Andy Baddeley - Quote Of The Month - "I'm such an idiot."

That was Kevin not Keith

Yet it's not been made quote of the day?

Waiting for rojo to similarly tell the truth about his coaching record versus his big promises when he took the job.

'Instead of making excuses, the guy did what athletes rarely do - tell the truth'

It's just a pity he did not say that after the Europeans.

Over here the commentators are always touting him for a medal but with a 3:34 pr and only average finish (at that level) it's an oustide shot

that's unfair

he has run 3'49.38 which with standard 1.08 conversion is ~ 3'32.3

at his peak, he is medal calibre at this level

I believe he has a first class degree from Cambridge Univerity in engineering so he is not that much of an idiot..

Just more of the same from Baddeley

He continues to show up at championship races, jog round with the rest and get blown away over the last 2-300m.

He has ran some very good times, but these have all come in fast paced races. When he has finished high up in these races it usually tends to be due to good pacing.

i.e. the Kenyans go off way to fast and he comes through towards the end to the front or towards the front of the field.

All the evidence from Major championships against the top guys suggest he can't kick of a slow pace. He needs to try some different tactics in the championships to try to see if he can improve.

Maybe now he is beginning to realise this himself

He said that or either the Kevin quote..... the quote about the Chicago Marathon did make "Quote of the Day"

Some nerd wrote:

Yet it's not been made quote of the day?

'he has run 3'49.38 which with standard 1.08 conversion is ~ 3'32.3'

I was actually trying to be fair to him

Do you think I don't know he ran 3:49. He only ran it once

he's has run numerous 1500m's and never bettered 3:34

But even if you assume his best was 3:32 its still too slow without a big kick

Here are some of our other runners from the past with similar times:

3:31.86 John Mayock

3:32.34 Anthony Whiteman

3:32.37 Mike East

None of them had a big kick at elite level and none won world medals

Now I will be less fair! To the poster who mentioned his 1st class Cambridge degree. Well that gives even less of an excuse to run like an idiot. My cat's an idiot but it knows to run up a tree when a dog is chasing it. Its called tactics

I'm sure he knows everything to know about training and preparation but he goes into races without a tactic. He needs to make his move from further out . Failing that make the race fast from the start. There is no way I would be running almost 10 seconds slower than my best and still coming away without a medal

Whatever he does he need to do something and not just react to how other people are running the race

Woulda,coulda,shoulda....didn't.

Just a new way to say it.

Sadly, Baddeley's chance has come and gone. He should move up to 5k.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

There is no way I would be running almost 10 seconds slower than my best and still coming away without a medal.

so says you. Any idiot knows it doesn't always work out like that in real life.

ukathleticscoach wrote:

I'm sure he knows everything to know about training and preparation but he goes into races without a tactic. He needs to make his move from further out . Failing that make the race fast from the start. There is no way I would be running almost 10 seconds slower than my best and still coming away without a medal

Whatever he does he need to do something and not just react to how other people are running the race

He didn't have a plan. But the Kenyans did. They controlled the race. Why didn't he have a plan or a way to react to the way the race went? I think it comes down to lack of personality, he was afraid to show himself. You need a bit of personality to win big races, you need to be a bit of a show off. Baddeley hasn't got that, and neither has Tom Lancashire.

Who is his coach/advisor/manager? Surely this person needs to take some responsibility?