What happened to 25 year old David McNeil?

I graduated at 22 wrote:

He finished way back, why...

because there were a lot of runners who today ran faster than him and thus were way ahead of him.

Guilt of whupping up on 18 year olds finally caught up to him. He had a walker malfunction. His rebuilt hip failed. Dropped his teeth and went back for them.

he pulled a jenny barringer

Galloway now coaches him (kinda like Salazar coached Rupp) and changed some of his racing tactics.

Indian food

He got a side stitch at around 3 miles, and then just went backwards. It seemed to settle with about a mile to go, and he finished the race off. The guy looked to be in agony, I don't think this is the first time he's been victim of the side stitch either! Shame to happen in his last college race.

NAU wrote:

He got a side stitch at around 3 miles, and then just went backwards. It seemed to settle with about a mile to go, and he finished the race off. The guy looked to be in agony, I don't think this is the first time he's been victim of the side stitch either! Shame to happen in his last college race.

I believe this post - I saw him rubbing his side while going down the big hill just past the halfway point

My two cents: pressure got to him and he fell apart. To think it was just a side cramp seems a little far fetched that it would put him back 123. This seems to be on-going with him; if it's not dehydration, side cramps or food poisoning it's something else; would be better to just come clean and admit you had, and have had bad runs; no bullshit just plain and simple.

He pulled a Henry Rono, too much racing in the off season.

I think this happened to him at Pre-Nats last year. If you've ever had side-stitch problems you know it is debilitating.

Oh yes, it hurts, like hell...

Rigid Digit wrote:

I think this happened to him at Pre-Nats last year. If you've ever had side-stitch problems you know it is debilitating.

25 years old!?!?!?! This guys life is almost over!

Stich wrote:

My two cents: pressure got to him and he fell apart. To think it was just a side cramp seems a little far fetched that it would put him back 123. This seems to be on-going with him; if it's not dehydration, side cramps or food poisoning it's something else; would be better to just come clean and admit you had, and have had bad runs; no bullshit just plain and simple.

So you're saying it's more believable that a guy who has finished 10th, 15th and 2nd in NCAA cross, finished 4th, 2nd and earned a national title in the outdoor 5000 (over Chelanga), placed second in the indoor 3000, won an indoor 5000 title (again over Chelanga) and has competeted for his country in international competition "let the pressure get to him and fell apart" rather than having a side stitch? Are you a moron? Have you ever had a bad side stitch when running? They suck and slow you down a ton, as someone pointed out he has had issues with them before.

that's what happens when you abandon your team to train for a 5k at the meaningless commonwealth games....

he got a side stitch at 2009 zatopek 10k in Melbourne. Crippled him for about 3km. He was in so much pain, it looked like he was having a heart attack but he showed heaps of guts and finished it off

Yeah, honestly, I can't imagine going to India in October helped him much in preparing for NCAAs. He hinted as much in his "Runner's World" Chat, although he sort of tried to downplay the whole thing.

He recently turned 24. Not quite 25.

Is this all for his BA at Northern Arizona University!?

You must be kidding me entering college at 18 and not leaving for 6yrs to get a 4yr diploma from a podunk college. Hell, I know students that were out of Harvard law school at 25, not freaking NAU aka junior high. What a joke.

ck3237 wrote:

He pulled a Henry Rono, too much racing in the off season.

What????