What?! Taking the dub. Damn that was awesome.
What?! Taking the dub. Damn that was awesome.
Yeah amazing race for him!! Go Colby !
Time?
3:34.88
"This is for you... San Francisco!" will be his epitaph.
Results
Place Athlete Affiliation Time
1 Colby Alexander San Francisco 3:34.88
2 David Torrence Peru 3:34.95
3 Ben Blankenship Philadelphia 3:35.02
4 Kyle Merber Portland 3:35.83
5 Eric Jenkins New York 3:35.94
6 Johnny Gregorek New York 3:36.04
7 Robby Andrews San Francisco 3:37.19
8 Ryan Hill Portland 3:40.19
9 Eric Avila Philadelphia 3:45.90
Edward Kemboi Unattached DNF
With Splits
Place Bib Lane Athlete Affiliation Time 300m 700m 1100m 1500m
1 127 5 Colby Alexander San Francisco 3:34.88 43.20 [43.20] 1:40.71 [57.51] 2:39.10 [58.40] 3:34.88 [55.78]
2 37 1 David Torrence Peru 3:34.95 44.06 [44.06] 1:41.50 [57.44] 2:39.75 [58.26] 3:34.95 [55.20]
3 57 8 Ben Blankenship Philadelphia 3:35.02 42.95 [42.95] 1:40.04 [57.10] 2:38.44 [58.41] 3:35.02 [56.58]
4 99 7 Kyle Merber Portland 3:35.83 43.43 [43.43] 1:40.91 [57.49] 2:39.64 [58.73] 3:35.83 [56.20]
5 30 2 Eric Jenkins New York 3:35.94 42.44 [42.44] 1:39.86 [57.42] 2:38.69 [58.84] 3:35.94 [57.26]
6 29 6 Johnny Gregorek New York 3:36.04 43.85 [43.85] 1:41.24 [57.39] 2:39.99 [58.76] 3:36.04 [56.05]
7 128 9 Robby Andrews San Francisco 3:37.19 44.30 [44.30] 1:41.78 [57.49] 2:39.97 [58.19] 3:37.19 [57.22]
8 96 3 Ryan Hill Portland 3:40.19 42.70 [42.70] 1:40.45 [57.76] 2:39.41 [58.96] 3:40.19 [1:00.78]
9 55 4 Eric Avila Philadelphia 3:45.90 43.64 [43.64] 1:41.17 [57.53] 2:40.88 [59.71] 3:45.90 [1:05.02]
So when Lagat did this kinda stuff in college or post college he was a doper. Lemme guess this guy is white so he is a "hard worker"?
That's one strange set of results. If this meet wasn't small and meaningless, I'd be worried.
LetsRun.com wrote:
Results
Place Athlete Affiliation Time
1 Colby Alexander San Francisco 3:34.88
2 David Torrence Peru 3:34.95
3 Ben Blankenship Philadelphia 3:35.02
4 Kyle Merber Portland 3:35.83
5 Eric Jenkins New York 3:35.94
6 Johnny Gregorek New York 3:36.04
7 Robby Andrews San Francisco 3:37.19
8 Ryan Hill Portland 3:40.19
9 Eric Avila Philadelphia 3:45.90
Edward Kemboi Unattached DNF
With Splits
Place Bib Lane Athlete Affiliation Time 300m 700m 1100m 1500m
1 127 5 Colby Alexander San Francisco 3:34.88 43.20 [43.20] 1:40.71 [57.51] 2:39.10 [58.40] 3:34.88 [55.78]
2 37 1 David Torrence Peru 3:34.95 44.06 [44.06] 1:41.50 [57.44] 2:39.75 [58.26] 3:34.95 [55.20]
3 57 8 Ben Blankenship Philadelphia 3:35.02 42.95 [42.95] 1:40.04 [57.10] 2:38.44 [58.41] 3:35.02 [56.58]
4 99 7 Kyle Merber Portland 3:35.83 43.43 [43.43] 1:40.91 [57.49] 2:39.64 [58.73] 3:35.83 [56.20]
5 30 2 Eric Jenkins New York 3:35.94 42.44 [42.44] 1:39.86 [57.42] 2:38.69 [58.84] 3:35.94 [57.26]
6 29 6 Johnny Gregorek New York 3:36.04 43.85 [43.85] 1:41.24 [57.39] 2:39.99 [58.76] 3:36.04 [56.05]
7 128 9 Robby Andrews San Francisco 3:37.19 44.30 [44.30] 1:41.78 [57.49] 2:39.97 [58.19] 3:37.19 [57.22]
8 96 3 Ryan Hill Portland 3:40.19 42.70 [42.70] 1:40.45 [57.76] 2:39.41 [58.96] 3:40.19 [1:00.78]
9 55 4 Eric Avila Philadelphia 3:45.90 43.64 [43.64] 1:41.17 [57.53] 2:40.88 [59.71] 3:45.90 [1:05.02]
JAKIR wrote:
So when Lagat did this kinda stuff in college or post college he was a doper. Lemme guess this guy is white so he is a "hard worker"?
Lagat went from being beat by Stember and Jennings (who were like three or four years younger than him) in college to running 3:26... in a hurry.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/3078642.stmJAKIR wrote:
So when Lagat did this kinda stuff in college or post college he was a doper. Lemme guess this guy is white so he is a "hard worker"?
JAKIR wrote:
So when Lagat did this kinda stuff in college or post college he was a doper. Lemme guess this guy is white so he is a "hard worker"?
Lafat was not doing this in college.
Lagat won the indoor 3k and mile and then won the 5k outdoors during his senior year. He dominated the NCAA during his senior year. His junior year, he ran the 1500 outdoors and would have won that, but he fell during the race. In cross country, he finished 3rd as a sophomore at NCAA's and then 7th as a junior. He did not compete during his senior year. Those finishes are impressive given his low mileage training. He ran 3:37 as a freshman, 3:34 as a junior, and 3:30 in August following his senior track season. I think it's safe to say he was a dominant figure in the NCAA. He didn't win as many races as someone like Cheserek, but he was about as good as they come. If Lagat of 1999 raced Cheserek of today at 5000 or 1500, he'd completely blow him away, no question.
JAKIR wrote:
So when Lagat did this kinda stuff in college or post college he was a doper. Lemme guess this guy is white so he is a "hard worker"?
Lagat ran 3:30.xx in the summer of 99 (after his last season of NCAA T&F) before graduating from WSU in 2000. 3:34 and 3:30 are a world apart on the big stage. Colby's doing what Centro, Wheating, Andrews and Lukezic, Stember, and Jabe Jennings did - they made the jump to a legit pro level, while 21/22, not just the standard top-5 ncaa guys running 3:38-39 and later lowering at 23-25 y/o
2 career PAC 12 points for Colby Alexander
Eric Jenkins with the 3:35.
Great to see good guy. Pretty funny too
Wow, wtf happened to Ryan Hill. That's a truly horrible result.
omgwtfbbq. wrote:
"This is for you... San Francisco!" will be his epitaph.
LOL, colby rocks. ..... cleveland this is for you
thank you for clearly stating the facts. much appreciated.a lot of people think they can just say sh*t without spending 5 minutes of internet research and it's true. A generation of Trump's....
fdsasd wrote:
Lagat won the indoor 3k and mile and then won the 5k outdoors during his senior year. He dominated the NCAA during his senior year. His junior year, he ran the 1500 outdoors and would have won that, but he fell during the race. In cross country, he finished 3rd as a sophomore at NCAA's and then 7th as a junior. He did not compete during his senior year. Those finishes are impressive given his low mileage training. He ran 3:37 as a freshman, 3:34 as a junior, and 3:30 in August following his senior track season. I think it's safe to say he was a dominant figure in the NCAA. He didn't win as many races as someone like Cheserek, but he was about as good as they come. If Lagat of 1999 raced Cheserek of today at 5000 or 1500, he'd completely blow him away, no question.
rtgddggf wrote:
omgwtfbbq. wrote:"This is for you... San Francisco!" will be his epitaph.
LOL, colby rocks. ..... cleveland this is for you
So Colby is from Cleveland? What is in the Cuyahoga River water?? The Indians are in first, the Cavs win it all, Colby wins against an Olympic Trials Finals caliber field.... in 3:34...
It all ends when the Browns take the field tho...