None of us really know what it is like to be Marco Langon, what he has gone through, how he thinks or what he believes.
This is right on the money.
This is true of EVERYONE. So what? Is little Marco special? He is a talented runner. This Wizarddd poster is always sniffing Marco’s jockstrap. And it is too obvious who you are.
When I said that making demands is a terrible strategy (for life and for running), the thing that I’m getting at is, you can’t control circumstances and you can’t control the outcomes. You can only control yourself (e.g. your training, your sleep schedule, your race strategy, etc).
He alluded to in his interview, coming in with the attitude that ‘I have to do great in this race, because my mom took time off work to come watch’ and ‘i have to win races because my little sister can’t look up to me if go home as fifth loser.’
And, obviously, the universe was totally deaf to those demands. The universe didn’t give him the win just because his mom took off work. The universe didn’t give him the win because of absentee biological father.
Anyways, I get where you’re coming from in the theory that maybe Marco Langon is drawing daily motivation from the idea of needing to be there for his family, and from the idea of being the underdog with an absentee father. It sounds good on paper.
In reality, i think that it’s hard to translate the “rocky balboa fearless new jersey underdog trying-to-do-the-right-thing” narrative, into the unglamorous behaviors that give him the best chance of reaching his potential as a runner over the next two or three years. Ideally, a runner needs to be thorough and motivated enough to do non-macho things like going to bed at a decent hour, foamrolling your calves, not getting drunk before key races, and even (get this!) running an NCAA final conservatively enough so as to have a kick left for the final 100m.
When I said that making demands is a terrible strategy (for life and for running), the thing that I’m getting at is, you can’t control circumstances and you can’t control the outcomes. You can only control yourself (e.g. your training, your sleep schedule, your race strategy, etc).
He alluded to in his interview, coming in with the attitude that ‘I have to do great in this race, because my mom took time off work to come watch’ and ‘i have to win races because my little sister can’t look up to me if go home as fifth loser.’
And, obviously, the universe was totally deaf to those demands. The universe didn’t give him the win just because his mom took off work. The universe didn’t give him the win because of absentee biological father.
Anyways, I get where you’re coming from in the theory that maybe Marco Langon is drawing daily motivation from the idea of needing to be there for his family, and from the idea of being the underdog with an absentee father. It sounds good on paper.
In reality, i think that it’s hard to translate the “rocky balboa fearless new jersey underdog trying-to-do-the-right-thing” narrative, into the unglamorous behaviors that give him the best chance of reaching his potential as a runner over the next two or three years. Ideally, a runner needs to be thorough and motivated enough to do non-macho things like going to bed at a decent hour, foamrolling your calves, not getting drunk before key races, and even (get this!) running an NCAA final conservatively enough so as to have a kick left for the final 100m.
Ideally, a runner needs to be thorough and motivated enough to do non-macho things like going to bed at a decent hour, foamrolling your calves, not getting drunk before key races, and even (get this!) running an NCAA final conservatively enough so as to have a kick left for the final 100m.
I agree with all here except the kick. If you know you don't have footspeed to win in a kick, going early hoping to get a gap and maintaining it for the win can be a good strategy. Hanging on to be able to kick poorly the last 100 and finish 8th, like a sacrificial lamb doesn't work either. He gave his best shot.
Marcus has to be proud of every single one of Marco's f bombs with V-I-L-L-A-N-O-V-A splashed across his chest. Nice Catholic boy reppin' an Augustinian institution, eh?.
Kid admitted he's dumber than a box of rocks and doesn't care. He better hope he can make a living as a pro otherwise he'll end up changing oil at a Jiffy Lube.
Marcus has to be proud of every single one of Marco's f bombs with V-I-L-L-A-N-O-V-A splashed across his chest. Nice Catholic boy reppin' an Augustinian institution, eh?.
Kid admitted he's dumber than a box of rocks and doesn't care. He better hope he can make a living as a pro otherwise he'll end up changing oil at a Jiffy Lube.
All these thread posts are absolutely hilarious. The kid is the future of the US 5K and everyone is worried about his attitude? If the kid runs 13:14 and 7:36 with 2 more years of NCAA eligibility, then he will most certainly get a NIL contract and a pro contract.
Bro look at his Facebook and other social media. He fully grew up with a dad. If something happened it was in the past year, but he did have a father up until last year. His parents just separated a year ago. Really misleading to say that he didn’t grow up with one (especially since a lot of people genuinely did not grow up with one)
Given abuse of profanity I stop hearing the other words. I don't even know the guy's name even though I attended the meet he is ranting about.
Social media champions profanity. I've noted that for years. Among that age bracket there is peer pressure toward tattoos and full tolerance of profanity. The college aged kids end of having no idea that the people making the important decisions are not of that age bracket or mindset. Unless you're a Sha'carri Richardson who can blow past all the boundaries via overwhelming name recognition and popularity, the vocabulary and ink are far more a detriment than help.
Basically those words signify you can't think of anything else. Why should I continue to put a microphone in your face or stand in front of you with a notepad when you aren't sharp enough to think of anything else? This interview impressed some only because it was first exposure. Quickly you realize every version is more of the same.
The man in those pictures is actually his HS Coach....guess you don't know him as well as you thought, bro
Obviously thats his high school coach any person with half a brain could decipher that. I never said that was his dad, you said that. Look at Facebook and other social media, he did grow up with a dad. Phillip Langon