Interview - Keith Brantly,1996 U.S. Olympian: PRs of 2:12:31, 28:02 & 13:36

Monk = Gary Cohen, haha.

I don't have a clue who Monk is... but at least he has positive things to say when he posts on lets.run... I also don't hide behind anonymity like you do... feel free to put your name out here like those of us who support the sport of running.

That 42:50 15k must be up there on the all-time U.S. list. I know Todd Williams has the AR at 42:22. There can't be more than a fea others who are up there.

Grow up grow up wrote:

That's not that hard to understand. As a youngster he was impressing by womanizers, as he grew older he realized how shallow, insecure and dishonest that lifestyle is.

Any more questions, junior?

Wow, talk about self righteous. I'm sure Keith Brantley appreciates you imposing your moral standards on him.

There is nothing inherently wrong with sleeping with lots of women. Yes, perhaps Brantley was violating his marriage vows in doing so, but (1) you don't know what sort of arrangement he and his wife had, perhaps she was fine with this, (2) even if she wasn't fine with it (or wasn't aware), Brantley's vows were between him and his wife. How they run their marriage is none of your business, or mine.

I'm sure there have been times in your life when you didn't act exactly how you promised or intended. It is not my place to judge you for those indiscretions.

cry me a river wrote:

There is nothing inherently wrong with sleeping with lots of women. Yes, perhaps Brantley was violating his marriage vows in doing so, but (1) you don't know what sort of arrangement he and his wife had, perhaps she was fine with this, (2) even if she wasn't fine with it (or wasn't aware), Brantley's vows were between him and his wife. How they run their marriage is none of your business, or mine.

Sure it's yours and my business. Brantley made it all of our business when he appeared on the Oprah Show.

verifying this statement wrote:

Backing up this statement (ranked 29th on the All-time Lifetime Prize earnings.... guessing this isn't all-inclusive either):

399,490 (98) Keith Brantly (FL/USA)

http://www.arrs.net/PM_Life.htm

Where did this list come from? Mutola and Jelimo aren't even on the womens list and they won $1 million in a single season.

this list is composed of winnings reported to the respective NGB's. You really think that's all they made? In addition, a vast number of road racers in the 80's would be on the list but most of the payments were under the table.

Mutola and Jelimo aren't road racers, idiot.http://www.arrs.net/The ARRS focuses on elite distance running at distances 3000m and longer.

Dingler wrote:

Where did this list come from? Mutola and Jelimo aren't even on the womens list and they won $1 million in a single season.

Top five American men for 15k - did I miss anyone?

Todd Williams - 42:22

Steve Spence - 42:40

Paul Cummings - 42:22

Meb Keflezighi - 42:48

Keith Brantly - 42:50

u dumfuk wrote:

Mutola and Jelimo aren't road racers, idiot.

Jennings was a road racer as well as a track runner

Brantly ran 28:02 on the roads. What is the estimated time difference for racing a 10k on the track? 20 seconds? 30 seconds?

So?

His generation like our have a problem consistently making WC or Olympic finals. Last year both US 800 and 1500 meters runners were shut out of the finals at the Olympics. Gray, Scott, and Spivey where usually shoe-ins for the finals.

The lack of high-quality depth in U.S. distance running really hurts. The Kenyans and Ethiopians have so much competition just to make their teams. How many 2:06 and 2:07 marathon runners and 8:10 or faster steeple racers from Kenya are at home watching the Olympics and World T&F Championships? If we had more runners at the top they would compete better internationally.

SWFLrunner wrote:

The lack of high-quality depth in U.S. distance running really hurts. The Kenyans and Ethiopians have so much competition just to make their teams. How many 2:06 and 2:07 marathon runners and 8:10 or faster steeple racers from Kenya are at home watching the Olympics and World T&F Championships? If we had more runners at the top they would compete better internationally.

We would have more depth if we didn't have the Africans cherry picking all the US road races that used to support guys like Brantly. There is no longer that incentive for post-collegiates to keep going with the sport, when the Africans are overwhelming the regional/national level money races. Make these races American-only prize money, and maybe we'll get a greater talent pool of American post-collegiates.

The road race scene was as or more competitive back in the 70s and 80s and it wasn't just Americans. Mysioki, Nyambui, Gomez, Tibiduiza, Kigen, Ondieki, Lopes, Davies-Hale, Scrutton, yadda yadda yadda.

What's changed is 1) depth of Americans has decreased 2) depth of kenyans has increased (but the ones running the roads here are no better than the 1A (e.g., likes of Sinclair, Brantly, Lindsay) and 2nd tier American runners of the day), and 3) there are fewer non-African foreign runners making waves.

In other words, don't blame the Africans. We already have some to substantial US only [or extra] prize money at championships.

Times were different. At that time (say 1975 to 1990) more Americans were willing to take a few years off to focus on training and to develop--money or not. Over the table prize money wasn't even available until 1981-82.

What about naming his children Thor (boy) and Ace (girl)?

DO they have a chance?

I know this guy named Champion: it's not working out so well.

Odin named his son Thor and it worked out pretty well. Then there was an American Idol contestant named Ace who did well a couple of years ago, but it was a dude.

I believe Ryan Hall was unofficially at 42:21 in his AR half marathon.