Sprintgeezer wrote:
T&F has gone full retard, and is now boring af. Can you imagine, a sub-2, a 2:01, or a 2:14 being boring?
Boring af.
Actually, I can imagine a sub 2, 2:01 and 2:14 being boring. Watching someone run for 2 hours is incredibly boring. In fact, watching a marathon might be the most boring thing in the world. I tune in for the last mile to see the finishing time. I don’t care about the rest.
my 2c wrote:
Bon voyage. I wish you all the best as you pursue other interests. I rather enjoyed a lot of these achievements, though, so I'll continue to follow the sport. But I'm sure your unerring sixth sense for who's doping and who's not, and your Solomonic wisdom about what gear is ethical to use and what should be illegal, will make you a valued member of your new community. Au revoir!
did your parents buy your dope for you in hs or ... ?
Was just thinking about this today haha. Definitely the craziest month of performances in the sport's history.
jacko syko? wrote:
marshal wrote:
It's only your attitude that makes everything boring for you. You see what you want to see.
Instead of embracing these achievements you choose to see them as annoying.
Embracing criminality and immorality? WTF is wrong with you??
marshal is the type of person who would have believed Hitler would stop after Poland.
Chobits wrote:
This sport is a spectacle, a fraud.
Where to even begin.
1. Chubby manlet Christian Coleman rips a 9.76 to win the Worlds 100, after missing THREE drug tests.
2. Salwa Eid Naser runs the 400 in 48.14, a time only bettered by known European dopers.
3. Makh Daddy and Edris awake from their long slumbers, and after a string of mediocre performances manage to medal at Worlds.
4. Hassan completes an unprecedented 1500/10000 double the same week her coach is busted for doping violations. Runs 3:51.
5. "Washed up" Bekele rises up, the world sees another 2:01 marathon in Berlin.
6. The entire 1:59 debacle. Make no mistake. This wasn't a race, this was a product. And you were the consumer. A man in pogo shoes bounces along to an "unofficial fastest time" with pacesetters the whole way. Don't forget to clap and feel happy.
7. A Kenyan woman connected to Rosa runs a 2:14 marathon. LOL.
I think I know what to wear in my next race:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/26/71/31/267131245df7517822a18d0f8b250761.jpg
Don't let the door hit you on the way out, fake fans! Hope you enjoy your time ultramarathoning or triathaloning or golfing or in whatever other endeavor you turn your attention to.
Chobits wrote:
This sport is a spectacle, a fraud.
Where to even begin.
1. Chubby manlet Christian Coleman rips a 9.76 to win the Worlds 100, after missing THREE drug tests.
2. Salwa Eid Naser runs the 400 in 48.14, a time only bettered by known European dopers.
3. Makh Daddy and Edris awake from their long slumbers, and after a string of mediocre performances manage to medal at Worlds.
4. Hassan completes an unprecedented 1500/10000 double the same week her coach is busted for doping violations. Runs 3:51.
5. "Washed up" Bekele rises up, the world sees another 2:01 marathon in Berlin.
6. The entire 1:59 debacle. Make no mistake. This wasn't a race, this was a product. And you were the consumer. A man in pogo shoes bounces along to an "unofficial fastest time" with pacesetters the whole way. Don't forget to clap and feel happy.
7. A Kenyan woman connected to Rosa runs a 2:14 marathon. LOL.
I think I know what to wear in my next race:
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/26/71/31/267131245df7517822a18d0f8b250761.jpg
Post of the year, perhaps.
Hey man I like to sh*t on this sport as much as the next guy but:
1. Valid
2. that's iaaf's fault regarding the european dopers
3. Makh daddy has been healthy for like 8 months training. Not surprised he medaled. He brings it when it matters.
4. Valid suspiscion there
5. Bekele might be a shell of himself to a lot of people but he ran 2:03:03 in 2016. He has other things going on that catches his attention in life but when he can race, he'll race.
6. Depends on how you see it. I'll say valid claim. But I personally thought it was an insane achievement.
7. Valid
Pretty decent month I'd say. Also, change the title of the thread to competitive running. A lot of these claims we're talking down on are related to marathon running. Not track.
Some other things to point out however:
1. Allyson Felix still gets a medal at worlds
2. Dalilah Muhammad's epic race at worlds winning gold and world record
3. The Men's 1500m at worlds was pretty epic
4. Men's 3000m steeple at worlds was a classic
5. A coach who has been under investigation has been suspended for four years
6. NCAA cross country is back. Of course the real season doesn't start until like November (conference/regionals)
Be happy that it isn't 2007 where nothing exciting was going on in this sport and is where we saw a decline really happen in excitement.
Colin Sahlman runs 1:45 and Nico Young runs 1:47 in the 800m tonight at the Desert Heat Classic
Molly Seidel Fails To Debut As An Ultra Runner After Running A Road Marathon The Week Before
Megan Keith (14:43) DESTROYS Parker Valby's 5000 PB in Shanghai
Hallowed sub-16 barrier finally falls - 3 teams led by Villanova's 15:51.91 do it at Penn Relays!!!
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