Canadian steeplechaser John Gay smashes big personal best over 5000m tonight.
13:26.4
No Bowerman, but a very solid TT result none the less.
Canadian steeplechaser John Gay smashes big personal best over 5000m tonight.
13:26.4
No Bowerman, but a very solid TT result none the less.
Interesting that this runner chose to stay at University British Columbia where he could’ve run at any number of Division I teams in the USA. Not criticizing the Canadian university athletics scene but normally there are advantages to be had from running in the USA which are far superior to running in Canada but some Canadians may disagree disagree with that.
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford chose to stay at University of Toronto instead of going to Stanford. It has worked out well for her so far.
Not quite!
Coming out of high school I don’t think he’s even broke 2:00 for the 800m or 4:00 for the 1500m, so he wasn’t getting any D1 interest at the time.
Just incremental improvement along a good LTAD program!
The university of British Columbia is located on the most expensive property in North America . Great running trails , no gamgbangers shooting each other , no Covid spewing Americans , no Trump, Cops won't kill you if you get a speeding ticket , men and women generally love fitness and outdoor life , you seldom see 350lbs Karens pushing there way through walmart looking for Pie sales.
Looks like a shoo-in for BCHS XC Champ this year!
Probably top 5 at best. BCHS XC is a pretty deep field. Easily an OFSAA champion though.
long baller wrote:
The university of British Columbia is located on the most expensive property in North America . Great running trails , no gamgbangers shooting each other , no Covid spewing Americans , no Trump, Cops won't kill you if you get a speeding ticket , men and women generally love fitness and outdoor life , you seldom see 350lbs Karens pushing there way through walmart looking for Pie sales.
Classic post I love it. What are Karens - as I am unfamiliar with the term?
congrats to him, exceptional performance.
just for the record wrote:
The Canadian covid mortality rate is higher than the American and world rates.
Uh... no.
What the hell? Who is this guy? Who else was racing?
It is a sport to slash tires on cars with Oregon plates in BC. In America , if you smell someone fart ,you have COVID .
Yes, covid mortality rate of 7.7% in Canada. 3.8% for the world and 3.3% for America. https://www.covid-19canada.com
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vbIU9Nbe16IGhost1 wrote:
long baller wrote:
The university of British Columbia is located on the most expensive property in North America . Great running trails , no gamgbangers shooting each other , no Covid spewing Americans , no Trump, Cops won't kill you if you get a speeding ticket , men and women generally love fitness and outdoor life , you seldom see 350lbs Karens pushing there way through walmart looking for Pie sales.
Classic post I love it. What are Karens - as I am unfamiliar with the term?
Ghost1 wrote:
Interesting that this runner chose to stay at University British Columbia where he could’ve run at any number of Division I teams in the USA. Not criticizing the Canadian university athletics scene but normally there are advantages to be had from running in the USA which are far superior to running in Canada but some Canadians may disagree disagree with that.
If you know John you wouldn't be surprised at his choice to stay at UBC. He's a smart cookie and knows what he wants. I can't speak for him so I won't speculate on his reasons, but it sure worked out for his running.
Bruchet, Kent, Gay, Lumb, and anyone else I might be missing...UBC has done a pretty good job at developing their talent.
A bit disappointing in a way that we have hockey in the summer on tv and this guy runs basically a world class time yet he wouldn't get any tv time.
The average Canadian is not really in touch with distance running at all.
Someone mentioned the fat people going for pies at Wal Mart and it's sad but true.
You have to be really talented and work hard to make the NHL I'm sure. I can only imagine.
But to run a world class 5000 time you need to also work hard. I imagine he worked hard through high school, did 80 miles a week and more for at least 4 or 5 years beofore running that kind of time. That would be my guess not knowing anything about him.
Ghost1 wrote:
Interesting that this runner chose to stay at University British Columbia where he could’ve run at any number of Division I teams in the USA. Not criticizing the Canadian university athletics scene but normally there are advantages to be had from running in the USA which are far superior to running in Canada but some Canadians may disagree disagree with that.
There are plenty of advantages of staying at home for schooling too. No worrying about student visas; no complications with taxes or healthcare; no issues of education and certification transferring to another country (this is especially important for anyone studying in the healthcare field); far less mental stress compared to staying in your nation to attend school versus living in a new society for 4-5 years; and less of a maniac rush to finish university in Canada as schools and social norms don't judge people or throw them to the curb if they cannot complete university before 25 and in less than 5 years.
I've seen many young Canadian athletes work hard to run great times as a junior to earn themselves a scholarship down south only to regret their decision once graduated. The stress of Div 1 to compete fast immediately or lose your educational funding burns out a lot of athletes. I knew a girl that broke nearly every single age group record in Alberta and qualified to compete in the final of every single possible international youth/junior competition. It earned her a full ride to USC. She was a four time all-american in the relay but only ran two races her whole college career that were faster than her junior times. She couldn't adapt to the atmosphere. She was always exhausted trying to keep up on such an elite college team and difficult studies. Eventually she graduated and realized all the girls that stayed home or went to a low-key Div 1 school were faster than her as seniors and making Olympic teams. She gave at 23 despite being 0.15 away from the Olympic Standard in the 100m. High pressure doesn't turn everyone into diamonds; most often you just end up with a lot of broken people.
I'm kind of disappointed. The headline made me think a guy ran 13:27 for the steeple. I figured this guy switched from the 110s to the steeple.
Greg wrote:
A bit disappointing in a way that we have hockey in the summer on tv and this guy runs basically a world class time yet he wouldn't get any tv time.
The average Canadian is not really in touch with distance running at all.
I mean even if you are in touch this isn’t really tv-worthy news. 13:27 isn’t really world class - you’d need to be at least 20 seconds faster to rub your nose in a high-caliber race.