Advertisement


    • RIP
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:09PM - in reply to Fact King
      • RIP
      • Really shocking reminder that there are so many factors in life that we can often overlook. If someone asked me what could end a running career I would say injury, doping bust or aging out, never considering the very real possibilities of death.
    • toro
      registered
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:10PM - in reply to Fact King
      • toro
        registered
      • I'm stunned.
        I've met him. He's real nice. He was coached by my old coach.
        Wow
    • sanchobaile
      registered
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:12PM - in reply to RIP
      • sanchobaile
        registered
      • David was an inspiring guy. Seemed like such a hardworking, driven guy, and came a long way. What a tragedy. Condolences to anyone who knew him.
    • PrZ
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:18PM - in reply to downhill miler
      • PrZ
      • I'm in disbelief. Seemed like such a driven and awesome guy. He had a great career and looked to still have more potential in the sport. Best wishes to his family, this is a devastating loss.
    • llort_vbo
      registered
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:20PM - in reply to letrsun legend
      • llort_vbo
        registered
      • God this is sad. The downhill mile thread entertained me endlessly. Between that and the fanny pack 5k thread, I've never laughed harder in my life.

        Torrence was one of a kind. I enjoyed him immensely.
    • Flo'da boy
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:21PM - in reply to Fact King
      • Flo'da boy
      • This is horrible news

        I was a big fan, loved his interviews and his openness with fans

        I can't even believe it

        RIP Big Wave Dave
    • zxcvxzcvxc
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:27PM - in reply to What?!?!
      • zxcvxzcvxc
      • Terrible news. Big Wave was a real character, a really good guy, the Berkeley downhill sub 4 mile was one of the best threads we have seen here, and he was among the best we have had for a long time in his range, 1:45, 2:17 (2:16.76i), 3:33.23, 7:40, 13:16. He ran to the beat of a different drummer, no doubt. RIP
    • this sucks
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:32PM - in reply to toro
      • this sucks
      • Torrence was absolutely one of the best runners to grow the sport. My college teammates and I were at the old Adidas grand prix the year where Torrence got his first DL win. We were going nuts on the backstretch and then we got a picture with him after his cooldown. He just stayed in touch with us afterward and a bunch of his got pitchers with him in Eugene after the trials. He was really just a great dude all around. Just feeling stunned reading this.
    • RIP DAVE
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:33PM - in reply to zxcvxzcvxc
      • RIP DAVE
      • What shocking news. This really bums me out, I was a huge fan of Dave. He will be greatly missed. Goes to show how fragile life is, and how there are worse things to end running than injury and burnout. I wonder what the cause of death was? Surely he was a strong enough swimmer to not drown in a resort pool?
    • MeHereYouWhere?!
      • RE: David Torrence is Dead. RIP / Appreciation Thread 8/28/2017 7:33PM - in reply to this sucks
      • MeHereYouWhere?!
      • My first thought...suicide.
        What a shame...always seemed like a good guy in interviews