Because he wants all the 'natural born runner' freaks here to think it's his East African genes rather than Mexican burritos that helped him to turn world class in his mid twenties?
Because he wants all the 'natural born runner' freaks here to think it's his East African genes rather than Mexican burritos that helped him to turn world class in his mid twenties?
Swing his arms like a female kenyan marathon runner?
Why does OP...
... Start a thread with such a click-bait title? And then disrespect both Nuguse (comparing him to women) and Kenyan women (who are faster than the OP by a lot)?
If you had written "What's the deal with Nuguse's arms?" more people would have commented on his unorthodox arm carriage. I think you actually asked a good question, but so far nobody has really answered it.
The real answer has to do with his stride. The arms are balancing out his tendency for hip rotation and serve as counter-weights to that motion. But I am not an expert, so hopefully a smarter person than me will see this thread and explain it... oh, wait, the title doesn't mention Nuguse's arms. Dang.
On a completely different subject I recall reading that Nuguse had been planning to become a dentist. Now with him committed to a pro running career I wonder if that's still something he can do. It's uncommon to start dental school past the late 20s.
On a completely different subject I recall reading that Nuguse had been planning to become a dentist. Now with him committed to a pro running career I wonder if that's still something he can do. It's uncommon to start dental school past the late 20s.
It’s uncommon to run faster than any American in history and be among the current top-3 fastest runners in the world at 1500.
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On a completely different subject I recall reading that Nuguse had been planning to become a dentist. Now with him committed to a pro running career I wonder if that's still something he can do. It's uncommon to start dental school past the late 20s.
Maybe uncommon, but certainly not unheard of. There are plenty of nontraditional students (read: older) in both medical and dental schools. A notre dame grad with Olympic credentials and the child of African immigrants? Dude could literally get in anywhere.
On a completely different subject I recall reading that Nuguse had been planning to become a dentist. Now with him committed to a pro running career I wonder if that's still something he can do. It's uncommon to start dental school past the late 20s.
In a podcast interview earlier this year (possibly LRC's), Yared mentioned he will keep competing through the 2028 LA Olympics . . . possibly through 2029 Worlds . . . then hang 'em up for dental school . . .
Maybe uncommon, but certainly not unheard of. There are plenty of nontraditional students (read: older) in both medical and dental schools. A notre dame grad with Olympic credentials and the child of African immigrants? Dude could literally get in anywhere.
He will have no problem as an "older" (like early 30s) student in dental school, he's fit as a fiddle! It will probably just give him an advantage to be a professional runner.
I had a track coach (old school, football/sprinting coach) yell at me once to get my arms down in an 800 meters. He wasn't my distance coach, but I obliged. The arm carriage felt awkward and clunky, but I did it anyway.
Later on, I started watching 800/1500m runners closely and noticed a pattern. Runners with narrow shoulders (Asbel Kiprop, Timothy Cheruiyot, etc) tend to carry their arms very high and swing their shoulders a bit. Longer arms and narrow shoulders seem to be common among Kalenjins of Kenya, who show this running style almost universally. It's not just an African runners thing. Watch Centro, who also has narrow shoulders. He will also run with high carriage and a bit of swing. AlSal was big on strength work, it's not a weakness thing. It's a limb geometry thing.
I have narrow shoulders and long, slender arms. For me, carrying me arms with the traditional bend and eliminating any shoulder swing resulted in a domino effect on my stride that made me burn more energy at a given pace, not less. Yared is running the most efficient way he can for the way his body is built, as many other runners do.