German Fernandez Effort in XC

jjjjjjjjj wrote:

In my view, the results wouldn't change much between as little as maybe 3k or 4k and 10k.

do you really think this?

fashion police wrote:

jjjjjjjjj wrote:

In my view, the results wouldn't change much between as little as maybe 3k or 4k and 10k.

do you really think this?

No. Just trying to keep the conversation lively.

Mechseso ran 28:20 2 or 3 years ago while a "freshman" at LSU. He has really just got back on his own path, rather than "gaining" on Derrick/German.

the smith strategy wrote:

Jacobp wrote:

I love how you ppl act like you know his body better than him and his coach.

german was running too fast but we have succeeded in slowing him down. this was our plan all along.

Hey, "the smith strategy", good to see you back! I was worried there for awhile. I thought that the fact that you couldn't cut it at Ok State and have been living the life of a loser ever since might have gotten you down. Good to see that you don't let life's little setbacks keep you down for long.

Keep the chin up - just keep advertising what a loser you are. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

Second warrior revolution.

It's hard not to give Derrick the edge, as he's had more consistent training overall, even with his injury last winter. However, German did beat Derrick at World Jr XC after missing several weeks of hard training trying to avoid a hairline stress fracture that kept him out of indoor nats and other races that season. It's certainly a possibility, which will make the race exciting.

I'm a fan of other runners their age too -- Puskedra, Mecheso, Lowe, and don't forget Estrada. None of them are chopped liver, and are all capable of a top 5 finish. From what I can tell, all of them have had some challenges the past two years.

I do think German has the most talent, but being injury prone could definitely prevent him from reaching full potential. Either way, I fully expect nearly all of this group to be doing even greater things between next week and 2012.

blackirish wrote:

Except Fernandez is 10x better than Ryan Hall. Ryan Hall ran 3:42.70 at the same age Fernandez ran 3:39/3:55yi.

Fernandez also ran 13:25 as an 18yr old when Hall ran 13:22 as a 21/22yr old. Incomparable. How you managed to come up with that analysis is synonymous with someone who knows nothing. Luckily for you, you are but one bison in a herd, so continue mindlessly following the majority's stupidity on this site and maybe one day you'll be #1 retard.

you blatantly misused "synonymous," retard.

and you can stop pretending you know anything about running know.

Just somebody who is not you wrote:

the smith strategy wrote:

german was running too fast but we have succeeded in slowing him down. this was our plan all along.

Hey, "the smith strategy", good to see you back! I was worried there for awhile. I thought that the fact that you couldn't cut it at Ok State and have been living the life of a loser ever since might have gotten you down. Good to see that you don't let life's little setbacks keep you down for long.

Keep the chin up - just keep advertising what a loser you are. And don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

dave smith has completely changed my life and i'm glad to see he is doing the same thing with german! thank you for your support

gsadua wrote:

you blatantly misused "synonymous," retard.

and you can stop pretending you know anything about running know.

And you can stop pretending you know how to spell the word "NOW"

Did Dave Smith turn you into an anonymous coward, or were you always one?

What I don't like is that with all of the 8k races run early in the year, the Men jump up 2k for Regionals and Nats. That can completely change which teams will do well. I realize that coaches plan ahead for this jump in distance, but 2 extra kilometers can be enough to drop some talented, but shorter distance, guys into the middle of the pack. Like whoever mentioned how AJ could be better but focuses on shorter stuff...he's a prime example.

Two reasons to keep it as is. First, 10km now is like 8km earlier in the year because the higher fitness level allows guys to go longer. Second, doing 10km beats you up more, so saving it until Regionals is wise. Note that Indiana has not run particularly well since the Chile Pepper with its 10km (too long early with some miler types).

Also, it is harder to get 10km courses than 8kms.

blorter wrote:

Did Dave Smith turn you into an anonymous coward, or were you always one?

i have learned my lessons well!