Nike is clueless in Marathon Development

Aren't you overlooking the fact that one of those runners from the NOP (Dan Browne) actually qualified for the Olympics in 2 events, and that his 2:27:17 was run after he ran the 10,000m? And if I understand you correctly, you are blaming Salazar for the DNFs by Davis and Donnelly?

didn't dan browne also win twin cities in 2:11 under salazar?

If they were smart they would get behind Boulder.Hudson is building a great group in boulder.

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Aren't you overlooking the fact that one of those runners from the NOP (Dan Browne) actually qualified for the Olympics in 2 events, and that his 2:27:17 was run after he ran the 10,000m? And if I understand you correctly, you are blaming Salazar for the DNFs by Davis and Donnelly?

The 10k was another stupid decision by the "program that was going to put american marathoning back on the map".

If you have to destroy 5 potentials to create one 2:11, it ain't worth it.

This is the rule and has been for Alberto when it comes to the marathon. Yes there are exceptions but this is the rule.

Great throwback. Salazar in the struggle years.

Interesting that over the past 2 Olympics Alberto has still not had an Olympian in the marathon

Also interesting to go back and read how this group was established to be an AMERICAN MARATHONING GROUP.

All that Nike money and the only Olympic marathoner has been Dan Browne who ran 2:27 in the Olympic Games.

For all of those Alberto defenders that want to say that he knows the marathon because he was a great runner. Keep in mind that he was a great marathoner before he started with NOP. How has that translated to the OG?

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Interesting that over the past 2 Olympics Alberto has still not had an Olympian in the marathon

Also interesting to go back and read how this group was established to be an AMERICAN MARATHONING GROUP.

All that Nike money and the only Olympic marathoner has been Dan Browne who ran 2:27 in the Olympic Games.

For all of those Alberto defenders that want to say that he knows the marathon because he was a great runner. Keep in mind that he was a great marathoner before he started with NOP. How has that translated to the OG?

The point of the group still is the marathon, with a side plan of winning medals in any event that they can. After the initial attempt at the group proved to be a failure, Salazar realized that you can't beat the Africans by taking a guy in his late 20's and trying to turn them into a world-beater.

So AS and Nike decided to take a different approach, developing an athlete over the long-term, over their entire career, until they were ready to take on the best in the world at the marathon. That's what you are seeing with Rupp. He has the 5k/10k speed to be competitive with anyone in the world, and in the wording of Canova, has the "aerobic house" built from years and years of injury-free training. The Olympic Trials Marathon, and then the Olympic Marathon, will be the actual test in my opinion of Salazar's/Nike's ability to develop a marathoner.