For those wondering about the Peterson’s and UCD, Emma and Drew seemingly got out before they were let go. There appears to be no intention to hire a legit distance coach for 25-26, which means that there are probably plans to wash the whole coaching slate clean and reboot when UCD moves to the Mountain West a year from now. Sucks to take an ‘L’ for a full year, but on paper the men’s and women’s distances can’t really get much worse than they already are with or without an accomplished person at the helm right now.
Trust me, UC Davis can get worse and has been worse off. There were a couple years where the club team was stronger than the D1 team right around when Barbosa was fired.
For those wondering about the Peterson’s and UCD, Emma and Drew seemingly got out before they were let go. There appears to be no intention to hire a legit distance coach for 25-26, which means that there are probably plans to wash the whole coaching slate clean and reboot when UCD moves to the Mountain West a year from now. Sucks to take an ‘L’ for a full year, but on paper the men’s and women’s distances can’t really get much worse than they already are with or without an accomplished person at the helm right now.
Trust me, UC Davis can get worse and has been worse off. There were a couple years where the club team was stronger than the D1 team right around when Barbosa was fired.
Yes that's very true but they shouldn't actively trying to head that direction. They need to stop hiring temp coaches and start a real coaching search.
When I lived in the Sacramento area I used to run and train quite a bit with Shaddy, and John Mansoor, John actually was my high school coach. Here's my take: Shadrack always talked negatively about doping, suspected dopers and such. He talked about his brother making a pretty big jump, alluded to him being on the sauce. Talked a lot about his hesitations with Galen and being teammates at Oregon, and how that really put him off. He used to always be on the phone with Kenyan runners after our workouts, and would go back there occasionally to train. I don't think he has been doping, but thought maybe doping now could prolong his career so he didn't have to give people massages and such. I don't know for sure, but that is my gut feeling. As for Mansoor and his culpability in all of this, I do not believe that John knew, nor would he have encouraged it. John would not have helped get Shaddy get the job at Davis if he knew what he was up to. John has always played things by the book. I will try to get in touch in the coming weeks and see what he has to say. Sad days, but at least I don't feel as bad about getting dropped by Shaddy anymore...
You don't think John knew that he tested positive almost two years ago? John just keeps coaching him and says "Hey Shaddy you want to plan a race coming up?" and Shaddy says "No John I don't think so" without a reason? He just keeps coaching him for years without a race and without an injury and doesn't know a thing?