and the point ?
how fast are you really?
and the point ?
how fast are you really?
I was often frustrated when he sat back and relied on a late kick. But he had a great career and always stood out as a classy guy.
Well done. I'm not surprised he had the clarity to retire early instead of hanging around in pretend mode.
Awsi Dooger wrote:
I was often frustrated when he sat back and relied on a late kick. But he had a great career and always stood out as a classy guy.
Well done. I'm not surprised he had the clarity to retire early instead of hanging around in pretend mode.
Per his Citius Mag podcast exit interview, he saw that he couldn't contend on the world stage anymore (a leveling up of the best in the 800 in the past year, mounting injuries that interrupted training (ie doing strides for the first time in weeks actually on the Olympic Trials start line), losing pure speed with age, and training in OH by himself was a grind that he didn't love). Plus he wasn't captivated by the potential of moving up in distance so he is running on the trails non-competitively to give him something totally different to work toward (without a focus on time). Also, he talked about making a very frank cost benefit analysis in terms of future sponsorship dollars with his (possibly soon to be growing) family in mind.