RONO : 28:06.6 , 28:33.5 , 28:19.6 … zero spring loaded shoes
Yeah I agree Rono would win, but spring loaded shoes don't matter in an XC race on grass and neither do XC times.
Let everyone wear boinger shoes except Rono. It wouldn't matter. Short of cutting the course, they aren't going to beat him. They might have a chance if he didn't wear shoes at all but it would still be slim to none.
Yeah I agree Rono would win, but spring loaded shoes don't matter in an XC race on grass and neither do XC times.
Let everyone wear boinger shoes except Rono. It wouldn't matter. Short of cutting the course, they aren't going to beat him. They might have a chance if he didn't wear shoes at all but it would still be slim to none.
If you guys like this thread I have a very similar thread.
Bored at work so.. Lets say we took the the last 10 ncaa mid-d/distance champions and made them race eachother championship style in their respective events. Who do you think comes out on top and why?800m out2010 Andrew...
Parker Valby passed up Katelyn last April 2023. Katelyn really struggled in the Austin heat. She is also 5'3" compared to Parker at 5'7" who has longer legs, longer stride.
Parker Valby passed up Katelyn last April 2023. Katelyn really struggled in the Austin heat. She is also 5'3" compared to Parker at 5'7" who has longer legs, longer stride.
Yeah having short legs is why Berkeley and Geb were so bad. Seriously does anyone in 2023 really think baring taller is an advantage in distance running?
I’m just curious what everyone thinks, it’s hard to gauge across different eras and different courses but I’m sure the people of LRC will have a day with this one
Parker Valby passed up Katelyn last April 2023. Katelyn really struggled in the Austin heat. She is also 5'3" compared to Parker at 5'7" who has longer legs, longer stride.
Idk. Tuohy is 5'4", Valby is 5'9". A lot of pro distance runners are 5'4".
The athlete you are referring to, as a sophomore in high school, stated a good day was to go out and run a 10-miler in the morning, then take a hike later in the day, then hit the gym in the afternoon; I kid you not, as a sophomore in high school.
Most young high school girls didn’t train like that. And now that more of them do, we are seeing more “generational talents” in their ranks.
Well then, downvoters, do you care to explain it to us? Is it because she was able to sustain that workload (until she broke down with injury) that made her a “generational talent”? Was it because she could put in that volume of work, as a high schooler, and still pack muscle on her frame, that would distinguish her as a “generational talent”? Did she have a unique genetic predisposition at an early age to be a “generational talent”? Was it an inner drive to succeed, and/or to please, that made her a “generational talent”?
I’m just curious what everyone thinks, it’s hard to gauge across different eras and different courses but I’m sure the people of LRC will have a day with this one
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In their prime as collegians NO ONE would touch:
Men: Henry Rono
On the women's side but not as dominant as the men winner,
Women: Sonia O'Sullivan
because Vicki Huber, Katelyn Tuohy, and Parker Valby still could possibly defeat O'Sullivan.
I’m just curious what everyone thinks, it’s hard to gauge across different eras and different courses but I’m sure the people of LRC will have a day with this one
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In their prime as collegians NO ONE would touch:
Men: Henry Rono
On the women's side but not as dominant as the men winner,
Women: Sonia O'Sullivan
because Vicki Huber, Katelyn Tuohy, and Parker Valby still could possibly defeat O'Sullivan.