This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
I see we have an OAC spokesperson quickly trying to hush the rumors surrounding the team. Interesting
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Daniel Lincoln and Bob Kempanian and Duncan MacDonald. 2:10 marathoner Matt McDanald I’d doing post doctoral work at MIT. Lots of overachievers out there.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
Smart medical students may not do drugs but serious runners do. And he is that.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
Did anyone ask you if he was black or more talented than Steve Holman was?
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
Could also say he’s on drugs. Smart medical students generally do drugs. They are even qualified experts licensed in administering them or getting there.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
I don't understand the Steve Holman comment. Steve Holman and Yared Nuguse are/were different type of athletes. S Holman was a 1:44.xx 800m man. Y Nuguse will never race sub-1:46 800m. Steve Holman didn't race 3200m his junior & senior high school seasons due to 4x400m relay. Steve Holman was a high school 49.xx 400m guy. Go ahead and cheer for Y Nuguse but there was no reason to compare him to S Holman.
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If anything, a medical student has more knowledge about doping and how to avoid positive tests. He knows the biochemistry as well as anyone out there. He could probably teach a class on A samples, B samples, everything that goes into testing and how the chemistry works and all that.
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I don\'t understand the S H comment wrote:
Y Nuguse will never race sub-1:46 800m.
I’ll take that bet.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
I’m not saying I think he’s on drugs but if I did think that, this argument would do nothing to convince me otherwise. Wtf did I just read?
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007run wrote:
Smart medical students generally never do drugs.
Well, that sure as hell isn't true.
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
This is a little misleading. He completed pre-med/pre-dental requirements at Notre Dame and is just short of completing an MBA. He has not yet even applied to dental school, as his plan is to do that after his running career is over.
The system is a bit different in the UK, but Bannister was actually in medical school when he broke 4. More recently Laura Muir competed as a pro while completing vet school. She's now done and her results improved when she gave total focus to running.
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Nuguse just happens to be so talented that he can defeat all the guys who are on PEDs even though he is not. We understand.
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Dental school is not med school...
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Actually, he's already been accepted to dental school and deferred admission.
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It is sad for the Sport of Track and Field NO ONE can run a fast time without having Drug Allegations directed at them.
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Does anyone here actually floss twice a day?
Maybe Yared's dental hygiene is giving him that small % edge over everyone else. I know good oral hygiene reduces risk of various illnesses...maybe it makes you faster too!251 -
Might be a long deferral, any idea where?
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007run wrote:
This guy held off a career in track to go to dental school but then flipped to be a pro athlete. Roger Bannister went to I believe Oxford to be a doctor and all. You can't use all the stereotypes on Yared. He was born in America. Medical student. He's super smart. Yeah he's also Black and the best miler in the US and he's got way more talent than Steve Holman. Track is just happens to be a super talent he can pursue. He's not on drugs. Smart medical students generally never do drugs. He's the real deal. He's like if Roger Bannister got a pro contract and left school.
I doubt very much Roger Bannister would have accepted a pro contract and abandoned school. In later life, he regarded his contributions to neurology as being a greater achievement to him than the four minute mile.
Deciding to accept a pro contract and walk away from your medical career might result in a temptation to take drugs to 'make sure it was the right choice'.
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