Forums >Racing>Tired of hearing "Tactical Race" during the Oly Trials
Hey, does anyone think they'll run faster than 2:05 for the first 800m in tonight's "tactical" 1500?
60-64 age group - University of Oregon alumni - Irreverent and Annoying
Are we there, yet?
Nuguse may take them through in 1:58-1:59.
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2024 Races:
03/09 - Livingston Oval Ultra 6-Hour, 22.88 miles
05/11 - D3 50K 05/25 - What the Duck 12-Hour
06/17 - 6 Days in the Dome 12-Hour.
3 months til Masters
Agreed. Hard to see the young guys going tactical as they can watch Centro and Engles just squeeze down in the semis. If they want to make the team. Going hard from the gun is the way to do it.
2023 Goals
Marathon Sub 2:37 (CIM) 2:41:18
10k Sub 35:00 (Victory 10k 34:19)
5k Sub 16:00 (Hot Dash 5k in March (16:48), Brian Kraft in May (16:20), Twilight 5000 in July and August (16:20/16:25 Both heat index 102-103F)
Sub 1:16 Half Marathon City of Lakes Half Marathon 1:15:47)
Sub 56:30 in 10 mile (Twin Cities 10 mile, Canceled due to weather, 56:35 as a workout)
2024 Goals
Sub 2:37 Marathon
Sub 1:15 Half
Sub 34 10k
Sub 16 5k
Hey, I was wrong!
1:58 opener
Resident Historian
Last night's session was one of the best track and field meets I've watched. Great racing (and jumping) in every event. Very enjoyable!3:35's won't get them medals in the Olympics, but maybe that was affected by the still-hot temps. Hope Cole Hocker does get in (through the points/ranking system). ETA:Apparently he does have a World Athletics ranking high enough to get him in.
Neil
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“Some people will tell you that slow is good – but I'm here to tell you that fast is better. I've always believed this, in spite of the trouble it's caused me. - Hunter S. Thompson
3:35 is absolutely fast enough to win a medal if the final 200 is 22-4 seconds. Times are meaningless in 800-5k in Olympics. If they start slow even 200 the final time is "slow"
Remember Centro won with a 3.50 in 2016 Olympics 😃
55+ PBs 5k 18:36 June 3rd TT
" If you don't use it you lose it, but if you use it, it wears out.
Somewhere in between is about right "
exactly.