David Torrence on USATF road mile championships

Mile (track): German 3:55, Torrence 3:57
3k (track): German 7:48, Torrence 7:51

pretty close in PRs and torrence ran 3:48 on a true downhill mile. you think they would have a $10k bonus for a sub-4 run at the road mile champs if it was going to be easy?? Shannon had to run 4:28 for her bonus and she's one of the best in the world, she only ran 4:32. so chill and go hate somewhere else.

his territory, please man you barely broke 4 on a downhill mile, german (a college athlete) can break that on a flat surface mile. Now imagine what he would get on a downhill mile and he is no professional. So please David stop bragging on your 3:59 downhill mile, thats not too special now n days.

or not. looks like he got it

missing 10 grand by a second... that's got to hurt a little

and he did win after all...

He may come off a bit arrogant, but I guarantee that most top runners are the same way they just don't talk like Torrence does on camera. He is real seems like he isn't scared to put his thoughts out for everyone to hear.

pretty arrogant

senaldi,
Why would El G stick around for a few more years. He accomplished everything there is to accomplish in track and field. And check your history, he moved up in distance to the 5k and won gold.

dude eric didnt know u were on flotrack. And also, this is one crazy race. 7 blocks downhill...some1's gotta break 4min unless they all go off course or fall....

yeah DUDE, i know,.... hence my comment about wishing he wouldn't have retired........

ZOMG ZOMG ZOMG I HAVE DAT SHIRT ZOMG ZOMG

el gourouj retired dood. he's in no shape to compete with the pros

Bring home the bacon!

*as c*cky

I am curious to why everyone bashing him for saying stuff that they perceive as ing thinks that. He doesn't come across as y or an a**hole at all, hes just stating the mind set he has. Like are you guys just looking for something to get worked up about?

Kids got heart. Hope he wins it.

Nice to hear someone say that you have to go into the race no matter who it against knowing that you will give it your all. Step up to the line thinking that you can't win you won't. Though he does come off y, but it works eh.

i could see him with flotrack too. he is on the website almost every week already.

I could see Torrence working with the Flotrack crew sometime in the future!!! Looks like a guy who would fit right in.

Haha, I like it. I like the confidence - now more people interested in the race, whether for or against Torrence! Keep it up, David.

I saw bigfoot in the trees!!!

Good to hear him speak with confidence. You should never try winning anything if you have doubt in your abilities. Words of "i hope, or maybe" don't give you confidence to win. For those of you that don't know what it's like to have a strong, winning attitude, stay off the keyboards! I hope to see more of David Torrence interviews before he races.

whats el G been up to lately? can he even break 5 minutes for a mile anymore? he should have stuck around the racing scene for a few more years...at least moved up in distance.

i check flotrack more often than i do my facebook/myspace/college email

If I'm looking at the right results, I believe that a 4:09 is the fastest time that has been run for this mile since 2006. Likewise, the preview says it'll be hard to break 4 on that course. Is this field supposed to be significantly better than in years past? Bigger purse?

David Torrence is like the Terrel Owens of Flotrack and/or USATF

i call bulls***! go get it david...14-Gs is a nice pay day!

Goodness...Its always seems to be ok when sprinters try to build up hype. I see nothing wrong with it! Good luck Mr. Torrance!

he would also be faster if he kept his mouth shut

im looking forward to seeing him get beat

This guy is a jerk. i met him once after a meet and all he did was talk about himself. Because he's running @ this level he should be less y and more humble. A lot of young athletes probably look up to him and he should act responsibly and respectfully. Not like a y jerk

He is joking around... you people need to calm down.

i'm guessing you have never met david because your statement is far from the truth. i respect the logged in name though. but if you are going to state something like that, it would be nice to know why.

This guy is a huge a$$hole! I can't wait till he gets his a$$ handed to him!

He would care about El Guerrouj racing because he would be in terrible shape right now... haha.

He WOULD be faster if he was from Morocco.

Here is the last road mile david did. this is the annual downhill mile they put on at cal after the xc season. DT won it last year and was back again for another victory. we are told next year may actually be stacked with guys from outside berkeley making the trip

This is what track needs, none of this "I'm gonna go out there, give a good effort and see what happens..." crap. He's making a statement that he wants to win. I'm fired up about this and I don't care if he ends up getting last, he's speaking his mind and I like it.

he's got it. no doubt

GO TORRENCE!!!

haha i love the confidence

he's not saying he'll beat webb. he's talking about the mindset you need to have going into a race with the top guys. (plus webb isn't in the race) if you count yourself out in the beginning then why you racing?? before the olympic trials would anyone have guessed that will leer would beat alan webb? no, but it happened. anything can happen on any day and you have to be ready for it.

and david torrence has broken 4 about five times, his PR of 3:57 was 2 weeks ago

American Record holder...or whatever. Who does this kid think he is?

hes hot!!

Alan Webb u cant beat him!!!! what r u talking bout!!!!! u broke 4 once he has a numerous account of times!!! ur gonna lose big time!!!