He was like a linebacker out there compared to a Kenyan. Dropped like 8:40 in high school then sub 13? Wtf?
He was like a linebacker out there compared to a Kenyan. Dropped like 8:40 in high school then sub 13? Wtf?
Check out Oregon project training. If you survived it, you were world-class. I love the video of him breaking 27.
He wasn’t that big. He was lean and just bigger than the East Africans. I raced him and saw him in person a lot. He looked like a really fit guy, not a linebacker. On the track it was liked forced perspective. On the street you’d say, “that guy is skinny and super fit.”
Solinsky was a high mileage, aerobic monster. He had a massive engine. He was running 70-80+ miles a week in high school, 100+ in college and 120+ as a pro, at his peak. A lot of it at 6 minute pace or faster.
His downfall was pushing the speed work. I remember in 2010-11, after he broke 13/27 in that non-championship year, they were preparing for worlds in Daegu. There was a much bigger emphasis on speed. He tore his hamstring off the bone and it was a career ending injury. At that time, races were much more tactical. You had to close in 52-53 to medal. Solinsky should have played to his strength. Go from a mile out and start dropping 58-59s. That wouldn’t have been enough to beat Bekele in his prime (see the 2008 Olympic 5,000m final) but it likely would have been good enough to medal. Ah, what could have been.
His coach didn't even know what nandro was, so we can rest assured he was clean, including no grey area stuff.
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He was like a linebacker out there compared to a Kenyan. Dropped like 8:40 in high school then sub 13? Wtf?
I've stood right next to him. He ain't no linebacker, not even close. Where do you guys get your material?
I don't think it's possible to "tear the hamstring off the bone". You mean he had a hamstring serious strain?
Avulsion fracture. Google it.
think of how good he could have been if he wasn’t a pet owner…
Guy was a frigggin’ AEROBIC MONSTER along with Ritz
yea but wrote:
Avulsion fracture. Google it.
I don't think he did this during a workout either like the OP asserts. Wasn't he walking his dog down some stairs and got tripped up?
Mileage trumps all wrote:
Solinsky was a high mileage, aerobic monster. He had a massive engine. He was running 70-80+ miles a week in high school, 100+ in college and 120+ as a pro, at his peak. A lot of it at 6 minute pace or faster.
His downfall was pushing the speed work. I remember in 2010-11, after he broke 13/27 in that non-championship year, they were preparing for worlds in Daegu. There was a much bigger emphasis on speed. He tore his hamstring off the bone and it was a career ending injury. At that time, races were much more tactical. You had to close in 52-53 to medal. Solinsky should have played to his strength. Go from a mile out and start dropping 58-59s. That wouldn’t have been enough to beat Bekele in his prime (see the 2008 Olympic 5,000m final) but it likely would have been good enough to medal. Ah, what could have been.
I saw him run a 5000m at the NCAA Championships in Sacramento. He ran the middle mile in 4:02 and dropped the Kenyans.
He dropped like a 8:43.24 3200m at Arcadia.
Solinsky saw Dr. Brown for thyroid medication without medical necessity.
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He was like a linebacker out there compared to a Kenyan. Dropped like 8:40 in high school then sub 13? Wtf?
Right, only by comparison but in reality, he was just slightly taller and slightly more muscular. He was still a lean guy, just with some definition to him.
He had a hamstring strain that turned into an avulsion when he tripped over his dog. He was never the same after that. I remember he was training for a marathon but I can't find any results of it.
Mileage trumps all wrote:
Solinsky was a high mileage, aerobic monster. He had a massive engine. He was running 70-80+ miles a week in high school, 100+ in college and 120+ as a pro, at his peak. A lot of it at 6 minute pace or faster.
His downfall was pushing the speed work. I remember in 2010-11, after he broke 13/27 in that non-championship year, they were preparing for worlds in Daegu. There was a much bigger emphasis on speed. He tore his hamstring off the bone and it was a career ending injury. At that time, races were much more tactical. You had to close in 52-53 to medal. Solinsky should have played to his strength. Go from a mile out and start dropping 58-59s. That wouldn’t have been enough to beat Bekele in his prime (see the 2008 Olympic 5,000m final) but it likely would have been good enough to medal. Ah, what could have been.
Every elite 5/10 runner is an aerobic monster. The difference in performance is due to leg speed and stride efficiency. Solensky’s success was not due to out training his rivals.
It is possible to have an avulsion fracture...
This was in response to the skeptic about his hamstring injury.
Ofgon project wrote:
Check out Oregon project training. If you survived it, you were world-class. I love the video of him breaking 27.
The Oregon Project was the Alberto Salazar group (Galen Rupp and others), wasn't it? Solinsky was with Jerry Schumacher since his time as a Badger at UW. When Jerry left Wisconsin and brought Tegenkamp, Solinsky, Jager, and others west, I seem to remember they were the Bowerman Track Club from the beginning.
The distinction between the Schumacher and Salazar groups was very clear.
If you replace "Oregon project" with "Jerry Schumacher" that might be true though, no one has said it's easy.
He only looks "like a linebacker" next to lean distance runners. He isn't that much bigger than his competitors. If you put him next to a Ryan Crouser type, you'd know which one is the long-distance specialist.