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Shane Carden's 1-yard touchdown run in the second overtime Friday lifted East Carolina over Marshall 65-59 and kept the Pirates' Conference USA title hopes alive.
The Pirates (8-4, 7-1) will advance to play Tulsa for the league championship if Alabama-Birmingham beats Central Florida Saturday.
Carden scored after three straight runs by Vintavious Cooper took the ball down to the Marshall 1.
East Carolina had stopped a Marshall possession earlier in the overtime when Chrishon Rose forced a fumble at the 11 by Essray Taliaferro and Derrell Johnson recovered it.
A 25-yard touchdown pass from Carden to Andrew Bodenheimer gave East Carolina a lead on the first play of overtime, but the Thundering Herd (5-7, 4-4) answered with a 4-yard Blake Frohnapfel scoring pass to Antavious Wilson after Taliaferro converted a fourth-and-1 with a 4-yard run.
Frohnapfel took over at quarterback for Marshall after Rakeem Cato suffered an injury to his lower left leg midway through the third quarter. Frohnapfel completed 12 of 15 passes for 101 yards and raced 51 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown, the longest run allowed by East Carolina this season.
Carden drove the Pirates 76 yards in 11 plays to tie the game with 4 seconds left in regulation on a 6-yard pass to Danny Webster. The drive, which started with 1:55 left, included three completions to Justin Hardy, who caught a school-record 16 passes for 171 yards, fourth-best in East Carolina history. His 1,046 receiving yards for the season is also fourth-best in school history.
The 124 combined points were the most ever in a Conference USA game, although the two schools combined for 125 in the 2001 GMAC Bowl, when Marshall played in the Mid-American Conference. The Thundering Herd won that one 64-61 in two overtimes.
East Carolina's 65 points were its fourth-highest total ever and the most it has scored since a 66-23 victory over East Tennessee State in 1981.
Marshall's 59 points were the most it has ever scored in a loss.
Carden completed 38 of 47 passes for 439 yards and three touchdowns and ran for three more, including the deciding score in overtime.
His first two touchdown runs helped stake the Pirates to a 28-7 second-quarter lead.
The Thundering Herd rallied to trail 35-28 at halftime after three second-quarter touchdown passes by Cato. He threw five in the game, tying his career high, and his 318 passing yards before being injured gave the sophomore 4,201 for the season. It was the fourth time a Marshall quarterback has surpassed 4,000 yards.
Tommy Shuler caught 14 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns for Marshall, giving the sophomore a school-record 110 for the season.
Taliaferro, in his first start this season, rushed for 130 yards on 27 carries for the Thundering Herd.
First Quarter
MU: Dobson 32 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 10:11.
ECU: Solomon 59 pass from Carden (Harvey kick), 9:06.
ECU: Carden 1 run (Harvey kick), 2:37.
Second Quarter
ECU: Cooper 9 run (Harvey kick), 14:55.
ECU: Carden 3 run (Harvey kick), 12:10.
MU: Shuler 24 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 9:52.
ECU: Cooper 1 run (Harvey kick), 6:56.
MU: Anta.Wilson 8 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 4:50.
MU: Shuler 19 pass from Cato (Haig kick), :26.
Third Quarter
MU: Anta.Wilson 2 pass from Cato (Haig kick), 11:06.
ECU: Bullock 5 run (Harvey kick), 7:10.
Fourth Quarter
MU: FG Haig 24, 14:51.
MU: B.Frohnapfel 51 run (Haig kick), 11:12.
ECU: FG Harvey 39, 7:16.
MU: Taliaferro 1 run (Haig kick), 1:55.
ECU: Webster 6 pass from Carden (Harvey kick), :04.
First Overtime
ECU: Bodenheimer 25 pass from Carden (Harvey kick).
MU: Anta.Wilson 4 pass from B.Frohnapfel (Haig kick).
Second Overtime
ECU: Carden 1 run.
Attendance — 46,317.
First downs 36 31
Rushes-yards 45-214 38-116
Passing 419 439
Comp-Att-Int 43-55-2 38-48-0
Return Yards 0 14
Punts-Avg. 3-33.7 4-46.0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-41 3-26
Time of Possession 28:36 31:24
RUSHING — MU: Taliaferro 27-130, B.Frohnapfel 8-62, Butler 4-16, Grooms 2-5, Cato 4-1. ECU: Cooper 14-52, Bullock 8-39, Dobson 5-21, Carden 11-4.
PASSING — MU: Cato 31-40-1-318, B.Frohnapfel 12-15-1-101. ECU: Carden 38-47-0-439, Team 0-1-0-0.
RECEIVING — MU: Shuler 14-141, Anta.Wilson 7-43, Evans 6-47, King 5-33, Dobson 4-61, Wilkins 4-44, Taliaferro 3-50. ECU: Hardy 16-171, Webster 4-31, Solomon 3-86, Bodenheimer 3-65, J.Jones 3-41, Wiggins 2-21, Dobson 2-19, Cooper 2-1, Bullock 2-(minus 1), De.Harris 1-5.


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Any fan of Hollywood can tell you that when it comes to show biz, it's hard to find an original idea.
There is something to be said for going with what works: The fifth installment in Bruce Willis' "Die Hard" series could make as much as the previous four blockbusters combined when it opens this weekend.
But "borrowing" from previous works is not exclusive to the movie industry.
Musicians do it, too, including Chicago cabaret singer Gillian Kelly. She was trained as an opera singer. It was her daughter who opened her eyes to how prevalent sampling is in the music business.
"I had missed out on a lot of music trends as an opera singer and she made me a CD – 'The Miseducation of Gillian Kelly,'" Kelly said Monday at Durango Arts Center between rehearsals for her stage show "Pop Meets the Classics." "And as I kept hearing these modern songs, I'd say: 'That sounds like Chopin' or 'That's Bach,' and I saw the connection between classical and pop that I'd never noticed before because I wasn't listening for it."
Kelly will do a two-night stint at Durango Arts Center as a benefit for the center's theater programs. She is the sister-in-law of Durango resident and DAC supporter Erica Max. Through her, Kelly met DAC theater director Theresa Carson.
"I was part of an ensemble group in Chicago, so I really believe in what she's trying to accomplish," Kelly said.
"Pop Meets the Classics" is a new show that Kelly will polish in Durango before taking it to Chicago and on the road to New York City later this year.
She described the previous version of the show as more educational that engaged the audience in a question-and-answer format. For the new show, Kelly focuses on entertaining the audience herself, but they'll still learn something.
"I wanted to add things to make it a lot of fun," Kelly said.
What the audience will learn is why, when we hear a song such as The Toys' 1965 hit "A Lover's Concerto" ("How gentle is the rain, That falls softly on the meadow..."), it might sound more familiar than we think. That one went all the way back to 1725 for its melody, which came from J.S. Bach's Minuet in G major.
Among other "crossovers" that Kelly will explore are the Mindbenders/Phil Collins' hit "Groovy Kind of Love," which was influenced by Muzio Clementi's Sonatina in G major, and Elvis Presley's "It's Now or Never," which sounds a lot like the 1898 Neopolitan classic "O Sole Mio."
Each song has its own story, too, such as Eric Carmen's hit "All By Myself." Carmen was aware the tune was reminiscent of a Rachmaninov piano concerto, but he thought the piece was in the public domain and free to use. An expensive settlement with the composer's estate taught him otherwise.
Kelly also plans to return to her own roots, which add another layer of variety to the show. She will sing three operatic arias from "Tosca," "La Boheme" and "Carmen," each of which have modern counterparts as well. Also not to be missed is her signature version of Gloria Gaynor's disco classic "I Will Survive" done in a Russian dance/Marlena Dietrich style.
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A memorial service celebrating the life of Mike Stevens, 59, of Palestine, Texas will be held at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 26 at Court Drive Church.
Mr. Stevens died Wednesday at Palestine Regional Medical Center.
Born Nov. 14, 1953 in Milam County, Texas, he was the youngest son of Homer and Grace Schafer Stevens. Mike graduated from Texas A&M University in 1976 with a degree in Curriculum and Instruction. He taught special education in public schools for 10 years in Kenard and Crockett. Additionally, Mr. Stevens taught in the Windham School System for 20 years, retiring in 2008.
Mike was always an active member of his community. In Crockett, he was a member of Central Baptist Church, and worked with children and youth ministries. When he moved to Palestine he was very involved with in Palestine Community Theater, appearing in several productions.
Since retirement, Mr. Stevens worked with local group homes and substitute taught in area schools.
Mike loved God, family, people, teaching, helping others, animals, and hot wings. You couldn't talk to Mike without smiling.
He is survived by his wife, Suzie Jansa Stevens, of Palestine; stepdaughter, Rebecca Gates, of Stratford, Conn.; and his constant four-legged companions, Sebastian, Mama Dog, and Little Buddy. He will also be missed by his cousin-in-law, Sherri Price of Palestine, the clients he worked with, and a host of friends.
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Indeed dkggpeters and I agree with you 100% that i'm far from being able to hold that "desired" MP of 6:50... And that was only 2km I held that pace on that paticular long run, and in my hearts defense, there was a preety good climb right at the beginning of those last two km's mixed with about 16miles of running in the middle of nowhere for the first time...I know I will improve alot in the next couple of months, maybe not enough to get me to sub3 first time around, but i plan to give it an earnest effort...
I have found VDOT numbers are very accurate for me up to 20 mile distance. High 37 10k = 55.5 VDOT. High 1:27 HM = 52.5 VDOT.
A high 37 10k and a high 1:27 HM are vastly different fitness levels in my experience.
Appears we're getting more rain here in New Hampshire this evening and I will likely be back at the gym. I spend 75 minutes on Tuesday running around a small (1/18th of a mile) track for an indoor 10 miler. The gym obviously also has treadmills. As far as simulating an outdoor run, what do you guys think is a better option - a treadmill on 1-2% incline or a completely flat indoor track. Neither one includes any wind resistance, but the track at least doesn't give me the advantage of moving the ground beneath my feet.
PR's: 5K - 16:18, 10K - 35:12, HM - 1:18:39, M - 2:43:37
2013 Goals: 5K - 16:30 (7/28/2013), 10K - 35:00, HM - 1:15, M - 2:45 (4/15/13)
That's a really small track. As much as I hate the treadmill I'd use it in your case: fewer turns, less pressure on the knees, and more flexibility in pacing. You can vary inclines too so the run is more dynamic.
Any reason you don't run in the rain?
PR's: 5K - 17:16, 10K - 37:06 (HM Split), HM - 1:18:14, M - 2:55:58
2014 Goals: Run 2600 3000 miles.
We have an indoor track at my gym that is 1/13 of a mile and if I do more then a mile it puts undue stress on my lower body from all the sharper turns. I would use the TM.
Or, you could man up and run in the rain.
PR's 5k - TBD, 10K - 33:30 1980, HM - 1:19:22, MAR - 2:44:50
2014 Goals 5k - 16:45, 10k - 35:00, HM - Sub 1:16:30, MAR - 2:39:59
This wk:
Mon - 8 miles (7:40 pace)
Tue - 12 trail miles (7:40 pace) also lifted
Wed - 4.25 track workout (14X200s), 1000 yd swim and 3 mi easy evening run
Thur - 9 mi with 3 at tempo pace (6:30ish)
Fri - 1000 yd swim
Sat - 16 mi (8 near MP pace)
Sun - 5 mi recovery
Marathon goal is sub 2:49 in October
I'm on wk 2 of 18
stlaggies - What marathon is that? I can add you to the list.
3 miles at 6:30 doesn't sound like a tempo run for a 2:50 marathoner. Are you rolling your own program or using a coach\book?
Is "I'm a pansy" a good enough reason? If not, then I'll go with "I just bought some pretty, pretty new shoes and I don't want to get them dirty".
I was just yanking your chain with my "man up" comment. If you are getting the storms that passed through here (Northeast Ohio) in the middle of the night then you would be fool to try and run in it.
Portland, Oregon. I'm doing the Pfitz 55-70 plan. His plan actually calls for 4 miles at half marathon pace which would have been faster but 80 degrees at 6am...
A little background info on me. Still relatively new to running, did first marathon in 2010 (4:13). Have done 10 since, last January marathon PR was 3:32, in March ran a 3:17, October ran a 2:59. The 2:59 was the first with a Pfitz plan. Same concept as I'll use this year, train through Texas heat and run a marathon up north (Hartford, CT).
On deck: Pikes Peak Marathon
In the hole: Twin Cities Marathon
Hi all. Here's a podcast interview with Alan Culpepper, a 2:09 marathoner and 3:55 miler, including at the end a tip or two for breaking 3: "Get fast first" and "Don't force it where it doesn't fit"
Hope you enjoy it on a long run...
A little background info on me. Still relatively new to running, did first marathon in 2010 (4:13). Have done 10 since, last January marathon PR was 3:32, in March ran a 3:17, October ran a 2:59.
I want to rip you a new one. What so hard about learning to run and race at shorter distances first. Even the Kenyans start out on 5k, 10Ks. Granted they use an accelerated program they still get fast first then go long. Someone said it earlier, it so true. Again quoting Alan Culpepper "GET FAST FIRST".
I started running in 2007. Trained and ran the Mile, Mastered it in 2008. moved onto the 5K mastered it in 2009, then set my goals on running a marathon. "Master" is relative I set goals which I exceeded. What's the hurry, to hurt for 26 miles??? Geez take your time develop and be around for a while be good to your body. If you drive a new car hard early on, you'll end up with a lemon. Break this bittchhh in easy.
btw Ive only done two marathons -
1st marathon 11/2012 2:46:23
2nd marathon 5/2013 2:40:04
They call Slammin and Nils foolish. "Better to be a witty fool, than a foolish wit."
Nils hit them with a running quote to illustrate the point.
Slammin: While I agree with you for the most part, not everyone approaches running and goals the same way. When I started less than a year ago I thought I was following the get fast first approach, but compared to what you described I rushed it big time. I wanted to go C2sub3 in less than a year. I didn't succeed. But don't be hatin us rushers for not wanting to wait to try the marathon. That attitude gives fast runners a bad rap.
Conversely to your patient approach, I have heard people say run the distance and then get faster. So maybe stlaggies just wanted to check out the marathon and then work to better it. There's a lot to be said about working towards a sub 3 for 10 TIMES and then being successful. He clearly trained and worked hard to get better over years.
What burns me are the people who sign up for a marathon, train 1-2 times per week for 3 months, run it in 5+ hours (walking a lot), and then quit running. It shouldn't annoy me but it does. Also gives fast runners a bad rap.
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2014 Goals: FM-2:58:58, HM-PR, 10K-PR, 5K-PR, MPW- 50 avg More than Frank
Yeah different goals. I don't care for a fast 5K or 10K time. Getting fast or going sub 3 wasn't a goal of mine until last year. I started to run to lose weight.
Some people stink at short races. Some people stink at long races. Some people stink at both. Of course, they wouldn't be posting on this thread, though. Probably.
Some people quote terrible drivers.
Wow, busy thread these days. Welcome newcomers!
I agree with There is No Try:
Marathon PR: 2:54:58 Half Marathon: 1:23:15 10k: 36:42. 5k:17:35
My running log
StlAggies Pardon my manners, welcome to the thread and I hope to see you posting and contributing to the playful banter. Boy do I know about the weight, I have to put up my 205lbs picture from Disney in Feb 2007. I started out that February to lose weight as well, then I slowly started racing. All the while, I saw people doing 5 hour marathons and thought I wont do it till I can get under sub 3. I just cant imagine the hurt for 4-5 hours. Even the 50K I did had to be under 4 hours. More power to the long sufferers(shufflers). It wont be me I'm too chicken "shi+" to hurt that long. Good luck in your goals.
FWIW, I am not a fast marathoner but my 400M/800M (Unireed) (Slammin)
Slammin - What's going on? Man up. You don't have to quote me for your defense. In the race everybody also stands their own man. A running quote? Go google it.
As to Marathon time improvements: 2011 4:44:45 2012 3:01:50 2013 ???
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If you could run 1:53 so easily, Slammin, why not do it? In 5 years you could be the masters 45-59 WR holder. not if you keep screwing around with marathons though
Whether I am jealous of your sprint/mid d abilities, why wouldnt I be? what runner wouldnt want to be faster?
I'm headed north to Seattle in the morning. should be great running weather, but i may not run that much. will probably run 10-11 easy with my mom around 8:50 pace
2014 Goals: 15:29 5000m 32:29 10000m in the spring
Nils - Man up??? Why would I want to do that, it's so much more fun being a big biatch.
Unireed - No hard feeling enjoy the run this weekend. I had to rib you because you keep underestimating me. Mile 14 6:07 vs 5:57. My resolve is strong. I will be the 800M national champion in the 40-44 age group. Im done with marathons after Boston. I want to do one other major outside the US either Berlin 2014 or London 2015. It will be run in 3:00- 3:20 to take in the sights.
Gotcha. It's so cold and rainy here, I'd forgotten other people are dealing with the heat already.
I'm the opposite. I started running and realized I need to lose weight to get faster. 4:13 to 2:59 has to include at least 30lbs of weight loss right?
I didn't intend to run a marathon this spring after running for just over a year, but was offered a spot on a charity team and couldn't refuse a Boston invitation. The problem is, after doing a marathon, the other distances seem a little inconsequential. I'll probably try to run a marathon this fall, then focus on speed for the spring 2014 season. 5k or 10k. Then focus on distance again for fall 2014.
I would agree on the accuracy of VDOT numbers. This spring, I've run a 2:43:37 marathon, 35:11 10K, and a 16:56 5K. If you look at the Daniel's tables, that is almost exactly what a VDOT 60 should be doing. It's a little frustrating because I want to be running faster, but sort of cool that the numbers match up so well.
Which of these is not like the others
5k 18:30 VDOT=5510k 38:20 VDOT=5513.1 1:23:25 VDOT=5626.2 3:12:37 VDOT=49
No worries and I agree with you on the suffering that goes on with the longer marathons.
After the freshman 30 and sophomore 15, I was up to 235 lbs. Started dabbing into running my junior and senior year of college but didn't start somewhat seriously training for the marathon until after graduation. I was around 190 for my 4:13 and closer to 165 for the 2:59. Another thing that helped was the increase in mileage. I used Hal Higdon for marathons 1-7, up to 3:17, good for beginners but not as challenging as the Pfitz plans.
i am actually thinking of trying a 100 miler!!!!..... lets see how this 50 miler goes in August and maybe 100 end of next year!.... definitely agree different goals for different folks....
colefund - Go against conventional wisdom. It might have great benefits on your marathon time. As an example Pfitz does not recommend multiple marathons within a 2 week time span. I did it and got faster. Lydiard had his short distance runners like 800 M and 1500 M run 22 Milers with the marathoners and some of his guys won gold. Do you think a 100 Miler or 50 Miler will make you a faster marathon runner? Everybody has warned me aganst doing that.
Gang, I have been experimenting with trails the past two days. I usually run on pavement. Why? I got bored alwasy running on the same 3 routes. Plus, I don't want to get injured running on uneven terrain and I want to run fast. What is your preferred terrain? What surface is best for the serious, competitive marathon runner? Pavement, trails, grass, track?
I'd like to run 100% of my miles on dirt. I end up at about 40% most weeks. For practicality purposes, I do speedwork on the track. I run-commute a lot and end up spending big chunks of those runs the road. I'm trying to do more miles on grass fields. I am not a serious, competitive marathon runner but answered your question anyways.
Colefund - what's a 100 miler? Is it a multi day race or a one shot deal? Either way, that's crazy and you should check the expiration date on your meds.
You are not a serious, competitive marathon runner? Are you aware that you are on the SUB 3 Thread?
I think Colefund is off his meds and needs a 100 Miler to calm down. Touch base with mother earth. A firm grounding. 100 Miles, 12 hours Long Run. Some like it longer than others. Running goodness.
Slammin - You have awesome natural speed and talent which translate to fast times from 400/800 to the marathon. I totally get your position on wanting to perfect/peak at the shorter races before moving to the longer stuff. Most people have decent amount of speed, what they lack is endurance to carry that speed for prolonged periods. This is why the young kids can go out super fast at the start of a 5K only to start whimpering and walking 100 yards in.
I really don't see too much wrong with people trying to run a marathon even before they "mastered" the shorter distances. Truth be told I don't think anyone really masters the shorter distances they just get slower so they move up to run longer. In the elite field Sammy Wanjiru was the first who really started going after the marathon from a young age and made it his target race. Sadly his arrogant/aggressive personality and stiff concrete got in his way... I'd also say that "proper" 5K training and marathon training aren't all that much different. You substitute a bit more track work and give up on the 20 mile long runs but the mileage and overall training load is probably very comparable. I set all my shorter distance PRs off of marathon cycles. FWIW Sammy only bettered his debut by a minute and 13 seconds in his career.
Which kind of gets me to the second point that seems to come up quite frequently; the rate of improvement some have achieved over the years. Slammin going for 2:46 to 2:40 is a huge feat even though it's "only" 6 minutes. Nils going from 4+ to 3:01 may be just as huge or it might just show that he was severely undertrained in his first attempt, he ran a stupid race and bonked. But the other important thing to take away is that marathon performances are not unlike stock prices. Past improvement is absolutely no indication of future potential.
I honestly think it is futile and senseless to look at individual improvements over the marathon distance especially when it's completely out of context. Correlation does not mean causation. And it goes for training plans too. Just because someone upped their mileage from 50mpw to 70mpw and dropped 10 minutes off their marathon time it doesn't mean that all 10 minutes can be attributed to the increased mileage. Actually we can't even say what percentage of that can be attributed to the increased mileage, what percent can be attributed to the extra one or two training cycles, what percentage can be due to weather, what percent can be due to weight change etc. etc. I know runners who ran 2:40 on 30-40 mpw and he runs most of his runs at tempo pace. What does that have anything to do with me or anyone else? Nothing. That particular runner also ran 31 minute 10K on the track in college. Running, especially marathoning is and always will be an experiment of one. We can share anecdotes and personal experiences but they are just that: anecdotes and personal experiences not scientific evidence.
Now on the other hand I don't think people who can't run an age graded 50% for the marathon should be running marathons. They should probably stick with the shorter distances.
2013: Boston: ☑ | London: ☑ | Berlin: ☑ | Chicago: ☐ | NYC: ☐ | 2014: Tokyo: ☐Jogging some marathons, one WMM at a time...
frank2000 - this is off the top of my head, so it may not be 100% accurate. The AG winner at Boston of my AG 40 - 44, a German American from Seattle Washington, I think ran it in 2:22, is also an Ultra Marathon Runner. I thnk first name Udo, or something like that. To be investigated if he only runs 50 Milers or also 100 Milers.
dkggpeters says Competitive = 60-80 MPW.
I say competitive = 30 seconds faster than me in 5k, 60 seconds faster in 10k, 3 minutes faster in half marathon, 10 minutes faster in marathon. That definition never changes, no matter how fast I get.
FWIW Sammy only bettered his debut by a minute and 13 seconds in his career.
That's the saddest thing I've heard all week.
Now on the other hand I don't think people who can't run an age graded 50% for the marathon should be running marathons.
Darn, guess it is time to hang it up. I guess I will have a lot of free time on my hands.
That came from Slammin and I agree with it. I started to notice nice improvements when at 70 miles and above.
frank2000 - You are a serious, competitive marathon runner. Now to the mileage. Pfitz says increase in mileage translates into faster marathon times. I think 80/120 Miles is a must for excellent results.Pfitz has a good article in his lab reports where he says: "we have to take more risks." Striving for excellence, we have to take calculated risks and up the mileage. Sammy Wanjiru was an alcoholic, a shame that he died so young. Kind of reminds of PREFONTAINE. by the way the guy that beat him in Munich from Finnland was trained with the Lydiard philosophy. Many, many, many, many miles. And more miles, then some more miles and when completely exhausted, run another 10 miler.
This reminds me of Jason Hartmann, the fastest American at Boston 2013,in the interview before the race, he made a very strong impression and looked at the camera and said: "Run another 10 Miler".
It's tough to improve from a 2:06...
Sammy ran the 10,000 at 26:4x at age 18, and within a year or two had a 58:xx WR in the half marathon. I'd say he mastered the shorter distances. Then he mastered the marathon.
But he had the same skills as an acrobat as Pre had with driving.
Don't get me wrong, he was wicked fast in the 10k and HM as well. But his entire plan was to dominate the marathon at a young age unlike Halie who dominated the 5K and 10K for years before he decided to go for the marathon which seems to have been the natural progression in runners. Sammie's Beijing marathon is probably one of the ballsiest performances ever, Nils would be proud of that one.As for the gymnast/driving comment: Oooof!


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Tailored trends will be rolling out gradually starting today. For more information, see the Twitter blog.
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The seven-year-old favorite's New Southern cuisine improves with age (and a new chef).
APPETITE Opened on July 13 way back in 2005, Maverick is a longtimer by modern day restaurant standards. I'd posit that it's better than ever with new executive chef Emmanual Eng, brought on last year by owners Scott Youkilis and Michael Pierce (who is also the general manager and wine director). In contrast to its more casual, younger sister Hog and Rocks, Maverick's food has grown more sophisticated and focused over the years.
The menu delights and has evolved slightly at each visit, with whispers of Southern influence (and beyond) married to forward-thinking culinary vision. Traditional Southern ingredients and dishes are a springboard for cutting-edge "New Southern" cuisine, the likes of which I've seen in cities such as Charleston and Atlanta in recent years or at San Francisco newcomers like Dixie and St. Vincent.
Maverick hasn't slowed down with age and, especially with talented young Chef Eng on board, to continue challenging itself. An artist and Portland native, Eng boldly walked into SF's Indigo in 2000, offering to work for free to learn the ropes. He eventually became line cook at Aqua, Quince, and Foreign Cinema, then sous chef at Boulevard and Sons and Daughters. His experience at some of our top restaurants shows in his bold-yet-refined cooking.
Let's get the obvious out of the way: the signature fried chicken ($24) is as fantastic as ever. Juicy inside, crispy outside, and not at all greasy, the batter is touched with cinnamon, cayenne, and white pepper. It was recently served with blackened patty-pan squash, succotash, pickled watermelon rind, and cornbread croutons — with ham hock and mustard gravy tying it all together, eliciting sighs of delight. It's hard not to want to return to this one over and over again — and many diners do.
But you'd be remiss not to branch out. There's nothing Southern about a squash blossom stuffed with brandade ($10), rosso bruno tomatoes, Calabrian chilis, and basil, but it's delicious. Italian spirit is also present in burrata cheese, made nearby on 16th Street ($12), but rather than being leaving it as another burrata starter, Eng layers flavors with ashed rind from corn husks, baby leeks, arugula pisto, pickled fiddlehead ferns and zucchini. Just before the foie gras ban — which I am not happy about — a duck butcher plate ($16) impressed with foie, tasso-cured duck breast (there's your Southern touch: fantastic tasso ham), strawberry mostarda, white peach, lime, and duck rillette croquette. Summery as it was rich, it's the mostarda I craved more of.
Another inspired Southern reinterpretation is porcini mushroom and Anson Mills grits ($12.50). It's not remotely a traditional grits dish, in fact, there's only a smattering of creamy grits amid tender porcinis, pearl onion, snap peas and a smoked soft-poached egg running over ingredients when punctured. For a vegetarian dish, it's almost meaty and soulful. Massachusetts Dayboat sea scallops ($13) are seared just right, but accents of compressed watermelon, pineapple mint, Padron peppers, dotted with lipstick pimento sauce and ancho chile-pumpkin seed pesto making it memorable. Lobster bread pudding draped in smoked cod ($26) is a brilliant twist on traditional New Brunswick stew — in this case, a creamy mussel chowder touched with jerky-like strips of linguica, clams, corn, and sea beans (seaweed). Dessert is no afterthought. In fact, a chocolate Samoa truffle ($9) feels like vacation, a chocolate mound spiked with chocolate bark in a pool of caramelized coconut accented by crumbled shortbread.
$24 for fried chicken. their is a sucker born every minute as the old saying goes. someone is making a great profit.
Yep, just bags of money to be made owning a restaurant.
I'm sure you'll be opening yours soon to take advantage of this get rich quick scheme.
Hey Ron - maybe you should go back to your 20 piece bucket o' wings from KFC. Looks like you're not grown up enough to eat adult food.
It's "there is" not "their". You used the wrong form.
I love how in this city people equate paying outrageous prices for food as for adults or sophisticated as if somehow a barometer of good taste, like the 12.00 martini, and the overpriced food in this city that is bought by the Obama sheeple, sycophantic, zombie, liberal, lunatics, that care more about their looks, Facebook, Twitter, and looking as if they really don't care about what they wear while spending insane time buying and spending vast money on these thrift store type clothes at expensive boutiques in Hayes valley. These people won't, can't or are too lazy to cook. I grew up in L.A. my brothers and sisters would go to Shakey's Pizza buffet, yes the food was not quite gourmet, but then we were not isane like poeople today, we did not think we deserved the best food every night or twice a week at crazy prices that could pay someones rent in Fresno, these people that own these just too cool restaurants are greedy and taking advantage of these suckers that go there. Shakey's where we got pizza, chicken, spaghetti, meatballs, garlic bread, soda. milk, tea, ice cream, pudding, and more. We were kids, and adults, and we had fun and we spent little, we had more fun that sitting with a bunch of fucking tools.
Where did this idea that it was cool to go out and eat expensive food? It was meant for special occasions not a lifestyle. SF full of fake and ignorant wannabee's.
Best times when you cook for your girlfriend, basic meals, roast chicken, an average steak, soup, chili, why does everything now have to be going out, buying a bottle of wine, and eating trendy chic food. This is why SF is now a crap city.
money than you have, then why don't you move somewhere more cheap, gritty and working class like, say, Fresno?
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