Sometimes change is a good thing'- I honestly thought I'd represent the Bowerman Track Club for the duration of my professional career but after 5 years with this group will be making a change for 2023 and beyond. I've had some of the best years of my life with this team and have made memories and friendships which will last forever. Grateful for everyone who has been a part of this journey! But as the saying goes... when one chapter closes, another one opens... More on that soon
That's just a benign statement for the public. The truth is that we'll never know why each individual athlete chooses to leave one of the best funded and highly competitive groups in the world.
They’re the best group in the world, Scott is a great athlete, but his departure isn’t a big deal.
I bet he’ll be going primary to the roads anyway soon, and won’t need as much of the track specific work.
He’s spent a ton of time in the UK this year and maybe he’ll opt to move there rather than moving to Eugene.
BTC will be fine (obviously), and in terms of keeping their reputation as the premier group in the US, they really don’t have much to worry about as long as they don’t lose Grant, Mo, Elise, or Karissa. They’ve got some young new guys as well and it’s like one of them pops onto the world scene as well.
They’re the best group in the world, Scott is a great athlete, but his departure isn’t a big deal.
I bet he’ll be going primary to the roads anyway soon, and won’t need as much of the track specific work.
He’s spent a ton of time in the UK this year and maybe he’ll opt to move there rather than moving to Eugene.
BTC will be fine (obviously), and in terms of keeping their reputation as the premier group in the US, they really don’t have much to worry about as long as they don’t lose Grant, Mo, Elise, or Karissa. They’ve got some young new guys as well and it’s like one of them pops onto the world scene as well.
“But as the saying goes... when one chapter closes, another one opens…”
I don’t think that’s how the saying goes.
Not sure what you mean JWH. There is a saying like that but not sure how old it is. Maybe you’re thinking of a competing saying? Many of the monkeys will upvote you because they have no clue and you are a good poster. What am I missing?
“But as the saying goes... when one chapter closes, another one opens…”
I don’t think that’s how the saying goes.
Not sure what you mean JWH. There is a saying like that but not sure how old it is. Maybe you’re thinking of a competing saying? Many of the monkeys will upvote you because they have no clue and you are a good poster. What am I missing?
Oh you are thinking of doors…well he is still not wrong though it is just that it is usually a chapter ending and beginning…many use his saying though, but it does sound slightly awkward.
They’re the best group in the world, Scott is a great athlete, but his departure isn’t a big deal.
I bet he’ll be going primary to the roads anyway soon, and won’t need as much of the track specific work.
He’s spent a ton of time in the UK this year and maybe he’ll opt to move there rather than moving to Eugene.
BTC will be fine (obviously), and in terms of keeping their reputation as the premier group in the US, they really don’t have much to worry about as long as they don’t lose Grant, Mo, Elise, or Karissa. They’ve got some young new guys as well and it’s like one of them pops onto the world scene as well.
I get this sentiment if you give no context. BTC's issue isn't that Marc Scott has left, it's that in less than 2 years Marc Scott, Matt Centrowitz, Gabriela DeBues-Stafford, Lucia Stafford, Sinclaire Johnson, Kate Grace, and Emily Infeld (and more) have all left. Sure none of them are current world beaters, but there is enough talent leaving that you could create a BTC 2021-22 departures team and it would be a pretty solid team.
The reasons given (or not given) vary but speak to similar issues, generally an inflexibility and unwillingness to adapt or consult. Grace, Johnson, Infeld all spoke about how Jerry wouldn't adapt training to meet their specific needs and all rocketed after leaving. GDS spoke about wanting pretty basic separation between the group and Houlihan and being turned down. Ironically Houlihan mentioned on a podcast recently that BTC athletes were upset by the move to Eugene and not consulted.
Seems like BTC is about doing what Schumacher thinks is best without athlete input. If you don't like it then leave.
Scott doesn't say much, but to me it's pretty damning for an athlete to say "I thought I'd spend my whole career here" and then walk out in his prime after his two best years ever. Guy won a world indoor medal and broke one of Farah's records and he's leaving same year. You can chalk it up to being homesick if you like but that sounds like clutching at straws to me.
Likely doesn't want to be associated with a team under a doping cloud.
Look how so many here were accusing him when Saint Shelby got busted.
More likely his bad championship racing results from the past couple seasons. 2022: World Championships -- 14th in the 5,000. Commonwealth Games -- 4th in the 5,000. European Games -- 12th in the 10,000. 2021: Olympics -- 14th in the 10,000. 6th in 5,000 heat.
He ran some fast times with BTC, but bad racing results.