Steve did not call himself a prodigy in the video or headline. it says ‘Prodigies evaluated’. it does not say ‘Prodigy evaluates’.
Completely different
the video makes excellent points about dissemination of quality coaching knowledge and ‘pairing’.
Magness tries to describe why Ruthe is so good
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I'm not sure if this is a rhetorical question or not but I was wondering that too as I watched the video trying to remember what I could about his career. That 4:01 was the 6th fastest high school mile ever when he ran it and it seemed he was a shoe in for faster things. And I would consider anyone with the sixth fastest high school time in his event a prodigy.
I do not recall hearing that injuries were a problem. He started college at Rice and left after two years. I found an interview where he was sort of vague about why but did say specifically that he wasn't wild about the coaching so he left and began coaching himself. I think that can work for some, I essentially did that in college and improved a lot more than before I was doing it. But it looks to me like he may have over thought things and made it too complicated. Maybe that's just my bias.
But we do know that people can sometimes not match their high school bests after graduation. How do you run 3:59 in high school and never run under 4:00 again? Tim Danielson managed somehow. And sub four is still a major barrier, maybe an ultimate or near ultimate for some. How many tries did it take for Sam Bair Jr. to get under four? I don't recall it ever being the quest for Magness that it seemed to be for Bair Jr.
For what it's worth here's the interview:He was also dealing with Hashimoto's and hypothyroid. He said he had it at 14. This hindered his training, and required longer recovery between efforts, and his performances would swing wildly as some days he was on, and others not.
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