I was wondering if there are any ODP type running programs in England for UK citizens that would develop and offer benefits to a 4:00-4:02 type miler.
I was wondering if there are any ODP type running programs in England for UK citizens that would develop and offer benefits to a 4:00-4:02 type miler.
No.
So what's a limey to do?
Make your own opportunities and fortune.
Maybe I have always held an incorrect assumption about this topic, but I thought that runners of that caliber were pretty well taken care of by their clubs. Is this not true?
Also, a 4-flat miler might look into joining Greg McMillan's relatively new group, McMillan elite, which is open to foreign citizens as well as American. It looks like most of the guys are focusing on 5k (or, at least, steeple) and up, but perhaps they'd accept a miler (or perhaps you'd be open to a move up in distance). You'll find all the info you need at .
Whoops! You'll find all the information you need at , that's supposed to say.
Gawdamn--
Apparently you can't put the "greater/less than" symbols around text you want to actually appear.
Gringo Star wrote:
I was wondering if there are any ODP type running programs in England for UK citizens that would develop and offer benefits to a 4:00-4:02 type miler.
with the reduction of numbers of funded athletes in the UK and the extremely strict criteria to get funding, I think that it is quite likely that one of these groups will be created within the next few years. With no national squads anymore something will need to be done. Financing such a scheme would be difficult though as the US has shown these type of programs clearly work.
Well, if he's a male and he hasn't broken 4 by the time he's a senior (athlete, not in college) then he'll probably want to move up, maybe to the steeple or 10,000.
Thats a bit of a blanket statement. The guy could have just started running 6 months ago in which case getting down to such times is certainly an indictation of great potential.
I often think about this. Its a shame that those athletes that fall just short of UKA's super tough funding standards (i.e Lemoncello, Overall) have to look elsewhere for the means to further their athletic careers. By doing this they become less identifiable to the British masses which hinders their chances of UK based sponsorship. See how this can become a vicious cycle.
I think the key thing thats needed for a post collegiate group in Britain is a buisness for it to function around. By this I mean sponsored guy and also for the athletes to be able to work flexible hours for the buisness as part of the deal.
Ideas on the ideal placing or a buisness that could be used (other than a running shop which is too obvious)?
Yeah, and it's generally true, more often than not. A 4:00-4:02 male miler doesn't deserve much of any support unless he's looking for a college scholarship in the US.
Christ Bohica, could you be more negative?One would think that providing support to 4:00 type guys in the U.K would be good for the overall success of British Athletics. Maybe it's just me, but I can't see why you are disparaging this guy. Running 4:00 is an indication of potential whichever way you slice it; whether it's in the mile or other longer events. Four flat is four flat, if you can run that you can straight up run. Remember, Hall was just a 4:00 guy until he tried his success in the 5k, then the half marathon, then the full marathon. Discouraging this sort of athlete from continuing on post-collegiately can, in absolutely no way, be good for the sport.
Yeah, and it's generally true, more often than not. A 4:00-4:02 male miler doesn't deserve much of any support unless he's looking for a college scholarship in the US.
Give me a break.
Ah, nevermind... now I see that you're just a troll throwing negative trash all over the place.From another thread:
You are PATHETIC. WHY aren't you over this girl yet? Let me guess, she dumped you. Don't post about it on this board, go talk to a shrink.
Kill yourself guy.