No Comment... wrote:
L.A Times comments not working for me. Any idea how to fix this. Tries Firefox, Chrome etc and no dice.
Yup, I don't even see any links to go to comments so I was a bit sceptical
No Comment... wrote:
L.A Times comments not working for me. Any idea how to fix this. Tries Firefox, Chrome etc and no dice.
Yup, I don't even see any links to go to comments so I was a bit sceptical
No Comment... wrote:
L.A Times comments not working for me. Any idea how to fix this. Tries Firefox, Chrome etc and no dice.
I can read all the comments. Are you saying it won't let you comment?
ExpertKipWatcher wrote:
No Comment... wrote:
L.A Times comments not working for me. Any idea how to fix this. Tries Firefox, Chrome etc and no dice.
Yup, I don't even see any links to go to comments so I was a bit sceptical
EKW, you were posting on the comments, correct?
Sorry, NM. I was looking at the EKW comments for MI website, no LA Times.
You have to go to the end of the article and click the red "comments" box.
While he probably thinks he is helping out here, posts like the Scott Dominguez one actually play against Meza's being a plausible story line.
It is one thing to say that maybe he started running late in life, like at age 60 or so, and steadily improved his times, like he was just a naturally talented runner who never gave it a go before. You see these guys every once in awhile, albeit not typically at this level.
It is quite another thing to say that he has been a very good runner and training for several decades, yet amazingly, defies aging and continues to improve into his 70s. That latter scenario is laughably unlikely.
23 years ago, Meza was in his late 40's. If he was legit training keeping up with some of the top prep runners in the country, he would have been a world-class masters runner, national-class at the very least. Yet his documented running career before ten years ago?...crickets.
Random Letsrun Reader wrote:
Well, if you stop cheating, then nobody would believe it. Just run your alleged marathon pace at a shorter distance.
Yes! My buddy Mike and I would gladly run a 1:26 half mary with him.
young loyola alum, be warned... something is not right here. your coach wasn't in the dark. he knew of this situation since april (at least), he was contacted by amby, remember. after the contact by amby, the four MI articles came out, including all the super damning evidence against frank, but, when given the opportunity to distance himself, he doubles down in the la times article and throws robert brandt under the bus. we all know that frank never ran a six-minute mile w/ rb. then, they work w/ scott dominguez, who uses his name and stature in the legal community to back a marathon cheat.
let's not be naive here, folks. diaz is not stupid... he knows what six-minute miles look like. and, scott isn't dumb either - georgetown and ucla law are not a cake walk. he knows what he's doing. the scary thing is, this was coordinated effort. i'm not sure what's being hidden here, but a real journalist from the la times needs to look into this. our good old pal roderick may have uncovered something far greater than cheating in a few marathons.
lalo and scott, what are you hiding? young loyola alums... i know you're readying this thread. be careful w/ who you trust.
It looks like there will be a follow up in the LA Times as well as an article in the SF Examiner. It's not over yet.
What performance would people accept to take a little heat off of the accused?
Equivalency charts indicate a 2:56 'thon is a:
18:21 5k;
38:16 10k;
1:24:25 half...
Meat Tornado wrote:
What performance would people accept to take a little heat off of the accused?
Equivalency charts indicate a 2:56 'thon is a:
18:21 5k;
38:16 10k;
1:24:25 half...
Possibly he should climb Mount Everest and then vacation in the Dominican Republic, that should do it.
Any of those would and will do it. Calm down. Clearly he is capable of those times, judging by his athletic look and past.
Simon Powell wrote:
It looks like there will be a follow up in the LA Times as well as an article in the SF Examiner. It's not over yet.
Awesome
It seems there is some kind of coordinated effort, and a lot of us think that he had an accomplice/driver. But why? It doesn't seem like there is any kind of monetary reward. He doesn't need the credentials to boost his career since he's retired.
Not a chance does a real lawyer make that grammatical error:
"I can guarantee you that these allegations that Dr. Meza would "cheat" on his times is FALSE"
Meat Tornado wrote:
What performance would people accept to take a little heat off of the accused?
Equivalency charts indicate a 2:56 'thon is a:
18:21 5k;
38:16 10k;
1:24:25 half...
Those first two are splits from his "marathons" lol.
bored troller wrote:
EKW, you were posting on the comments, correct?
Not the LA Times, a lot of US media websites don't even let people from the EU even browse the site due to the hassle for them of having to comply with the latest data protection regs in EU countries so even though the LA Times doesn't block to that extent, I really can't see any comments or links to comments. I suppose if I was bothered I could pay for a VPN and set a US IP.
"I can guarantee you that these allegations that Dr. Meza would "cheat" on his times is FALSE!"
Umm... if this is the writing of an attorney, I will eat my Vaporflys. Law school grads in general have immaculate written English skills with impeccable grammar. It is an absolute requisite of their profession. This is more likely the writing of someone who studied pottery than studied law.
Thanks, the newspaper should be alerted to this really