| flmomof5 |
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The Lucas Verzbicas mystery deepens at Oregon says the local paper. http://bit.ly/uphSWE Can't believe Letrunners aren't all over this! |
| Bellissima |
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It's a 100% guarantee that he's gone. If i'm wrong, a flash mob can come to my house and kill me. |
| e3rwerwerwerwerw |
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It basically says nobody knows nothing. Why would people get fired up about an article with virtually no informative insight? |
| Mexican Salazar |
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You mean he took midterms and can't pass that easy school. Send that clown Lukas back to Eur-Asia. |
| Oh please |
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If he quits, all respect is lost just like that. He better think long and hard about it. |
| Posting Under a Different Name |
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Maybe he can go to any SEC (except Vanderbilt). I never got the impression that Oregon was that easy, and I was at rival Oregon State (whose name for UO was U of Zero). |
| Aquafina |
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I hate to see someone start off hoping around, he really didnt give this much of a shot. I'd hate to see him drop out and become a full time TriGuy. |
| Oh Pleeeaaaaazzzzzz |
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Like he really cares about your respect. Gee, I bet he is thinking long and hard about whether he really wants to do something that might lose him some respect in the eyes of "Oh Please". |
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Like he really cares about your respect. Gee, I bet he is thinking long and hard about whether he really wants to do something that might lose him some respect in the eyes of "Oh Please".[/quote] I am referring to the running community in general. At this point, if true, it sounds like he found it a lot harder than he has had it in the past, and the reaction should be to rise to the occasion. But instead it's quitting. The issue is that in HS, he continually rose to every challenge, so this seems out of character. Finally, LV is one of the reasons I switched to running three years ago. It was his story of running 14:18 as a freshman that caught my eye. |
| Miles Larue |
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If he wasn’t leaving you would think he’d have denied it on twitter by now. This would sound stupid for anyone but Lukas, considering he tweets his life on there |
| mob barley |
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don't forget who you're dealing with here. the kid loves the attention. |
| agip |
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sounds to me like all he wants is to be a pro athlete - being on a college xc team isn't necessarily the best way to do that. |
| Sir Lance-alot |
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Maybe he realized that running is harder than triathlon, and that tri is still fringe, ie, easier to dominate? (or maybe he's just mad that the big kids won't let him win? ) (i'm keeeeding! I like LV and think he can be another big time US distance running star like Ritz, Rupp, Hall, or Sol, or become world tri champ someday. It's up to him. Good luck LV) |
| cappy |
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Bingo! |
| Zdoggg |
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Been a fan of his but this is pure gutlessness if true...wimping out after two races? Pathetic |
| Aquafina |
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The kid never really ran on a team in HS right? I imagine the concept of an XC team probably blew his mind. Think about how many runners struggle to make the switch from HS to college and here this kid didn't even come from a XC background. |
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wimping out? gutlessness? you guys have absolutely no idea what the situation is. there could be more going on, it might have nothing to do with running at all. why dont you stop judging him and let the kid live his life. i quit college running once too and it was the best decision i ever made. i ended up coming back more motivated then ever and ran my ass off. plus, he is way better at the triathlon than at running, even though i know that gets him no credit here on Letsrun. personally i would choose world champ and pro over being just a good college runner, but thats just me. anyway, lets wait to hear the real story before you guys start crucifying him. |
| Sagarin |
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If the kid truly is focusing his attention on the triathlon, then he is far from gutless or stupid. In fact, it's the smartest move he could make. He should've done it to begin with. |
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If it's because he wants to turn pro tri jock so what? How is this any different from any other sport when a stud athlete leaves early or goes right to the pros. i.e. Kobe, LeBron or KJ. Go make that green now and go back to school later. Plus, it's not like he was going to beat any of the Africans. |
| JusSayin |
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IF it is true that LV is thinking about leaving Oregon, that would make him ... typical. A significant number of college freshman think about bailing midway through their first term, especially if they are from out-of-state. Just like a lot of freshman cross-country guys go out too fast in their first race. LV is faster than most, but that doesn't make him immune to the challenges that many college freshman deal with. |