I don't know what Jerry told the athletes, but this might be as much for their own good as anything else. You might want a developing runner to not worry about comparing himself to folks at other schools, getting sucked into comment wars with internet randos, etc. You might also not want them giving scouts/agents years worth of data about injuries, failed workouts, etc.
I'm not a big fan of Jerry's, but taking a step back, telling a kid to stay away from social media seems like a healthy suggestion.
I don't know what Jerry told the athletes, but this might be as much for their own good as anything else. You might want a developing runner to not worry about comparing himself to folks at other schools, getting sucked into comment wars with internet randos, etc. You might also not want them giving scouts/agents years worth of data about injuries, failed workouts, etc.
I'm not a big fan of Jerry's, but taking a step back, telling a kid to stay away from social media seems like a healthy suggestion.
Yeah, there could be some truth to this. I've seen Burns' Strava account, and high school boys love to get silly in the comment section. That should be fun, but sometimes the immaturity of boys that age definitely shows up. I know Connor tends to get ragged on here a good bit, and I don't necessarily want to add to that, but some of his "jokes" in the comments can get pretty edgy/borderline concerning (I know one about the Holocaust has been brought up here before). Perhaps Jerry or someone at Nike feels like it's better for the UO guys to age out of that immaturity stage with less of a digital footprint. From a marketability standpoint, the tradeoff of saying potentially alienating things at 18 vs. entertaining a few dozen high school xc boys seems to fall in the favor of saying less and staying off or minimally engaged on some platforms.
you honestly know nothing and need to get a life. Not even close
I ran for Vanhoy at Ole Miss and he nailed our training. He is spot on.
Han Solo 100% knows what he is talking about. He just posts exactly what he has seen on athletes strava accounts. He doesn't make anything up. If he has posted something, you can take it to the bank.
I ran for Vanhoy at Ole Miss and he nailed our training. He is spot on.
Han Solo 100% knows what he is talking about. He just posts exactly what he has seen on athletes strava accounts. He doesn't make anything up. If he has posted something, you can take it to the bank.
Han Solo 100% knows what he is talking about. He just posts exactly what he has seen on athletes strava accounts. He doesn't make anything up. If he has posted something, you can take it to the bank.
post from Han Solo himself .
100% , this “Han Solo” is a coach / former runner that had and had no success. He preys on Letsrun to make himself feel better abbot himself because he suffers from low self esteem. If you really think about it, Han Solo learned how to get his needs met by manipulating and bullying others in an underhanded, veiled approach.
Um, Jerry is the coach and he makes the rules. If you don't agree with his rules, don't run for him. I think this rule is VERY smart and geared towards developing a mature and high level athlete.
Strava seems like a dead end for real runners. At least, don't be like most of these snowflakes that need constant feedback that they are good enough. Do real training, by arguably the best distance running coach in the US, not living in a bubble being observed and judged by hobby joggers (the 15-17min 5k types)
Do you not know Jerry's previous results? Current results? Future results?
The Jerry bashing is funny, but it is really just insecure a-holes venting their insecurity. You are threatened because he is not the same as you. Let us celebrate diversity in the approach to the high level of running, and maybe take notes.
Um, Jerry is the coach and he makes the rules. If you don't agree with his rules, don't run for him. I think this rule is VERY smart and geared towards developing a mature and high level athlete.
Strava seems like a dead end for real runners. At least, don't be like most of these snowflakes that need constant feedback that they are good enough. Do real training, by arguably the best distance running coach in the US, not living in a bubble being observed and judged by hobby joggers (the 15-17min 5k types)
Do you not know Jerry's previous results? Current results? Future results?
The Jerry bashing is funny, but it is really just insecure a-holes venting their insecurity. You are threatened because he is not the same as you. Let us celebrate diversity in the approach to the high level of running, and maybe take notes.
It has nothing to do with being a "real runner". Alicia Monson, Joe Klecker, Morgan McDonald and Connor Mantz post constantly on strava. so many top ncaa guys that will beat Jerry's runners post everything on Strava like Drew Bosley, Ky Robinson, Parker Wolfe, Graham Blanks, Cole Sprout, etc.,
If he wants mature runners thats fine, and i agree with your point about "if you don't agree with his rules don't run for him", but being active on strava is not some sign that people are a snowflake needing feedback. Sometimes they just like engaging with fans
Han Solo 100% knows what he is talking about. He just posts exactly what he has seen on athletes strava accounts. He doesn't make anything up. If he has posted something, you can take it to the bank.
The Simeon Birnbaum race thread had me interested to see his training so I checked his strava and saw that on Sept. 7th he said Jerry told him he wasn’t allowed to post on strava anymore. Looking at Connor Burns’ account, he said Jerry told him the same thing and he was no longer allowed to post. Seriously? Drew Bosley, most of the OK State team, and many many others in the NCAA post all of their training, yet Oregon isn’t allowed to. Keep in mind, this team can barely make NCAAs, and he thinks other coaches are going to want to copy his training? Jerry is so so bad for the sport, gives me another reason to not like him. If Joe Klecker can post of all of his training to Strava every day, is there any legitimate reason for the Oregon guys to not be allowed?
This is interesting and potentially restraint of trade on the athletes. With (or to get) name/image/likeness deals, posting to social media (including Strava) can be important. An arbitrary rule like this reduces the value of NIL deals for the athletes. If this kind of stuff keeps happening, I think it won't be long before there's a student athlete union.
I don't know what Jerry told the athletes, but this might be as much for their own good as anything else. You might want a developing runner to not worry about comparing himself to folks at other schools, getting sucked into comment wars with internet randos, etc. You might also not want them giving scouts/agents years worth of data about injuries, failed workouts, etc.
I'm not a big fan of Jerry's, but taking a step back, telling a kid to stay away from social media seems like a healthy suggestion.
Yeah, there could be some truth to this. I've seen Burns' Strava account, and high school boys love to get silly in the comment section. That should be fun, but sometimes the immaturity of boys that age definitely shows up. I know Connor tends to get ragged on here a good bit, and I don't necessarily want to add to that, but some of his "jokes" in the comments can get pretty edgy/borderline concerning (I know one about the Holocaust has been brought up here before). Perhaps Jerry or someone at Nike feels like it's better for the UO guys to age out of that immaturity stage with less of a digital footprint. From a marketability standpoint, the tradeoff of saying potentially alienating things at 18 vs. entertaining a few dozen high school xc boys seems to fall in the favor of saying less and staying off or minimally engaged on some platforms.
I wonder if a social media presence (such as Burns involving himself in controversial topics) on top of a new environment, school work and running is just spending too much mental energy to perform at their best. Hope I’m wrong as I really like the Ducks.
Jerry? Oh, he's got this wild fear of kidnapping! Kidnapping, you say? Well, you see, Jerry firmly believes that rival coaches are just one bad day away from hiring a squad of ninja-kidnappers, equipped with smoke bombs and grappling hooks, to abduct his prized athlete right in the middle of their 5-mile tempo run. To Jerry, it's all about extreme workout secrecy, because you never know when those ninja-kidnappers might decide to moonlight as personal trainers! Can't be too cautious, right?
I think this is a strange time. I think I fall in the camp that you should let kids post their workouts if they want, but one reason a coach could be against it would be the transfer portal.
If a kid is posting workouts and opposing coaches see it, they could approach kids who may not be getting the results they are expecting and blame it on their training. This could be done in private or through athletes. Is it illegal? Yes. Is it being done? Yes.
My son runs for a Power 5 program and posts all of his workouts. Most of his teammates do as well. I also follow several of his old training buddies from home who also now run for D1 schools.
I think it boils down to insecurity in your methods.
Nope , if the coach says no posting , then no posting. Most great coaches don’t want their athletes posting. Do you see the college football coaches or players posting their plays , no you don’t.
Not comparable at all. There is no secret workout. Everybody knows this.
Not to mention that football plays are viewable on TV every week and searchable on the Internet.
Yes, there are secrets to successful training, but there's more than enough days already in the public domain that we know the keys empirically. We don't need to add Jerry's athletes to figure them out.
The only secrets that might bring medals have to do with why his athletes set off bio passport alarms and have nandrolone positives.
100% , this “Han Solo” is a coach / former runner that had and had no success. He preys on Letsrun to make himself feel better abbot himself because he suffers from low self esteem. If you really think about it, Han Solo learned how to get his needs met by manipulating and bullying others in an underhanded, veiled approach.
Why do people feel the need to post their workouts on Strava anyways?
Or their weekend adventures on Instagram? Or their witty observations on TikTok? Or their news opinions and sports takes on Twitter? Or their grandchildren's pics on Facebook?
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