He has a post on his IG-says he's sitting NYC half out due to a minor setback.
Smart. Was a bad idea to do that so close to USOT.
Smart?
It was a stupid decision to begin with to think that he could run NYC HM to begin with. Now he has an issue because of it. He made a stupid decision back when he raced Manchester with a stress reaction. Almost cost him his Olympic position. He needs to stop racing and just train for 6 months. His bad decisions will shorten his career. Just like Jared Ward.
hasn't run in 5 days per strava. Probably his femur bone injury catching up with him - he ran 10 miles one week after getting the mri that confirmed bone stress, totally different approach to normal
He got dry needling a week or so ago. I figured that couldn't have been a good sign. I also saw Young seems to have a little flareup on his achilles. They need to be careful.
hasn't run in 5 days per strava. Probably his femur bone injury catching up with him - he ran 10 miles one week after getting the mri that confirmed bone stress, totally different approach to normal
What do you mean he ran ten miles after mri confirmed he had a bone stress reaction? who was advising him?
Smart. Was a bad idea to do that so close to USOT.
Smart?
It was a stupid decision to begin with to think that he could run NYC HM to begin with. Now he has an issue because of it. He made a stupid decision back when he raced Manchester with a stress reaction. Almost cost him his Olympic position. He needs to stop racing and just train for 6 months. His bad decisions will shorten his career. Just like Jared Ward.
Smart not to race NY, and a bad idea to have considered it. I think the kid just likes to race. Part of his identity as a runner is to get out and mix it up- from 1500 to marathon. Taking 6 months to just train is probably not the best idea for a guy like Mantz.
It’s a good thing Seidel didn’t have that mindset in Tokyo. I’m sure Mantz doesn’t either. The kid doesn’t really seem to be afraid of much.
People who are afraid to race the best place the Olympics over majors. Imagine if 70% of the runners who would beat you were not allowed to run because of country entry limits.
Mantz is the prototypical "running for 1st American-born, US-based" runner currently. No credentials to be a sub-2:03 guy and running shoulder-to-shoulder with the full pack of east Africans.
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