don't forget about Jager
don't forget about Jager
The question about post-running Rupp is will he become
1) big and fat like Bob Kennedy
2) ripped and shredded like Ryan Hall
3) stay skinny and weak like Salazar
Shoebacca wrote:
I had high hopes for people like Cain and Verzbicas.
These were literally the two biggest "burn-out" candidates I've ever seen.
Cain went to Salazar much too early. He destroyed her.
LV was severely over-aged in high school; pretty clear that would be the peak of his career.
Predictor wrote:
Hunter is our future. He has a 3:36 pr already and he is only 20. He should be hitting world class times in the 5k in the next few years. His gait seems best suited for 1500 and 5k unlike Rupo who was able to move up to marathon.
Can you explain "His gait seems best suited for 1500 and 5k"?
It is really sad. Had they just run at their local level and occasional national level in high school, then moved on to college in the normal manner, they would probably both be great right now.
Phantasy Star wrote:
Shoebacca wrote:
I had high hopes for people like Cain and Verzbicas.
These were literally the two biggest "burn-out" candidates I've ever seen.
Cain went to Salazar much too early. He destroyed her.
LV was severely over-aged in high school; pretty clear that would be the peak of his career.
I think LV’s demise was mainly due to the bike crash...he did quit running before that, but he would have at least been doing well on the tri scene without that.
That person is yet to be determined. Coaches on the H.S., collegiate, and post-collegiate level need to work together to identify talented athletes early and bring them along with an intelligent long-term coordinated plan like Rupp was so fortunate to have been afforded.