutz is putting together a half marathon on a track for next April. #LutzGrind
Seriously his is an awesome idea, I wasn't able to attend, but I'm pleased to hear so many people had a great time and some fast times were run ( ran? ) !
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emtfxc wrote:
I got pictures with Kerri Gallagher and Kyle Merber and an autograph from Kerri!!
You probably made Kerri's day too. I doubt she's signed many autographs before. (Though if she keeps it up, she'll be signing a lot more!) -
truth2022 wrote:
Not Cool Bro wrote:
grammar Poooolice wrote:
KyleMerber wrote:
Deer Letsrun--Last year was my first summer as a professional, and I noticed there was a bit of a gap in the domestic racing circuit leading into 5th Avenue. The idea in creating this meet was basically to give athletes a chance to hop on the track one more time for a fast mile before the season ended. Since everyone was heading to NY anyway, and Long Island has an incredible running community, I thought this was a great opportunity to follow in the footsteps of Nick Willis and put on a race of my own.
It's the first year of the event, but the fields really came together and I think it's going to be something special. If you are in the area, it'd be awesome if you came out to St Anthony's High School to support the event. The elites will start at 8:30pm, and you'll be able to stand in the outside lanes and cheer us on. A huge motivation for this event is to reach the younger runners in a grassroots environment. If you have kids, or coach a high school team, I'd really appreciate it if they got a chance to see the race. And if anyone is interested in running, sign up is on LongIslandMile.com. If you aren't local, the race will be streamed live for free on RunnerSpace.com as well.
Hopefully we get a good crowd out and the race runs fast! In addition to some good rabbits, we are having a race leader bonus at 1309m in hopes that the kicks start early. Figure it's a fun variable to try out.
Here are the fields:
Men:
Kyle Merber-3:34/3:54
Riley Masters-3:36/3:56
Garrett Heath-3:34/3:53
Cristian Soratos-3:39/3:55
Duncan Phillips-3:39/3:56
Ford Palmer-3:36/3:56
Jack Bolas-3:35/3:57
Peter Callahan-3:37/3:58
David Torrence-3:33/3:52
Daniel Winn-3:37/3:57
Brandon Hudgins-3:42/3:59
Rabbit-Declan Murray
Women:
Kerri Gallagher-4:03/34:34
Heather Wilson-4:07/4:29
Amanda Eccleston-4:08/4:29
Charlotte Browning-4:09/4:31
Laura Nagel-4:20/4:36
Treniere Moser-4:02/4:27
Heather Kampf-4:04/4:30
Lennie Waite-4:15/4:35
Rabbit-Rachel Schneider
If you want to spread the word...that'd be cool too!
Kyle
Dear*
No, he meant "Deer". Very popular and well known inside joke on LetsRun. You can be excused for not knowing the joke, but not for being a grammar dick.
Your welcome.
^^ What this guy said. Get with the program dude, maybe we'll have to put together a power point presentation for you so that you understand the inside jokes on Letsrun.
A power point presentation would help a lot. I'm being serious. I don't know all the inside jokes... -
I was at the event last night which I agree was great. One of the highlights for me was hearing some people amazed at how fast the elites were doing strides and how fluid they run. I think this was one of the goals of the night for Merber and the people who put this together - expose a population who had never seen it before to elite running. People like those mentioned above surely have heard about sub 4 miles, but how many had ever seen one in person and seeing somebody run sub 4 in person you realize just how fast it is and what great athletes these guy are.
I really hope this event comes back again next year.
Would be interesting in a day or 2 to hear what Merber thinks could be improved
