Tunnel to Tower Run

[MadRU]

 

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[Knights 1212]

It was so wonderful for our mens basketball team as well as coaches and other RU students to participate in the Tunnel2Towers 5k in New York City. Congratulations to all that participated.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Issa 21:24
Eugene 24:40
Jake D 25:04
Kiss 25:36
Shaq C 26:26

I am mildly (very mild) surprised now that season started that some players would bust it at a 5K race. I am impressed with Issa

 

[kcg88]

Issa 21:24
Eugene 24:40
Jake D 25:04
Kiss 25:36
Shaq C 26:26

I am mildly (very mild) surprised now that season started that some players would bust it at a 5K race. I am impressed with Issa

I remember looking up the times last year and nerding out because I'm a runner.

Issa ran a 21:14 last year, Kiss ran 23:04. Shaq was over an hour (aka, he walked), Eugene had no time listed.

I still want to know what their actual best times would be, if they ran it truly seriously.

 

[gregkoko]

I remember looking up the times last year and nerding out because I'm a runner.

Issa ran a 21:14 last year, Kiss ran 23:04. Shaq was over an hour (aka, he walked), Eugene had no time listed.

I still want to know what their actual best times would be, if they ran it truly seriously.

I would imagine most players would easily come in around what Issa ran which equates to just shy of a 7 minute mile

 

[kcg88]

I would imagine most players would easily come in around what Issa ran which equates to just shy of a 7 minute mile

I know basketball is far more about being explosive but that feels low to me. These are D-1 athletes and 21 minutes is a bad high school 5K time for any sort of serious participant.

 

[hoquat63]

I know basketball is far more about being explosive but that feels low to me. These are D-1 athletes and 21 minutes is a bad high school 5K time for any sort of serious participant.

If memory serves me correctly, my daughters, who were nowhere near elite runners, ran about 25-26 minutes in high school, so these are not particulary hard times to do.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

Issa ran under 7 minutes that is pretty darn good. During the season players shouldn't go too hard during a race like this.

 

[kcg88]

Issa ran under 7 minutes that is pretty darn good. During the season players shouldn't go too hard during a race like this.

Oh, I'm sure they're not going all-out, nor should they. Just curious as to what times they (or any D1 basketball player) would put up if they tried their hardest and spent, say, a month doing specific 5K training beforehand.

 

[Greene Rice FIG]

I think it would depend on player. 1 month certainly not enough time to train.

Some kids are just born to run faster than others. I’d think very little correlation with a player being in basketball shape and their 5K time.

 

[Knights 1212]

I coached cross country for 39 years. These are basketball players not distance runners. The main idea is they represented RU in a very worth while event. I am sure that all of these players could have done much better but I know I would not want any of them getting injured trying to run as fast as they could. Let us just be thankful that they represented RU at this 5 K. That is good enough for me. I am proud of all of them plus the coaches and other RU students who entered the event. It is a very worthwhile cause.

 

[RU82]

They were jogging in a crowd. Busting it time wise would require a lot of weaving and pose high risk of twisted ankles. None of us want that. Knights1212 has the right idea here.

 

[dkostus]

The fact that Issa ran that time at probably 75% effort shows why he has such great stamina playing perimeter D.

Glad they got out for a great event

 

[kcg88]

I coached cross country for 39 years. These are basketball players not distance runners. The main idea is they represented RU in a very worth while event. I am sure that all of these players could have done much better but I know I would not want any of them getting injured trying to run as fast as they could. Let us just be thankful that they represented RU at this 5 K. That is good enough for me. I am proud of all of them plus the coaches and other RU students who entered the event. It is a very worthwhile cause.

No doubt about that. I'm not suggesting they should be going all out, they definitely shouldn't. Just musing on what would happen if they did.

 

[NJDOVES]

Wonderful event! I have released the doves for this event on several occasions. Always an honor!