Barringer switching coaches.

Colorado's been doing a bit better than the air force academy, in case you haven't noticed.

This is all adding up to an interesting view to Jenny B's personality. I think it means that she is not a typical Manzanoish or Lomongish person who goes to school, runs really really fast and aspires to join the T/F bourgeoisie. Meaning Nike and all the accceptedness and money that goes with that.

Jenny B seems to be something different - sort of a rebel. I think she sees herself as outside the establishment.

She chose the steeple because it was her best chance to get to nats, meaning she was happy to go outside the mainstream of collegiate running. She chose NB over Nike or Adidas. She chooses an obscure coach in Colorado Springs. She hasn't competed in any indoor races. She seems to have some sort of Boulder/Berkely anti-corporate stance.

She is running her own race, Zatopek bless her. Her outsider strategy could work. But many 23 year olds make some really bad decisions. I hope the path she is choosing is the right one.

ok, this may be one of the most ignorant posts I have read on here and that says a lot. First of all, just because one college program is doing better than another, it usually has very little with how good a particular coach is at getting his or her athletes prepared to race. There is a small factor called recruiting which influences things more than any other factor. I would guess that the average runner Colorado gets and the US Air Force Academy gets are on totally different levels of talent.

That seems to be the problem that so many high school kids fall into during the recruiting process. There is so much data out there for a prospect if they actually would take the time to look but most are too lazy. Coach Henner is doing fine at Air Force and has a growing list of post collegians that she is coaching. She also did coach Chris Lukezic but I don't know if that is a good or bad thing.

Just saying...

I think that JB is great and has been an excellent ambassador for Colorado and womens running in general. Having said that, I have never been more proud of Coach Wetmore than I am today. He just told evey one of his current athletes that Colorado is his #1 priority. That is the greatest message ever. How many college coaches do that? ONE. Mark Wetmore.

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Is that why Culpepper and Goucher and the Torri got Nike contracts right out of school? Henner's a fine choice, though if she'd gone with Jay Johnson she'd also have some training partners for workouts as part of the deal. I guess training with her soon-to-be husband will have to suffice.

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this is more like 100% Nike trying to be the big swinging ****! colorado is a nike school. you don't think they are pissed about barringer going to new balance?? the only real value colorado has to nike is their great track/xc runners (ritz, goucher....almost barringer). the other sports have sucked lately. i have a feeling it wasn't totally barringer or wetmore's decision

Culpepper signed with adidas out of school. Goucher signed with Fila out of school. The Brothers Torres signed with Reebok, and are still with them.

Actually, your post is one of the most ignorant posts I have ever read. The post you are ridiculing was responding to the irony of leaving one college coach for another. The point being that Juli's time obligations are not as demanding as Mark's time obligations. And, given the type of athlete at the Air Force, whose priorities are focused more on the Academy than the sport, Juli likely has more time to focus on a full-time Professional athlete.

While I do respect Coach Wetmore, he is not the only coach that takes this approach.

Pull the Buffalo out of your ass. So what message did he send to his teams when he tried coaching Goucher, Ritz, etc. after their eligibility ended? Wetmore is not the only coach to put his college athletes first.

Name another high profile athlete that was told to go elsewhere by their college coach.

The Juli Henner con continues. Completely in over her head. She'll manage to stall Barringers development while continuing to cut corners in her college job.

Any Lananna athlete, except Fleshman, and that didn't work. Oh, Manzano.

Juli is made of teflon, paid by reebok to coach Lukezic to early retirement and now paid by New Balance to ruin Barringer. Why wouldn't she go with Mahon?

On a side note, do the majority of post-collegiate coaches charge their athletes?

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Juli is made of teflon, paid by reebok to coach Lukezic to early retirement and now paid by New Balance to ruin Barringer. Why wouldn't she go with Mahon?

willard

Here's one...Nate Jenkins.

Oh, I'm sorry you said "best".

How can a professional runner pay their agent 15%, but not pay their coach a dime? That is shameful!

Oh I used to love Julie Henner when she was on Taxi!! Damn, she was hot back in the day.

Henner is likely the best available semi-local coach.

Actually Culpepper signed with Adidas out of school and Adam Goucher was with Fila until he switched to Nike in 2000.

Didn't she coach Lukezic to a 3:33 pr? And resurrect Kevin Sullivan's caeer?

coaching is important wrote:

Juli is made of teflon, paid by reebok to coach Lukezic to early retirement and now paid by New Balance to ruin Barringer. Why wouldn't she go with Mahon?

On a side note, do the majority of post-collegiate coaches charge their athletes?