So shocked to see an American run 2:06.
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He's been on the road circuit a while.
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not American-born
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not born in a nation, or raised like meb in a nation, doesnt not count for that nation. by the way, america is from canada to chile...
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I'll cheer for him no matter what, but happy he's a US citizen.
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He was 3rd in the 1600 at the 2011 Iowa High School state meet:
I was 3rd in the same race in 2010 and did NOT run a 2:06 marathon today.
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Google a little and you'll find that Biya's story is almost identical to Meb's - so what's your gripe again.
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Let’s goooooooo Sooners baby. Biya proud Sooner.
endurance runs through Norman Oklahoma
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N LONDON IS RED wrote:
He's been on the road circuit a while.
yes at least a decade
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American enough for me wrote:
N LONDON IS RED wrote:
He's been on the road circuit a while.
yes at least a decade
And has run a bunch of sub 61s. Running 2:06-2:08 shouldn’t be a shock.
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He's Ethiopian born, not american. USA still sucks at marathon distance regardless of what sheep here say.
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Ppppppppppp wrote:
And has run a bunch of sub 61s. Running 2:06-2:08 shouldn’t be a shock.
Still good to see. We have many guys who *should* be able to run under 2:07. It should become more of the norm with our top guys dropping an occasional 2:04/2:05. Thanks to the poster who shared the link from OU.
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Oh great, another East African transplant giving some US fans a false sense of our relevance. Pretty soon our top 10 distance lists will read like an all-time African “C” team.
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Frank Shorter was born in Munich, Germany
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The tribes came from Asia. They aren't native.
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San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:
not born in a nation, or raised like meb in a nation, doesnt not count for that nation. by the way, america is from canada to chile...
Nope it counts. He's a US citizen. Sorry tough guy.
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Barabbas wrote:
Oh great, another East African transplant giving some US fans a false sense of our relevance. Pretty soon our top 10 distance lists will read like an all-time African “C” team.
Went to high school in the USA. Stfu
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San Diego Hobby Jogger wrote:
not born in a nation, or raised like meb in a nation, doesnt not count for that nation. by the way, america is from canada to chile...
You're totally right. Let's go through the countries:
Canada of America
United States of America
Mexico of America
Guatemala of America
British Honduras (Belize) of America
Honduras of America
El America Salvador
Nicaragua America
Costa Rica America
Panama America
Columbiamerica
Venzuelamerica
... (fingers getting tired)
Chileamerica.
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