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Rufus said:
Oregon has won it's first B1G Championship - Women's Cross Country. Washington finished second. So much for the long flight harming performance theory.

www.registerguard.com

Oregon women claim first Big Ten cross-country team title

Silan Ayyildiz and Maddy Elmore went 1-2 to lead the Ducks to the conference championship
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Whoa, you posted while doing your Peak Around the Corner podcast...maybe Flugar has a twin!;)
 
Ha Who said:
goducks.com

2025 Cross Country Schedule - University of Oregon Athletics

The official 2025 Cross Country schedule for the University of Oregon Ducks
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Nice catch. So the Oregon Women’s CC team participated in 3 fall Friday events before the Big 10 Championship - and 2 of them were within 5 miles of the campus. They then had 3 weeks before the finals, which were in the Central time zone. That’s certainly a meaningful data point when evaluating the impact on teams that play far more games across all days of the week and have to traverse all four time zones.
 
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kibblesnbits said:
Nice catch. So the Oregon Women’s CC team participated in 3 fall Friday events before the Big 10 Championship - and 2 of them were within 5 miles of the campus. They then had 3 weeks before the finals, which were in the Central time zone. That’s certainly a meaningful data point when evaluating the impact on teams that play far more games across all days of the week and have to traverse all four time zones.
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Then look at Women's Soccer. USC won the B1G regular season and UCLA finished #2. Lots of road games across the country in the middle of the week.
 
In a perfect world UConn would be in the B10.

It would be my first preference as a destination for the Huskies because the B10 is the top athletic conference in the U.S.; better than the ACC, B12 and SEC in terms of athletics and academics.
 
Rufus said:
Oregon has won it's first B1G Championship - Women's Cross Country. Washington finished second. So much for the long flight harming performance theory.

www.registerguard.com

Oregon women claim first Big Ten cross-country team title

Silan Ayyildiz and Maddy Elmore went 1-2 to lead the Ducks to the conference championship
www.registerguard.com www.registerguard.com
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Let's be real. The cross country event takes 20 minutes. I'm not sure any amount of travel is going to affect someone's performance in such a short event.

Women's Soccer. USC and UCLA were the highest ranked teams in the B1G. Travel? Who knows.
 
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Kolumbo said:
Let's be real. The cross country event takes 20 minutes. I'm not sure any amount of travel is going to affect someone's performance in such a short event.

Women's Soccer. USC and UCLA were the highest ranked teams in the B1G. Travel? Who knows.
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You don't know much about endurance sports do you?
 
Rufus said:
Oregon has won it's first B1G Championship - Women's Cross Country. Washington finished second. So much for the long flight harming performance theory.

www.registerguard.com

Oregon women claim first Big Ten cross-country team title

Silan Ayyildiz and Maddy Elmore went 1-2 to lead the Ducks to the conference championship
www.registerguard.com www.registerguard.com
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So a team crossed the country and won a sport that is literally named cross country and you’re using that as a data point?
 
Khal Drogo said:
That series had an awful ending
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I was okay with it since it seemed to be in keeping with JMS's outline for the series. I wish the spin-off show, Crusade, stuck around longer. Sadly, so many of the main roles have died in real life.
 
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Khal Drogo said:
That series had an awful ending
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I remember reading that the producer thought he wasn't going to get extra year so he wrapped it up the year before and then basically filled for the last season.
 
ZooCougar said:
You don't know much about endurance sports do you?
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I thought I knew enough. I didn't think flying at altitude for a few hours had any effect on running performance. Certainly doesn't seem to affect the Kenyans and Ethiopians.

The 2023 PAC 12 championships resulted in Washington, Stanford, Colorado, and Oregon so seeing Washington and Oregon win the Big 10 isn't a surprise. Even with the dreaded flight situation.
 
Kolumbo said:
I thought I knew enough. I didn't think flying at altitude for a few hours had any effect on running performance. Certainly doesn't seem to affect the Kenyans and Ethiopians.

The 2023 PAC 12 championships resulted in Washington, Stanford, Colorado, and Oregon so seeing Washington and Oregon win the Big 10 isn't a surprise. Even with the dreaded flight situation.
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You take two relatively equal athletes. One is rested and the other isn't. The better rested one has an advantage every time.

The Kenyans are accustomed to it. Plus airplane cabins are pressurized. Hydration and rest is the issue.
 
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Kolumbo said:
I thought I knew enough. I didn't think flying at altitude for a few hours had any effect on running performance. Certainly doesn't seem to affect the Kenyans and Ethiopians.

The 2023 PAC 12 championships resulted in Washington, Stanford, Colorado, and Oregon so seeing Washington and Oregon win the Big 10 isn't a surprise. Even with the dreaded flight situation.
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Are you comparing the impact of long-term training at altitude with having to fly for 4 hours? That's like comparing apples to zebras.

(and to be clear, at 60+ I travel by air 20-30 hours 6-8 times a year don't think there is much if any impact on a 20-year-old flying 4 hours).
 
Samoo said:
Are you comparing the impact of long-term training at altitude with having to fly for 4 hours? That's like comparing apples to zebras.

(and to be clear, at 60+ I travel by air 20-30 hours 6-8 times a year don't think there is much if any impact on a 20-year-old flying 4 hours).
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Yeah, that's what I'm doing :rolleyes:

Bingo. A plane ride has no effect on a 20 year old running a cross country meet. That was my original point. We do tend to go in circles here. Round and Round.

People have theorized that the travel for the west coast teams would be an issue. Someone used the fact that Oregon and Washington performed well in cross country to disprove that theory. I opined that it really didn't apply to cross country because the meet only lasts 20 minutes and no amount of travel would impact the race. Assuming the athlete had plenty of time to rest either on the plane or at the hotel. That is how I came to state that the flying had no effect on cross country. I figure the travel still probably affects other athletes who have to fly to the Midwest all season long.
 
Kolumbo said:
Yeah, that's what I'm doing :rolleyes:

Bingo. A plane ride has no effect on a 20 year old running a cross country meet. That was my original point. We do tend to go in circles here. Round and Round.

People have theorized that the travel for the west coast teams would be an issue. Someone used the fact that Oregon and Washington performed well in cross country to disprove that theory. I opined that it really didn't apply to cross country because the meet only lasts 20 minutes and no amount of travel would impact the race. Assuming the athlete had plenty of time to rest either on the plane or at the hotel. That is how I came to state that the flying had no effect on cross country. I figure the travel still probably affects other athletes who have to fly to the Midwest all season long.
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Most of these athletes were traveling for tournaments well before they were in college. As a teacher, I have many of my athletic kids travel all around the country for all sorts of sports. I have had kids miss a week of school because they were 2000 miles away for a tournament. Hockey, soccer, baseball and softball are the worst offenders.

These high level athletes have been traveling all their lives. Is it ideal? Nope, but they are used to it.
 
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Rufus said:
3 of the 4 former PAC schools qualified for the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament - USC (B1G Regular Season Champion), UCLA (B1G Tournament Champion) and Washington. Travel doesn't seem to impact the women's soccer teams.
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Alternative likelihood, the ex-Pac 12 women’s soccer teams departed a markedly more competitive conference than they joined in the new B1G.
 
IU just signed Cignetti to a massive deal. He will be a Hoosier for the foreseeable future.
 
Saw the B1G has 4 of the top 5 teams in CFB which is pretty nuts. Can't remember the last time they were this highly regarded.
 
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