marathoner52 said:am i bashing the american team? i frankly do not think so. i have
only been
Quoted message said:stating the obvious. isn't it obvious that the americans are not very
good
Quoted message said:in the distances from 800 meters on up and the future of american
distance
Quoted message said:running not look all that promising. is it too much to ask for a
nation with
Quoted message said:the pool of talent
Pool, yes. Talent, no. A nation of nearly 300,000,000 video-game
enthusiasts is not a talent pool.
Quoted message said:that we can pull from along with the most up to date
training methods
Training methods are good. But nobody to train.
Quoted message said:to be able to produce 2 or 3 runners in the top 10 in
distances from the 800 meters on up. it seems that we have no problem
what
Quoted message said:so ever with producing world class sprinters. why can't we do squat
when it
Quoted message said:comes to the distance runners.
No talent pool. Nobody cares.
Quoted message said:as for my doing something about it. well i
happen to be a bit past my prime at 51. so there is not much i can
do today
Quoted message said:as a competitor. i do not think a 2:41 marathon time
Not bad. 89% WAVA. With only a slight improvement you probably could
make the US men's marathon team (sorry to say).
Quoted message said:would quite cut it. basically i am just basing my opinion on what i
have
Quoted message said:seen over the past 36 years and have experienced.
This can't happen overnight. It would take several generations to turn
things around. It won't happen in my lifetime.
tkb