I would wonder El G was offered an incentive to train hard 100% committed for a year, with coaches, physio, weight room, best nutrition and resources, what could he run for a mile in a year?
I would think at the least he could run 4:10.
i agree. el g is an absolute freak of nature, has the v02 max of a jet engine. if he trained he could break the 50+ masters world record (4:19ish?) easily but he's likely too satisfied / chill in retirement to do so
I would wonder El G was offered an incentive to train hard 100% committed for a year, with coaches, physio, weight room, best nutrition and resources, what could he run for a mile in a year?
I would think at the least he could run 4:10.
i agree. el g is an absolute freak of nature, has the v02 max of a jet engine. if he trained he could break the 50+ masters world record (4:19ish?) easily but he's likely too satisfied / chill in retirement to do so
Imagine someone giving him 1 million dollars I bet he would take it
Imagine someone giving him 1 million dollars I bet he would take it
Given that he was making well over 1 million dollars a year in appearance money when he retired, I very much doubt he would - unless he was guarenteed there would be no EPO testing.
Imagine someone giving him 1 million dollars I bet he would take it
Given that he was making well over 1 million dollars a year in appearance money when he retired, I very much doubt he would - unless he was guarenteed there would be no EPO testing.
I must admit though, it would be great if Saudi Arabia launched a masters circuit with a million dollar prize for each win. You could have Ryun, Coe, Cram, El G, Lagat, and a few others (think Ovett and Morceli are both too far gone out of shape) race each other in an Australian handicap style race (by their ages).
It's odd that Cram finished so close to El G, but at the same time, five seconds behind. Sounds like they must have jogged it together, then El G decided with 200m to go to kick so Crammy didn't have a win over him.
15 seconds behind. Typical Brit, can’t do math.
Coevett can’t refrain from lying. His word is mud.
I was at Oxford on May 6 to report on the event for AW. It was a superb day but El Guerrouj was initially a little reluctant to do an interview. He gave me a few minutes in the end but only audio (I think he wasn't confident enough to do a video in English although his English is pretty good). However, he turned out to be a really pleasant and interesting guy and says he made the effort to get to Oxford despite visa issues because he "loves Roger Bannister". A big feature interview on him will be in the June issue of AW magazine.
Noureddine Morceli was also surprisingly good, chatty, charming and interesting and gave his thoughts on a number of topics. The interview is on the AW YouTube channel. Hope the letsrun guys don't mind mentioning some AW stuff here...
This is a nice interview with Bannister in 1964. He says that a 3:30 mile was possible. He was asked specifically when he thought somebody would run 3:45, and he said that he didn't think it would happen in the next ten years. He would probably have been surprised it took until the late 90's and EPO.
I must admit though, it would be great if Saudi Arabia launched a masters circuit with a million dollar prize for each win. You could have Ryun, Coe, Cram, El G, Lagat, and a few others (think Ovett and Morceli are both too far gone out of shape) race each other in an Australian handicap style race (by their ages).
You read what wrote the AW journalist? El G. had issues with visa to get to USA.
That mean he has only a single Nationality and not like others runners (and a lot of Moroccan déchet) that send themselves or their families in foreign wealthy countries.
Google and translate the French. No doubt will make English-speaking press tomorrow. Somewhat taints my memory of watching him win the OG 10000 in Barcelona '92
Be scientific and professional and provide real sources not some poor LRC threads.
And save your honor by not whining like a child about the success of others.
I did find this interesting article from 2001 that you might like.
El Guerrouj is another whose performance has made him the subject of a whispering campaign. But, after the Zurich meeting, he said 'in the years to come many athletes will die because of doping' and linked the Chelimo tragedy with his comments. It was a tasteless remark, showing ignorance of the Kenyan's circumstances. The Moroccan has now allied himself with Paula Radcliffe's campaign to have proper EPO testing introduced as early as possible and in Brussels on Friday was even sporting a red ribbon on his vest to indicate he was willing to be blood-tested at any time.
Also in Brussels, Marion Jones said she would be prepared to sign Radcliffe's planned petition to be presented to the International Association of Athletics Federations in the New Year. This is the same Marion Jones who less than a year ago was defending her husband, the shot putter CJ Hunter, after he had tested positive for the anabolic steroid nandrolone.
In the mid-1980s Steve Ovett caused a storm when he refused to sign a petition circulated by British athletes condemning doping. Ovett said he had seen some of the names on the list, knew what was going on and did not wish to be associated with them. One of the names on it was Linford Christie, who at the time paraded in a T-shirt bearing the legend 'Drug free'. He demanded prison sentences for anyone who failed a test. I wonder what his views on that are now, after he recently completed a two-year ban for nandrolone.
Actuellement en stage en Suisse, Bouabdellah Tahri n'a pu être joint. Jean-Michel Dirringer, son entraîneur, affirme que Bouabdellah Tahri "ne connaît pas ni ne fréquente Mme Paulmann". "Les rumeurs plus ou moins diffamatoires sont malheureusement fréquentes dans notre milieu, et nous avons pris l'habitude de ne pas en tenir compte. Ces allégations sont d'autant plus méprisables qu'elles émanent de personnes déjà sanctionnées par les instances sportives et poursuivies par la justice", a déclaré M. Dirringer. Contactée, l'IAAF n'a pas souhaité répondre à nos questions.
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