Noun usage would not be relevant. Surely you understand this?
Noun usage would not be relevant. Surely you understand this?
Manbearpig15 wrote:
Webb went solo on a 3:46.
Steve Scott's ghost was there. He wasn't solo.
Moore off wrote:
Noun usage would not be relevant. Surely you understand this?
Your post:
You too do not know what "solo" means? How is this possible?
You dislike the dictionary definition that I posted also?
As a verb it means to do something alone and I already posted that, stating that that definition is open to interpretation, of course. There is no definitive definition when referring to running (or any activity).
If the official walks onto the track during an exhibition performance by one athlete is it no longer solo? If you go for a run in the street and someone is running on the same street, are you no longer solo? If I am running a time trial on the track and your mom starts plodding round to enjoy watching my behind, am I no longer solo?
You refuse to clarify why you think that a front running performance is not a solo performance, or what you consider a solo performance so I've had enough also. Peace out loser.
sea stories wrote:
Wesley myletype wrote:I remember Galen Rupp saying that even for guys that run well below 4:00, that it's still pretty tough to break 4:00 when you try to do it solo, with no help.
How fast do you have to be to make a solo 3:59 possible?
The story is that when Tom Byers' dad said that he'd never seen his son run sub-4, Byers took him to the track and ran a sub-4 on the spot.
I sorta believe byers could do that. He was a 3:50 guy.
I think if you have run distance you know how hard it is to PR alone. It's really hard to feel good on your own. Even though so many guys have broken 4, it is still a remarkable accomplishment. Running 4 alone is even more remarkable.
If the crowd is into it, that will help.
I recall a story about former Ohio State and Athletics West miler Tom Byers who gave his dad a sub 4 mile for Christmas. His dad had never seen him break 4 minutes in person, so he put a stopwatch stopped at 3:59 in a gift box for him. He went out that afternoon to a nearby track with is dad and let him time a sub for mile. Pretty cool.
sheltered wrote:
I recall a story about former Ohio State and Athletics West miler Tom Byers who gave his dad a sub 4 mile for Christmas. His dad had never seen him break 4 minutes in person, so he put a stopwatch stopped at 3:59 in a gift box for him. He went out that afternoon to a nearby track with is dad and let him time a sub for mile. Pretty cool.
The stuff of legend. Byers was a talent. Smoothest running style I've ever seen.
The last lap was solo. He had rabbits the first 3 laps.
I'm sure he, and many more, can easily solo sub 4:00.
German Fernandez ran 3:55 solo as a Freshman (led by a large margin right from the gun).
sheltered wrote:
I recall a story about former Ohio State and Athletics West miler Tom Byers who gave his dad a sub 4 mile for Christmas. His dad had never seen him break 4 minutes in person, so he put a stopwatch stopped at 3:59 in a gift box for him. He went out that afternoon to a nearby track with is dad and let him time a sub for mile. Pretty cool.
So...technically.......since his dad was there..............this wasn't solo either.
not solo tho wrote:
sheltered wrote:I recall a story about former Ohio State and Athletics West miler Tom Byers who gave his dad a sub 4 mile for Christmas. His dad had never seen him break 4 minutes in person, so he put a stopwatch stopped at 3:59 in a gift box for him. He went out that afternoon to a nearby track with is dad and let him time a sub for mile. Pretty cool.
So...technically.......since his dad was there..............this wasn't solo either.
Finally, someone understands
Pat Casey basically ran a solo sub-4 at elevation in Bozeman for the first sub-4 in Montana. He led from the gun and won by a huge margin....is this solo?
He had a pacer the first 3 laps then ran the final one solo.
Went to a talk by Jim Spivey once and he was talking to someone after the presentation saying how it's really difficult to solo a sub 4. This is coming from someone who could crush 4 with some competitive help from the other runners.
These guys can break four in a workout. They actually may have been close to doing it before in the middle of a workout before. I read a merber tweet last year that had them running some crazy fast 1200 or sometning during a workout. He said it was faster than his 1200 on his WR DMR. At least for Merber, Colby and Palmer running solo isn't going to be a problem.
Middle94 wrote:
What about breaking 1:41 solo?
NO WAY!!! IT WILL NEVER BE DONE!!! ;)
JoJoCo wrote:
Middle94 wrote:What about breaking 1:41 solo?
NO WAY!!! IT WILL NEVER BE DONE!!! ;)
It never has been done, at least as far as we know, and it is unlikely to be done anytime soon.
So the real question is, how hard is it to time trial a sub 4 mile with absolutely no one else at the track, or in the school house that might be next to the track, or drones flying over head? And if a tree falls while you are running your solo time trial, and no one sees you or the tree, will it make a sound?
Moore Off wrote:
JoJoCo wrote:NO WAY!!! IT WILL NEVER BE DONE!!! ;)
It never has been done, at least as far as we know, and it is unlikely to be done anytime soon.
It has been done lol. Is this a joke I don't get?
Moore off wrote:
not solo tho wrote:So...technically.......since his dad was there..............this wasn't solo either.
Finally, someone understands
This moron was not me...this idiot tried to impersonate me with no success...except his fellow morons fell for it.
Quenton Cassidy time trialed a 3:56 solo while training under Bruce Denton, maneuvering around joggers and walkers on the track while he did so.