Jake Whiteman will no longer be coached by his father

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    Skuj

    Member since 08/12/2009.

    1,852 posts. Last post 6 hours ago.
    1 month ago 03/07/2025 12:10am EST
    re: blahblahblah3

    blahblahblah3 wrote:

    Jake's dad's statement via Instagram:

    "For 15 years this has been the best kind of adventure that a father and son could have together.

    My training worked ok until the end of 2022. Since then it has just produced a series of five badly-timed injuries. If you aren't part of the solution, sometimes you are part of the problem, and it's time to step away.

    I won't be coaching Jake going forward. He will do his own thing, but here's to many more days like the ones above"

    Seems unfortunate, but probably the best move for all involved. Dude was a heck of a coach when he was on, A WC gold and the 3rd fastest British 1500 ever is nothing to sneeze at.

    This makes much more sense now. (Jake's initial post is too political.)

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    Anonymous Poster

    1 month ago 03/07/2025 1:48am EST
    re: justanothercuriousdude

    justanothercuriousdude wrote:

    I don’t understand why all you guys don’t seem to know about Jake’s DL win in 2017, where he took down a lot of WC medalists and even the gold champ that year… Check out this link:

    Video:www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpH4QutPmEA&pp...

    Simple: I didn’t know about it! Thanks for the link, great run by Jake.

  • longjacksss

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    1 month ago 03/07/2025 8:13pm EST
    re: Skuj

    Skuj wrote:

    blahblahblah3 wrote:

    Jake's dad's statement via Instagram:

    "For 15 years this has been the best kind of adventure that a father and son could have together.

    My training worked ok until the end of 2022. Since then it has just produced a series of five badly-timed injuries. If you aren't part of the solution, sometimes you are part of the problem, and it's time to step away.

    I won't be coaching Jake going forward. He will do his own thing, but here's to many more days like the ones above"

    Seems unfortunate, but probably the best move for all involved. Dude was a heck of a coach when he was on, A WC gold and the 3rd fastest British 1500 ever is nothing to sneeze at.

    This makes much more sense now. (Jake's initial post is too political.)

    no tragedy what so ever. great run and result.

    a new approach is in order when you hit the wall.

    results baby.

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    vera123

    Member since 03/06/2025.

    2 posts. Last post 1 month ago.
    1 month ago 03/08/2025 3:17am EST
    re: Francis Fratelli

    Francis Fratelli wrote:

    Obviously, keeps him as his father. Something has really seemed amiss. The wasted trip to the USA for indoors was strange after such a good buildup.

    Link:athleticsweekly.com/athletics-news/jak...
    LRC Note. Here is his full statement .
    Instagram:www.instagram.com/p/DG0_XruoNM5/?hl=en...

    At the age of 14 a great race for me would see me make a Scottish Schools final. From then my Dad has grown with me through this sport, culminating in reaching the top of the world together in 2022.

    The point has come in my career where both physically and mentally we both need to go our separate ways.

    By doing this we ensure there’s plenty more to come in the future, not as a coach/athlete but as a father/son, away from the intensity and stress of training and racing. lhiproviderportal

    Coaches don’t get the gratitude they deserve at the best of times, but even less so when it began driving down to races across the country as a kid, to flying across the world together, all in pursuit of helping me live out my dream.

    So this is to say thank you Dad for all the years of selfless time and money. I hope we can both look back on what we achieved together with immense pride.

    An athlete expresses heartfelt gratitude to their father, who also served as their coach, for years of dedicated support culminating in a world-level achievement. Recognizing the physical and mental strain, they announce a professional separation to preserve their father-son relationship, while acknowledging the father's immense sacrifices and expressing pride in their shared success.

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    Anonymous Poster

    1 month ago 03/08/2025 7:07pm EST
    re: Skuj

    Skuj wrote:

    blahblahblah3 wrote:

    Jake's dad's statement via Instagram:

    "For 15 years this has been the best kind of adventure that a father and son could have together.

    My training worked ok until the end of 2022. Since then it has just produced a series of five badly-timed injuries. If you aren't part of the solution, sometimes you are part of the problem, and it's time to step away.

    I won't be coaching Jake going forward. He will do his own thing, but here's to many more days like the ones above"

    Seems unfortunate, but probably the best move for all involved. Dude was a heck of a coach when he was on, A WC gold and the 3rd fastest British 1500 ever is nothing to sneeze at.

    This makes much more sense now. (Jake's initial post is too political.)

    Political?? Rubbish.

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