Let's start a list of runners that we had high hopes for in 2016 that underachieved.
I'll start the list with Dathan Ritzenhein with his drop outs at both the trials and New York.
Let's start a list of runners that we had high hopes for in 2016 that underachieved.
I'll start the list with Dathan Ritzenhein with his drop outs at both the trials and New York.
obviously, hillary clinton
Ben True
me
Sasquatch wrote:
me
In order to underachieve someone had to have expectations for you. Other than your Mom, know one cares.
Mac Fleet.
Robert Young
Larisa Dannis
Anyone in the 1500 Rio Men's Final who didn't win a medal off of such a slow pace.
I take nothing away from the medalists I just have to wonder why everyone lets the pace go so slow when it isn't the right tactics for everyone.
Any hopeful who been through the collegiate circuit who hadn't receive any shoe contract or professional sponsorships to continue to run at the upper tier of the sport are the underachiever of 2016.
For the rest of us,
Not accomplishing the goals of which we set forth.
Probably, next year may be a fruitful year for us to run a new personal best or something worth taking pride in.
I just want to remain healthy and ease into a new year with running again. Been away too long from my favorite hobby.
A hobby jogger that I am.
carbon bubble wrote:
obviously, hillary clinton
savage
Now your here wrote:
Sasquatch wrote:me
In order to underachieve someone had to have expectations for you. Other than your Mom, know one cares.
Kind of like "know one" told you to pay attention in English class.
List contributor wrote:
Mac Fleet.
Fleetwood Mac
Asbel Kiprop.
Anything less than a WR and gold medal is utterly disappointing.
King Ches
Mahk Daddy
Ryan Hall
Brazier? (ouch!)
sbeefyk1 wrote:
Asbel Kiprop.
Anything less than a WR and gold medal is utterly disappointing.
Seconded, if only because I want Kiprop to be the face of middle distance track.
RItz, Kara Goucher, Tariku Bekele (DNF in his last marathon
http://japanrunningnews.blogspot.com/2016_12_01_archive.html
), Asbel Kiprop, Nijel Amos, Mo Aman, the entire Kenyan men's long distance team in Rio, Abubaker Kaki (where has he been lately?) Leo Manzano, Will Leer (though who expects anything of him), Mary Cain, Genzebe Dibaba.
others.
List starter wrote:
Let's start a list of runners that we had high hopes for in 2016 that underachieved.
I'll start the list with Dathan Ritzenhein with his drop outs at both the trials and New York.
The Russians.
Josh McDougal
Ryan Deak
Yong Sung Leal
myspace stalker wrote:
King Ches
Mahk Daddy
Ryan Hall
Brazier? (ouch!)
Mak daddy had an impressive double silver. I wouldn't say he underachieved, though he could have won the 1500 gold if things had gone just a little differently.
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