How many top marathon runners

Mark Nenow from the 80s was capable of a sub 210 but only attempted the marathon once.

The main problem is Americans limit themselves mentally, unlike Japanese and east Africans.

Also Americans need to build up there base first. For example, east Africans spend a decade and a half (before any serious training )just walking and running everywhere at a very easy pace. The Japanese are better at the marathon than Americans because they are willing to put down a solid aerobic base unlike Americans who are lazy and don't want to put down 100 miles plus a week. Also Americans are weak minded from being drove around everywhere and heilcopter parenting that prevents kids to ride there bike without parent supervision.

Libertarian vegan wrote:

Mark Nenow from the 80s was capable of a sub 210 but only attempted the marathon once.

The main problem is Americans limit themselves mentally, unlike Japanese and east Africans.

Also Americans need to build up there base first. For example, east Africans spend a decade and a half (before any serious training )just walking and running everywhere at a very easy pace. The Japanese are better at the marathon than Americans because they are willing to put down a solid aerobic base unlike Americans who are lazy and don't want to put down 100 miles plus a week. Also Americans are weak minded from being drove around everywhere and heilcopter parenting that prevents kids to ride there bike without parent supervision.

Nenow, was at the tail end of the group from the 80's but yeah he was not to interested in the marathon.

Do Americans limit themselves mentally? Interesting thought. Maybe for marathons.

Build a base first? At what age do the Africans and Japanese start their serious training?

I know there are a lot doing 100+ mile weeks in America what are they missing?

Weak minded seems like a BS reason. Americans are leaders in multiple other areas.

Building a base can start in childhood with things like walking to school, playing outside- just about everything we did in the 60's/70's involved some form of running- even things like tag and ghost in the graveyard, hide and go seek, etc

runn wrote:

Building a base can start in childhood with things like walking to school, playing outside- just about everything we did in the 60's/70's involved some form of running- even things like tag and ghost in the graveyard, hide and go seek, etc

+1

Weak minded is a bs excuse? Tell that to Eliud Kipchoge.

America's best marathoners right now:

Leonard Korir

Galen Rupp

Chris Derrick

Jared Ward

Luke Puskedra

Shalane Flanagan

Jordan Hasay

Emily Sisson

Laura Thweatt

Amy Cragg

Notice the list of women is much more decorated and accomplished than the men, despite more doping on the women's side internationally. We are in a Women's Running Renaissance.

http://m5photography.com/5/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-US-Olympic-Team-Trials-%E2%80%93-Marathon-USA-Track-Field-10.jpg

if I had to name names... wrote:

America's best marathoners right now:

Leonard Korir

Galen Rupp

Chris Derrick

Jared Ward

Luke Puskedra

Shalane Flanagan

Jordan Hasay

Emily Sisson

Laura Thweatt

Amy Cragg

Notice the list of women is much more decorated and accomplished than the men, despite more doping on the women's side internationally. We are in a Women's Running Renaissance.

http://m5photography.com/5/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2016-US-Olympic-Team-Trials-%E2%80%93-Marathon-USA-Track-Field-10.jpg

How many American men have went under 2:10 for the marathon?

How many Japanese men have went under 2:10 for the marathon?

How many Kenyan men have went under 2:10 for the marathon?

How many Ethiopian men have went under 2:10 for the marathon?