NCAA Men's 5K

Syracuse junior Justyn Knight finishes third in the 5000 meters at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.

[@guillermor9207]

"That was a 500 meter race, not a 5k" that commentator speaking facts 😂

[@rmhorn]

well he's right

[@mikestevens217]

500 meter? I think not.

[@mikestevens217]

@@joys8634 no fun watching a mid distance sprint

[@bestn8ivealive1]

Mike Stevens he was referring to when they were jogging the first 8 laps lol

[@Whopsie12]

really just watching a bunch of really good distance runners jog then a bunch of mediocre middle distance runners "sprint".

[@hopeinsf]

Knight fell behind in the last lap and paid for it, running too wide to get back

[@mariqstigler2197]

amazing

[@frankfortnation8173]

No one wants to pull away earlier, because everyone must be fast. Since they are in a championship race, they should be fast anyways; they used strategies, and pushed it at the end. It's an athletic race, so it shouldn't be entertaining.

[@merr___7579]

Sit and kicks are really entertaining to me because it like matching a bunch of chest masters waiting to make a move, instead of watching guys hold on to a rabbit, even though fast races are more exciting to watch

[@canadaqbank]

6:36 a runner falls and the commentators don't even notice or say anything about it. Nice.

[@yaboyfittedchicken3196]

RIGHT, and none of the comments said anything either lol I’m glad you noticed too!

[@chanbros6110]

At this pace, Knight should be able to drop a 53 on the last lap. He needs to work on his speed to have any chance against to top dogs

[@zugzug733]

Chan Bros fast forward, he won kick of the year this season

[@Fullsendfilosophy]

If knight wanted to run his 5k pace the entire time he would've been a minute and a half ahead of those guys.

[@Unclewhistler007]

Commercial breaks. Oops u just missed a turning point in the race.

[@sidfarkas5586]

I'd take a 14:35 any day of the week.

[@runcaz7802]

Sid Farkas: even early on a Sunday morning?

[@jonahhusslein7704]

What about on a late Monday night?

[@glywnniswells9480]

3mins p km looks sooo slow for these guys.

[@yung4evr]

Absolutely brutal pace.

[@jonahhusslein7704]

F. Scott Fitzgerald serious?

[@onefoot7]

Oh my Dear Lord that's slow

[@heree]

onefoot7 Like you can run faster

[@NTC_LuNcH]

@@heree right? My pb is 16:56

[@runningdebate2670]

Races like this are boring, we need more Prefontaine runners.

[@DarrellKeith_]

Drew Hunter is the closest we have to Pre. Drew’s a killer

[@simonloo1588]

they seem slow....but 75sec lap, not so slow

[@Connor-mg7wc]

Simon Loo no for this high caliber of athletes it's pretty bad. Keep in mind Knights best time is 13:17 I believe...

[@syrthdr09sybr34]

The sport needs more gutsy runners that aren't afraid to push the pace.

[@okonh0wp]

Jim Ryun DID accomplish it that quickly. He started sophomore year and got 3:55 by his senior year

[@jackblack7581]

This is why ladies and gentlemen NCAA races should get pace setters, Records don’t get broken anymore in men’s distance it’s getting a bit stale

[@willgriesmer105]

this didn’t age well

[@rmcaj2661]

damn they slow for d1

[@alecdanner6109]

Not at all. The winning time here wasn't necessarily fast but both Knight and Fisher have ran under 13:30 for 5k.

[@Gubuyguy]

Exciting race at the end. Didn't enjoy Fisher cutting off Bruce.

[@otorbaev]

Where are all the Oregon runners, aren't they supposed to be the best?

[@nickkruger5400]

Djantai Otorbaev honestly not really. people assume the rest of oregon is just as dominant as cheserek was. Not taking away from their talent, they’re great runners, but i wouldn’t give them the title “the best”

[@MANHATTANBEEFMAN]

Absolutely...pathetic.

[@slives09]

High schoolers sprint the first 400m, then fall back to a crawl. These guys and last olympics disgraceful 1500m final walk the first laps then decide to run 600m at the end of the race

[@domepatrol9990]

How can u smile after that 11:07

[@drflips6818]

Dome Patrol bc they were practice jogging at that level

[@domepatrol9990]

DR Flips yeah I didn’t really watch the whole video and didn’t realize that that time actually isn’t extremely fast for the championship and it was a sit and kick race.

[@Chorspool]

Thanks so much for uploading all of these videos. You guys rock

[@Whopsie12]

getting really tired of constant "tactical" races. Diminishing the potential popularity of the sport and the event with these tactics. What other sport do you see the athletes not really trying till late in the competition?. Especially at a championship. Much less interesting for many of us to watch.

[@cicirunner]

agree 100% - watching these super athletes run a 5 min mile looks so unimpressive

[@lukethebaron5408]

Eric Perry you obviously have never ran many 5ks, track and field is a sport that doesn't pander to viewers like football or soccer, plus those sports athletes can try because they get breaks, in running there are no breaks

[@Whopsie12]

ran Xcountry and 1 and 2 mile in high school as well as hand-full of road races in my youth and have watched tracked for years on youtube and other places. Calling it like i see it and giving an honest response that I think reflects a lot of other peoples view on this. I want to see the best performing at their best. Period. Really comes down to personal choice just saying I, and perhaps a lot of others, losing interest in watching distance running on track for this reason. Haven't they now removed 10K from Diamond League. Maybe more than 1 reason but have to think this might be part of it.

[@Whopsie12]

greater admirer of the talents of those involved, truly amazing, but find it a bit more disappointing particularly in championships.

[@cecilevans9247]

Just go watch Diamond League races if you want super fast, super spread out races. They aren't much more interesting.

[@sewer_king]

distance running commentators are the most annoying meat slurpers ive ever heard. pretty sure they actually dream about being justins sweat rag

[@multiyapples]

Great race.

[@StarfieldRailway]

Great job, Grant.

[@1PITIFULDUDE]

0:4:50 jog? That’s my sprint...

[@honeybadger3599]

They all doped

[@futurebound9510]

Honey Badger359 you're obese

[@honeybadger3599]

Jorge Hernandez oh.......

[@hellogoodbye4061]

In truth, this "championship" race is little more than a qualifier, with the top 8 runners moving on to the actual big race, so they prefer to save their legs....the Syracuse runner probably was more than content to finish third, knowing he would move on. Something needs to change to avoid these kind of "tactical" races, they end up as jogs with sprints on the last lap. Not a true race in the spirit in which the distance is designed.