welcome to 2021 wrote:
This conversation is why american kids for the most part suck at distance running. You have a coach that shows the way to better performance and there is a large contingent of people that want to shoot down his methods and chalk it up to other factors. It can't possibly be what he is doing that is causing these next level performances.
Nope, it must be demographics, a pipeline of talent, an unfair economic advantage, excuse after excuse ad nauseam.
He is a great coach. An amazing coach. But you must be a High schooler.
In high school, you like to think it’s all about coaching.
That’s why younger runners spend so much time asking “how does XYZ train?”
The more you run, the more you realize running is 90% birthed talent. For example, Hobbs Kessler ran a 3:34 1500 this year as a 17 year old. He was the 5th fastest runner in the U.S — surpassing people who have been training with renowned coaches for 10-20 years. He’s only been training seriously for 1.5 - 2 years. We know Hobbs is an otherworldly talent. That doesn’t at all discredit the job Warhurst has done. We are happy Hobbs is with a great coach like Warhurst.
The Youngs probably would’ve been sub 9 runners as seniors with Joe the PE teacher at the helm. But with Brosnan, they run 8:45 at 15.
So in conclusion, no one is discrediting Brosnan, or chalking it up to just talent.
We are saying he inherited the top 1% of talent and happens to be the right person to harness it. And I’m happy they have him and encourage more talented high schoolers to seek out great coaching and top notch teammates.