Message to the US B-tier 1500m guys

donkey doug wrote:

The top 3 US 1500m guys are going nowhere, the incoming group of college grads are absolute studs, and you...you're not going to magically improve by continuing to do what you're doing. It's time to do the drastic.

Embrace the spirit of adventure. Move to Norway and train with Gjert and team. You'll get to experience one of the greatest places in the world to live while training with one of the best 1500m coaches ever.

Even if it fails you can blog or write a book about your time there. If it works out you might dip under 3:30.

Looking at you, Mcgorty, Tear, Hunter, Ciattei

UTs finest wrote:

I’m a 3:44 guy and would do this in a heartbeat but doubt he’d take me?

Qatrain wrote:

donkey doug wrote:

The top 3 US 1500m guys are going nowhere, the incoming group of college grads are absolute studs, and you...you're not going to magically improve by continuing to do what you're doing. It's time to do the drastic.

Embrace the spirit of adventure. Move to Norway and train with Gjert and team. You'll get to experience one of the greatest places in the world to live while training with one of the best 1500m coaches ever.

Even if it fails you can blog or write a book about your time there. If it works out you might dip under 3:30.

Looking at you, Mcgorty, Tear, Hunter, Ciattei

Why not seek citizenship in a random country?

UTs finest wrote:

I’m a 3:44 guy and would do this in a heartbeat but doubt he’d take me?

Peach Pit wrote:

UTs finest wrote:

I’m a 3:44 guy and would do this in a heartbeat but doubt he’d take me?

just show up at the track, shake his hand, and ask if he'll coach you. If he says no, enjoy a few days on vacation in Norway. If he says yes, move there.

Qatrain wrote:

donkey doug wrote:

The top 3 US 1500m guys are going nowhere, the incoming group of college grads are absolute studs, and you...you're not going to magically improve by continuing to do what you're doing. It's time to do the drastic.

Embrace the spirit of adventure. Move to Norway and train with Gjert and team. You'll get to experience one of the greatest places in the world to live while training with one of the best 1500m coaches ever.

Even if it fails you can blog or write a book about your time there. If it works out you might dip under 3:30.

Looking at you, Mcgorty, Tear, Hunter, Ciattei

Why not seek citizenship in a random country?

Qatrain wrote:

donkey doug wrote:

The top 3 US 1500m guys are going nowhere, the incoming group of college grads are absolute studs, and you...you're not going to magically improve by continuing to do what you're doing. It's time to do the drastic.

Embrace the spirit of adventure. Move to Norway and train with Gjert and team. You'll get to experience one of the greatest places in the world to live while training with one of the best 1500m coaches ever.

Even if it fails you can blog or write a book about your time there. If it works out you might dip under 3:30.

Looking at you, Mcgorty, Tear, Hunter, Ciattei

Why not seek citizenship in a random country?

Ostersund wrote:

Qatrain wrote:

Why not seek citizenship in a random country?

You’ll find that Norway is very much unlike the United States. You’re required to live in Norway for 5 years before given citizenship. You are also required to show proficiency in the language through a test as well as be able to prove that you can support yourself financially. You’ll also find it significantly more expensive than the States. And cold- very, very cold. And if not snow, then rain.

trakx man wrote:

Do iiiit. It'll be a good story someday

Ostersund wrote:

Qatrain wrote:

Why not seek citizenship in a random country?

You’ll find that Norway is very much unlike the United States. You’re required to live in Norway for 5 years before given citizenship. You are also required to show proficiency in the language through a test as well as be able to prove that you can support yourself financially. You’ll also find it significantly more expensive than the States. And cold- very, very cold. And if not snow, then rain.

kmaclam wrote:

Ostersund wrote:

You’ll find that Norway is very much unlike the United States. You’re required to live in Norway for 5 years before given citizenship. You are also required to show proficiency in the language through a test as well as be able to prove that you can support yourself financially. You’ll also find it significantly more expensive than the States. And cold- very, very cold. And if not snow, then rain.

Lol, and gaining citizenship here is easier?!?

Ostersund wrote:

kmaclam wrote:

Lol, and gaining citizenship here is easier?!?

I’m not American; but from what I’ve experienced through friends, it is quite easy to obtain social benefits and an ID card in the States. English is only required at a shockingly minimum level. You’ll not find this to be the case in Norway.

Hggh wrote:

Ostersund wrote:

I’m not American; but from what I’ve experienced through friends, it is quite easy to obtain social benefits and an ID card in the States. English is only required at a shockingly minimum level. You’ll not find this to be the case in Norway.

How much time do his athletes actually spend in Norway?