Most significant T&F performance of 2012

I'd say Mark Block's globetrotting with Jeter and Richardson was the most significant performance this year. It just punctuated what a sham all these performances are and what a joke any drug penalty is. Along with Block's performance, I'll toss in all the pr and medal winnning performances of formerly banned athletes.

ventolin^3 wrote:

If it makes you feel any better I got about that far in your rambling before i stopped reading.

Oh... sorry... looks like i didn't read a thing, it was too much bullsh*t for me to digest.

I actually skimmed over a certain part where you said Tyson was a 9.54 runner.

I don't think I need to give you a proper rebuttal as everyone can see you're trolling so hard you skip over the retard category.

body master wrote:I actually skimmed over a certain part where you said Tyson was a 9.54 runner

moron

learn to read

9.56

basic finish

your peabrain not able to quantify bolt's basic finish in '09 ???

I don't think I need to give you a proper rebuttal as everyone can see you're trolling so hard you skip over the retard category.

idiot

you offer drivel

ventolin^3 wrote:

body master wrote:I actually skimmed over a certain part where you said Tyson was a 9.54 runner

moron

learn to read

9.56

basic finish

your peabrain not able to quantify bolt's basic finish in '09 ???

ventolin^3 wrote: uninjured tyson woud be down to 9.53 - 9.54 in shanghai form

Moron. Keep posting though. I'd love to expose more of how much of an idiot you are.

idiot

can't even organise reply

an utter & total moron

Add another vote for Rudisha.

ventolin^3 wrote:

idiot

can't even organise reply

an utter & total moron

Sucks to lose doesn't it? What's next? Are you going to dissect this post for another glaringly irrelevant detail to weed out and whine about?

Rudisha's 800 and Kiprotich's marathon. Tied for first.

EVERYONE knew that Rudisha would win, but know one knew by how much.

NO ONE knew that Kiprotich would win. If you filled out 100 betting slips on the Oly Thon, not one would have Kiprotich winning a medal, much less a Gold medal

body master wrote:Sucks to lose doesn't it? What's next? Are you going to dissect this post for another glaringly irrelevant detail to weed out and whine about?

f*cking moron

you offered drivel

0/10

Using your logic, my 19:30 road race 5K was the most significant race of the year. If a moderately talented man in his 30's can run that fast off no training on a hilly course, then it follows that the most talented runners in the world doing the maximum training possible running on a track should be able to run 12:15 for the 5000m.

This makes about as much sense as your ridiculous arguement.

Rudisha set the only individual WR at the Olympics. He brought it when it counted. Millions of awestruck people watched live as a supernatural power transformed all the runners into demi-gods for 2 minutes. There is no question what the greatest athletic performance was.

About that women's 4x100, Jeter's presence makes it just as bogus as the old one.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Rudisha set the only individual WR at the Olympics. He brought it when it counted. Millions of awestruck people watched live as a supernatural power transformed all the runners into demi-gods for 2 minutes. There is no question what the greatest athletic performance was.

No one gave a sh*t about Rudisha's record because Bolt was going to run soon.

Most significant: Eaton's WR, bettering a strong WR after a ninth of a century, in partially awful conditions; still leaving some room for improvement (!), as e.g. his progression in the JT in London indicates.

(This is undermined by the indoor heptathlon WR and the Olympic victory.)

2nd most significant (tie):

Merritt's 12.80 + whole season,

Rudisha's 1:40.91, of course,

both 4x100 relays (don't forget the US men equalling 37.04, the former WR ...)

Predictor wrote:

Using your logic, my 19:30 road race 5K was the most significant race of the year. If a moderately talented man in his 30's can run that fast off no training on a hilly course, then it follows that the most talented runners in the world doing the maximum training possible running on a track should be able to run 12:15 for the 5000m.

This makes about as much sense as your ridiculous arguement.

Ummm... reread the entire thread again. Unless you meant to reply to ventolin because what you're saying applies ZERO to my logic. You're using fanciful speculation.

body master wrote:

If you're going to speculate at least use concrete speculation... not fanciful speculation.

Concrete: A max 2.0 wind and Blake would have ran 9.58

Fanciful: A better start/healthy groin in Shanghai and Tyson would have ran 9.58 (you DID say he was 9.69 basic)

Actually, you're not using anything. Not even an opinion nor a guess. You're being a troll. Congrats to contributing nothing to the convo and making everyone scratch their heads at wtf you meant.

Wow, lots of love for Rudisha!

OK, taking into account the history of big-time 800m races, on which you guys have been educating me, I would rate it AS impressive an athletic feat as Eaton's WR.

The only thing significant Rudisha's performance did was make the world aware of a glaring stupidity in the form of training strategy among 800m runners.

They never needed a rabbit to run fast. It's only 2 laps good god. I'm sure 400m runners would have a rabbit if you didn't have to stay in your lane. "Take me through the 200 at 21.5 ! I haven't trained enough to know what that feels like!"

Now, maybe meets can cut costs down by not having a rabbit. Ever heard of the term practice makes perfect? Or are 800m runners so dull in the head that they have no idea what pace feels like?

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Body master, you just lost whatever credibility you may have had with such a biased argument with no evidence. Simply putting down all of the athletes in a particular event is childish at best.

On the subject of the thread I would rank the performances as follows:

1. Rudisha WR

2. USA 4x100 WR

3. Eaton Decathalon WR

4. Bolt repeating as multiple Olympic Champion

I say this with 1 and 2 being significantly ahead of a close 3 and 4.

And body master's post shows a glaring ignorance of the reason for rabbits; it's not because 800m runners don't know what a pace is, but that the benefit of sitting behind someone and drafting is great enough that, without a rabbit, the incentive is lost for anyone to lead. Anyone who is not absolutely, completely, unquestionably dominant. i.e., David Rudisha.

whodaname wrote:

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Body master, you just lost whatever credibility you may have had with such a biased argument with no evidence. Simply putting down all of the athletes in a particular event is childish at best.

clock master wrote:

Rudisha's 800m world record.

Rudisha. When is the last time a world record went in the Olympics in a middle or long distance event. He had the bottle to risk WR pace leading the whole way