I write this letter to you as an avid fan of American distance running who wants the best for all American distance runners. I know you’re probably very busy with training, so I’ll keep this short and to the point: I implore you to immediately switch your primary event to the steeplechase.
Here are the reasons a switch to the steeplechase is the best move for you:
1: You are naturally suited for it! With your 1500 speed, 5000 strength, and tall height, you have the same gifts that Evan Jager utilized to become an Olympic and world championship medal winner.
2: It’s your best chance to make the US Olympic team. The 1500 and 5000 are going to be barnburners at the US Olympic Trials. Those teams were already expected to be tough coming into this year, but the improvement of Hobbs Kessler and Colin Sahlman make the 1500 even tougher, and the rise of Nico Young and Graham Blanks make the 5000 even tougher. You’d have much weaker competition in the steeplechase, both now and for the next four years.
3: It’s your best chance to win an Olympic medal. The world is ridiculously stacked in the 1500 and 5000 right now. Not so much in the steeplechase. Just like Evan Jager, you could win a medal!
4: You could be the first American to break the 8:00 barrier. Wouldn’t that be cool? All the major time barriers have already been broken by Americans in the 1500, mile, and 5000. Being the first American under 8:00 in the steeplechase would be a monumental and permanent claim to fame.
5: Your country needs you. We already have medal contenders in the 1500 and 5000. What we desperately need is a contender in the steeplechase. In last year’s world championships, the top American finished only 10th. You could do so much better! As President JFK once said, “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” You can give USA distance running fans reason for hope in the steeplechase. If not for yourself, do it for your country.
Please at least give the steeplechase a try. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain. Glory awaits you in the steeplechase.
All the best to you.
Sincerely,
Someone who loves America
🇺🇸
Deer are known for their incredible jumping abilities. The Steeples may well be his best event.
Thank you for remembering this thread. I hope this week is the origin story of the USA’s next great steeplechaser and 2028 Olympic gold medalist, Cooper Teare.
I write this letter to you as an avid fan of American distance running who wants the best for all American distance runners. I know you’re probably very busy with training, so I’ll keep this short and to the point: I implore you to immediately switch your primary event to the steeplechase.
Here are the reasons a switch to the steeplechase is the best move for you:
1: You are naturally suited for it! With your 1500 speed, 5000 strength, and tall height, you have the same gifts that Evan Jager utilized to become an Olympic and world championship medal winner.
2: It’s your best chance to make the US Olympic team. The 1500 and 5000 are going to be barnburners at the US Olympic Trials. Those teams were already expected to be tough coming into this year, but the improvement of Hobbs Kessler and Colin Sahlman make the 1500 even tougher, and the rise of Nico Young and Graham Blanks make the 5000 even tougher. You’d have much weaker competition in the steeplechase, both now and for the next four years.
3: It’s your best chance to win an Olympic medal. The world is ridiculously stacked in the 1500 and 5000 right now. Not so much in the steeplechase. Just like Evan Jager, you could win a medal!
4: You could be the first American to break the 8:00 barrier. Wouldn’t that be cool? All the major time barriers have already been broken by Americans in the 1500, mile, and 5000. Being the first American under 8:00 in the steeplechase would be a monumental and permanent claim to fame.
5: Your country needs you. We already have medal contenders in the 1500 and 5000. What we desperately need is a contender in the steeplechase. In last year’s world championships, the top American finished only 10th. You could do so much better! As President JFK once said, “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” You can give USA distance running fans reason for hope in the steeplechase. If not for yourself, do it for your country.
Please at least give the steeplechase a try. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain. Glory awaits you in the steeplechase.
I write this letter to you as an avid fan of American distance running who wants the best for all American distance runners. I know you’re probably very busy with training, so I’ll keep this short and to the point: I implore you to immediately switch your primary event to the steeplechase.
Here are the reasons a switch to the steeplechase is the best move for you:
1: You are naturally suited for it! With your 1500 speed, 5000 strength, and tall height, you have the same gifts that Evan Jager utilized to become an Olympic and world championship medal winner.
2: It’s your best chance to make the US Olympic team. The 1500 and 5000 are going to be barnburners at the US Olympic Trials. Those teams were already expected to be tough coming into this year, but the improvement of Hobbs Kessler and Colin Sahlman make the 1500 even tougher, and the rise of Nico Young and Graham Blanks make the 5000 even tougher. You’d have much weaker competition in the steeplechase, both now and for the next four years.
3: It’s your best chance to win an Olympic medal. The world is ridiculously stacked in the 1500 and 5000 right now. Not so much in the steeplechase. Just like Evan Jager, you could win a medal!
4: You could be the first American to break the 8:00 barrier. Wouldn’t that be cool? All the major time barriers have already been broken by Americans in the 1500, mile, and 5000. Being the first American under 8:00 in the steeplechase would be a monumental and permanent claim to fame.
5: Your country needs you. We already have medal contenders in the 1500 and 5000. What we desperately need is a contender in the steeplechase. In last year’s world championships, the top American finished only 10th. You could do so much better! As President JFK once said, “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” You can give USA distance running fans reason for hope in the steeplechase. If not for yourself, do it for your country.
Please at least give the steeplechase a try. You have nothing to lose and so much to gain. Glory awaits you in the steeplechase.
All the best to you.
Sincerely,
Someone who loves America
🇺🇸
Please stop this. The steeple isn't an event for those who aren't good enough to make it in another event. It is an incredibly athletic event, and Teare's style is not conducive, he has terrible form that would get him wrecked in a steeple.
Most people are scared of barriers just not cut out for the steeple. They eliminate themselves from the steeplechase by not running it. That's my personal experience at least. Back when I'd do a lot of track workouts, there would sometimes be hurdles left out. I'd dare to try some hurdles set low (maybe HS girls IM height) and while I could get over them, not at all confidently to more than one at a time. I'm not sure I ever even tried men's barrier-height hurdles, and those can be knocked down.
Those people everyone says should try the steeplechase but don't are probably afraid of the event.
last year his mistake was running both the 1500 and 5000, as the Letsrun editors encouraged him to do. By the time he got to the 5000 final, he was wiped.
Assuming he skips the 1500 from here on out, he has a good chance of qualifying for a US team in the 5000. He has run 12:54 and his kick is very good.
last year his mistake was running both the 1500 and 5000, as the Letsrun editors encouraged him to do. By the time he got to the 5000 final, he was wiped.
Assuming he skips the 1500 from here on out, he has a good chance of qualifying for a US team in the 5000. He has run 12:54 and his kick is very good.
People like to say that about his double, but he was wiped for the 1500m final where he finished 10th with a 3:35. For whatever reason, he wasn’t in good form for the trials and had he skipped 1500, he wouldn’t done much better in the 5.
last year his mistake was running both the 1500 and 5000, as the Letsrun editors encouraged him to do. By the time he got to the 5000 final, he was wiped.
Assuming he skips the 1500 from here on out, he has a good chance of qualifying for a US team in the 5000. He has run 12:54 and his kick is very good.
It’s not just about making teams. It’s about medaling. After seeing what Rooks did in Paris, do you think Teare would have a better chance of medaling in the steeple or the 5000?
last year his mistake was running both the 1500 and 5000, as the Letsrun editors encouraged him to do. By the time he got to the 5000 final, he was wiped.
Assuming he skips the 1500 from here on out, he has a good chance of qualifying for a US team in the 5000. He has run 12:54 and his kick is very good.
People like to say that about his double, but he was wiped for the 1500m final where he finished 10th with a 3:35. For whatever reason, he wasn’t in good form for the trials and had he skipped 1500, he wouldn’t done much better in the 5.
last year his mistake was running both the 1500 and 5000, as the Letsrun editors encouraged him to do. By the time he got to the 5000 final, he was wiped.
Assuming he skips the 1500 from here on out, he has a good chance of qualifying for a US team in the 5000. He has run 12:54 and his kick is very good.
It’s not just about making teams. It’s about medaling. After seeing what Rooks did in Paris, do you think Teare would have a better chance of medaling in the steeple or the 5000?
similar either way. About 1-3 percent.
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changed my mind.