How to get out of the 4x8 (already had a talk with coach)

Agree2 wrote:

Agree wrote:

Agree! Too many democrat pieces of trash in education and coaching.

Start chanting “lock her up” when you are around that democrat coach.

I mentioned that Hillary was a murderer a few weeks ago and he got triggered. I hate living among west coast liberals. They're the worst.

Pissed off 800/1600 guy wrote:

Coach Cookie wrote:

You're clearly not a guy that will distinguish himself as an individual runner, why not be a team guy?

Fair enough. But, for probably the 5th time in this thread... I KNOW 2:06 ISNT GREAT. But everyone has dreams of being a stud.

I don't want to be a team guy because our team is hopeless, and track is an individual sport

Hopefully people keep telling you that you suck, because you're still not getting it...

No, you're not getting it. Idiot or not, your coach's job means that he, not you nor any of the other guys in this relay nor anyone else on your team, gets to decide what events people run. You're here asking how to get out of running the relay. You can keep nagging your coach to change his mind right until it's time to warm up for the race, that's about it for options, but assuming he doesn't, your options are to run the relay, fake an injury or illness, which will keep you from running the 800, or leave the team and run on your own. Whether your coach is ego driven, a genius, an idiot, has no bearing. There is not one thing any of us here can tell you to try to get you out of the 4 x 8 that will position you to run the 800 at that meet instead. Seriously, did you really think someone would have an answer or do you just want to whine about your coach?

Explain. I'm all ears. I'm serious. If I'm being a douche, explain how. I'm pretty sure I'm not but since 95% of people who responded say I'm being an over dramatic dicc I just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

Flagpole wrote:

1) You can run the 4x800 and still run a PR in the open 800.

not bloody likely.

All that guff about the coach is in charge, and wrong attitude, goes nowhere after a lie like that. Start by saying PR's aren't everything, maybe.

HRE wrote:

Seriously, did you really think someone would have an answer or do you just want to whine about your coach?

Truth be told, both.

Just because it's his job doesn't mean he's doing it well. If he's not doing his job well, why should I abide? That goes for anything in life.

I was thinking about saying that I lost my spikes, so we had be late to buy a new pair (it's stupid but it's all I have)

Bad Wigins wrote:

Flagpole wrote:

1) You can run the 4x800 and still run a PR in the open 800.

not bloody likely.

All that guff about the coach is in charge, and wrong attitude, goes nowhere after a lie like that. Start by saying PR's aren't everything, maybe.

Thank you Wigins. You get a lot of sh2t on here but I actually I agree with basically everything you say. You've got some supporters they're just drowned out by the CNN-watching idiots

Jesus Christ and I thought I was ignorant and impulsive.

Troll or tool. 1/10.

Troll alert! 2/10. 1 for the story and 1 for suckering almost everyone.

You aren’t a freshman in high school. Maybe this happened to you a few years or 20 years ago and now you’re crying to a messageboard about it. The state timing is off. It’s the 10th of April! The references and perspective aren’t those of a 13-15 year old boy. You’re bawling about not getting to run the open race fresh, somehow know that 2:06 ain’t sh&t, and taking shots at liberals. 2:06/4:40 is good for most freshman anyway you slice it and no college coach is looking for a freshman 800/1600 runner. Your story is changing too, on page 2 or 3 you have a fast 800 split but don’t mention it. No one conveniently leaves out their faster 800 split. Not sure what triggered your relapse but seek some counseling. You should have run your 800s on pure hate.

The story was good until he went in too far on liberals. Up until then it was somewhat believable.

Only like 1 person before this page realized. I give it 8/10.

I train a lot for a freshman which is why I kind of downplay the results; most train far less (like 25mpw compared to 45mpw). If you want to know the split, it was 2:05.high. I don't give much credence too it, and it was too close to 2:06 really to mention it.

P.S. I am a conservative. I was baiting people a bit though, seeing their reactions are pretty funny.

Not sure what to say to the rest of that.

dude chillll. there's no reason to think about leaving your team just because you don't have optimal conditions for running your best time at a meet as a freshman. If you don't like your coaches' workouts and he won't change them, then try to adapt them into what you do on your own in addition. And your team isn't hopeless, there are new potential freshman talent joining the team every year. And you do sound like a pain, so fix that or people won't like you.

Ummmm,

Go and run a sub 2 relay leg hotshot.

If you are all that, then chase the boys down.

There are other meets to run fast , it's early April....

You act as if you are Rudisha, when you just may be a snowflake.

He may or may not be doing his job well but the reason you abide is that you have no choice if you stay on the team. That's what you don't seem to get. And this is probably not the first time in your life you'll need to abide by something you think is stupid or wrong.

First rule of trolling , don’t mention trolling. It’s like asking for a friend.

Pissed off 800/1600 dude wrote:

Brava wrote:

Just walk around the track when you get the baton. Coach won't enter you in any race ever again, so you will get out of the whole season.

Plus, think about how much the other guys on the relay will appreciate that you made their efforts worthless.

I knew I was going to get a response like this.

I have talked to all of the other kids on the team. None of them want to do it. All of us want to run our respective open events because our team is stupid and only goes to 2 invitationals a year. Nobody wants to waste their time with the 4x8. Otherwise, I see your point, but if we do run it we were all going to jog like 2:40 anyways.

P.S. track is an individual sport. My effort does not affect other people's splits.

Why did you join your high school track team, then? If you are really this apathetic about being on a team, there are aau, usatf, and a few open meets you could do instead. Go run some road races, whatever. But you signed up for a school track team, so either accept that comes with losing "some" of your power to decide for yourself what you will run each individual meet.

Pissed of 800/1600 guy wrote:

Explain. I'm all ears. I'm serious. If I'm being a douche, explain how. I'm pretty sure I'm not but since 95% of people who responded say I'm being an over dramatic dicc I just want to make sure I'm not missing something.

95% of people are telling you that you're being a dick because you are being a dick.

You state that track is an individual sport; I disagree, but fine. Quit and train on your own. That way you will no one else to blame when your selfish, absurd attitude gets you absolutely nowhere.