Cain has ALWAYS been better than Cranny. You said Cranny stalled out because she didn't go pro. New Flash, Cain went pro and had a year where she ran slower in every event. Is that not stalling out? Am I missing something? I didn't say Cain was slower than Cranny, I was merely showing you why your point was ridiculous about the NCAA causing a runner to flatline. Shalane, Goucher, Martinez, Rowbury, Simpson, Sally Kipyego all have global championship medals and they all ran in college. Ajee Wilson, Cain, and Efraimson all went pro and it seems to be working for them for the most part. Centro, Rupp, Manzano, Symmonds, Lagat all global medalists and all went through the NCAA system.Jager and Webb left early and had some success (while one is still going and the other was super inconsistent). Nick Willis stayed at Michigan his whole time and I don't think his Olympic Silver medal makes him doubt his decision.
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I'm sorry, remind me what place Cranny was at USATF this year. Obviously I missed her as I watched Cain leading the early laps of the final. Just a little help for you, you can't make a US team if you're not at the meet that qualifies for it. I think Cranny is an amazing runner and under a professional coach she would have run 4:05 this year. Shoot, if she had stayed with Hartman 4:05 this year. Nothing against Cranny at all. Just pointing out that a high school flash doesn't mean much unless they survive the college system. Cain has been on a World's team under a professional coach. Efraimson is still dropping time. Cranny is a great Junior runner who needs to survive an NCAA year and then hold on for another month to the Olympic Trials.
give me a break!! wrote:Cranny stalled out? It has been one year, let's all relax. Plenty of people take time to adjust to new coaches. If anyone stalled out this year it was Cain and she skipped the NCAA. At least Cranny made some improvements. She ran 8:58 and set big mile PRs indoors. Cain just ran a 9:07 in Europe to get third in the race and has been slower at every distance this year versus last year.