Blind paralympic athletes run faster than Centro

Centro Defenders .. . LOL wrote:

In sentence 1 you claimed: Centro was a proven talent. His genetics --which you only acknowledged for his father, and not his mother-- meant he would not fail. Being fast at a young age prove this.

In sentence 2 you claimed: Being fast at a young age --and evidently good genetics-- does not prove anything.

How did you get that from what I wrote?

Of course children of Olympians - aka people with good genetics - can fail. They fail all the time. However I do like their odds of success better than the average person.

I don't think sentence 2 is controversial, do you? We've seen other 3:57 milers at age 19. Their improvement after age 19 is variable.

assessment wrote:

Do you guys honestly not see how your argument fails?

Your a fail, moran.

I guess this also means if Brannigan raced against the visually impaired field he would have been badly beaten as well right? I mean they were a solid 3 seconds ahead.

To put it in terms LetsRun trolls understand.... Brannigan goes home DEVASTATED!!!!!!

serious question:

I am blind in my right eye and am -5 in my left, so wear pretty thick glasses.

I function perfectly normally - I drive, etc (no accidents in 30+ years!).

But would my visual impairment get me into the Paralympics?

I happen to be old and slow, but that's not my point. Am I blind enough?

Flusgmlkvxdgj wrote:

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As for Brannigan he's one of our top guys and I wish him the best, but 3:57 at age 19 doesn't guarantee anything. If you follow the sport you know this. That said - good luck Mike and go get 'em.

Is this some kind of joke?

This must be a joke, surely!

He is Paralympic champion, guaranteed! What else does he need 'guaranteed'?!

2 funny . . . wrote:

LOL . . . too funny. The U20 1500m race is tomorrow morning. Let's see how fast sub Mikey can go. 3:57.58 miler already at age 19. Faster than Olympic Champion Centro managed until age 22. Mikey's running future looks bright.

This is a stupid thread, but how do you figure Brannigan at 19 is faster than Centro? His 3:57:58 is the equivalent of a 3:39.97 1500. Centro ran 3:36.92 as a 19-y-o.

Metric Miler wrote:

Flusgmlkvxdgj wrote:

[quote]

As for Brannigan he's one of our top guys and I wish him the best, but 3:57 at age 19 doesn't guarantee anything. If you follow the sport you know this. That said - good luck Mike and go get 'em.

Is this some kind of joke?

This must be a joke, surely!

He is Paralympic champion, guaranteed! What else does he need 'guaranteed'?!

He was clearly responding to the poster that implied Brannigan could be better than Centro since he had a faster mile PR at age 19.

The most prevalent back handed complement in sports. _________ has the potential to be as good or better than _________.

assessment wrote:

ShooterMacGyver wrote:

[quote]Shooter McShoot wrote:

I just shot a 55 at my local putt-putt course. This is lower than any round ANY professional golfer has ever recorded. Tiger Woods should return all of his trophies and is an absolute disgrace to the game.[quote]

When I was 17, I shot a legitimate 32 (no mulligans/gimmies) on a local par 3, 9 hole course (+5 for the round). Ernie Els once went +5 on one hole at the Masters. Guess this means I am better than a professional golfer.

Do you guys honestly not see how your argument fails?

Do you honestly not understand sarcasm?

Derp wrote:

2 funny . . . wrote:

LOL . . . too funny. The U20 1500m race is tomorrow morning. Let's see how fast sub Mikey can go. 3:57.58 miler already at age 19. Faster than Olympic Champion Centro managed until age 22. Mikey's running future looks bright.

This is a stupid thread, but how do you figure Brannigan at 19 is faster than Centro? His 3:57:58 is the equivalent of a 3:39.97 1500. Centro ran 3:36.92 as a 19-y-o.

Oh WOW, that 0.66 second difference means Brannigan is doomed.

Olympian wrote:

Their argument makes perfect sense. The writer's of the articles are essentially saying the four Paralympians could have won the Olympic final because they ran a faster time for 1500M while completely disregarding the circumstances of each race and the fact championship races are not at all about time.

It really isn't all that different from one of the above people saying I have shot a better round of golf/scored better on a hole than a professional golfer therefore I should be professional. Both are throwing all circumstance and competitive scenario out the window and comparing two things that are not at all the same.

Wrong.

serious eyesight question wrote:

serious question:

I am blind in my right eye and am -5 in my left, so wear pretty thick glasses.

I function perfectly normally - I drive, etc (no accidents in 30+ years!).

But would my visual impairment get me into the Paralympics?

I happen to be old and slow, but that's not my point. Am I blind enough?

Not even close. I have horrible vision. -10 in both eyes so I definitely can't run off a track without glasses. I couldn't safely race without them.

Meanwhile, my GF has an eye condition where she can't see as well, with all possible corrections, as I can see without my glasses. And she's T13!

Shooter McShoot wrote:

assessment wrote:

Do you guys honestly not see how your argument fails?

Do you honestly not understand sarcasm?

Yes but you missed it.

You know who else has run faster than Centro in the Olympic final? Every single athlete in the Olympic final. Including Centro.

DontFeedTheTroll wrote:

You know who else has run faster than Centro in the Olympic final? Every single athlete in the Olympic final. Including Centro.

You are right. Centro has never won one of those fast European races. He can't even get a top five finish, and only won 10th and 11th places in 2015.

0.66 wrote:

Derp wrote:

This is a stupid thread, but how do you figure Brannigan at 19 is faster than Centro? His 3:57:58 is the equivalent of a 3:39.97 1500. Centro ran 3:36.92 as a 19-y-o.

Oh WOW, that 0.66 second difference means Brannigan is doomed.

This guy doesn't know the difference between 6 and 9.

Son, you've been spooning all this time.

Metric Miler wrote:

Is this some kind of joke?

This must be a joke, surely!

He is Paralympic champion, guaranteed! What else does he need 'guaranteed'?!

How about making a big boy Olympic team?

ShooterMacGyver wrote:

[quote]assessment wrote:

Do you guys honestly not see how your argument fails?

Your a fail, moran.[/quote

Hahaha, did you go to catholic high school in Frisco ?

splash splash wrote:

Metric Miler wrote:

Is this some kind of joke?

This must be a joke, surely!

He is Paralympic champion, guaranteed! What else does he need 'guaranteed'?!

How about making a big boy Olympic team?

And what Olympic team was Centro on at age 19?