VIPAM
BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 4/28/2012 8:33PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Despite his 3:57 leg and getting run down by Leo at Penn today. Bernard Lagat is still the greatest AMERICAN distance runner.
Trollist
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 4/28/2012 8:49PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Frank Shorter is the best American distance runner ever.
lookie lookie
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 4/28/2012 9:04PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Look at Mills! LOOK AT MILLS! Ahahahaha!
speaker of truth
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 4/28/2012 9:29PM - in reply to lookie lookie Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Frank Shorter and Jim Ryun are greater than Bernard 'epo cheat' Lagat.
I VAMP
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 4/28/2012 9:32PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
VIPAM wrote:

Despite his 3:57 leg and getting run down by Leo at Penn today. Bernard Lagat is still the greatest AMERICAN distance runner.


I just took an enormous dump. Discuss.
yepGOAT
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 11:12AM - in reply to I VAMP Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I agree that Bernard Lagat like him or hate him is the GOAT among American distance runners. Bernard Lagat has amassed more Olympic and World Championship medals in 4 1/2 years of actually representing the U.S then any other American has their entire career. BERNARD LAGAT is definitely the G.O.A.T distanc runner.



Representing United States


2007 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:

Osaka, Japan
1st......1500 m.....3:34.77
1st......5000 m.....13:45.87



2008 OLYMPIC GAMES

Beijing, China

9th.......5000 m.....13:26.89



2009 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Berlin, Germany

3rd.......1500 m.....3:36.20
2nd.......5000 m.....13:17.33


2010 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIOSHIPS

Doha, Qatar

1st.......3000 m.....7:37.97



2010 CONTINENTAL CUP

Split, Croatia

1st......3000 m......7:54.75
1st......5000 m......13:58.23



2011 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Daegu, South Korea

2nd......5000 m......13:23.64



2012 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

Istanbul, Turkey

1st.....3000 m......7:41.44


6 GOLDS (4 if you don't count Continental Cup)
2 Silver
1 Bronze
well played I know
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 11:19AM - in reply to yepGOAT Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
And yet, nary a single Commander's Cup title to his credit.
Recognizer of Brilliance
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 11:26AM - in reply to well played I know Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
well played I know wrote:

And yet, nary a single Commander's Cup title to his credit.


Nice word - nary!
can we say that
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 11:38AM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Is Lagat really an American distance runner, or is he a Kenyan who runs in America. If you can't be president because of your nationality, you shouldn't be considered American. That is not to say you shouldn't be able to run for America if you are a citizen.
VIPAM
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 4:47PM - in reply to can we say that Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
How many other athletes who were born outside of U.S that became U.S citizens and the masses accepted them? Is it because Bernard Lagat is now an AFRICAN-American that he recieves such disdain?
Recognizer of Ignorance
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 4:54PM - in reply to can we say that Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
can we say that wrote:

Is Lagat really an American distance runner, or is he a Kenyan who runs in America. If you can't be president because of your nationality, you shouldn't be considered American. That is not to say you shouldn't be able to run for America if you are a citizen.


American: noun - Citizen of the United States of America. see Bernard Lagat
runtex1
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 4:58PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Not the GOAT:

No Olympic gold.

No world record.

Ran his best races while running for Kenya.

An EPO positive test.
Lenny Leonard
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 5:02PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
VIPAM wrote:

How many other athletes who were born outside of U.S that became U.S citizens and the masses accepted them?


huh?

Anyway, Lagat is American. It should be a source of pride that Kenya's greatest middle-distance runner chose to study, live, and train in our country and compete in our uniform. No matter how many Sois, Kipchoges, Songkoks, Ngenys, Kiplagats, et al Kenya has produced, none of them has the long, consistently brilliant career as OUR Kip!

Not to mention that he seems to be the COOLEST GUY EVER! I can't think of one runner from any country that I would rather hang out with.
Jeff Wigand
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 8:06PM - in reply to can we say that Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
can we say that wrote:

Is Lagat really an American distance runner, or is he a Kenyan who runs in America. If you can't be president because of your nationality, you shouldn't be considered American. That is not to say you shouldn't be able to run for America if you are a citizen.


The following American athletes are ineligible to be President of the United States:

Galen Rupp
Ryan Hall
Shannon Rowbury
Alan Webb
Dathan Ritzenhein
Maggie Vessey
Jenny Simpson
Chris Derrick
etc.
Concerned Citizen
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 8:13PM - in reply to Jeff Wigand Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Jeff Wigand wrote:

[quote]can we say that wrote:

Is Lagat really an American distance runner, or is he a Kenyan who runs in America. If you can't be president because of your nationality, you shouldn't be considered American. That is not to say you shouldn't be able to run for America if you are a citizen.


The following American athletes are ineligible to be President of the United States:

Galen Rupp
Ryan Hall
Shannon Rowbury
Alan Webb
Dathan Ritzenhein
Maggie Vessey
Jenny Simpson
Chris Derrick
etc.[/quote]


That's correct - they are under 35.

But seriously, Shorter is the American GOAT.
MarathonMind
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/1/2012 11:11PM - in reply to VIPAM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I'd take Kannouchi before Lagat in the naturalized Americans category. No medals but he achieved all of his success as an American immigrant. Morroco gave him nothing but his parents.
BlackGOAT
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/2/2012 8:01AM - in reply to Trollist Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Frank Shorter was born with Germany citizenship and is in the same boat as Bernard Lagat as he too became a U.S citizen like Lagat. I'm certain Bernard doesn't care what the lot of you think about his citizenship and nor do the record books LOL!

Lagat with his 9 major championship medals all in a uniform branding U.S.A is the GOAT!
Concerned Citizen
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/2/2012 8:10AM - in reply to BlackGOAT Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
BlackGOAT wrote:

Frank Shorter was born with Germany citizenship and is in the same boat as Bernard Lagat as he too became a U.S citizen like Lagat. I'm certain Bernard doesn't care what the lot of you think about his citizenship and nor do the record books LOL!

Lagat with his 9 major championship medals all in a uniform branding U.S.A is the GOAT!


I'm a Lagat fan and consider him a "true American", but Shorter is a bad analogy. He is not a naturalized citizen, as he was born to US-citizen parents. You do not have to be born in the USA to be a citizen from birth - it is only one of the ways.
BlackGOAT
RE: BERNARD LAGAT: 2012 and still the GOAT in American Distance running 5/2/2012 9:04AM - in reply to Concerned Citizen Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Thanks CC

Can anyone name a US athlete who have won more WORLD or OLYMPIC medals combined as a middle or distance runner for American then Bernard Lagat?