Mo's best finish at an NCAA championships was 3rd in a 10k. His 5k PR was only 13:28 and 3k was only 7:54. To put that in perspective, yesterday he hit 3k in 7:46 then closed in a sub 4 1600.
What the hell were his coaches doing in college?
Mo's best finish at an NCAA championships was 3rd in a 10k. His 5k PR was only 13:28 and 3k was only 7:54. To put that in perspective, yesterday he hit 3k in 7:46 then closed in a sub 4 1600.
What the hell were his coaches doing in college?
Setting him up for an amazing post collegiate career
Ahmed didn't have to be great in college as he was surrounded by phenomenal talent. He still earned 10+ All-American honors. I think what separates him from his peers at Wisco is that he has stuck with it with his passion and dedication to the sport and craft, putting himself if world class races to learn and improve. He reminds me of another Somalian - Mo Farah, who wasn't "great" early in his career, but kept showing up at world championships, getting good positions, but then getting blasted those last 300m. Ahmed took a lot of inspiration from Farah, and it's paying dividends.
Sapel wrote:
Ahmed didn't have to be great in college as he was surrounded by phenomenal talent. He still earned 10+ All-American honors. I think what separates him from his peers at Wisco is that he has stuck with it with his passion and dedication to the sport and craft, putting himself if world class races to learn and improve. He reminds me of another Somalian - Mo Farah, who wasn't "great" early in his career, but kept showing up at world championships, getting good positions, but then getting blasted those last 300m. Ahmed took a lot of inspiration from Farah, and it's paying dividends.
I hope Mo Ahmed didn’t make the jump by the same means that Mo Farah did.
Looking closer at this college marks...he only ran 1 race shorter than a 3k. He ran a 1500 in 2012 in only 3:49. No speed training.
I hope he did.
birdbeard wrote:
Sapel wrote:
Ahmed didn't have to be great in college as he was surrounded by phenomenal talent. He still earned 10+ All-American honors. I think what separates him from his peers at Wisco is that he has stuck with it with his passion and dedication to the sport and craft, putting himself if world class races to learn and improve. He reminds me of another Somalian - Mo Farah, who wasn't "great" early in his career, but kept showing up at world championships, getting good positions, but then getting blasted those last 300m. Ahmed took a lot of inspiration from Farah, and it's paying dividends.
I hope Mo Ahmed didn’t make the jump by the same means that Mo Farah did.
NJ fan wrote:
Mo's best finish at an NCAA championships was 3rd in a 10k. His 5k PR was only 13:28 and 3k was only 7:54. To put that in perspective, yesterday he hit 3k in 7:46 then closed in a sub 4 1600.
What the hell were his coaches doing in college?
Or he just kept training? That was 7+ years ago...most guys with similar PRs and ncaa champs stats are out of running by now, or never pursued in post-collegiately in the first place.
Perhaps sub-par coaching in college and then going to one of the best coaches/training groups in the world post college.
Flea Flicker wrote:
Perhaps sub-par coaching in college and then going to one of the best coaches/training groups in the world post college.
Doesn't he still have the same coach = Schumacher?
messi wrote:
Flea Flicker wrote:
Perhaps sub-par coaching in college and then going to one of the best coaches/training groups in the world post college.
Doesn't he still have the same coach = Schumacher?
He was coached by Mick Byrne in college at Wisconsin.
Most college coaches are sub par.
Top 10 ex NCAA runners
1 - Ahmed 12:47.2
2 - Lagat 12:53.6
3- Solinsky 12:55.5
4 - Ritz 12:56.2
5 - Chelimo 12:57.5
6 - Kincaid 12:58.1
7 - Kennedy 12:58.2
8 - Teg 12:58.5
9 - Lomong 12:58.7
10 - Rupp 12:58.9
Correct me if I forgot anybody.
He is way ahead of #2.
Probably right. But Lagat was good for 12:40 under the same conditions as Ahmed had.
NJ fan wrote:
Mo's best finish at an NCAA championships was 3rd in a 10k. His 5k PR was only 13:28 and 3k was only 7:54. To put that in perspective, yesterday he hit 3k in 7:46 then closed in a sub 4 1600.
What the hell were his coaches doing in college?
Somewhat similar as the path of Yobes Ondieki. Yobes was a bit more successful in NCAA competition than Ahmed but also improved markedly once out of Iowa State. I don't think anyone was thinking while Ondieki was at Iowa State that he'd be the first person under 27:00 over 10,000 or run a Kenyan record 13:01 over 5,000m
1 - Ahmed (Wisconsin) 12:47.2
2 - Lagat (Washington State) 12:53.6
3- Solinsky (Wisconsin) 12:55.5
4 - Ritz (Colorado) 12:56.2
5 - Chelimo (UNC-Greensboro) 12:57.5
6 - Kincaid (Portland) 12:58.1
7 - Kennedy (Indiana) 12:58.2
8 - Teg (Wisconsin) 12:58.5
9 - Lomong (Northern Arizona) 12:58.7
10 - Rupp (Oregon) 12:58.9
Correct me if I forgot anybody.
He is way ahead of #2.[/quote]
He was in the era of Ed Cheserek. Feels like it’s worth noting. He ran 27:35 while coached by Byrne. Losing to Cheserek and 24 year old Kipchirchir not too bad
Saturday Long Run? wrote:
messi wrote:
Doesn't he still have the same coach = Schumacher?
He was coached by Mick Byrne in college at Wisconsin.
Jerry also seems like a much better coach than Mick. Look at how far Wisco has fallen under Mick's coaching
He overlapped with Ches only 1 year.
bigtool05 wrote:
Saturday Long Run? wrote:
He was coached by Mick Byrne in college at Wisconsin.
Jerry also seems like a much better coach than Mick. Look at how far Wisco has fallen under Mick's coaching
To each their own. Wisconsin doesn’t have the talent it did. Imagine your whole top 7 being guys like McDonald and Hoare and that’s basically Schumachers team at Wisconsin
cheesewiz wrote:
Setting him up for an amazing post collegiate career
He nearly quit after college so I wouldn't say that.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
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