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| Good Luck to USA 3 in the Olympic Men's Marathon (Read 454 times) |
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posted: 8/23/2008 at 3:43 PM |
Go Ryan, Brian and Dathan!!!
Any predictions?
Good luck to everyone! |
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posted: 8/23/2008 at 3:51 PM |
| No predictions here - just crossing my fingers for a great race with each of our guys finishing injury-free! |
~ Fly ~
Only as much as I dream can I be.
veggies on the run
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| view log Blaine Moore |
posted: 8/23/2008 at 7:53 PM |
| Martin Lel for the gold, Ryan Hall for the bronze. There are too many other great runners for me to pick from to get silver...I just really want Ryan to race above his head and medal. I think he's capable, but everything has to go right for him. |
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posted: 8/23/2008 at 8:06 PM |
| Ryan will move swiftly by Martin Lel late in the race to take the lead. Lel will end up getting the bronze as another runner (yet to be named) moves by him at the finish line. Ryan will take his legs out when he passes. The power of positive thinking will hopefully emerge. |
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| view log Ham & Egger |
posted: 8/24/2008 at 12:30 PM |
Wansiru was beserk: seriously, who the hell runs a marathon run from wire to wire. Jesus...
And Gharib I thought ran a gutsy race--how many times was that man about to be dropped?
The Americans ran a tactical race (though still aggressive). But that was not the kind of race that won it--and even if they were more aggressive, simply don't think Ritz and Hall are at 2:06 yet. |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 12:49 PM
modified: 8/24/2008 at 12:50 PM |
| Quote from tuscaloosarunner on 8/24/2008 at 12:30 PM: ... simply don't think Ritz and Hall are at 2:06 yet.
Not at 87 degrees with high humidity but Hall has already run 2:06. Nobody by Sammy Wanjiru could do it in these conditions. Martin Lel run 2:10 following his 2:05 at London. It was a brutal day for marathoning. There will be a new world record within a year. Our guys did well--9th and 10th best in the world.
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Masters PR's:
40's - 5k 16:39; 10k 33:48, 10m 56:25, HM 1:15:27, Marathon 2:43:12
50's - couch potato
60's - 5k 19:00, 10k 38:35, 10m 1:05:30, HM 1:24:09, 30k 2:04:33 |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 12:52 PM |
I don't think most people appreciate just how utterly ridiculous that olympic marathon was. Honestly that was one of, if not the, greatest marathon race ever run. It was not that long ago that 2:06 was the WR; in fact while there have been some 2:05s and 2:04s run, most have been grouped into a small number of races run under ideal conditions. To run 2:06:31 in those conditions is just unreal.
Hall and Ritzenhein went in there and ran the races they needed to in order to medal in virtually every Olympic marathon that has ever been run. Their times, especially Ritz's, represent good efforts compared to marathons they have run under better conditions. It's not their fault that Sammy W is a beast and went from the gun to push the pace. There is simply nothing they could have done to make the medal podium. Maybe next time ... |
"Talent" is a cop-out for not wanting to try harder.
marathon - 2:28
HM - 1:09:53
10K - 30:57
5K - 15:18 (2nd half of above 10K) |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 1:13 PM |
| Quote from Jim24315 on 8/24/2008 at 12:49 PM: Not at 87 degrees with high humidity but Hall has already run 2:06. Nobody by Sammy Wanjiru could do it in these conditions. Martin Lel run 2:10 following his 2:05 at London. It was a brutal day for marathoning. There will be a new world record within a year. Our guys did well--9th and 10th best in the world.
I meant to type "in that weather". Distracted...anyhow, both you and Spaniel are spot on: brutal day for marathoning. And nothing was going to bring the lead pack back...by the way, silver would've been an OR by 2:00... |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 2:47 PM |
| Quote from spaniel on 8/24/2008 at 12:52 PM: It's not their fault that Sammy W is a beast and went from the gun to push the pace.
If shown footage of Wanjiru at mile 25 without context, I think most people would guess it was within five miles of the start. He was just cruising like he was doing a little speed work at the track. He is one absolutely amazing beast.
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Tuesday Good Times 5K series in Lowell, MA (So sad it's over)
2008: HTFU and BQ at BayState Marathon
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 2:52 PM |
| Quote from spaniel on 8/24/2008 at 12:52 PM: I don't think most people appreciate just how utterly ridiculous that olympic marathon was. Honestly that was one of, if not the, greatest marathon race ever run. It was not that long ago that 2:06 was the WR; in fact while there have been some 2:05s and 2:04s run, most have been grouped into a small number of races run under ideal conditions. To run 2:06:31 in those conditions is just unreal.
Yep.
Quote from Jim24315 on 8/24/2008 at 12:49 PM:Not at 87 degrees with high humidity but Hall has already run 2:06. Nobody by Sammy Wanjiru could do it in these conditions. Martin Lel run 2:10 following his 2:05 at London. It was a brutal day for marathoning. There will be a new world record within a year. Our guys did well--9th and 10th best in the world.
Yep.
Anybody disappointed at their performance just isn't paying attention. |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 2:56 PM |
| All three of them inspire me... very proud to see them do so well. |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 2:59 PM |
I ran Boston in 2004 when it was 83 or 85 degrees at the start....but NOT humid. Three miles in I had to make the decision, still try to run 2:26-2:28 when I was already finding it hard to hit my splits or slow down, go for place, and do whatever pace I could and still reach the finish. I chose the latter. I watched Kenyans dropping out 9 miles in, many elites dropping out before 20 miles. It was a race of attrition, and my strategy got me to a top-40 finish (an Olympic medal for me!!).
If I had been Hall or Ritz, in similar temps with high humidity, I would have taken the same strategy they did. |
"Talent" is a cop-out for not wanting to try harder.
marathon - 2:28
HM - 1:09:53
10K - 30:57
5K - 15:18 (2nd half of above 10K) |
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posted: 8/24/2008 at 3:49 PM |
| Studs....one and all... I can't even fathom the toughness (mental & physical) it took to run even a 2:12 in those conditions. 2:06...that is just insane. |
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| view log Potato Grower |
posted: 8/24/2008 at 4:24 PM |
| Quote from JakeKnight on 8/24/2008 at 2:52 PM: Anybody disappointed at their performance just isn't paying attention.
Absolutely. The guys from from the U.S. played it right, they just got beat by OUTSTANDING performances by the medalists. There is no shame in that. I agree 2:06 in that heat is insane and has to rank as one of the top marathons ever.
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