Mrr82 wrote:
Not sure about 342, but Mottram in fact did run 3:43.37 at age 18.
baylor fan wrote:
nope, he was 19 when he ran that.
From
http://www.athletics.com.au/history/rank/men1999.htm:
Mark Athlete DOB Pos Venue Date
3.43.37 Craig Mottram 18-Jun-1980 12 Brisbane 13Mar1999
In 1999 he turned 19, but he was still 18 in March when he ran 3:43.37
TO borrow a line from a popular James Bond movie, the world is not enough for Craig Mottram.
It is his motto for the next 12 months as the champion middle-distance runner attempts to end the dominance of African runners in the 5000m event, firstly at next month's world championships in Japan and, more importantly, at next year's Beijing Olympics.
666 wrote:
"Think like winners - You Brits just need to show more belief"
Yeah, right. It takes talent. Mottram ran 3:42 at like 18 years old, basically a 4 minute high school miler. It's easy to say it's about belief when it comes easily to you. How many on this board reading that quote could actually run sub 13 minutes if they just believed? Hell, even sub 14.
He was also doing training rides on his road bike before school, swimming during lunch than running when he got home since he was in middle school/early high school. Also he ran 3:49 not 3:42 and had already had huge Triathlon training/competitions under his belt prior to that. If talent is hard work then yes you're right, it does take hard work.
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