When i saw his annoying celebration at the European Cross-Country Championships i was already starting to root against him, but this fanboy is making me cheer for his opponents in all his future races. I hope that he doesn't compete in any other races this season, otherwise half of the first page will be full with threads about this guy ...
harlem river blues wrote:
Cool. Your opinion of what he might be capable of is noted. But in the meantime in reality, it is factually inaccurate to state that he has a better 1500m/5000m than all American runners.
I never stated that. This might be a question of mistaken identity.
Hmanma wrote:
When i saw his annoying celebration at the European Cross-Country Championships i was already starting to root against him, but this fanboy is making me cheer for his opponents in all his future races. I hope that he doesn't compete in any other races this season, otherwise half of the first page will be full with threads about this guy ...
I feel that Jimmy Gressier deserves some credit because he comes from a very very challenged background in the north of France, with a family where his father was never there and his mother brought up the total of around eight children mostly on welfare. Many of Jimmy’s friends now are either unemployed, imprisoned, or addicted to drugs. That is a very tough background to come from so he deserves a lot of credit that he was able to see the light and do something for himself in life. The success rate for people who come from social housing units is very low, usually no matter what country they come from so Jimmy Gressier. Who would not want a guy like that to succeed? He is loved in France for his charisma, hip-hop artist personality, and style including the baseball cap worn backwards in races. Even people not interested in running concede that this guy has a lot of style and punch. Most distance runners offer very little to the public in terms of personality and style but this guy is very different and we should be grateful that he’s putting distance running back on the map in Europe and France in particular.
Jimmy Gressier recently made the decision to train at the French national Institute of sport in Paris, INSEP. This is a monumental decision which should allow him to attain the very highest levels of his potential. Because prior to this, he trained hard but he did not have all the other extra things taken care of which take you to the absolute highest elite level. At the INSEP he will now have a team of doctors, physiotherapists, sport psychologists, nutritionists, biomechanic experts, and agents looking after him from A to Z.
All he will have to do is to eat, sleep, and train and follow the directives of those world-class experts to reach the very highest level. This is what helped former runners like Mehdi Baala reach the highest levels (Baala/3:28 -1500).
This is very good news because I am assuming that the nutritionists will attack Jimmy’s addiction to junk food, McDonald’s and KFC, head on and gradually veer him away from those fast food addictions which can only help him in his ultimate career aim which is Tokyo 2021 and Paris 2024. This weekend he is slated to run in the 5000 m in the French championships in Albi after that he’s planning to run a 3000 m steeplechase with a time goal of around 8:12- 815.
Ghost1 wrote:
This is very good news because I am assuming that the nutritionists will attack Jimmy’s addiction to junk food, McDonald’s and KFC
^^
J.G. The king of the track and poster boy for McDonald’s and KFC. But hopefully in the future he will be the poster boy for Whole Foods.
Still has some improvement to make with regard to hurdles technique in the 3000 m steeplechase
The future of European running, Gressier (France), Foppen (Netherlands), Oumaiz (Spain).
Haven´t you forgotten a certain Norwegian teenager?
objectiveobserver wrote:
Haven´t you forgotten a certain Norwegian teenager?
I haven’t forgotten him but he’s on such a different level, stratospheric level, that he is not the future of European running he’s already there on the world level and right up there. People like Gressier, Foppen and Oumaiz are also great runners but not at the same stratospheric level but they will still become very good and hopefully close to 13 minutes for 5000 m for example. By then Jacob might be down to about 1240 or less for 5000 m so it’s definitely a different level. When I mentioned the future I’m talking about the next 23 years up to Paris 2024.
Ghost1 wrote:
[quote]objectiveobserver wrote:
Haven´t you forgotten a certain Norwegian teenager?
I’m talking about the next 23 years up to Paris 2024
Typo, above, should read “next 2-3 years”
Ghost1 wrote:
The future of European running, Gressier (France), Foppen (Netherlands), Oumaiz (Spain).
https://images.app.goo.gl/bS7psv3oLXPr1NrX9
Maybe we should consider another Norwegian youngster as a future hope of European distance running.
Narve Gilje Nordås is 21 years old. Last year he had 14,08 at 5000m and was 5. at the under 23 euro champs 10000m in 28,59 and ran a half marathon in 1,04.
This year he has joined Team Ingebrigtsen, running 3,39, 3,56, 7,50. All these races he has won, and earlier in the season he also ran 13,33 for 5000, after Henrik's 13,19, but clearly beating the rest of the field.
He says he is slow and talentless, but I think with consistent training over some years he can be really good at 5000/10000/ half marathon.
Another Norge champion. Nerve Nordas.
Nordic Power, slow and talentless, really?
Narve is on an upward trend. Norway, small country, no real property, good nutrition, good social structure, little or no corruption, relatively comfortable life for most people, fairly homogenous society, good resources for elite sports people.
Ghost1 wrote:
Nordic Power, slow and talentless, really?
Narve is on an upward trend. Norway, small country, no real property, good nutrition, good social structure, little or no corruption, relatively comfortable life for most people, fairly homogenous society, good resources for elite sports people.
https://images.app.goo.gl/hUnGASjvwSb5Xemx5
Typo “ no real property” should read “no real poverty”
Loppas wrote:
[quote]Ghost1 wrote:
The future of European running, Gressier (France), Foppen (Netherlands), Oumaiz (Spain).
https://images.app.goo.gl/bS7psv3oLXPr1NrX9
Oumaiz has a nice and effortless long and bouncy stride. But maybe it fits better for cross country running?
Ingebrigtsen is clearly the number 1. Then we also have Crippa who is still pretty young.
Numbers 3, 4 and 5 (in no particular order) are probably Oumaiz, Hassan and Mohumed.
Then maybe Gressier and Foppen.
The stats dont think so after Jakob & Crippa.
5000PB
1) Foppen 13:13.06
2) Oumaiz 13:14..14
3) Gressier 13:15.17
4) Hassan 13:18.01
5) Mohumed 13.23+
I still have Gressier above Crippa overall. Gressier has a faster 1500 and has a better road pedigree.
Loppas wrote:
[quote]Loppas wrote:
[quote]Ghost1 wrote:
The future of European running, Gressier (France), Foppen (Netherlands), Oumaiz (Spain).
https://images.app.goo.gl/bS7psv3oLXPr1NrX9
Oumaiz has a nice and effortless long and bouncy stride. But maybe it fits better for cross country running?[/quote
You’re right he is a much better cross country runner compared to his track performances. Do you remember the Ukrainian runner, Sergiy Lebid, and a Portuguese runner....Paulo Guerra... Both were phenomenal cross country runners right at the very top and both had very long and relaxed strides like Oumaiz.