Clayton Murphy has joined the Nike Oregon Project!

Les wrote:

PED suspicions aside, Murphy certainly needs better guidance after an ill-advised, egotistical decision by him and his former coach to double at USAs basically ruined his entire season.

Explain what my mean by egotistical here.

Important to start the overtraining early so he can hate running and be properly injured by next spring.

No doubt the toxic L-carnitine will be key

Along with how he'd never go to OP because "they dope and he would never want to be involved in that"... thumbs up Murphy!!

centro a gogo wrote:

Clayton has rubbed centro the wrong way in the past from what I've heard. Also from what I've heard from around akron is that clayton used to tell people he wasn't the next centro, but rather centro was not the next clayton.

Kid has a stick up his ass

what proposed move? you're posting lies.

rojo wrote:

Murphee wrote:

Clayton Murphy joins NOP. Discuss.

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

I believe "move" up in distance.

Strength coach, haha! The guy is a PT that has them doing "functional" movements and much like Chris Carmichael with Kance Armstrong, has received credit for results that are tainted.

Dun Dun Dunnn Another one bites (sips) the juice

Devil Dog wrote:

The same coach who trained the greatest 5k/10k man of all time

Alberto never coached Bekele??

Murphee wrote:

Clayton Murphy joins NOP. Discuss.

Murphy doesn't come across as clued in enough to care about NOP's history, but I could be wrong. This leans toward proving me right, though.

Salazar isn't a very successful 800 coach. I doubt Murphy will break his 800 PB by much under that program. He could win a whole lot of USATF 1500s, though!

Foolish track coaches. The guy wins a 800 medal at the olympics so you come up with the bright idea to switch his event.

Murphy was also quoted as saying he'll be working more closely with Salazar (as opposed to Pete Julian)

rojo wrote:

Murphee wrote:

Clayton Murphy joins NOP. Discuss.

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

Centro to return to his NY roots and train with Gags alongside his buddy Merber. Heard it here first.

franco wrote:

rojo wrote:

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

Centro to return to his NY roots and train with Gags alongside his buddy Merber. Heard it here first.

Well, wasn't one of the reasons for his dad retiring from American University was to help coach his son?

NOP is crumbling...centro will be headed back east to train with njnytc. gags is on his way out and Centro sr will be taking the reigns of the club, that is the real reason he left his college job. Should be interesting to see if he can replicate the same results in a completely different environment

Salazar will have him drop his girlfriend and take care of business instead of screwing around

rojo wrote:

Murphee wrote:

Clayton Murphy joins NOP. Discuss.

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

Centro definitely is not happy. I doubt he leaves the NOP this year, but not sure he will tolerate his new training partner.

AriTheQuack wrote:

rojo wrote:

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

Centro definitely is not happy. I doubt he leaves the NOP this year, but not sure he will tolerate his new training partner.

All part of being a professional.

Devil Dog wrote:

rojo wrote:

My question is does this mean Centro will leave the NOP? I heard he wasn't happy about a proposed move. So if that's true, what's next for Centro.

You'd have to be a real assshole to leave the coach who got you an Olympic Gold medal. The same coach who trained the greatest 5k/10k man of all time to a pair of 3:28s. There's no better place to be on earth, other than the IAAF protected EPO huts Aden runs in Ethiopia.

Are you saying Salazar coached Geb?

Bekele?

Tergat?

So, the guy with the most suspicious 800 progession in history, the "sweet kid from Akron who wouldn't take a Tylenol," who could run with ANYONE, went to the most suspicious group on earth?

Nope, nothing to see here!