lets check the receipt.
Athlete Before (OTC) During
Harun Abda 1:46.65 1:45.45
Andrew Wheating 1:44.56/3:30.90 1:45.59/3:34.39 (first year out)
Pat Casey 3:38c 3:35
Hassan Mead 13:28 13:02
Ciaran O'Lionaird 3:33.5c 3:37
Sheila Reid 4:02 4:03
Elijah Greer 1:45.04 1:44.91
Ben Blankenship 3:36c 3:35
Alex Kosinski 4:15/15:36 NT/Quit sport?
Erik Van Ingen 3:56 mile 4:00 mile; had trouble finding
Lauren Johnson 4:11 4:05
Mac Fleet 1:46/3:38 3:40c
Jmac 3:37 3:34
Tom Farrell 13:15 13:10
Charles Jock 1:44.6 1:45.4
I think though, what matters to many of us here is consistency which has not been present amongst these athletes. While guys like wheating have gotten up for the olympics in '12 he hasn't done anything since. Its hard to find the right comparison, without which this data means very little, but just thinking about BTC, it seems like those guys are more consistent. Perhaps Row might know something but he doesn't always seem to know. Guys like mulder currently running horribly and Jock has just been lackluster since winning NCAAs. where has the dominant form of Elijah Greer gone? we cannot be dismissive of their successes post-collegiately but it is certainly less impressive to be good for one season than to be good for many years if this is your full time job.