Walmsley is running a 10k tomorrow- predictions?

I would say under 29:30 would be considered a good run. Under 30:00 would be respectable but not great. The weather was about 80 degrees today so not terribly hot.

Not sure if Walmsley was just tempoing this race or if he ran it pretty hard. I'm sure either way he will say he was taking it easy.

fatbody wrote:

notgreat1 wrote:

Looks like 31:XX... not great

Seriously question, since I'm just a hobby jogger and very casual fan of running sports... what would be an impressive 10k time for someone mid-taper for a 100 mile race the following weekend in those kind of temps? I mean, he won the race and the $2k prize. If that's not an impressive time, seems weird that some decent runner who's not in the middle of a taper wouldn't just come and bank an easy $2k.

Probably because not many people know about the race. There are lots of little races like this that don't get much press before hand so good runners don't hear about them.

just what we expect wrote:

Right. wrote:

This will be simply a training run, and nothing besides that.

Nice to see he's already making excuses.

Hes literally running 100 miles on the 23rd of june in the most competitve ultra in the world at western states which he will be going for the course record. OF COURSE he isn’t going to do the 10k at top performance.

fatbody wrote:

notgreat1 wrote:

Looks like 31:XX... not great

Seriously question, since I'm just a hobby jogger and very casual fan of running sports... what would be an impressive 10k time for someone mid-taper for a 100 mile race the following weekend in those kind of temps? I mean, he won the race and the $2k prize. If that's not an impressive time, seems weird that some decent runner who's not in the middle of a taper wouldn't just come and bank an easy $2k.

Sub 28 min for professional. Remember that Mark Nenow ran 27:20 for a road 10k; and he didn't taper. In addition to that; according to him he ran about 130 miles that week.

If the kenyans or ethiopians ever wanted to try the 10k, they could easily beat these guys but the prize money just doesn't make it worth it for them.

The truth about the 10k.... wrote:

If the kenyans or ethiopians ever wanted to try the 10k, they could easily beat these guys but the prize money just doesn't make it worth it for them.

You forget, that would be impossible; if more Americans trained like Mark Nenow did (his nick name was the white Kenyan). He still holds the American record for the road 10k, held the American record for 10000m for almost 20 years. And, Mark Nenow did not train at altitude.

Ummmmmm wrote:

Hes literally running 100 miles on the 23rd of june in the most competitve ultra in the world at western states...

I hope you're kidding with this statement. de

delusional. wrote:

Ummmmmm wrote:

Hes literally running 100 miles on the 23rd of june in the most competitve ultra in the world at western states...

I hope you're kidding with this statement. de

Why? Where is there a more competitve 100 miler ultra in the world? Western States is highly regarded as the superbowl of ultrarunning. UTMB is a close second.

Not dean wrote:

Why? Where is there a more competitve 100 miler ultra in the world? Western States is highly regarded as the superbowl of ultrarunning. UTMB is a close second.

Are you serious? Are people really this ignorant about the sport?

Ummmmmm wrote:

just what we expect wrote:

Nice to see he's already making excuses.

Hes literally running 100 miles on the 23rd of june in the most competitve ultra in the world at western states which he will be going for the course record. OF COURSE he isn’t going to do the 10k at top performance.

Doesn't make any sense. For example, Rupp ran the 10000 in the Olympics before the marathon and did well in both. You aren't implying some ultra is harder than the Olympic marathon , are you?

His heart rate average was 149, his max is above 190. It’s all on Strava.

So no, that effort was nowhere near what he can run. And I don’t know if the WS is the super bowl of ultra running, but for him personally it certainly is.

Uh, you realize Western is NOT the most competitive ultra in the world, right? Until they allow open entry for all professional and semi-pro ultra trail runners, it will continue to be a 45+ year old participant event. Check the stats - 349 total entrants, average age 47 years old and white. They try to limit the amount of good, i.e., serious runners by providing "Golden Tickets" because this is not a serious event to the rest of the world. It's actually a bit of joke here in Spain because it is a downhill 100-miler and we think of it as the world's easiest entry level ultra. -2p

Not dean wrote:

Why? Where is there a more competitve 100 miler ultra in the world? Western States is highly regarded as the superbowl of ultrarunning. UTMB is a close second.

Sand Dunes wrote:

fatbody wrote:

Seriously question, since I'm just a hobby jogger and very casual fan of running sports... what would be an impressive 10k time for someone mid-taper for a 100 mile race the following weekend in those kind of temps? I mean, he won the race and the $2k prize. If that's not an impressive time, seems weird that some decent runner who's not in the middle of a taper wouldn't just come and bank an easy $2k.

Sub 28 min for professional. Remember that Mark Nenow ran 27:20 for a road 10k; and he didn't taper. In addition to that; according to him he ran about 130 miles that week.

So in order to impress the folks over at Let's Run in a meaningless 10k a week before the biggest race of his year, all he's got to do is run 16 seconds faster than Korir's winning time from last year's USATF 10k championships. Seems reasonable.

Ohsowarm wrote:

Looks like Jim is running Beat the Heat 10k tomorrow in Scottsdale, AZ. Weather is looking a bit cooler, probably high 90s by race time. Whatcha got for predictions?

I hope he finishes.

Heard it here first.... wrote:

27:48

Tune up for his 13:36 at Western States!!

Ha, ha. You probably mean when he drops out after 13:36.

Easyheartrate wrote:

His heart rate average was 149, his max is above 190. It’s all on Strava.

So no, that effort was nowhere near what he can run. And I don’t know if the WS is the super bowl of ultra running, but for him personally it certainly is.

You fanboys are unreal. Are you implying he can sustain his max for a full 10K if he's not dogging? If he's jogging this race why did he get in it?

trolling? wrote:

Not dean wrote:

Why? Where is there a more competitve 100 miler ultra in the world? Western States is highly regarded as the superbowl of ultrarunning. UTMB is a close second.

Are you serious? Are people really this ignorant about the sport?

Exactly.

There is no Superbowl in 100 mile Trail running. Since it's so difficult to get in to WS 100, it can not be considered as the most importan100 miler.

underachiever wrote:

You fanboys are unreal.

Much better a Walmsley fanboy, than a total loser like you.

Hey `, wrote:

underachiever wrote:

You fanboys are unreal.

Much better a Walmsley fanboy, than a total loser like you.

That's classic projection. But how about a total loser like Walmsley? All we have from him and his fans is excuses.