Aside from True and Derrick, I don't remember who else was on that team.
Our women's team won medals in 2010 and 2011. Flanagan is the only team member I remember.
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Aside from True and Derrick, I don't remember who else was on that team.
Our women's team won medals in 2010 and 2011. Flanagan is the only team member I remember.
I just looked up in wiki to find that the 2010 and 2011 USA teams have a few other runners who are very well known for other things. I just didn't remember them as World XC team medalists.
Exhibit A, a moron in the wild. Thanks for posting!!!
The question that anyone with a shred of IQ would be asking is, "how could we possibly get back to those days/encourage superstars from a range of distances to compete which will boost not only their own profiles, but the sport's"
To use cycling as an example, every pro race sees some/if not all big hitters go head to head, fans know names and the sport goes from strength to strength, despite suffering similar doping scandals to running. Sponsors and athletes see the benefits of putting their names out there, despite the risk of losing. XC has the ingredients for this as an XC course is the closest thing we have to an unpredictable course, sprinkle in a couple of track stars and you have something tasty brewing.
To give your royal denseness a second example, how much more interest would the World XC have held in the US community if Rupp had been pushed into competing post Oly Silver. Fans want to see names, which in turn makes the event bigger...
No wonder competitive running is dead, you oyster.
"BuT No ONe EvEN DoEz Croz COUntRY anYmorE sO uR WronG HaHA"
Lastly, a poster mentioned location. A prime example of WA having a loser attitude. No disrespect to Aarhus, and Bathurst, but they are hardly glitzy locations. What about using a central park in one of the global centres???
Honestly, Seb, give me a call mate.
Hey go easy on Rojo. He was never a pro runner! Give him a break!!
Great opportunity for some mediocre jogger to get a national jersey
And a free trip to Australia.
Get off your high horse
If Seb gives you a call it'll be to give you another reason why XC is virtually dead in the water, it's because of stuff like the following to attract sponsors, spectators and athletes:
"Coe didn't share full details about the new event but said a focus will be on prize money and keeping the spotlight on the stars..."
Then he'll probably tell you about all the other alternative events there are around the world with more interest and money for sponsors, spectators and athletes.
Then he'll probably tell you that because there's big money involved for the athletes they tend to specialise in a particular event or similar.
Then he'll probably tell you that apart from being a distance event XC isn't similar to their money making favoured events, not even any worthwhile prize money in it.
Then he'll probably tell you the athletes don't want to jeopardise their upcoming season, be it road, track or marathon, by risking injury and loss of build-up training to that upcoming season.
And so it goes on, etc, etc, etc...
Welcome to 2022.
'RunningFansAreDense'
Further to the above, I gave Seb an early morning ring, he said he'd read your post and took on board the bit where you wrote:
"XC course is the closest thing we have to an unpredictable course, sprinkle in a couple of track stars and you have something tasty brewing."
He said he'd already spoken to the track stars and they agree and all are in favour. He also said his quote about "Coe didn't share full details about the new event but said a focus will be on prize money and keeping the spotlight on the stars...", actually refers to a XC series with a focus on prize money and stars, could even start in 2023. You heard it here first.
So, relax and bring on 2023, the future of XC and saviour of athletics.
Down Under is too far to go mate wrote:
Those that have a chance to medal at this years WC have their sights set on Budapest.
I am a big fan of XC but it is not logical to disrupt training periods (especially altitude camps at critical times) to travel to Australia. That would disrupt at minimum two weeks (if not more) of training (travel, acclimation to and from). Perhaps athletes and coaches attitudes would be different if this event were held in the northern hemisphere. Nevertheless, there are several other aspects that goes into racing this event or not.
Cross Country running is a tough sport and that is what makes it great to run and watch. However, it carries a risk of injury/tweaking something that could easily set one back a few weeks. Far too risky during a WC year and when incentives (contractual, financial, etc.) just aren’t there, the majority of top guys and gals that have a chance to medal on the track will not go.
If XC running became an Olympic or Diamond League event, focus and incentives would change and we would see a resurgence in XC. It can be a very fan centric event and dynamic to watch due to terrain/weather and so forth. Euro XC Championships was a great event but it was held in December and therefore not disruptive time wise during a lead up to outdoor season.
Yes, back in the day 70’s and 80’s it seemed most of the top names competed at World XC, that was then, competition is now far more fierce and East African dominant in distance events, training now is far more specialized, competing for medals is far more difficult now then it was back then.
"If XC running became an Olympic...event"
Not much chance of that:
"When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) sits down in a few years to pick what sports will feature at the Brisbane 2032 Games, they’ll have this criteria front of mind – affordability, youth, urban and women."
Another nail in the coffin of XC. 😞
UPDATE: ... In the 10,000 meters World Athletics said the top eight athletes in the World Cross Country Ranking who don’t already have the standard will be considered qualified.
** Yet another reason why the top american athletes should run world XC!
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