He was literally a 5000/10000m runner until this season. It surprises you that the most successful 1500m coach in the world can take a 13:15 22 year old 5000 runner and turn him into a world class 1500m runner? Also, he likely wouldn't have been in this race - the fastest in Europe for years - to be pulled round to sub 3:30 if he wasn't Norwegian.
Hmm even better than Katir. Will rojo and posters here accuse him of taking EPO? 🧐
He was literally a 5000/10000m runner until this season. It surprises you that the most successful 1500m coach in the world can take a 13:15 22 year old 5000 runner and turn him into a world class 1500m runner? Also, he likely wouldn't have been in this race - the fastest in Europe for years - to be pulled round to sub 3:30 if he wasn't Norwegian.
He was literally a 5000/10000m runner until this season. It surprises you that the most successful 1500m coach in the world can take a 13:15 22 year old 5000 runner and turn him into a world class 1500m runner? Also, he likely wouldn't have been in this race - the fastest in Europe for years - to be pulled round to sub 3:30 if he wasn't Norwegian.
You are literally a hypocrite.
No I just spelled out the reason why it's an invalid comparison. If he drops a 12:45 5000m this season I'll accuse him of doping.
I noticed hardly any of your countrymen applauded Katir when he was introduced. They have more sense than you.
Norway has the best sport science institute and Olympic national program in the world, oil money surplus enough to spill on it, and national unity behind it (meaning no different shoe companies and training groups working against each other for sponsorship resources).
Different take: Think of it as their coaches all have access to the best coaches of coaches. Just imagine what the best American coaches could do if he had free access to 500 other coaches that were just as good - AND they all had access to the best legal sports science in a national center that doesn't prefer one brand of shoes over others like Nike does in the US.
Norway's just getting started in the summer area - remember they've already WON the medal count in the Winter Olympics more than once.
Norway has the best sport science institute and Olympic national program in the world, oil money surplus enough to spill on it, and national unity behind it (meaning no different shoe companies and training groups working against each other for sponsorship resources).
Different take: Think of it as their coaches all have access to the best coaches of coaches. Just imagine what the best American coaches could do if he had free access to 500 other coaches that were just as good - AND they all had access to the best legal sports science in a national center that doesn't prefer one brand of shoes over others like Nike does in the US.
Norway's just getting started in the summer area - remember they've already WON the medal count in the Winter Olympics more than once.
Just going to point out that this time last year, Yared Nuguse's PB was 3:34.68, so he's dropped 5.63 seconds in a single year. And he's the same age as Nordas.
I don't think either are cheating but both have extraordinary performance jumps.