Gordon Gekko wrote:
Interesting that Walmsley makes this amount of money.
I guess they are selling these overpriced Hoka's well.
Why do you consider them overpriced?
I paid $150 for a pair of Bondi and have over 1,900 miles on them. I don't consider them overpriced.
lkjlk wrote:
They just hate because while they have $5-10K HOKA/NIKE/NB contracts, Walmsley is pulling over six figures in base alone and clears close to $250k with performance bonuses (2017/2018).
It’s weird that, according to the experts on this site, any halfway decent marathoner could smoke Jim if they moved to ultras, where Jim is apparently making a ton of money. I wonder why they wouldn’t just do that. I mean, how many sub 2:10 guys are making less than $250k? Gotta be a lot, I’d imagine. It’s almost as if.... Jim is actually very good at what he does. Imagine that.
comedyrelief wrote:
For comparisons sake, the 5000 time would put him at #375 on the world list this year and the half marathon time would put him at #1474 this year. Lets keep things in perspective, ultramarathon runners are not elite athletes, they are guys who couldn't hack it on the track or roads so they moved up to a fringe sport where there is considerably less competition.
And 800 to marathon runners are athletes that could not cut in the sprints so they moved up.
It’s all a matter of perspective. Soon ultra running will be more popular than track and some of you will have a gear attack lol
Vgggg wrote:
comedyrelief wrote:
For comparisons sake, the 5000 time would put him at #375 on the world list this year and the half marathon time would put him at #1474 this year. Lets keep things in perspective, ultramarathon runners are not elite athletes, they are guys who couldn't hack it on the track or roads so they moved up to a fringe sport where there is considerably less competition.
And 800 to marathon runners are athletes that could not cut in the sprints so they moved up.
It’s all a matter of perspective. Soon ultra running will be more popular than track and some of you will have a gear attack lol
Heart not gear but maybe a gear too
It doesn’t matter what he can run for a 5k-marathon. It’s like arguing what a Miler can run the 100 meter dash in.
What matters is how fast he runs ultras. It’s a growing sport and 50+ milers are very physically different than marathons.
It is funny though how it brings out insecurity in a lot of you all.
More like laughing attack.
fatbody wrote:
lkjlk wrote:
They just hate because while they have $5-10K HOKA/NIKE/NB contracts, Walmsley is pulling over six figures in base alone and clears close to $250k with performance bonuses (2017/2018).
It’s weird that, according to the experts on this site, any halfway decent marathoner could smoke Jim if they moved to ultras, where Jim is apparently making a ton of money. I wonder why they wouldn’t just do that. I mean, how many sub 2:10 guys are making less than $250k? Gotta be a lot, I’d imagine. It’s almost as if.... Jim is actually very good at what he does. Imagine that.
Amazing, huh? Very well put.
The irony is a lot of these same ultra fan boys go back to his 13:52 5km and hs performances and claim that that is why he is a good ultra runner. Then they say he could be a 2:11 marathoner and he drops all 2:14 marathon guys in and around Flag. What top runners are even showing up at North Face? Is there any drug testing?
Cool Runnings Mon wrote:
It doesn’t matter what he can run for a 5k-marathon. It’s like arguing what a Miler can run the 100 meter dash in.
What matters is how fast he runs ultras. It’s a growing sport and 50+ milers are very physically different than marathons.
It is funny though how it brings out insecurity in a lot of you all.
ittt wrote:
What top runners are even showing up at North Face?
Camille Herron. Oh wait, she was just a 2nd tier Marathon runner.
Wow amazing
Injury waiting to go down
Dudes half marathon PR is slower the Mary Keitany's half marathon split and you jokers think he has the potential to make the Olympic team in the marathon? Ultra runners are delusional on so many levels.
I think a lot of it is a misunderstanding what it takes to run an ultramarathon and how they differ from road marathons. There are a lot of logistics in your average trail 100 miler that are not present in a road race. There is a lot more to it than just how fast you can run. From managing nutrition to gear and having a good crew. These things can make a drastic difference in time. You see people complaining about the big road marathons Americans can't run faster than 2:12 and are being beaten by 6 minutes or more, probably these same people complain about ultra's and don't realize that 6 minutes doesn't mean sh*t in an ultra. That could be the difference in someone needing to change shoes and socks at an aid station or not. This is why the arguments that Africans could just easily walk in and start dominating ultras is silly. I am not doubting that some could, but long races are an equalizer in some ways, and often times it just comes down to who can manage themselves better, not who can run the fastest.
Jim Walmsley is still learning this lesson and his desire to run shorter races now is a reflection of the difficulties of the logistics involved IMHO. Or maybe he just realizes he needs to get after it before he gets too old to run fast at the marathon.
iRUNfar posted their preview https://www.irunfar.com/2018/11/2018-the-north-face-50-mile-championships-mens-preview.html Decent chunk of cash on the line. Doubt there will be any sort of testing.
ittt wrote:
The irony is a lot of these same ultra fan boys go back to his 13:52 5km and hs performances and claim that that is why he is a good ultra runner. Then they say he could be a 2:11 marathoner and he drops all 2:14 marathon guys in and around Flag.
What top runners are even showing up at North Face?
Is there any drug testing?
Cool Runnings Mon wrote:
It doesn’t matter what he can run for a 5k-marathon. It’s like arguing what a Miler can run the 100 meter dash in.
What matters is how fast he runs ultras. It’s a growing sport and 50+ milers are very physically different than marathons.
It is funny though how it brings out insecurity in a lot of you all.
Exactly Dude wrote:
Jim Walmsley is still learning this lesson and his desire to run shorter races now is a reflection of the difficulties of the logistics involved IMHO. Or maybe he just realizes he needs to get after it before he gets too old to run fast at the marathon.
There's also that little incentive of 10 grand cash if you win!!