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Perhaps paul can answer this, or others would like to chime in:
Paul, please understand i'm not trying to pick on you or TB but we all admit/realize that the pace job was absolutely horrible, and perhaps cost some guys the chance for an A standard (perhaps it only cost willis but....). Why is this such a hassle? I recall a year or two ago at stanford, they took william chirchir out in 1:52, and he finished in 3:52 (Mi). what is the point of that??? nobody in the stands wants to see that kind of thing, nor does it attract any non fans enthusiasm to keep watching.
I understand that TJ pays quite well for the pacemaking duties at Pre, perhaps that needs to be done to make sure a 53/1:54 doesn't happen again. or, simply tell the pacemaker to hold a freakin watch in their hand and STICK TO IT!!! history has proven (with nearly every WR set this way) that negative splits are the way to go. thus, it would be far better to be around 57mid, and have to speed up to 57flat, or 56high, rather than some ridiculous superfast/superslow arraignment. sorry for the rant but it just happens way too often (home depot last year, etheridge in 57low/1:57high, last years boston indoor in 57/1:58, etc.) and i assume it must really piss off the racers who are trying desperately to make what is often an inflated A standard. poor pacing is not going to help one bit. my three cents (since i went a little over
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joe schmoe
Paul, please understand i'm not trying to pick on you or TB but we all admit/realize that the pace job was absolutely horrible, and perhaps cost some guys the chance for an A standard (perhaps it only cost willis but....). Why is this such a hassle? I recall a year or two ago at stanford, they took william chirchir out in 1:52, and he finished in 3:52 (Mi). what is the point of that??? nobody in the stands wants to see that kind of thing, nor does it attract any non fans enthusiasm to keep watching.
I understand that TJ pays quite well for the pacemaking duties at Pre, perhaps that needs to be done to make sure a 53/1:54 doesn't happen again. or, simply tell the pacemaker to hold a freakin watch in their hand and STICK TO IT!!! history has proven (with nearly every WR set this way) that negative splits are the way to go. thus, it would be far better to be around 57mid, and have to speed up to 57flat, or 56high, rather than some ridiculous superfast/superslow arraignment. sorry for the rant but it just happens way too often (home depot last year, etheridge in 57low/1:57high, last years boston indoor in 57/1:58, etc.) and i assume it must really piss off the racers who are trying desperately to make what is often an inflated A standard. poor pacing is not going to help one bit. my three cents (since i went a little over
.joe schmoe
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