Jim Walmsley Houston Half Prediction Thread

he ran it exactly! wrote:

1:04:00!!

To the exact millisecond, just incredible.

Anybody in their rational mind would accept that his speciaility hasn't been the roads, and this was just a great example of his range, and what we'll hopefully see with more runners across the board in years to come. Great day for the sport of RUNNING in general.

Drainthefecesswamp wrote:

Is the significant figure in the half marathon the second? Does this imply that he actual ran 1:03:59.xx and it was rounded up?

Unless the raw seconds were 0. 00 or 0. 000 or however number of significant figures, the raw time is rounded up to the next second.

Called it, almost!

Drainthefecesswamp wrote:

Is the significant figure in the half marathon the second? Does this imply that he actual ran 1:03:59.xx and it was rounded up?

I believe so

cotton shirt wrote:

and the winner is...

Hardloper said: 63:59. I hope he gets the qualifying time but I'm not that optimistic

cheers.

Hi cotton shirt...I mean Hi Hardloper! You waited just long enough before you posted under your registered handle. Complimenting your lucky guess, eh?

It's not the fact that his fanboys don't like the facts. It's that they do understand what he is capable of. And it's the LetsRun haters that fuel the fanboys with entertainment.

He did it wrote:

It's not the fact that his fanboys don't like the facts. It's that they do understand what he is capable of. And it's the LetsRun haters that fuel the fanboys with entertainment.

And fanboys entertain us. It's a win win situation.

Walmsley really only trained specifically for a couple of months. Will be cool to see what he can do at the Trials if he actually dedicates training to it after Western States. I think he is someone that could benefit from going through a true marathon cycle right now but he is committed to the ultra scene. Would have to wonder how close he can get his marathon pace to his half marathon pace with all his endurance. I could see him running 2:12ish in Atlanta which could make the team on the hilly course. I think this is a good wrinkle/story line heading into the race.

NewtotheSouthSide wrote:

Walmsley really only trained specifically for a couple of months. Will be cool to see what he can do at the Trials if he actually dedicates training to it after Western States. I think he is someone that could benefit from going through a true marathon cycle right now but he is committed to the ultra scene. Would have to wonder how close he can get his marathon pace to his half marathon pace with all his endurance. I could see him running 2:12ish in Atlanta which could make the team on the hilly course. I think this is a good wrinkle/story line heading into the race.

This is the reason why we love the Walmsley fanboys.

He ran a 1:04 for the Half Marathon which indicades a 2:13+ on a flat course.

No surprise his fanboys think he will run 2:12 in Atlanta because there are hills and he is good at hills. BTY Atlanta is has no Grand Canyon feature.

context matters. dude put in a relatively short training cycle. think someone who has been marathoning for 3 years dropping down to mile training for 2 months, how many cycles would that person need to adapt?

How sad is Sage over this? Poor guys been trying like hell to make the B standard and Walmsley puts in a little work and does it on his 1st shot.

How sad is Sage over this?

Probably not at all. If anything, I'd bet he is happy for Jim. He (Sage) seems like the type of person who would be happy for any person who hits the qualifier. Sage knows the commitment and work that it takes to get the mark.

So, Atlanta is 13 months away guy. A HM ran a week ago really doesn't "indicate" anything futuristically. It indicates what fitness level you are currently at. Do you think that a person could improve their "indicated" marathon finish time by a couple of minutes in 13 months? I certainly do. Plus, if the dude runs a 2:13+or a 2:12 who should really care except the person running it. You people waste entirely too much time picking apart "fanboys" and hating a guy that is much more talented than you. Sure, you might be more talented than Jim writing on Message Boards for hours in your mom's basement - but I'm only speaking on an athletic basis...typing behind a computer screen doesn't count. In the future, maybe they'll include Typing as an olympic sport - until then, you're out of luck. Sorry bud. For not being a "fanboy" of Walmsley - you sure talk a lot about him.