Kamiel Masse - Former UT Star and One Of Fastest White Guys Ever - Retires

One of the really good guys, best wishes in all your future endeavors Kamiel!

Very consistent for years, and often the top (or close to)non african in Championship 10,000 races.

One of the tallest (6.4/150) elite runners in the world. Did not have the last lap finishing speed to win Euro events, but got close in the Euro cross one year finishing 2nd. Very efficient metronomic stride, but still had decent speed, with around 3:40 best for 1500.

Was well liked in Kenya where he trained several times in the Eldoret area.

A scientist by training. Hopefully he will stay in the sport to help the Dutch (and other) athletes.

Ghost in Saudi,

www.kfupm.edu.sa

Apply today, mature applicants welcome!

I think that Ghost LOVES his job teaching in Saudi Arabia. No girls in the classroom, only boys.

Ahh you crack me up sometimes Jason

Rojo writes, "His pbs of 13:13.06, 27:26.29, and 2:08:21 all are Dutch records and compare favorably to someone like Alan Culpepper. He won a silver at the 2001 European XC meet and was 8th at the 2003 worlds in the 10k."

Easy with the Culpepper comparison. Time wise, well, they aren't comparable. I am a culpepper fan to be honest but even more than my likes or dislike, I prefer to see accurate reporting. His times are comparable to Alberto Salazar, not Alan Culpepper.

Salazar

5000 13:11.93 (10 times under 1330, 3xindoors)

10000 27:25.61 (9 times under 28min)

Marathon 2:08.51a (4 times under 210)

Maase

5000 13:13.06 (8 times under 1330)

10000 27:26.29 (9 times under 28min

Marathon 2:08.21 (2 times under 209)

Culpepper

5000 13:25.75 (6 times under 1330)

10000 27:33.93 (6 times under 28min)

Marathon 2:09.41

sprintanomic wrote:

I prefer to see accurate reporting. His times are comparable to Alberto Salazar, not Alan Culpepper.

Comparable, yes. Favorable, no.

dont forget culpepper's 3:56 mile!

sprintanomic wrote:

Easy with the Culpepper comparison. Time wise, well, they aren't comparable. I am a culpepper fan to be honest but even more than my likes or dislike, I prefer to see accurate reporting. His times are comparable to Alberto Salazar, not Alan Culpepper.

His times both compare favorably to Alan Culpepper's and are comparable to Alberto Salazar's.

Texas does not have a great distance running history, but Masse certainly one of the very best from there. 8:03 steeplechaser Patrick Sang ran there as did Harry Green who led NCAA in 10,000 time for three years in row. And me, but I was pretty mediocre.

What became of Green post-Texas?

Pursued art & music while chasing skirts in San Fransisco/New York/Ghana etc.

You know, general Texas-hippy kinda shit.

Same as Jake Morse will become post-Texas.

Links away:

http://www.craigmottram.com.au/

Pls use Kamiel's correct surname: MAASE not MASSE

Please use the proper term, when there is no abbreviations allowed: PLEASE not PLS.

Use it en maase, not en masse!

And I believe Mayeroff likes living in Thailand. All girls have dicks.

WHAT-- are you kidding,one of the fastest white guys just dropped dead--at age 67 with 6 known kids.KICK YOUR ASS IN THE MILE DOG-SUB PT of PT 3rd degree

People around here seem to forget that El Guerrouj is white.

god your an idiot

shes just right wrote:

god your an idiot

What was that?