29 minutes ago, ManDee said:

Nice pick up 2803.

Problem, where was the photo taken? Was it with 100m to go, or 50m past the finish line or was it at 10:19am? 

Don't believe it was 10:19am (the photos were posted on the website at 9:25am.

Looking at the other photos, I'm thinking it was just as they were crossing the finish line.

1 hour ago, Wrecker45 said:

Anyone know how Oliver, Kent or Benken went.

You can see some of them on the Club website (and where they finished in relation to other players)!

Good work ANB, as well as Bugg and it's nice to have Jones up and training hard instead of recovering from neck surgery. 

No doubt plenty in the rehab group didn't compete and there's a few others with work to do but the pics and video seems to show quite a few finishing in bunches not far from the winners. 

We are starting to get some depth in the stocks of guys who can run to AFL standard through the midfield - with the 2nd tier guys getting a lot fitter - and backline - with the McDonald's, White, Wagner, Smith, Hunt etc  in particular. And if there's a spot where you'd rather speed and power athletes it's probably the forward line anyway.

 

ANB was a gun runner at school, believe he represented the State so no surprise, Bugg is an aerobic animal most other players at the club rate him as the fittest, Jones, no explanation required

 

18 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

ANB was a gun runner at school, believe he represented the State so no surprise, Bugg is an aerobic animal most other players at the club rate him as the fittest, Jones, no explanation required

 

They definitely don't. Everyone knows Tommy Mac is the fittest at the club.

2 minutes ago, Jesus Hoganshaw said:

They definitely don't. Everyone knows Tommy Mac is the fittest at the club.

No Tommy Mc is the best runner over 3km, kg for kg Bugg is acknowledged as the fittest overall

Was anyone there at all? I know a lot of the information has come from the club website, but just interested to hear who the stragglers were. normally there's a ruck or big forward who's not suited to the longer stuff but puts in then brings up their breaky at the end of the run?

4 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

No Tommy Mc is the best runner over 3km, kg for kg Bugg is acknowledged as the fittest overall

I don't wish to derail the thread, but I think you need to do a word check on that one. 

Tom Mac is without doubt the best runner at our club. Aerobic endurance-wise. Bugg is definitely in the top bracket but T mac easily has him covered.

What does "fittest overall" even mean?

 

16 minutes ago, stevethemanjordan said:

I don't wish to derail the thread, but I think you need to do a word check on that one. 

Tom Mac is without doubt the best runner at our club. Aerobic endurance-wise. Bugg is definitely in the top bracket but T mac easily has him covered.

What does "fittest overall" even mean?

 

I think he means on the Epilectical cycle.

Edited November 23, 20169 yr by McQueen

6 minutes ago, McQueen said:

I think he means on the Epilectic cycle.

Ahhhh.

You do realise the world record for 3k Steeple chase for women is 8:52:78 so 9:45 is not that great for a professional footballer who is an endurance runner. And running and jumping steeples and a water jump is much harder than flat running.  When I was a junior I ran 1 mile(1616 meters) on grass in bare feet in the time of 5:05 which was not that great. I did not train every day. My son who was a decathlete ran 1500 meters after doing 10 events in 2 days in the time of 4:35 he was mainly a sprinter.

21 minutes ago, durango said:

You do realise the world record for 3k Steeple chase for women is 8:52:78 so 9:45 is not that great for a professional footballer who is an endurance runner. And running and jumping steeples and a water jump is much harder than flat running.  When I was a junior I ran 1 mile(1616 meters) on grass in bare feet in the time of 5:05 which was not that great. I did not train every day. My son who was a decathlete ran 1500 meters after doing 10 events in 2 days in the time of 4:35 he was mainly a sprinter.

Unfortunately Geelong don't do 3km time trials anymore so we could gauge where Blicavs is at after 4 years in the AFL and an extra 15kg of muscle. I know he ran an 8:20 prior to being drafted (and when he was gunning for the London Olympics), but I very much doubt he'd get near that now.

1 hour ago, stevethemanjordan said:

I don't wish to derail the thread, but I think you need to do a word check on that one. 

Tom Mac is without doubt the best runner at our club. Aerobic endurance-wise. Bugg is definitely in the top bracket but T mac easily has him covered.

What does "fittest overall" even mean?

 

I ask  " who is the fittest guy in the club"

They answer "Buggy"

Best I can do

7 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

I ask  " who is the fittest guy in the club"

They answer "Buggy"

Best I can do

Sat, if you could reply like this more often you would remove practically any excuse people have to take a swing at you.

No smackdown, no "high-Horse" sanctimony.

I endorse your post. Well done, and thanks for that info.

55 minutes ago, durango said:

You do realise the world record for 3k Steeple chase for women is 8:52:78 so 9:45 is not that great for a professional footballer who is an endurance runner. And running and jumping steeples and a water jump is much harder than flat running.  When I was a junior I ran 1 mile(1616 meters) on grass in bare feet in the time of 5:05 which was not that great. I did not train every day. My son who was a decathlete ran 1500 meters after doing 10 events in 2 days in the time of 4:35 he was mainly a sprinter.

Have you seen the build of those steeple chasers? Make Cale Morton  look like Mr Universe 

1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

I ask  " who is the fittest guy in the club"

They answer "Buggy"

Best I can do

I'll drìnk to that!

1 hour ago, durango said:

You do realise the world record for 3k Steeple chase for women is 8:52:78 so 9:45 is not that great for a professional footballer who is an endurance runner. And running and jumping steeples and a water jump is much harder than flat running.  When I was a junior I ran 1 mile(1616 meters) on grass in bare feet in the time of 5:05 which was not that great. I did not train every day. My son who was a decathlete ran 1500 meters after doing 10 events in 2 days in the time of 4:35 he was mainly a sprinter.

Riiight. 

Let's see a steeple chaser hit Nathan Jones at full speed and see if he moves a millimetre. 

Apples and oranges. 

8 hours ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

Congrats to any players who ran PBs. That is the key improvement you want to see across the group. Sounds like ANB has come back in ripping shape but it won't mean much if he still struggles to hit a target. All the best to him though hoping he can turn into a Lenny Hayes type. 

Wont mean chit if they stick him in a fwd pocket where he isn't suited either.

Did Jordan Lewis run?

26 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

Did Jordan Lewis run?

Jordan Lewis does not run around a track.

The track revolves around Jordan Lewis.

 

And Jordan cannot be held responsible for his actions if the track does not revolve at a suitable pace....

Edited November 23, 20169 yr by faultydet

12 minutes ago, faultydet said:

Jordan Lewis does not run around a track.

The track revolves around Jordan Lewis.

Just like how his hair revolves around his bald patch.

The graveyards are full of the skeletons of people who joked about his hairline....

4 minutes ago, faultydet said:

The graveyards are full of the skeletons of people who joked about his hairline....

"You aint from round here are ya boy....."

While the 3km time trial does nothing for me (we've had some absolute spuds run super times over the years), one thing it does show is that some of the players have worked hard over the off season and have come back to the club willing to do anything they can to improve.  Any supporter knows that you need to do more than run a few kms to make it as a footballer, but at the very least it does show we have the players on the list who are willing to put the hard yards in.

I'll reserve judgement on players surprising me until the real stuff begins.  Matt Jones was best 22 according to some at the start of the year, with much of it based off his training efforts.  He's now out of the AFL all together. 

As long as the players keep working hard then that's all we can ask I guess.

I ran a race once

Every Christmas day, after lunch, around 6 pm....  I challenge my son to a race around the block

Ive never been beaten. More correctly, he has never taken me on. Points the same.

Respect to these guys, Jones especially.

They are fit. I doubt fitness will be a problem for us next year