Drew Hunter runs indoor 1500m PB of 3:40.37 today at NBIGP

OldManRunners wrote:

I get frustrated, as a fan, when American talent like his goes to waste. He should have won that race. The kid ran a 3:57 mile in highschool for crying out loud. How is he SLOWER now than in HS? If you're injured, why are you racing? If you're not 100%, why race in a nationally televised race and tarnish your brand?

I don’t think he’s that talented. I think the unique thing about him was that he was able to reach his potential at a young age. He has never been pleasant to watch; it’s a wonder he’s as fast as he is.

I wonder if Drew would leave Tinman even if he knew it was best for him. Drew is synonymous with the Tinman brand. Must be super tough to step away from something that's been so hyped up for the past few years. I feel a lot of sympathy for the guy. That's a tough spot to be in, especially since Drew has never known anything else.

I imagine that there will be some tough conversations ahead. Drew needs to be repping the Drew Hunter brand 24 hrs a day and not the coach's.

TMADDDHASFNE wrote:

I believe AlSal will be available in April. Give him a call Drew!

It is literally his only chance at this point.

red5 wrote:

TMADDDHASFNE wrote:

I believe AlSal will be available in April. Give him a call Drew!

It is literally his only chance at this point.

He would probably improve with almost any other pro distance coach and training partners. I don’t think Tinman’s a bad coach in general, but I don’t think he’s an elite-level one either.

Hunter should sign with Hoka and focus on ultras.

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He just wasn't good enough to go pro out of high school. Why go pro when you're only running 3:57 for the mile? If Drew ran in college he would have had some very good competition. He would probably have won a few NCAA titles, but he certainly would not have dominated. College really is a good intermediate level of competition. If you're not making world teams out of high school, why go pro? Adidas was irresponsible for throwing all that money at him.

Yes, he should have gone to the NCAA. No, he would not have won any titles. He has never been good enough to win an NCAA championship at any point in his life. He could go to the NCAA right now and he would not win any titles. He has just never been that good and never had the finish to win races. He is good enough to be in NCAA races, just not to win them.

For all of you Tinman lovers, do they ever do anything fast? Like 200s at 23? 300s at 36? If not why? It seems like their only fast stuff are strides at the end of a tempo run.

Can Drew run under 50 for a 400?

Alabama bssss wrote:

For all of you Tinman lovers, do they ever do anything fast? Like 200s at 23? 300s at 36? If not why? It seems like their only fast stuff are strides at the end of a tempo run.

Can Drew run under 50 for a 400?

The kid looks injured or something that he’s not revealing to the public. If I had to guess ..Hunter is hurt again.

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Alabama bssss wrote:

For all of you Tinman lovers, do they ever do anything fast? Like 200s at 23? 300s at 36? If not why? It seems like their only fast stuff are strides at the end of a tempo run.

Can Drew run under 50 for a 400?

The kid looks injured or something that he’s not revealing to the public. If I had to guess ..Hunter is hurt again.

Nope. He’s been in every video and every workout posted on the gram.

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grfagrsz3453 wrote:

The (often deservedly) maligned NCAA system seems to be recently doing a much better job than the pros with their pro coaching.

And that is not to say this is a coaching problem, could be he is not peaking now on purpose or he is otherwise for whatever reason not performing. Not knocking timnan here I'm not privvy to his plan or expectations.

He just wasn't good enough to go pro out of high school. Why go pro when you're only running 3:57 for the mile? If Drew ran in college he would have had some very good competition. He would probably have won a few NCAA titles, but he certainly would not have dominated. College really is a good intermediate level of competition. If you're not making world teams out of high school, why go pro? Adidas was irresponsible for throwing all that money at him.

Right out of high school he signed a contract worth more than almost any distance runner has signed coming out of the NCAA. Yet you are saying he should have gone to school (where you think he would not have dominated) then signed his contract after that? Even with a standard good contract out of college that would have cost him millions of dollars.

I am saying that it was a poor decision for HIS DEVELOPMENT AS A RUNNER. Not for his bank account. It's very important to separate the two. Which is why I said that it was irresponsible for Adidas to throw all that money at him!

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Alexi Santana wrote:

Right out of high school he signed a contract worth more than almost any distance runner has signed coming out of the NCAA. Yet you are saying he should have gone to school (where you think he would not have dominated) then signed his contract after that? Even with a standard good contract out of college that would have cost him millions of dollars.

I am saying that it was a poor decision for HIS DEVELOPMENT AS A RUNNER. Not for his bank account. It's very important to separate the two. Which is why I said that it was irresponsible for Adidas to throw all that money at him!

And I am answering your question "why go pro?" In my opinion "millions of dollars" is a decent answer.

Alexi Santana wrote:

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I am saying that it was a poor decision for HIS DEVELOPMENT AS A RUNNER. Not for his bank account. It's very important to separate the two. Which is why I said that it was irresponsible for Adidas to throw all that money at him!

And I am answering your question "why go pro?" In my opinion "millions of dollars" is a decent answer.

I already addressed that in my comment. I thought it was fairly obvious I was talking strictly about his running performance. Which is why I stated that Adidas was irresponsible to throw a million dollars at a high schooler.

Does any of this diminish the fact that Drew beat Fisher in a 2 Mile in 2015? I think not!

If you ask me, the Adidas contract was more of a reward for that performance than an investment for future development.

:-)

Heartless wrote:

Does any of this diminish the fact that Drew beat Fisher in a 2 Mile in 2015? I think not!

If you ask me, the Adidas contract was more of a reward for that performance than an investment for future development.

:-)

Lol this post is great, I appreciate the satire. I love how Hunter fanboys always trot the 2 mile out as some sort of trump card.

You asked the question. You just don't like the answer. And how do you know that he would have been so much better by going to college? His PRs are about as good as anyone his age. What makes you think he is so much more talented than his peers that he would have developed to an even higher level than where he is? I don't think he is any more talented than the others. You are a true fanboy.

saved bell wrote:

You asked the question. You just don't like the answer. And how do you know that he would have been so much better by going to college? His PRs are about as good as anyone his age. What makes you think he is so much more talented than his peers that he would have developed to an even higher level than where he is? I don't think he is any more talented than the others. You are a true fanboy.

Are you a moron? If you're trying to maximize running development, why go pro as a 3:57 miler?

Why do I think he's more talented? He broke an Alan Webb high school record, for one. I love how all the Tinman and Hunter fanboys are now saying that he just isn't very talented, as soon as he starts to plateau. Hilarious.

What do you think his potential is then. 12:59? I think he has maximized his potential and he probably got the best deal of all time for his talent.