Might American-born Cerake Geberkidane be the US's next great distance runner?

If he's still running 10 years from now we could see a bunch of ARs go down

This just proves that other threads point about "Geb"s being fast. Wish the best for the kid, he certainly looks to be something special.

LetsRun.com wrote:

http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&

;do=news&news_id=190577

The fact that his father is Ethiopian and mother is Eritrean is ideal as is the fact that he's been raised at altitude in CO.

Why is his East African heritage ideal? So you must be assuming that this confers genetic traits which are advantageous to distance running success. I am not disagreeing, but that is really what you are saying.

Last year East High School (Cerake's high school) they needed one more boy to join. They recruited his brother who has always played soccer but never really ran. Fast forward one month from being recruited and he wins state beating his brother who was breaking records all over the place. Talented family yes, very nice kid to.

reely stupid wrote:

LetsRun.com wrote:http://www.dyestat.com/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=44531&

;do=news&news_id=190577

The fact that his father is Ethiopian and mother is Eritrean is ideal as is the fact that he's been raised at altitude in CO.

Why is his East African heritage ideal? So you must be assuming that this confers genetic traits which are advantageous to distance running success. I am not disagreeing, but that is really what you are saying.

You may want to purchase The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein. It really is a good read and he examines some of these questions. Specifically how east Africans have longer legs, less lower leg mass, and are born at elevation. There's a huge benefit to being born and raised at elevation and it's impact on endurance specific sports like distance running. Give it a read.

Back In The Day wrote:

You may want to purchase The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein. It really is a good read and he examines some of these questions. Specifically how east Africans have longer legs, less lower leg mass, and are born at elevation. There's a huge benefit to being born and raised at elevation and it's impact on endurance specific sports like distance running. Give it a read.

And you may want to purchase a introductory physics book where you'll learn that leg length has nothing to do with how fast you run.

his PRs: (from milesplit)

2:00 800m 2012

4:01 1500m 2012

8:51 3k 2012

14:46 5k xc sept '13

in other words...he's an xc guy, for now.

Anyone who disagrees with the FACT that genes are the deciding factor in distance running success is an idiot.

legsss wrote:

Back In The Day wrote:

You may want to purchase The Sports Gene: Inside the Science of Extraordinary Athletic Performance by David Epstein. It really is a good read and he examines some of these questions. Specifically how east Africans have longer legs, less lower leg mass, and are born at elevation. There's a huge benefit to being born and raised at elevation and it's impact on endurance specific sports like distance running. Give it a read.

And you may want to purchase a introductory physics book where you'll learn that leg length has nothing to do with how fast you run.

I disagree.

Sincerely,

Usain Bolt

Yesterday, I thought we all agreed that it was Ben Saarel. We can't have two young runners with this distinction.

actually, those PR's are very impressive all around

reed wrote:

his PRs: (from milesplit)

2:00 800m 2012

4:01 1500m 2012

8:51 3k 2012

14:46 5k xc sept '13

in other words...he's an xc guy, for now.

So why arent 50 million Ethiopian ALL great runners?

dartmoth graduate wrote:

Anyone who disagrees with the FACT that genes are the deciding factor in distance running success is an idiot.

this. Letsrun needs to get a grip and realize the white dudes have no chance against the Africans regardless of how they train.

So why arent 50 million Ethiopian ALL great runners?

RunWild wrote:

actually, those PR's are very impressive all around

reed wrote:

his PRs: (from milesplit)

2:00 800m 2012

4:01 1500m 2012

8:51 3k 2012

14:46 5k xc sept '13

in other words...he's an xc guy, for now.

impressive maybe, but average in a national ranking perspective. a guy running 14:40s alone in XC would normally be at least a ~4:10 miler, ~9:10 2-miler

idk how tough the course was though in his PR

were gonna have to find a new term other than American born to describe the runners we cheer for.

reely stupid wrote:

Why is his East African heritage ideal? So you must be assuming that this confers genetic traits which are advantageous to distance running success. I am not disagreeing, but that is really what you are saying.

What do you think he's saying?

The real question is what the hell YOU'RE saying??

Hardloper wrote:

reely stupid wrote:

Why is his East African heritage ideal? So you must be assuming that this confers genetic traits which are advantageous to distance running success. I am not disagreeing, but that is really what you are saying.

What do you think he's saying?

The real question is what the hell YOU'RE saying??

I am obviously much smarter than you. What a moron.

wreally dum wrote:

So why arent 50 million Ethiopian ALL great runners?

The physiological traits that make one predisposed to being a great middle or long distance runner are prevalent in a handful of ethnic groups in East Africa. And by ethnic we don't mean by nationality, but by tribes.

I believe you can read about it in the aforementioned book.