Is tiresome and ignorant. Go away.
Is tiresome and ignorant. Go away.
Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?
The haters will find another reason to hate won't they?
It's not just the internet, it was always this way. The first man to run sub 4 for the mile got the same treatment more than 60 years ago. All successful people do. it's something they have to expect and learn to deal with.
Jed Clampett wrote:
I liked what the Tinman said about how he is training Drew Hunter except for one thing. He mentioned even more CC races Drew was going to run!
"There is one thing wrong with American track & field and that is that Americans run too many damn races."
Joe Newton, York High School, Elmhurst, IL
Why are kids running races all year long? That seems like a huge mistake to me. They need to build their base up so they can work on speed in the spring. Why do people think that should be changed? Do they do that in Kenya and Ethiopia?
It's also the story of the goose with the golden egg. Hey, why should I wait for that goose to roll out only one egg per day. I could just reach inside and have all of those eggs now! Sorry, it will never work that way.
Hunter also needs rest and recovery, unless he's not human.
re: "There is one thing wrong with American track & field and that is that Americans run too many damn races."
Joe Newton, York High School, Elmhurst, IL
Athletes train to compete, that's the way it is in every sport...why would running be any different? Perhaps just running every day works for those super focused 2% elite kids, but good luck getting a group of average 15/16 years olds to just go out and run everyday with no competitions. Kids need feedback.
Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early......At least that's what the bears would say.
Thinking thinking... wrote:
Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?
...and the beat goes on....
What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861
Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?
Seems like a ridiculous argument.
When the thread started Hunter's PR was 4:02
Disgruntled wrote:
What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?
Seems like a ridiculous argument.
Racerator wrote:
When the thread started Hunter's PR was 4:02
Disgruntled wrote:What is the argument about? He ran 3:58, and 3:57, in the winter.
http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/Athlete.aspx?AID=4676861Is this argument about if he can drop 2 seconds in the whole track season?
Seems like a ridiculous argument.
Oh. Thanks.
Hmmm. Dare I say that I was spot on here?
More thinking wrote:
Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early.
.....At least that's what the bears would say.
Thinking thinking... wrote:Hmmm... where the haters at? Seems realistic now huh?
Maybe. Except that apparently Hunter has been crushing workouts recently. It's possible Pre was an outlier, and we'll know more in two weeks or so.
More thinking wrote:
Hmmm. Dare I say that I was spot on here?
More thinking wrote:Nope. His extremely short break after cross country, immediately having his sights set on big performances in Jan/Feb races, and the rest week prior to that 3K have steepened his fitness curve a bit early.
.....At least that's what the bears would say.
Don't be so sure. Don't think he is in any way peaked or burned out, knowing what his training has been lately and how he has felt over the last few weeks. Just think he didn't have a great day in Eugene. Traveling to the west coast, not sleeping great, lots of pressure and hype, the unexpected pacing issues...Funny how a 3:58 can be considered a bad day. Hope he gets another chance to run fast somewhere else. Probably won't be at the state meet this weekend where he is tripling for team points.
Knows the fam wrote:
Don't be so sure. Don't think he is in any way peaked or burned out, knowing what his training has been lately and how he has felt over the last few weeks. Just think he didn't have a great day in Eugene. Traveling to the west coast, not sleeping great, lots of pressure and hype, the unexpected pacing issues...Funny how a 3:58 can be considered a bad day. Hope he gets another chance to run fast somewhere else. Probably won't be at the state meet this weekend where he is tripling for team points.
No offense, but..... hahaha. Come on man, none of that is a legit excuse (or even really true for that matter). No matter how you slice it, running slower in the Bowerman Mile in late May, against the best runner(s) in the world, on a nice day, than you did in the middle of the winter should be considered a bit of a disappointment.
Imagine if he hadn't run those indoor races though. He would have just run barely faster than Fisher/Maton last year - despite being on a much larger stage with much better competition - and Slagowski also breaking 4:00 would be totally ruining all the hype. So in a way, continuing to train beyond cross country and right into the indoor season was a good move for his legacy.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
I think Letesenbet Gidey might be trying to break 14 this Saturday
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!