Too many on this site are pro-rabbit. Why not ask James Ryun what he feels about rabbits? Friends and family of Ben Jipcho may have felt cheated, 1968. If Ben Jipcho would have 400m split: 58.xx or 59.xx instead of 56.xx, 1968 1500m final, no doubt Ben Jipcho would have raced 1500m final in 3:37.xx to 3:43.xx range and possibly earned a medal. Rabbits are similar to point shaving in other sports. You may down arrow me. It shows your lack of ethics.
It’s sad when all your takes are so bad you feel the need to get ahead of the downvotes.
It's what they get for putting her in the slow heat.
This. Collegiate record holder in the 5 can’t qualify for the 3, even though she went through the 3 in her 5 season opener faster than most of the has ever run for 3. It’s silliness.
It's what they get for putting her in the slow heat.
This. Collegiate record holder in the 5 can’t qualify for the 3, even though she went through the 3 in her 5 season opener faster than most of the has ever run for 3. It’s silliness.
presumably there was no official time on her 3K split back in December
I won't say, dq. I don't like T&F coaches at any level asking one kid to jump on a grenade for another kid. Includes:
College teammate(s) acting as rabbit(s).
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at World Championship for countryman.
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at Olympics for countryman.
Will we see professional teammates from different nations acting as rabbit, Olympics &/or W.C?
Why not? Do you hate it when a lineman blacks for a star qb or running back?
You can debate maybe whether it’s inappropriate at a worlds or Olympics but at a college conference meet they are clearly teammates and they are helping their team get someone to NCAAs.
I won't say, dq. I don't like T&F coaches at any level asking one kid to jump on a grenade for another kid. Includes:
College teammate(s) acting as rabbit(s).
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at World Championship for countryman.
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at Olympics for countryman.
Will we see professional teammates from different nations acting as rabbit, Olympics &/or W.C?
Why not? Do you hate it when a lineman blacks for a star qb or running back?
You can debate maybe whether it’s inappropriate at a worlds or Olympics but at a college conference meet they are clearly teammates and they are helping their team get someone to NCAAs.
Too many on this site are pro-rabbit. Why not ask James Ryun what he feels about rabbits? Friends and family of Ben Jipcho may have felt cheated, 1968. If Ben Jipcho would have 400m split: 58.xx or 59.xx instead of 56.xx, 1968 1500m final, no doubt Ben Jipcho would have raced 1500m final in 3:37.xx to 3:43.xx range and possibly earned a medal. Rabbits are similar to point shaving in other sports. You may down arrow me. It shows your lack of ethics.
I downvoted you because you cried in advance. Do you think James Ryun cried in advance?
LOL, just watched the video and the only thing missing was a few wheelchair racers and a couple of trans athletes - looked like the local fun run at the annual village 5k.
The pacers had 0 impact anyway as they were gone early. They did go with the RickyBobby NASCAR start taking it high into turn 2 to avoid heavy traffic.
Very impressive from Valby. Her mini indoor season in Olympic year only 3 races.
Football's necessarily a team sport on each and every play. Track qualification is individual, except for the relays. So, your analogy doesn't apply. But Valby didn't need her teammates one bit to run a qualifier and win the 3k.
I was watching the big 12 5000. Seemed like you had to drop out if lapped? Is that a conference rule. It really doesn’t help the leader because they still have to pass them . So unless they were going to lap them twice it saves them no distance. Actually you could say it’s a disadvantage leading and lapping because you are the only one running extra distance
I won't say, dq. I don't like T&F coaches at any level asking one kid to jump on a grenade for another kid. Includes:
College teammate(s) acting as rabbit(s).
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at World Championship for countryman.
Elite runners acting as rabbit(s) at Olympics for countryman.
Will we see professional teammates from different nations acting as rabbit, Olympics &/or W.C?
Why not? Do you hate it when a lineman blacks for a star qb or running back?
You can debate maybe whether it’s inappropriate at a worlds or Olympics but at a college conference meet they are clearly teammates and they are helping their team get someone to NCAAs.
T&F and XC: It may have looked to other teams, once in 1mi. race, age 14 and once in XC race, age 15 that we were using team tactics with me as rabbit. Nope. I just messed up my pacing.
Football: Played Pop Warner. I was proud to play TE. Every play was a running play in games. We only passed in practice and scrimmages. I was proud to be a run-blocking TE.
If a T&F or XC coach wants her/his runners, 800m and longer to race as group, fine. Pull each other to the front and race fast. Rabbit for one athlete? I don't like it. At least you agree it is unethical at Olympics and W.C.
If you watched the race, and feel that Valby should be DQed, then so too should Ashley Jones and Emily Covert. They were clearly rabbited by a teammate for the first 1000m, who subsequently DNFed.
Do you realize how stupid you sound? Imagine putting this on your resume? She literally couldn't do more because she won tge award. And she attends a top academic school.