Tell like it is wrote:
Not to be crass , missing here is not the money , or support dudes , its talent and coaching. Our average marathoner is just that on a global standard , the not so fast athlete jumps up to the marathon and becomes a not so fast marathoner , but be comes "top american" We do not have the coaching knowledge to build work class marathoners. The faster athletes wait until track careers are over then move up to be become average.
We need a shift in attitude , coaches wanting to learn vs experiment and lets see whats happens approach. For the available resources and opportunities we have we really are below average as whole. I would have hoped Meb would inspire but that does not seem the case.
Counterpoint: Bob Larsen is Meb's coach. His insight is similar to Vigil's, correct?
MTC, managed by the Kastor's, are training Proctor, who appears to be on a decent trajectory, and Proctor doesn't necessarily have that blazing track background, no? As someone else mentioned, are there any of the collegiate 13:20-13:30 guys that might be even better suited for the longer distance, but are having trouble bridging the personal resource commitment?