Spencer Brown Is Leaving Brooks Beasts

Maybe he and Emma Abrahamson could get together.

reading rainbow wrote:

Brown still has the wheels and could very likely thrive under different training than what Mackey did.

What wheels???? If he equaled his PR this year it would have put him at #58 just in the USA. It would have been #38 in the NCAA.

i like spencer

hurrikane wrote:

reading rainbow wrote:

Brown still has the wheels and could very likely thrive under different training than what Mackey did.

What wheels???? If he equaled his PR this year it would have put him at #58 just in the USA. It would have been #38 in the NCAA.

I was "reading rainbow" but I'm on my computer now, so I'm the guy you responded to.

To clarify, I just mean he's young enough that he (likely) has the same pure speed he did in college. Not saying his 800 was good this year. He still has the tools to train correctly and improve upon his PR. His training this year did not help him, but he still has the potential for improvement.

I could see him going more if the Ryan Trajan route

followed his dream, won't regret not trying...

hurrikane wrote:

reading rainbow wrote:

Brown still has the wheels and could very likely thrive under different training than what Mackey did.

What wheels???? If he equaled his PR this year it would have put him at #58 just in the USA. It would have been #38 in the NCAA.

But super spikes weren't widely usde when he was in the NCAA. If he hda super spikes he wolud have been a 3:36 guy.

rojo_the_real_one_1 wrote:

hurrikane wrote:

What wheels???? If he equaled his PR this year it would have put him at #58 just in the USA. It would have been #38 in the NCAA.

But super spikes weren't widely usde when he was in the NCAA. If he hda super spikes he wolud have been a 3:36 guy.

He had super spikes this year and ran 3:44..............

New Computer Username wrote:

hurrikane wrote:

What wheels???? If he equaled his PR this year it would have put him at #58 just in the USA. It would have been #38 in the NCAA.

I was "reading rainbow" but I'm on my computer now, so I'm the guy you responded to.

To clarify, I just mean he's young enough that he (likely) has the same pure speed he did in college. Not saying his 800 was good this year. He still has the tools to train correctly and improve upon his PR. His training this year did not help him, but he still has the potential for improvement.

someone pointed out that the strength-based training that Brooks does kind of orbit around Josh Kerr and an athlete of his ability, and everyone else kind of hangs on for dear life. So when they tempo'd 4 miles at 5 flat pace, that's a true tempo for someone like Kerr, but a flat-out race for someone like Spencer. Granted, over time, you could see how the workouts were tailored for him, which is smart, but he both had some bad luck with COVID and injuries and also got buried in training.

i've post this before, but I don't really understand who he is an athlete. He's built like a skinny marathon runner, but he has trouble averaging more than 65 mile weeks, and then throw into the mix that his 400 pr is 49 point, but he ran it in high school? Just doesn't really make sense.

If I had to guess, he's going to try to replicate his georgetown training, in an effort to at least run the time he ran when he was there.

which for him, when he's getting strong, look like workouts that aren't all that impressive, then, during track season, punchy, high quality/low volume workouts that he seems to like to do like 3 x800m or 8 x 400 m etc.

But I don't know what his life goals are. Is he just going to live at home for another year while he tries to recapture his running glory and build his YouTube following in order to have the professional resume to get a full-time job in marketing?

If he truly wants to make the running thing work, he shouldn't do that. He should a club he would actually be a good fit on, which means semi-pro, not pro.

I don't know if that would mean BAA, or Central Park Track Club, or Georgetown Running Club, but one of them would work fine. He could actually build the strength that he needs to evolve as a runner instead of constantly trying to recapture what he once had

Will become assistant coach at his hs and then fade into obscurity from there

african style every night with the wife wrote:

Will become assistant coach at his hs and then fade into obscurity from there

Spencer could take the route of fellow Connecticut runner Donn Cabral by constantly showing up to his old high school to sign autographs for teenagers before eventually going to grad school at UConn even though he has an Ivy League education

I think Joe Franklin still writes workouts for Kerr.

okay, well Spencer should find a coach he likes and work with him/her. These bigger semi-pro clubs have coaches who know what they're doing

Win at All Costs wrote:

He's announcing his next steps on his YouTube channel at 2. I'm not surprised at all.

My guess is he'll have his dad coach him. I could be very wrong though. I don't imagine he'll get another contract. Possibly become the next Seth Demoor?

Forgot to add he's not on the team roster anymore furthering my claim:

Eh, a lot of LRCers will hate because they don't think he's deserving of a pro contract. The running community, as a whole, is a lot kinder & gives Spencer the kind of value that warrants some sort of pro deal. Will be interesting to see where he continues the journey. He has plenty of value for teams on the east coast to throw a small deal his way & to reap the benefits of his clicks/views.

I'm rooting for him. He has solid 800/1500 PBs & the pandemic seemed to get the best of him. Wasn't able to stay healthy. Probably not vibing so far away from home. I think he can get better and make some US Championships. He's still plenty young. He seems to do well indoors. Training in Boston/NY/DC/or at home would all make a ton of sense. He is still undertrained and the strength stuff he started with the Beasts is a good recipe to build on.

I hate myself, so I'm watching this Spencer thing. Is that Rocky music I hear in the background?

Who is this guy??? Never heard of him.

Win at All Costs wrote:

He's announcing his next steps on his YouTube channel at 2. I'm not surprised at all.

My guess is he'll have his dad coach him. I could be very wrong though. I don't imagine he'll get another contract. Possibly become the next Seth Demoor?

Nice guess with the new coach lol

Coached by dad. Returning to seattle in six weeks to train there for the year. I actually think it’s a good plan.