hate to rain on the love parade here... but does anyone else find this story a little fishy?
i remember wesley korir being a good ncaa runner but getting generally stomped in big meets. i don't have his PR's on hand.
now he's running 2:06 low? am i the only one that finds that kind of jump, without a big change in training (e.g., he still trains in louisville at sea level?) to be a little bit fishy?
Maybe the NCAA system and/or bad coaching at Louisville didn't get it done for him. Maybe he focused on academics while in school, and now can focus entirely on running. So no, I don't see it fishy at all.
He was an ncaa all american. He trains with ryan hall. source via twitter
Ohhhhh he was an all american. That explains how he ran 2:06. My mistake.
Excellent job being a let's run stereotype.
This post now makes Wesley an official bad ass. He is being accused of a drug caused performance.
But really?? Why make such a statement when you know absolutely nothing about the guy?
Does this make Wesley Korir the 2nd fasest (after Hall) former NCAA runner ever, over the marathon distance?
Wesley via twitter: never let the fear of striking out keep you from the game...and that is what inspired me to make the move at 19 miles @chicagomarathon.
To the poster who questioned his story being fishy, not a chance.
fishy wrote:
hate to rain on the love parade here... but does anyone else find this story a little fishy?
i remember wesley korir being a good ncaa runner but getting generally stomped in big meets. i don't have his PR's on hand.
now he's running 2:06 low? am i the only one that finds that kind of jump, without a big change in training (e.g., he still trains in louisville at sea level?) to be a little bit fishy?
Here is the way it is:
Our African imports do what they need to do to get what they want to get. Big revelation there, no?
While in school, they run enough to be good to great NCAA runners to get what they want which is to get/keep their scholarships. Training dedication required = 20%.
When they get out of school the only thing that will get them what they want ($) is world class performances. Oops, time to take training a bit more seriously.
Now, was that really all that hard?
fishy wrote:
hate to rain on the love parade here... but does anyone else find this story a little fishy?
i remember wesley korir being a good ncaa runner but getting generally stomped in big meets. i don't have his PR's on hand.
now he's running 2:06 low? am i the only one that finds that kind of jump, without a big change in training (e.g., he still trains in louisville at sea level?) to be a little bit fishy?
There is no marathon in the NCAA. 26.2 is a whole new ballgame compared to a 5k or 10k. Some people do great at it despite modest credentials (Korir), some people suck ass despite great track and XC credentials (Tadesse).
I believe Toni Reavis talked about during the race broadcast was the fact that Wesley didn't have the money to necessarily focus on his running full-time until he earned a good payday when he won the LA Marathon. So perhaps his improvement over the couple of years since has something to do with that.
What is most interesting is that when a healthy athlete does all the correct things performance does indeed flourish. His coach thought is was "fishy" that he had not performed to the potential he demonstrated on Sunday. His workouts and training previously indicated the ability to clock 2:06.
I believe that figuring out Wesley's dietary deficiencies made a huge difference. We were in at the KTLA TV studio in 2010 and finally, a stroke of happenstance. Wesley and I met nutritionist (Dr. Lindsey Duncan) who has introduced him to antioxidants supplements and liquid protein. He hates swallowing pills as do many people and this has been tremendous for his recovery and overall health. Another aspect that was different in this particular marathon prep was that he and coach incorporated a second pre race light breakfast.
If interested, you can read a bit about what he's up to with links provided:
http://superfoods.genesistoday.com/about-superfruits/the-buzz/news/view/58
Chicago Tribune 10/6 article:
congrats to korir for keeping at it, despite having no world profile at a time when most kenyan runners have already made it, and for doing it the blue collar way. lots of foreign collegians, by the way, far outpace their college selves later on in life. Take Cragg (13:03) or O'Lionaird (3:34) or Lagat (3:26!!) or Morceli (3:28). The Americans rarely develop like that and maybe it is because the foreign collegians are only playing to the level of the competition.
fishy wrote:
hate to rain on the love parade here... but does anyone else find this story a little fishy?
i remember wesley korir being a good ncaa runner but getting generally stomped in big meets. i don't have his PR's on hand.
now he's running 2:06 low? am i the only one that finds that kind of jump, without a big change in training (e.g., he still trains in louisville at sea level?) to be a little bit fishy?
Nothing beyond a guy such as Yobes Ondieki did in the NCAA before becoming an international athlete. I don't think anyone thought, when watching Ondieki run in college, that he'd be the first human under 27 mins.
So whatever a guy such as Ondieki was able to do, I'd say Korir is as well.