tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post9148387776629437420..comments2024-03-28T00:25:54.357-06:00Comments on RIDING THE WIND: 2009Antonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11148317903654491236noreply@blogger.comBlogger61125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-80841726516772281982009-03-23T12:52:00.000-06:002009-03-23T12:52:00.000-06:00@ redmaize : you claim to be an ultra runner or wh...@ redmaize : you claim to be an ultra runner or whatsoever but let me tell you one thing, the amount of stuff you've posted highlights one thing, you are NOT a trail runner and I'm afraid will never be.<BR/>There is no easy way to says that but there is much more than pure performance in trail running. The spirit of trail running itself is way beyond anything you could ever experience in track and field, cross country or road racing.<BR/>There is this love of the outdoors, this enthusiasm in sharing about our passion (because believe it or not it quickly becomes a passion) and listening to each other's experiences and stories about trail running.<BR/>During a trail running race, no matter how competitive you are, you will always do a little something to assist anyone in need, cheer for the people you overtake or who overtake you…<BR/>Have you ever found this in any of those faster road running or cross country running guys? NO and that’s a fact.<BR/>I’m not trying to blame anyone here (I totally admire road/XC runners too) just trying to make a clear statement that practices are totally different. You, trying to compare those disciplines, are just like as a kid wondering who from an elephant or a hippopotamus is stronger; this doesn’t make sense at all. You have to understand that you’re totally missing the point here and I feel sorry that your quest of performance gets you so angry, but let it go…<BR/>I will not waste my time arguing with you so this is my first and only post but please give us a break… <BR/>You just don’t belong here.<BR/><BR/>Anton, keep on riding the wind, you rock at it.Trail Running Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273128261512451954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-37698239406489601602009-03-23T12:50:00.000-06:002009-03-23T12:50:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Trail Running Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273128261512451954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-70180274045831498862009-02-09T23:11:00.000-07:002009-02-09T23:11:00.000-07:00redmaize,how do you reconcile Anton's 2008 America...redmaize,<BR/>how do you reconcile Anton's 2008 American River 50m result? Sub 7min miles, breaking Uli's CR.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06680473738547005786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-87397297712864969712009-02-03T16:46:00.000-07:002009-02-03T16:46:00.000-07:00Haile Gebreselassie doesn't have a blog...Could be...Haile Gebreselassie doesn't have a blog...Could be that he really is the real deal? Unlike we ultrarunners who make our semi-top runners bigger than they actually are?redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-15647105324306545062009-02-02T22:42:00.000-07:002009-02-02T22:42:00.000-07:00If Haile had a blog, redmaize would be there telli...If Haile had a blog, redmaize would be there telling Haile he's a good for nothing because he couldn't beat Anton at a 100 mile raceMichael Alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09509266926300967209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-1916587190444384642009-02-01T20:26:00.000-07:002009-02-01T20:26:00.000-07:00Yes, I have run a few ultras. Sorry for not having...Yes, I have run a few ultras. Sorry for not having too much machoman in me typical of people who feel in less...typical of men. In college I ran for a division I school...I was the 4th-6th man person on the team.redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-90919365657126209032009-01-31T09:32:00.000-07:002009-01-31T09:32:00.000-07:00Apparently this troll(redmaize) knows nothing abou...Apparently this troll(redmaize) knows nothing about ultra running at all. He just steps on Geoff who recently won the HURT 100, and apparently knows what he is talking about. I mean this dude has probably never toed the line of an ultra event in his sorry life, let alone a 5K race. Like everyone else in contention as WS, Tony will give it his best shot to win the thing. I hope there are 5-10 guys shooting for the win covering the last 25 miles. That is what will be exciting. By the way, isn't maize typically referred to as this: "The color maize or corn usually refers to a shade of (yellow)".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03662322900559660512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-77421011690701220892009-01-28T22:09:00.000-07:002009-01-28T22:09:00.000-07:00Sure goof whatever you say.Sure goof whatever you say.redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-82104898187544383662009-01-28T20:19:00.000-07:002009-01-28T20:19:00.000-07:00redmaize,in other words you have nothing to refute...redmaize,<BR/>in other words you have nothing to refute the points that i raised. that's kind of what i figured.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-73449744326087919322009-01-28T19:45:00.000-07:002009-01-28T19:45:00.000-07:00Geoof,Yes geoof or goof...You came too late to the...Geoof,<BR/>Yes geoof or goof...You came too late to the discussion. Go back to your coffee shop where you argue green eco-philosophy but at the same time drive a big SUV and run ultras...No one exact for your opinion hillybilly. Quiet! Out of here boso!redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-27535874285790977502009-01-28T00:23:00.000-07:002009-01-28T00:23:00.000-07:00ok redmaize, i'm going to be one more sucker to ta...ok redmaize, i'm going to be one more sucker to take the bait:<BR/><BR/>Being "the best" at something has nothing to do with he (or she) who has the most potential to perform at the highest level and everything to do with he (or she) who HAS PERFORMED at the highest level. Tony has proven that he is one of the best ultra runners in the country right now. That doesn't mean that there aren't hundreds of people out there who could beat him, but until they do he is better than any of them.<BR/><BR/>as far as talking about him ducking competition with the likes of Matt C. and Uli S. that seems a bit ridiculous considering that in the past two years Tony has run about twice as many ultras as Matt and Uli combined, and in the one ultra that Matt ran this year he was unlisted on the roster and few knew he was running until the morning of the race. I don't mean this as a knock on Matt in any way, but it'd be pretty hard to accuse anyone of ducking away from competing with someone who runs one race (or less) a year and no one even knows he's going to be there. and the fact that tony's planning to line up at western states this year should make it pretty obvious that he has no interest in ducking competition. in fact a couple of the only "elite" guys not (at least as of now) planning to line up at western states are the names that you mention as the guys who tony tends to avoid.Geoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238385683129822240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-40981587865401403772009-01-25T23:51:00.000-07:002009-01-25T23:51:00.000-07:00I never said Anton was inferior. I just said our s...I never said Anton was inferior. I just said our sport of ultrarunning is blown out of size. I respect Anton for not pressing the delete button on my comments for that I now like him. That's what democracy is all about! Kick ass at WS100 Tony!redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-44057972130407138842009-01-25T19:53:00.000-07:002009-01-25T19:53:00.000-07:00this discussion, (if you can call it that), remind...this discussion, (if you can call it that), reminds me of the move "Stand by Me", where the kids were arguing about who would win in a fight between superman or mighty mouse. This is pathetic.<BR/><BR/>Anton,<BR/>The best of luck in WS100. I will be at the finish line volunteering. Hope to see you come in first place.<BR/><BR/>MarcoMarco Densonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00900699588695535342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-58404284382253905512009-01-22T10:02:00.000-07:002009-01-22T10:02:00.000-07:00This is all quite entertaining, but who really car...This is all quite entertaining, but who really cares who would win a hypothetical race. What difference does it make. <BR/>Redmaize, if you feel that Anton is such an inferior runner, why do you waste your time reading and posting on his blog?Matt Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507386977555126872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-33505738650677401612009-01-19T20:25:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:25:00.000-07:00Collin,Anton can't beat Matt Carpenter's record! Y...Collin,<BR/>Anton can't beat Matt Carpenter's record! You must be on meth! Lance wasn't in shape when he got beat on the mt. bike race! Haile or Bekele...Shit even Ryan Hall would destory not just Anton but Jurek!redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-63159383934226409132009-01-19T20:13:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:13:00.000-07:00By the way, redmaize, I think Gebrselassie could p...By the way, redmaize, I think Gebrselassie could probably narrowly win WS100 with the correct training, but I GUARANTEE that if you put him against Yiannis Kouros in ANY race of 100 miles or longer, no matter how hard Haile trained, he would get crushed. Yiannis has SPLIT a marathon nearly fast enough to gain an olympic entry in a 100k event, so I doubt VERY highly that Haile could come close to touching him. For example, look at Lance Armstrong in the Leadville 100 bike race. In normal endurance bike events, Lance was like the Haile of biking. However, put him out to 100 miles on trails and he can't win, even if he was in very good shape. 100 miles in running is definitely more serious than in biking, so IDK why you think Haile would be so amazing. It's a completely different race. Speaking of Haile vs Anton, though, I think that even if Haile did get into his best endurance shape possible, it would be extremely close. 13:32 on trails is pretty much insane and it's only 16 minutes off the trail world record. Very few runners would be able to pull that off no matter how good their training was. I bet that if Anton went back to Rocky in a year or 2, he might be able to nail that 13:16 WR performance. As Arthur Lydiard said, it's not the best athlete that wins, but the best trained. So, no matter what, your point is essentially irrelevant. If Haile trained for and ran in a 100 miler, we could talk about it. Until then, it doesn't matter.Collinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882255798970434656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-59818747067692337152009-01-19T20:02:00.000-07:002009-01-19T20:02:00.000-07:00Anton, I'm looking forward to seeing you crush the...Anton, I'm looking forward to seeing you crush the WS100 course record this year!Collinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05882255798970434656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-29698164674730626342009-01-18T23:33:00.000-07:002009-01-18T23:33:00.000-07:00little r,You point is? I won them. You point is?little r,<BR/>You point is? I won them. You point is?redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-75813730337355172292009-01-18T09:51:00.000-07:002009-01-18T09:51:00.000-07:00redmaize, what races, dates, times and places did ...redmaize, what races, dates, times and places did you get in these ultra races?Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726433364225405722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-6840146190742198582009-01-17T18:13:00.000-07:002009-01-17T18:13:00.000-07:00LOL! You people are so pathetic. I'm an ultrarunne...LOL! You people are so pathetic. I'm an ultrarunner.redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-86266188008526950012009-01-17T15:29:00.000-07:002009-01-17T15:29:00.000-07:00redmaize, what ultra runner pissed in your cornfla...redmaize, what ultra runner pissed in your cornflakes this morning?Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11726433364225405722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-4740151561895445222009-01-17T13:08:00.000-07:002009-01-17T13:08:00.000-07:00Roguevalley,You sign your name and I'll do the sam...Roguevalley,<BR/>You sign your name and I'll do the same. I can't go away...I'm inside all of you...redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-57311647148171593302009-01-17T09:28:00.000-07:002009-01-17T09:28:00.000-07:00The day they give out million dollar contracts to ...The day they give out million dollar contracts to ultrarunners Anton will indeed deserve some of your criticism (red maize) Until then sign your name and PLEASE try to come up with a topic that hasn't been covered.Rogue Valley Runnershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06656385810544117065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-56115840425064549532009-01-17T07:59:00.000-07:002009-01-17T07:59:00.000-07:00CORRECTION: Redmaize is a troll. And a bully. Ig...CORRECTION: Redmaize is a troll. And a bully. Ignore him and he will go away.Neal Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09817697044864768312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-451222917425507533.post-72462707892665694882009-01-16T23:08:00.000-07:002009-01-16T23:08:00.000-07:00I have been to Harlem you hillybilly. Yes you are ...I have been to Harlem you hillybilly. Yes you are a racist!redmaizehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14917650360109451886noreply@blogger.com