3 km time trial - Friday 4 November, 2011

[stevethemanjordan 6,952]

This is what I heard:

PART A: "Getting a good 3k result doesn't mean you'll have a good year."

PART B: "Cale Morton didn't get a good 3k result, therefore he must not have any good qualities at all."

Part A is correct Chook, yes.

Part B was seperate. I am bringing Morton up because so many people love him for his running capabilities. But apparently he didn't run with the first group of runner's on Monday's training and I haven't heard his name mentioned for the 3km time trial.

I am wondering why.

Is he injured?

He wasn't in the rehab group so why is he not leading the running sessions?

Edited November 5, 2011 by stevethemanjordan

[Roger Mellie 3,595]

This is a bit of a guess but the order looks like:

Jones, Bail, Nicholson, Red Shirt, T MacDonald, Morton, J MacDonald

Edited November 6, 2011 by Roger Mellie

[Lutz 76]

It's not Tom. Watch the video of them running around the oval as a pack (0:13s) - you'll see Mcdonald in a blue top with Bate, Jamar and Davis, whilst the guy in the red is further back and he is definitely shorter than the rest (and looking at his watch - pretty sure he is some sort of fitness guy).

Yeah, fair enough, you're right.

I assumed it HAD to be him, cos he looked a little like him, he was actually a bit back from the others, and Tom was named as coming in forth.

But you're right about being able to see him earlier in the video, and even later at about 1:25secs you get a better look at Tom in the blue top near the front of the pack. That's more of the height I remember too.

In any case, my favourite bit is at 0:11 secs when one of the blokes kicking just over Misson's shoulder falls on his arse.

Not sure who it is though.

[rpfc 27,633]

So the order is Jones, Bail, and Nicholson and then no-one knows and it is just speculation, extrapolation, and postulation?

Glad we cleared this up for everyone.

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

The guy in the red looks young to be a trainer. Could he be someone who's come in to train with us early? Could he be Jack Viney? He looks to be just short of Jones' height, which puts him a little under 180cm, so the height would be about right. Not sure what he looks like though. If he is JV, then it's a hell of an effort keeping up with the top few runners.

[ox_5 163]

It's not JV. And I doubt it's a player training with us. Odds on that he will be some sort of fitness bloke.

[Lutz 76]

So the order is Jones, Bail, and Nicholson and then no-one knows and it is just speculation, extrapolation, and postulation?

Glad we cleared this up for everyone.

Welcome to the offseason.

[RalphiusMaximus 5,993]

Asked CS on twitter who the guy in the red top was. Got this back

@RalphiusMaximus I think it was Tom McDonald. Has a big engine and great attitude.

Edited November 6, 2011 by RalphiusMaximus

[Clanger King 9]

It's a fitness guy.. He was the hare for the race. He was wearing a different colour top as he is apart of the fitness team

[H_T 2,941]

Part B was seperate. I am bringing Morton up because so many people love him for his running capabilities. But apparently he didn't run with the first group of runner's on Monday's training and I haven't heard his name mentioned for the 3km time trial.

I am wondering why.

Is he injured?

He wasn't in the rehab group so why is he not leading the running sessions?

Maybe because he is not the "elite category runner" people thought he would be. Maybe he is just a very good runner ? Unfortunately, people don't prefer to spruik that, they would rather get off on the "elite" description. It must feel better....

[ox_5 163]

It's a fitness guy.. He was the hare for the race. He was wearing a different colour top as he is apart of the fitness team

Correct. Nath Jones has confirmed that it is a Uni kid working with the fitness team.

[John Dee 439]

It's a fitness guy.. He was the hare for the race. He was wearing a different colour top as he is apart of the fitness team

Some clanger that.

Is he apart from the Fitness Team, or is he a part of the Fitness Team.

[Demon_spurs 1,706]

Getting back to the time trial, I noticed when the first group came in, it seemed CS was running in Red, why was he the only one in red? Is this a discipline thing ?

[Demon_spurs 1,706]

Sorry missed the previous discussion about the gfuy in the red top, must admit I thought it looked like Col, that'll teach me !

[Guest johnjones]

glad there back training hard

[melbournefc 18]

Here's the video for the Dees 3km time trial via my blog.

http://theaussieword.blogspot.com/2011/11/demons-3km-time-trial.html