He looks fit, relaxed and his humility will lead him to greatness.
He looks fit, relaxed and his humility will lead him to greatness.
It will be hot, and he looked the best in the heat.
Clayton Young is no Galen Rupp.
But is he a Molly Seidel
He’s no Seidel.
Well, if I can find a place to bet on him, I will
No American man will medal at he 2024 Paris Olympics.
I wish I was wrong, but it's just not going to happen. The elite marathoners of the world will blow our amateurs away.
Agree. I should clarify. I will bet on Clayton Young getting the bronze. And yes, I'm slightly annoying myself by trying to get this thread to take off.
Dozens will.
The Olympic Marathon is so different from most marathons due to the heat and pressure. Someone who handles the heat well doesn't have to be in 2:01 shape to win a medal. The hilly Paris course will also be a factor. The fact that Kenya and Ethiopia are limited to 3 entrants also makes the odds for someone else winning a medal better.
"Win bronze" is an oxymoron.
Richard Ringer will win bronze
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There are enough 2:06-2:08 guys to make it really hard to think a bet on an American is a good move. For reference with the limit of 3/country, there were 25 sub 2:06 and 56 sub 2:08. That’s a lot of runners to beat.
it does feel sort of bad that he obviously having a great day and it wasn’t a fast course. Feels like he had a shot at a low 2:07
That might even be slower than reality. He ran what, 2:09 flat essentially? With a hot/slow race and no pacers, and clearly holding back and celebrating the last few miles (Interacting with the crowd, etc). You'd have to think if he re-ran chicago in the shape he was today he would have been in the 2:06's.
No pacers? Did you watch the race?
Does anyone know why he always refers to Conor Mantz by his full name? He never just calls him Conor, it's always Conor Mantz. I listened to the Citius interview with him and he refers to all of his other competitors by their first names but Mantz is always Conor Mantz. It's not important, just a bit weird. Is it some Mormon thing?
Young ran great at Trials. Your headline aside, I am bullish on his performance in Paris (although we can't know yet).
From a performance standpoint, the bronze, silver, and gold medals are incredibly rarified accomplishments in ascending order of difficulty. NARRATIVELY, each of the medals means something different.
Gold: #1, best in the world, at least on the day. No caveats here
Silver: First loser. Someone who could have won but didn't (e.g. Jakob). Or the "best of the rest" behind a generational talent (e.g. Sihine)
Bronze: Dark horse surprise medalist. Best they could have hoped for in their wildest dreams (alternatively, used to describe a favorite who falters (e.g. Mu); silver could mean someone else was better, but to be beaten by two others means it's your "fault")
When you say that Young will win Olympic bronze, you're saying he fits into the third bucket. Which I agree with! We shouldn't take it literally; examples here include Meb 2004 (silver), Seidel 2021 (bronze), Meb 2012 (4th), and Ward 2016 (6th). But with the caveats that you never know with the marathon and the Olympic level is far higher than the Trials, yes, I could see Young performing very well.
It's very obvious that this was written in the context of the subject heading about Clayton Young. It is in reference about the 2024 Olympic marathon. It is NOT discussing other track and field events or other Olympic sports in which Americans will win medals.
Maybe if you spelled it right he would call him Conner.
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