Big feature on his comeback in the Irish press:
Big feature on his comeback in the Irish press:
SanDiegorunner wrote:
Appears to be in Flagstaff training with total sports athletes & popular agent HAAS.
Ok Karen
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chill wrote:
relax bro. As long as they are all isolating together theyre not getting anyone else sick.
Isolating together? You’re an oxy-moron.
There have been athletes arriving in Flagstaff for weeks to cycle into the Total Sports camp, and they meet In groups for runs/workouts in addition to living their best lives in between.
It’s one big contact cluster.
And yet still no outbreak. It’s all a lie people.
A complete an utter spoofer, tries to be the mad lad but couldn't be any less. How about the time he snorted the baking flower "this is good stuff"....
Irish guy wrote:
A complete an utter spoofer, tries to be the mad lad but couldn't be any less. How about the time he snorted the baking flower "this is good stuff"....
The guys had some fun the last four years because he wasn’t devoting his life to running for the first time since he was like 10. Let him have his fun. He got it out of his system and is back to business. Keep it up Ciarán you can do it.
Have fun, kid. It's worth the shot even if only for that.
Ricardo Ruderness wrote:
Well there you go - he was a 3.40 talent at college. I mean either way 6 seconds is a big drop in a season - but my point remains - if he did, good on him, I don't blame him one bit.
The dude clearly wasn't a 3:40 talent in college. Did you watch his 3:40? What a BEASTLY run. 3:40 from the front and you could see the flags flapping in the wind and to think he did while training for the 5k.
Ricardo Ruderness wrote:
I emailed him to ask him about his training that year as I remembered he ran the 5k/10k at NCAAs. Here is what he said.
So, even when I had beat Robby Andrews in 1500 at ACC that year I had only been on the track once all year and not run much faster than 4:50 pace. Was just doing 2 hour run and a hard 10 mile tempo. So even though I beat him there I guess I wasn’t so confident in my speed. FSU needed points and we thought [NCAAs at[ Des Moines would be tactical....not in reality. Hindsight
In July/August of 2011 I was still trying to get the (Daegu) 5k time and was floating between different workout groups that Haas had working out and he was timing Nate Brannen and Tommy Schmitz on some 600-400-300-200 reps if I remember. On the last 300 I missed the start and ran like a 37 (was asking haas the split today) to catch up, not feeling like it was super hard. Haas looked at me after that rep and said, “why are we trying to find a good 5k? You need a 1500, now?” There was one slated in Oordegem the following week and I ran 3:34 there. I might have had more in me. The race had everyone line up according to PB In order so I had to go straight to the back. I swear lap one was 60 or slower. But it was that one workout, just cruising with 3:36 guys. I didn’t know it at the time but haas did. Looking back, he saw it that day before I ran it.
So I think it's clear given the fact he front ran a 340 alone in the wind that was in at least 3:38 shape in that ACC race. Maybe faster. That was in April. Is it unfathomable to believe he could run 3:34 in a paced race in perfect conditions in August? No it's not.
PS. That ACC video shows you how are you have to get ahead though if you are going to win from the front.57.5 last lap. That means Andrews closed 53.6.
I don’t understand why this guy has always gotten the benefit of the doubt. That is, his resume is not as impressive as his hype or fame are. I know 3:34 is good but I think he only ran it once. That being said I hope he gets back to peak shape and can be competitive again.
What shoes has he been training in recently? Seen some sick prototype flats and trainers on his Instagram.
Why do so many good Irish runners dress in the same euro-punk way? Earrings, tattoos, and accessories. Fagan, McCarthy, O'Lionaird come to mind.