Prof. cyclist (Steve Ovett's son) runs Valencia Half in 69:41

Genetics....remember someone by the name of Steve Ovett...or as Freddy knows him..."Dad"?

You didn’t mention that he’s related to Steve Ovett

Short, sweet, and to the point. Very well done

10/10

I figured he could possibly be related to the great miler but I didn't investigate. Clearly Freddy got some good genes to start with.

Worth mentioning also that last year he did some training in prep for Berlin but did not have a good day and ran like 2:45 or something. Freddy was in a few Sweat Elite videos leading up to the race where he talked doing more running for this marathon since he had time off the bike. Also remember him saying that he ran like 2:40 in his debut marathon off of only cycling. Obviously dad helped a lot with that!

Could possibly be a very good triathlete.

Most bike racers won't even walk 10 meters

Most bike racers won't even walk 10 meters

he's too sexy to be a pro runner

Surprised he only ran 3:59 1500m. Would think at the least that would be his mile Pb. Guess he didn’t get all of the genes

He probably got half of them...

Seems to be a professional e-sports rider these days too. Wonder if there's decent money in that.

Professor cyclist Freddy Ovett

Think Steve ran a 65 minute half marathon.

Maybe Freddie can take the family record

Yeah, I checked his world athletics and he ran a 1:05:38

Probably could have done 1:03-1:04 in the new shoes though, especially for a runner with a stride like his

Probably could have run 1:03 anyway. He just jumped in the race at the last minute in the middle of his track season and he won it.

I tend to think 800/1500 type runners are the runners most suited for cycling because they have a bit more power than the Bekele/Kipchoge endurance types, so I'm not surprised that someone with some of Steve Ovett's middle-distance genes can run a solid half and also make a living in cycling.

He was too soft to ever really get going