CJ Albertson on what he thinks his legacy will be: "None"

I enjoy watching him race. He's a true grinder. If things had played out just slightly differently I think he could have made the Olympic team.

Wouldn't surprise me if this guy is one of the few clean ones and the WR should actually be more like 2:06.

Wow, what awareness. Love this guy. Compared to the likes we see now with Camille Heron, etc., this is a breath of fresh air. I can't stand people who talk about their "legacy". Good luck, CJ!

Love this guy. Truly in it for the love of the game.

Parker Stinson 2.0

I've become a big fan.

A down to earth guy that just genuinely loves to run. This sport needs more guys like him. Too many get caught up in the pursuit of times, medals, national teams etc. but at the end of the day most of it is meaningless and nobody will care in 10 years. Great perspective.

Truly unpretentious and that is quite refreshing. Guys like CJ are easy to root for. He ran 2:09 in Boston in certainly a warm day. I think he is capable of 2:07 on the right day. I agree, it also appears he is likely clean- just a grinder, through and through. Respect

Yes, exactly. Even Brian Sell made an Olympic team 20 years ago and he's been largely forgotten. Runners like CJ, Fauble, D'Amato, Sara Hall will be all but forgotten by fans little more than a decade after they hang 'em up. It's an even shorter half-life to irrelevance for far lesser lights like Stinson and Heron. It is certainly refreshing to see decent groundedness expressed by someone with high ambition. It helps that he has contributing to others' success as a leading motivation.

Stinson wishes

I’m a CJ fan, but let’s get real he’s not near the level of Sara of Keira. Keira has held the American records at both the marathon and half marathon and Hall has held the record in the half. CJ is not close to that level.

Fantastic answer from him.

Running is essentially a very selfish thing to do. It's not like the best runners are working to find a cure for cancer or something similar. He humbly recognizes this.

Some people might be temporarily entertained by watching runners race. But that is very temporary. And runners and the entertainment value they provide are only as good as their last race.

People like Kipchoge believe that they might be able to inspire someone and/or send a message that no human is limited. That may be true but there are numerous examples of other people that are inspirational and pushing the limits of what is possible. Any motivation or inspiration from the exploits of others is fleeting.

In a hundred years people will have to work to search for substantive and useful information about anyone alive today.

All we are is just another brick in the wall. All we are is dust in the wind.

I have to admit I have just a bit more than zero interest in elite road running in general these days but my primary interest does lie in how the current crop of USA men's marathoners do this season. Mantz/Young/Albertson/Panning/Fisher all seem relatable to me and, all love running and seem interesting in their differing ways. I'd be great to see Fisher break 2:10, Panning and Albertson run sub 2:08 and Young and Mantz be in the mix for a majors podium. Good luck guys!

You see a mountain where I see a molehill. Sure, breaking the NR is better than not doing so. It certainly is a cool story. I just tend to lump in everyone who hasn't made an Olympic team or medaled at the OG or WC or even made top 3 at a WMM in the same essential level. Yes, there could be some differences within that group. But I don't elevate someone who paced one race really well with no hardware show for it as their primary accomplishment. At least Shalane won something.

His legacy? "The guy that left it all in training"

The biggest workout hero.

So you don't believe in natual ability? Do you think that all those fast young distance runners are faking it?

Also Sara Hall was the first ever in Cali history to win the state meet all four years in high school. Before Jordan Hasay and Sarah Baxter. Sara Hall has been “elite” for nearly 30 years now. She’ll be long remembered after she’s done.