Clearly this “kid” is doped like the rest of his fellow EPOpians. They stock it at the checkout in the supermarkets over there, like gum. Oliver Hoare is the clean champ, and a homegrown American to boot.
There we go again with the accusations ...I almost threw up reading this one.
I will give him a lifetime PR of 3:57 indoor mile and 3:40 outdoor 1500. Great times and possibly placing at nationals but not the king.
He ran 3:38 this year as a sophomore. So it didnt take long for that prediction to he wrong. We will see if he improves on that in the next two years, but nothing suggests he wont so far.
You were right about him "possibly placing at nationals, though," since he, you know, won this year...
Anyway, it will he interesting to see how he develops. The comparison to cheserek is still looking a bit ridiculous. One difference if yared runs post collegiately is that he is a US born citizen, so wont have all the nonsense Ches has dealt with to run for the US
I am Tim Holman and was his Coach in High School (I don't hide behind usernames). He was born in the USA to parents who were both naturalized refugees from Ethiopia. He started running midway through his freshman year because I asked him to, and I had to convince his parents that running wouldn't get in the way of his academics. He is a brilliant kid and was part of the Math, Science, Technology Magnet at the best HS in Kentucky where he was a stellar student. He was recruited by Louisville, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State and ND but is a low profile, soft spoken kid who doesn't like a lot of attention. He made the ACC Academic All-American Team while majoring in Molecular Biology. He is admired by his teammates and opponents alike and is nothing but humble and hard working. He is the same age as any other college freshman but has only been running for about four years (he did bowl some...).
It is funny how the same story plays out. Guy with brown skin has success, and it has to be because he cheated, was born somewhere else, or got special favors. Maybe it is just because he works a hell of lot harder than you do.
And he does run funny when he is running slowly for the local TV cameras. Looks a lot better when he's dropping a 3:56.9 1600 split...
He was born at sea level and is on a level playing field with any one else from America so a legitimate record holder every way you look at it. Even in Kenya and Ethipiopia it is very rare for an athlete to have been born away form the high altitude areas and certainly in other countries. What a run!
Was just thinking yesterday about the world outdoor marks. Got to be worth Sub 3:46 in my books putting him ahead of Cram no mean feat
I am Tim Holman and was his Coach in High School (I don't hide behind usernames). He was born in the USA to parents who were both naturalized refugees from Ethiopia. He started running midway through his freshman year because I asked him to, and I had to convince his parents that running wouldn't get in the way of his academics. He is a brilliant kid and was part of the Math, Science, Technology Magnet at the best HS in Kentucky where he was a stellar student. He was recruited by Louisville, Cincinnati, Oklahoma State and ND but is a low profile, soft spoken kid who doesn't like a lot of attention. He made the ACC Academic All-American Team while majoring in Molecular Biology. He is admired by his teammates and opponents alike and is nothing but humble and hard working. He is the same age as any other college freshman but has only been running for about four years (he did bowl some...).
It is funny how the same story plays out. Guy with brown skin has success, and it has to be because he cheated, was born somewhere else, or got special favors. Maybe it is just because he works a hell of lot harder than you do.
And he does run funny when he is running slowly for the local TV cameras. Looks a lot better when he's dropping a 3:56.9 1600 split...
Coach Holman, if you’re still reading LetsRun, you did a hell of a job getting Yared started. My compliments.
Holy sh** dude Cheserek won nationals as a true freshman after winning footlocker twice. This guy got 19th in his region. Go take your shrieking hype to Flotrack where you can talk about how he'll run the next "insane" DMR leg at conference.
Well said, and thanks for the perspective. No comparison whatsoever.
This aged well. Most importantly Goose had his paperwork in order to make an Olympic team. King Chez was a King without a kingdom severely limiting any team chances.
When you look back at that Fischer vs Nuguse DMR battle, you're looking at a combined 3 world records and 3 olympic medals. That's pretty wild, even the most optimistic American fans wouldn't have predicted that.
Well said, and thanks for the perspective. No comparison whatsoever.
This aged well. Most importantly Goose had his paperwork in order to make an Olympic team. King Chez was a King without a kingdom severely limiting any team chances.
Yared didn't need any paperwork. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
When you look back at that Fischer vs Nuguse DMR battle, you're looking at a combined 3 world records and 3 olympic medals. That's pretty wild, even the most optimistic American fans wouldn't have predicted that.
And 9 American records if I count correctly. That is dominance