Queally - that's more like it.

Simon Mason said:

Still think it's totally
unfair to let people like Jamie Baulch blitz the field in the 800m
run, but the cyclists are banned from the bike race.

Indeed. The MTB event has far less in common with Queally's discipline than
the 800m 'x-country' does with 400m track. It was hardly xc: a golf course
with a few dips and a bit of smooth road. No wonder the runners trashed the
opposition.

Simonb said:

Simon Mason said:

Still think it's totally
unfair to let people like Jamie Baulch blitz the field in the 800m
run, but the cyclists are banned from the bike race.

Indeed. The MTB event has far less in common with Queally's discipline than
the 800m 'x-country' does with 400m track. It was hardly xc: a golf course
with a few dips and a bit of smooth road. No wonder the runners trashed the
opposition.

That's what I was was thinking.

So, for the runners, what sort of distances should be excluded?

for any sprinter, I'd say the shortest event I'd let them into would
perhaps be 5000m

For a marathon runner, I don't think I'd let them into anything over 400m

Any other suggestions?

Pete

Ningi said:

So, for the runners, what sort of distances should be excluded?

for any sprinter, I'd say the shortest event I'd let them into
would perhaps be 5000m

A sprinter would find anything over 800m fairly tough, I think.
--
Dave...

dkahn400 said:

Ningi said:

So, for the runners, what sort of distances should be excluded?

for any sprinter, I'd say the shortest event I'd let them into
would perhaps be 5000m

A sprinter would find anything over 800m fairly tough, I think.

A 100m or 200m runner would, but what about 400 - 1500m runners? they
are all going to be pretty handy compared to a non runner in any running
event that superstars can throw at them, so I think it's tough on the
others allowing them into any running event.

Pete

dkahn400 said:

Ningi said:

So, for the runners, what sort of distances should be excluded?

for any sprinter, I'd say the shortest event I'd let them into
would perhaps be 5000m

A sprinter would find anything over 800m fairly tough, I think.
--
Dave...

Not that I'm into running, but I'm with the 5000m view, even then it's
dicey really. Runners shouldn't be in running events, especially going
by the cyclists examples so far.

500m sprints are the backbone of training for marathon (26 mile) inline
skating events. Of course there's a fair amount of endurance work in
the week too, but it's speedwork that rules.

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Quoted message said:

Simon Mason said:

Still think it's totally
unfair to let people like Jamie Baulch blitz the field in the 800m
run, but the cyclists are banned from the bike race.

Indeed. The MTB event has far less in common with Queally's discipline
than the 800m 'x-country' does with 400m track. It was hardly xc: a golf
course with a few dips and a bit of smooth road. No wonder the runners
trashed the opposition.

I agree entirely - I think a strong letter to the organisers is in order!

Rich

Quoted message said:

A 100m or 200m runner would, but what about 400 - 1500m runners? they
are all going to be pretty handy compared to a non runner in any running
event that superstars can throw at them, so I think it's tough on the
others allowing them into any running event.

Would it not be best to have one of each type of 'their' event to level the
playing field out? Might make for less dramatic TV as the winner wouldn't
be in doubt, but would also give a handy yardstick to measure the others
by.

LSMike said:

dkahn400 said:

Ningi said:

So, for the runners, what sort of distances should be excluded?

for any sprinter, I'd say the shortest event I'd let them into
would perhaps be 5000m

A sprinter would find anything over 800m fairly tough, I think.
--
Dave...

Not that I'm into running, but I'm with the 5000m view, even then

it's

Quoted message said:

dicey really. Runners shouldn't be in running events, especially

going

Quoted message said:

by the cyclists examples so far.

500m sprints are the backbone of training for marathon (26 mile)

inline

Quoted message said:

skating events. Of course there's a fair amount of endurance work in
the week too, but it's speedwork that rules.

I haven't seen the new series but in the old 70's version a competitor
could only be banned from one home event, so if there are 2 running
events it would not be fair to ban a runner from both of them. He or
she is therefore banned from the one that's most similar to his or her
specialist event.

In the original series I remember Bjorn Borg competing with Guy Drut in
the 3,000 metres steeplechase. Drut was Olympic 110m hurdles champion
at the time and had already had to sit out the 100m sprint. I thought
it was a foregone conclusion, and for the first lap Drut led easily.
However, Borg closed the gap on him. Every time they came to a barrier
Borg leapt it like a centre court net and Drut hurdled it effortlessly
gaining about 2 yards in the process. By the last lap both athletes
were struggling but when Borg turned on the power in the home straight
he left Drut easily.

--
Dave...