wejo
co-founder
German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 7:52PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Fernandez had already graduated from OSU but he had an outdoor season and possibly an indoor season of eligibility left. Fernandez will not be using it and has hired Tom Ratfcliffe as his agent and will run as a professional:

http://www.letsrun.com/2012/german-0629.php

Fernandez talks about how he sees the 5000 and 10,000 as his best distances.
Surely Chirlee
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:06PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
GER-MAN! GER-MAN! GER-MAN!
anonomie me
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:07PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Day late, dollars short.
ttc
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:13PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
He's had injuries. But I've never seen or heard him be anything but class. He's so talented. I hope he gets long, uninterrupted training.
serge ibaka
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:13PM - in reply to anonomie me Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

anonomie me wrote:

Day late, dollars short.


German clearly got a late start to his training cycle this season and was definitely fighting an uphill battle the whole way. I think his progress is exciting in regards to his future
sad day
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:16PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
German is a pro!? Sad to see that our runners are paid so poorly that even some of our best have to sell their bodies.
ita over
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:34PM - in reply to sad day Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Total speculation here but:

German chose Tom Ratcliffe. Also happens to be Solinky's agent. German wanted to move to 5k/10k.

Put the two together and.... Jerry Schumacher!
douglas burke
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:37PM - in reply to ita over Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
he sure did not run like a pro today.
Run on
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/29/2012 8:43PM - in reply to ita over Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

ita over wrote:

Total speculation here but:

German chose Tom Ratcliffe. Also happens to be Solinky's agent. German wanted to move to 5k/10k.

Put the two together and.... Jerry Schumacher!


Yeah, Tom Ratcliffe is also agent to most everyone else in Jerry's crew (Lopez Lomong, Evan Jager, Andrew Bumbalough, Elliott Heath and Brent Vaughn).
Stay Positive!
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/30/2012 2:29PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Nobody ever said it was going to be easy! It's been a roller-coaster ride these last few years but he's not a "Pretender" and better things are on the horizon. If he plants himself down now in good soil and the gardeners are carefully watching out for his interests, he will grow and mature into a powerhouse. There's still a dragon in this guys cage that desperately wants out and if he is in the right environment it will come forth! Paradoxically though, everyone has a journey that they must take if they want to discover who they really are - let's hope he's pointed in the right direction! Godspeed!
tmcarroll
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/30/2012 5:26PM - in reply to Stay Positive! Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Stay Positive! wrote:

Nobody ever said it was going to be easy! It's been a roller-coaster ride these last few years but he's not a "Pretender" and better things are on the horizon. If he plants himself down now in good soil and the gardeners are carefully watching out for his interests, he will grow and mature into a powerhouse. There's still a dragon in this guys cage that desperately wants out and if he is in the right environment it will come forth! Paradoxically though, everyone has a journey that they must take if they want to discover who they really are - let's hope he's pointed in the right direction! Godspeed!


Well said!
Menace
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/30/2012 6:31PM - in reply to ita over Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Is that the same Tom Ratcliffe that owns the long standing Midnight Sun Run 10k record?
what I see
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/30/2012 6:37PM - in reply to Menace Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
German could be the next Ritz. (i.e. flashes of brilliance interspersed with extended injuries.)
Typing under the influence?
RE: German Fernandez Confirms He's a Pro 6/30/2012 6:39PM - in reply to wejo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
So if he has officially confirmed that he is done with NCAA competition, we can finally put this topic to rest...

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=2912804