All of this is because of our warrior background. We were expected to be grown men at 16 and when all the men went out to steal cattle they didn't wait around for the younger guys to keep up.
All of this is because of our warrior background. We were expected to be grown men at 16 and when all the men went out to steal cattle they didn't wait around for the younger guys to keep up.
In Kenya it is
Heard an interview with Will Leer before. He said the Kenyans are all 2 years older than their birth cert says but if you go up and ask them they'll tell you their real age.
hmmmmh wrote:
As much as we believe Nick Willis ran a lifetime best of 3:29 today clean at 31 years old.
What's so spectacular about being 31? He should be in his peak at that time.
Lighten up Francis wrote:
Can somebody explain to me why Africans lie about their age? Would it really matter if a guy was 45? I thought the clock and place were what mattered in running.
Exactly, he's fast no matter what age he is.
Marathon Man 21 wrote:
Lighten up Francis wrote:Can somebody explain to me why Africans lie about their age? Would it really matter if a guy was 45? I thought the clock and place were what mattered in running.
Exactly, he's fast no matter what age he is.
They lie so they can compete in WJs and World Youths.
It's possible that he's just a genetic freak. Perfect example is Donald Thomas. The dude won the high jump in Osaka after only 2 years of high jumping.
Exactly, If an athlete is not competing in and age group event, how exactly are they making money based on their age? The people complaining about age cheating and doping are the same people who were drooling over the likes of Lance Armstrong, and Lukas Verzbicas. The majority of athletes who bring home medals for the USA in T&F are Black. Most of the top ten athletes in the world in distance events are Black. The NBA is 80% Black, the NFL and MLB are disproportionately Black, Hockey was invented by Black immigrants who moved to Canada, pretty soon you'll have left is Curling...