Cameron Hanes

because he had just done boston six days prior um we were thinking okay you're not gonna run good your leg he'd all also done i think 60 miles in training because he's getting ready for your race and the key is dead leg you know you got to run on dead legs to do have success in the last man standing so we're just like okay obviously you're not going to be fresh Just get out there.

I told him, I said, his goal was to beat my time, my best time at Eugene, which is like 352 or 252. And so he's like, that was just to take down the Hanes PR, whatever, basically. So we thought he'd get about 250. That'd be reasonable on dead legs. And then he also- you want to be in corral A, he was corral E. And I'm like, did you put your time in for this fucking race? Why are you in corral E?

I told him, I said, his goal was to beat my time, my best time at Eugene, which is like 352 or 252. And so he's like, that was just to take down the Hanes PR, whatever, basically. So we thought he'd get about 250. That'd be reasonable on dead legs. And then he also- you want to be in corral A, he was corral E. And I'm like, did you put your time in for this fucking race? Why are you in corral E?

I told him, I said, his goal was to beat my time, my best time at Eugene, which is like 352 or 252. And so he's like, that was just to take down the Hanes PR, whatever, basically. So we thought he'd get about 250. That'd be reasonable on dead legs. And then he also- you want to be in corral A, he was corral E. And I'm like, did you put your time in for this fucking race? Why are you in corral E?

There's 9,000 people here you got to get through. So he had, by the time I saw him, cause I didn't run cause I've been hurt, but I went and the marathon goes out, loops back, it starts coming. So I went to where I was going to see him coming back so I could see what plate, where he was in the field. And I'm like seeing, I'm like, okay, well, I'll try to count these guys.

There's 9,000 people here you got to get through. So he had, by the time I saw him, cause I didn't run cause I've been hurt, but I went and the marathon goes out, loops back, it starts coming. So I went to where I was going to see him coming back so I could see what plate, where he was in the field. And I'm like seeing, I'm like, okay, well, I'll try to count these guys.

There's 9,000 people here you got to get through. So he had, by the time I saw him, cause I didn't run cause I've been hurt, but I went and the marathon goes out, loops back, it starts coming. So I went to where I was going to see him coming back so I could see what plate, where he was in the field. And I'm like seeing, I'm like, okay, well, I'll try to count these guys.

So I was like a mile, maybe mile seven by that time. And my first group elite guys, I'm like, okay, there's about five or six. Then it's like, okay, there's 10 more guys. Okay. It's like maybe 20 more guys. And then pretty soon I'm like, there's hundreds of people. I still haven't seen them. Right. I see them finally. I bet a thousand people had passed me. And I,

So I was like a mile, maybe mile seven by that time. And my first group elite guys, I'm like, okay, there's about five or six. Then it's like, okay, there's 10 more guys. Okay. It's like maybe 20 more guys. And then pretty soon I'm like, there's hundreds of people. I still haven't seen them. Right. I see them finally. I bet a thousand people had passed me. And I,

So I was like a mile, maybe mile seven by that time. And my first group elite guys, I'm like, okay, there's about five or six. Then it's like, okay, there's 10 more guys. Okay. It's like maybe 20 more guys. And then pretty soon I'm like, there's hundreds of people. I still haven't seen them. Right. I see them finally. I bet a thousand people had passed me. And I,

He's running and I'm going like this. And I just said, I go, you got some work to do, dude. So he's like in a thousandth place at mile seven and he finished 25th. Oh, dang. So point is he had to reel in everybody. But again, just like the genes with the mental thing, he said passing all those people helped him. So I guess the whole point to that was we thought his legs were going to be dead.

He's running and I'm going like this. And I just said, I go, you got some work to do, dude. So he's like in a thousandth place at mile seven and he finished 25th. Oh, dang. So point is he had to reel in everybody. But again, just like the genes with the mental thing, he said passing all those people helped him. So I guess the whole point to that was we thought his legs were going to be dead.

He's running and I'm going like this. And I just said, I go, you got some work to do, dude. So he's like in a thousandth place at mile seven and he finished 25th. Oh, dang. So point is he had to reel in everybody. But again, just like the genes with the mental thing, he said passing all those people helped him. So I guess the whole point to that was we thought his legs were going to be dead.

based on this training and the race prior. Right. And he actually, it was a cool day in Eugene, the environment, whatever it was, some days you just have, sometimes you just have those days where it's clicking. And I was kind of trying to track him. I saw he was under sixes through mile 10. I'm like, it's good to get through all those people that fast and still have that pace.

based on this training and the race prior. Right. And he actually, it was a cool day in Eugene, the environment, whatever it was, some days you just have, sometimes you just have those days where it's clicking. And I was kind of trying to track him. I saw he was under sixes through mile 10. I'm like, it's good to get through all those people that fast and still have that pace.

based on this training and the race prior. Right. And he actually, it was a cool day in Eugene, the environment, whatever it was, some days you just have, sometimes you just have those days where it's clicking. And I was kind of trying to track him. I saw he was under sixes through mile 10. I'm like, it's good to get through all those people that fast and still have that pace.

Cause you know how it is juking around people. And, um, Yeah, so I went and did Spencer's like what we did and then I tried to hustle back. I was looking where he was. I got to get him to the finish line before he gets there or get back to the finish line before he gets there at Hayward. And he comes through and I'm like, I go, what'd you get? He's like, 234. I said, what?

Cause you know how it is juking around people. And, um, Yeah, so I went and did Spencer's like what we did and then I tried to hustle back. I was looking where he was. I got to get him to the finish line before he gets there or get back to the finish line before he gets there at Hayward. And he comes through and I'm like, I go, what'd you get? He's like, 234. I said, what?

Cause you know how it is juking around people. And, um, Yeah, so I went and did Spencer's like what we did and then I tried to hustle back. I was looking where he was. I got to get him to the finish line before he gets there or get back to the finish line before he gets there at Hayward. And he comes through and I'm like, I go, what'd you get? He's like, 234. I said, what?

He's like, I think so. And we were just blown away. That's impressive. So I don't know what he's... But no, that whole all started with, no, he's not sandbagging. Point is though... I think here's the key. So he had every reason not to run hard in Eugene. It was just extra miles. It was just training on dead legs. There's no reason to push under six minute miles.