I wouldn't have guessed it but apparently Coach Solinsky from the University of Florida used to be a pretty solid professional runner. He went 3:54 in the mile and 12:55 in the 5k BEFORE super shoes. Does anyone know if he's still running? Maybe training for marathons or something?
UF Coach Used to be a BIG DEAL
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floridarunningfan wrote:
I wouldn't have guessed it but apparently Coach Solinsky from the University of Florida used to be a pretty solid professional runner. He went 3:54 in the mile and 12:55 in the 5k BEFORE super shoes. Does anyone know if he's still running? Maybe training for marathons or something?
Dude...if you are a dude....we all work with people claiming to have run a mile in 4 mins or something like that.
This guy is probably giving you the same nonsense. Ignore him.
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Isn't that the dude who used to prank call Galen Rupp?
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You mean Footlocker high school XC champion?
Multiple time All-American at Wisconsin?
First American sub 27:00 10K?
The guy was pretty good.
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Good ol’ UF… the easiest job in the country. Every athlete wants to be there. Simply be an above average coach, and let the talent earn you six figures with lotsa bonus on top.
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floridarunningfan wrote:
I wouldn't have guessed it but apparently Coach Solinsky from the University of Florida used to be a pretty solid professional runner. He went 3:54 in the mile and 12:55 in the 5k BEFORE super shoes. Does anyone know if he's still running? Maybe training for marathons or something?
Your handle says it all. You obviously know nothing about running.
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The easy life wrote:
Good ol’ UF… the easiest job in the country. Every athlete wants to be there. Simply be an above average coach, and let the talent earn you six figures with lotsa bonus on top.
This is simply not true. Athletes don't want to go to Florida to run distance.
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It is time wrote:
The easy life wrote:
Good ol’ UF… the easiest job in the country. Every athlete wants to be there. Simply be an above average coach, and let the talent earn you six figures with lotsa bonus on top.
This is simply not true. Athletes don't want to go to Florida to run distance.
Notice that I didn’t mention any event group.
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Must have been wind-aided.
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#FloridaMan
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He's kind of a big deal:
Even wearing the Gator Orange.
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Chris happens to be one of the greatest American distance runners all time. Who can forget the time he broke 27? Definitely one of the biggest guys to ever do it.
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Fun historical note: Solinsky finished about a second behind Kipchoge in his 12:55 5K
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I clicked on this thread expecting to read about Mike Holloway.
I totally forgot about Solinsky. How good are Florida's distance guys?
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Impressive that so many of you chodes took the bait. Nice work OP
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wejo wrote:
I clicked on this thread expecting to read about Mike Holloway.
I totally forgot about Solinsky. How good are Florida's distance guys?
This took about 30 seconds to access
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Kenneth Copeland, Verified Millionaire wrote:
wejo wrote:
I clicked on this thread expecting to read about Mike Holloway.
I totally forgot about Solinsky. How good are Florida's distance guys?
This took about 30 seconds to access
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UF men's distance pretty unremarkable. Women's, however, has 15:20 star Parker Valby and some other decent 800/1500 gals.
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wejo wrote:
I clicked on this thread expecting to read about Mike Holloway.
I totally forgot about Solinsky. How good are Florida's distance guys?
UF is a sprint and jumps school. They do recruit a few distance runners on the womens side, but on the mens side they pretty much have make do with guys who are going there because it’s the better in-state school academically than FSU, which puts more resources toward its distance program.
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