First fricking marathon (let alone a road marathon, in crappy wind--hills are no issue for him imho--) & he runs such an incredible --2:15--. He should be SO PROUD of himself-- his fans (we) are!!! It was such a privilege seeing him go past at mile 17. I know he was running alone by that time, which sucked, but I could finally see in person what a beautiful stride he has. Others' depictions of his running style/gate were right on! Like a gazelle! Hoping he decides to run Leadville some year. I'd love to meet & visit with him.
@donaldbeck56024 жыл бұрын
Jim is awesome. He brings a lot of interest to this sport
@eriksteenkamp36214 жыл бұрын
To think he is a ultra runner marathon speed is totally different well done walmsly
@htmonaro19694 жыл бұрын
Clearly a humble man putting a positive spin on what must have been a very disappointing day. Jim is an elite runner, who wanted more but missed the big early moves. He's not alone, I think. We non-elite runners think 22 is great, but I think Jim sounds like that's not what he was hoping for.
@m3xikanolokoruiz4 жыл бұрын
well ofc everone that competed wanted to qualify, thats redundant. He knows he gave his best effort and i think hes pretty happy with the result considering its not his element and hes competing against elites in the field.
@seancullen994 жыл бұрын
@@m3xikanolokoruiz He might be humble here but he's been pretty cocky on the ultra scene...to his detriment on occasion!
@giovanniferraroni15604 жыл бұрын
Beast. Came close to top 20 at the end there
@austinado164 жыл бұрын
Thumbs up Jim! You did fantastic and you represented runners well. You've got a heart of gold man, and you're an outstanding athlete and runner!
@michaelormondrobinson4 жыл бұрын
So much respect for Jim. ✊🏼
@darrenhooley84724 жыл бұрын
Jim is such an amazing talent to be able to cross over from the mountain scene and finish near the top of this super stacked field. I'm sure if he focused purely on marathons he could dial it in to finish races consistently at the elite level; however, I'm glad he is committed as he is to trail running. The sport has really benefited from him by setting the bar at an extremely high level during his career.
@shunsuikyoraku54284 жыл бұрын
To be honest his talent level on the roads can easily be determined by his college times and it ain’t the top of elite fields. Trails are his home, he should stay there and be happy that people faster than him don’t do trail. Also Max King did better at the marathon trails lol.
@markhill21734 жыл бұрын
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 'he should stay there', because person on internet says so. That's him told.
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
Love to see all the road warriors try a mountain marathon with Jim now. LOLOLOL
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 This isn't college anymore. The marathon road runners would be destroyed by Jim on the trails.
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
@Real boxing Fan1 Jim beat Ward (and hundreds of others), who is a real road marathon runner. If he focused on leg speed, I believe he could compete. It isn't always about the fastest time in a marathon (Ex. Linden at Boston). Sometimes it is about the race and Jim can race.
@noahmcmurtrey11144 жыл бұрын
Imagine he just turned around and ran another marathon after he finished😂😂
@number1fan2624 жыл бұрын
He what? Did he?!?!
@pepega33444 жыл бұрын
@@number1fan262 he's still running in this video
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
He will soon enough... Comrades..
@ctaijiro4 жыл бұрын
"If you do it right, you're gonna find the same hurt no matter what"
@mbengaful4 жыл бұрын
Word.
@denisegiles19614 жыл бұрын
It's a totally different beast....admire you for putting yourself out there. Just remember.....Marathoners who would try to cross over into trail/mountain racing, could not do what you do!
@tomrankin25644 жыл бұрын
Yes Jim you are a Legend! Amazing time for a first marathon and I’ve definitely still got your back!💪🏻👍🏻
@marlinweekley514 жыл бұрын
No way could any of the 21 in front of him touch Jim on the trails - awesome job 🏃♂️🏃♂️👍
@emilienbialecki4484 жыл бұрын
Jim! well done! good luck for the future! its good to try new things peace
@richardpate18974 жыл бұрын
Awesome guy.
@dylanberes94874 жыл бұрын
Now Galen should run Western or the Grand Canyon against Jim.
@danielfarrugia38844 жыл бұрын
Dylan Beres ha ha! That would be interesting
@shunsuikyoraku54284 жыл бұрын
Galen would break 13 at states lol let ultra fans have their god lol
@danielfarrugia38844 жыл бұрын
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 not a chance in hell.
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
He would drop real early. Never would even see Jim on the course.
@wrenpyle70984 жыл бұрын
Shunsui Kyoraku bwhahahaha galen wouldnt even break 18
@emili.02854 жыл бұрын
Much respect and love to this guy
@4409eliot4 жыл бұрын
i want jim to try marathon again. his journey is so interesting and i find him so inspiring.
@Mookiethedog4 жыл бұрын
2:15 “it’s not bad”. Dude you’re the best!
@brianhubbard414 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Jim. I was pulling for you all the way. Proud fan!
@i_run_far11324 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah Jim! I’m damn proud of you and you’re still my favorite runner. That was an awesome run!
@emithen4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Jim. You’re a good man.
@adamgottschalk19074 жыл бұрын
consistently inspiring, great job!
@Elidogz4 жыл бұрын
Awesome jim you have so much to be happy & thankful for being able to crush road marathons & do ultras in the way & time that you do them 🙌
@roustabout4fun4 жыл бұрын
Quite a crossover......Hard to top Happy! Great day.....you enjoyed the Experience....Good stuff.
@fuscia134 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Jim, so versatile in your running! Keep it up
@superruca4 жыл бұрын
This guy ran 90-something miles straight without stopping (until he went the wrong way. He would’ve set a course record. Western 100, I think?) His talent goes beyond the marathon. Great job Jim!
@daddoesitALL4 жыл бұрын
jenny r he eventually set the course record there a couple years after the wrong turn race you mentioned 😀
@superruca4 жыл бұрын
aka Trey he’s an inspiration.
@JoelDavis134 жыл бұрын
And then followed the year after by besting his own record from the year before. The records he's smashed are unparalleled by anyone in the trail running world. He is our sports Eliud Kipchoge!
@brianmessemer29734 жыл бұрын
Western States 100. Ran it in 14:30 in 2018 and 14:09 in 2019. That's 8:30 pace for 100 miles, on a mountain trail course with 40,000 feet of elevation change. Hard to comprehend how amazing that is.
@barrymckeown57834 жыл бұрын
he didnt run 90 miles without stopping he stopped multiple times at aid stations........................love Jim and he is amazing but he did stop multiple times during that and every ultra he ran
@805trailrunnersventuracoun64 жыл бұрын
Great Job man! Good work!
@bizzygeernaert-davies83064 жыл бұрын
Got to love Jim. Well done on your acheivement.
@jddallager16994 жыл бұрын
Terrific race, Jim! Stay healthy as you prep for Comrades! Hoka athletes were superb!!
@Twize4 жыл бұрын
Awesome job Jim!
@desmondyap53914 жыл бұрын
for an ultra runner, his finish time is amazing. really fast
@runningwithsimon4 жыл бұрын
Amazing athlete, inspiring guy!
@garyfrye31564 жыл бұрын
Great job Jim, I would love to see you all run back to the start again. Or maybe just invite them all to Comrades.
@shunsuikyoraku54284 жыл бұрын
Lol you just don’t get it. Jim is just a decent division 1 ncaa runner that went to trails. If all the guys that beat him today decided to run trails he’d be out of business lol.
@Sheruff19784 жыл бұрын
The same could very well be true for the marathon guys if he left the trails and focused solely on marathon's. Claiming to be able to judge his full potential based solely on his college times is extremely short sighted. There is a lot more that goes into it. I know a lot of people running faster in their 30s than they did in their 20s. Not because they are more capable in their 30s but because they have better training, are more dedicated, and focused. There's no telling how motivated he was in college. I agree that marathon's and Ultras are different beasts BUT to say Jim isn't capable of being an elite marathon runner, is like saying Rupp isn't capable of being an elite Ultra runner. Fact of the matter is we don't know that either of those statements is true. They are obviously both incredibly talented, gifted and motivated athletes. I personally wouldn't bet against either of them at any distance. If either of them set their mind to it there's no telling what they could accomplish. Regardless of what either of them ran in college.
@jimoconnor85974 жыл бұрын
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 Man you don't know ultra running at all. So do you think Killian is just average too? WOW!
If you can’t appreciate this guy, you don’t like sports. Cheers Jim!
@nehemiah91904 жыл бұрын
Seeing a marathon through an ultrarunner’s eyes is so cool. I think he will only get faster than 2:15, lets just hope he has the spirit to try another one!
@diskoeric22484 жыл бұрын
he mentioned being in 210 shape. A huge let down for him, surely
@jono21543 жыл бұрын
Jim ran really well!
@JStock10322 жыл бұрын
Jim out here quietly shitting on the marathoners lol
@vasquitoycia4 жыл бұрын
Great race Jim.
@didoma733 жыл бұрын
the heart? no the hurt!
@MrJackchap4 жыл бұрын
Great job Jim!!
@mmaryboyshorts56244 жыл бұрын
👍🏼 Fantastic job. Keep challenging yourself.
@roger_is_red4 жыл бұрын
Jim is really cool
@DaleHawkins4 жыл бұрын
Great race, Jim!
@patricklemire92784 жыл бұрын
2hr15minutes is freaking stout for a guy who is used to 8-minute mile race pace in the ultras. Well done, lad.
@19Kamau794 жыл бұрын
Thought his 50mile record is a lot faster than 8:00/mile
@bigNowhere14 жыл бұрын
His 50 mile record was 5:50 per mile, roughly. Much faster than 8.
@justmegawatt4 жыл бұрын
Imagine training only for marathons and then trying to compete against people in running a half marathon. You're probably not going to do as well as the people who trained specifically for that event. Jim is 100 miler trying to compete against 26 milers.
@hoospoodles4 жыл бұрын
Congratulations
@theultratourist35064 жыл бұрын
I would love to see more marathoners crossover to ultras.
@paulanthony16894 жыл бұрын
Jim isn’t used to running these kind of sprint races
@benitoramos86084 жыл бұрын
That’s his warm up for his ultra trail run.
@inkjob124 жыл бұрын
great job ......
@gudboyngdisyerto4 жыл бұрын
on one interview he said the tougher the condition is,the better for him because he is used to it in ultras. well they got tough condition in atlanta. he probably thought he had an advantage because of the rolling hills.
@chuarh73934 жыл бұрын
gudboyngdisyerto he definitely wouldn't have made it to 22nd being in a field of very experienced elites and a distance he's not used to if not for the tough conditions
@danieltsuedo3344 жыл бұрын
absolutely no regrets..., great stuff
@jamesroe89344 жыл бұрын
But how well did he handle the hugs?
@jamesroe89344 жыл бұрын
Oh, he said "heart" right?
@stromdiddily91664 жыл бұрын
Monster runner
@r_unner_G4 жыл бұрын
He should defo do a marathon later in the year in Europe somewhere.
@Jackie_Rosewood4 жыл бұрын
Congrats👏🏻👏🏻
@JOHNNYHAULAWAY4 жыл бұрын
Probably needed about 60 or so miles to catch em
@AirRyan454 жыл бұрын
Is this a PR for Jim?
@christophermurphy91364 жыл бұрын
Technically yes, this is the only marathon he’s ever run so this would be his PR
@thomasphilyaw85934 жыл бұрын
I was really hoping Jim would make the team. Like he said, fall out of the pack on a windy day your done
@peterlemonjello16264 жыл бұрын
He deserves respect, but he just doesn’t have the lag speed to do a sub 2:10.
@shawnbrennan75264 жыл бұрын
Oh, please. 2:15 on that course on that day certainly translates to a 2:10 on a flat course.
@Asentro764 жыл бұрын
Shawn Brennan and the last 9-10 miles were super windy and alone. I have no doubt Jim would be comfortably sub 2:10 with the right conditions and dedicated training for the distance.
@shunsuikyoraku54284 жыл бұрын
Shawn Brennan he said himself 3 minutes is fair, stop getting carried away lol he’s not a 2:10 guy
@shunsuikyoraku54284 жыл бұрын
Asentro get real. His peak potential is 2:11.
@shawnbrennan75264 жыл бұрын
@@shunsuikyoraku5428 And what is your PR? Mine is 2:57, so I'm decent but nowhere near these guys. I might have beaten a few of the stragglers in the women's race.
@KOMROOK4 жыл бұрын
Jim now needs to settle down...get a real job....and earn some money. Dad's basement is no longer a viable refuge....
@paulhill14514 жыл бұрын
Really got to say I am turned off by this interview. Blaming the wind and you not staying with the pack as the reason you didn't do as well as you wanted? Show some respect for the distance. Sure, it's not 100 miles, but you aren't running at a 6:30 pace either. Everyone had the same conditions. You just got beat. Giving some respect to the required speed endurance needed to excel at the marathon instead of just saying, "Well, it was over a lot faster" would have at least shown you understand the amount of work required to run fast for 26.2 miles. Go back to the trails where you can stay and never earn a spot on the Olympic team.
@paulhill14514 жыл бұрын
Seriously, this is like if an elite marathoner lined up to run an elite mile, and then, when the winning time was 3:50 and they ran a 4:06, they blamed the wind and the curves of the track for the reason they didn't do well.
@TheDuhgreat4 жыл бұрын
Agree 100%. Don't blame the wind and then talk about how ultra's are tougher.
@pasadenaphil88044 жыл бұрын
It's not an excuse. It's a serious disadvantage. Runners in a pack are like semi-truck drivers on the highway, the leader provides relief to the trailers. So they rotate the lead. Once you drop out of the pack, you're on your own. Had it not been as windy, running in a pack would not have been as important and falling out of the pack wouldn't have been insurmountable.
@AlwaysTrain4 жыл бұрын
2:15 is a pedestrian time. I think he could of done much better
@joshjoyce7954 жыл бұрын
2:15 IS A PEDESTRIAN TIME MIGHT BE THE CRAZIEST THING IVE HEARD IN 2020
@AlwaysTrain4 жыл бұрын
Josh Joyce He went from elite to sub-elite base on this mediocre performance🥱
@gabornyers70914 жыл бұрын
@@AlwaysTrain What is your PB, Mr. Pedestrian Champ??
@nikkatsu50054 жыл бұрын
Ed Gar most likely runs times in the 1:59 marathon range!
@AlwaysTrain4 жыл бұрын
Gabor Nyers There were too many hills! it was too windy!😩😫