fred wrote:
http://www.time-to-run.com/dylanwykes/wake-up-to-me-now-nyc-half-report/
A pretty damn impressive step forward for him. I'm impressed. Looks like he toiled nearly 8 years running in the pack before stepping up big in the last 4 months. Shows what persistence and commitment can do. You dreams can become reality.
VV03 wrote:
I'm reminded of a conversation I had with Joe Vigil circa 2007. Vigil was disappointed that Hall was in the process of moving up to the marathon so early and that he would be better served by spending a few seasons on the track. Even after a few very successful initial outings at the distance, Vigil was under the impression that Hall had still made a mistake in going with the longer distances at his age. Admittedly, I thought Joe was off his rocker, but he again has just proved to me that he is one of the most underrated coaches in the history of the sport.
The problem isn't that Hall MOVED up. I still agree with that.
The problem is that Hall STAYED up when he should have been spending time on the 5-10-half-World Cross arenas in addition to the occasional marathon before moving to it as his primary event.
fgfg wrote:
okay that's good Malmo, but you were no Dylan Wykes
If what you're implying is that Wykes is faster than Malmo then this is an epic fail at trolling.
Zat0pek wrote:
VV03 wrote:I'm reminded of a conversation I had with Joe Vigil circa 2007. Vigil was disappointed that Hall was in the process of moving up to the marathon so early and that he would be better served by spending a few seasons on the track. Even after a few very successful initial outings at the distance, Vigil was under the impression that Hall had still made a mistake in going with the longer distances at his age. Admittedly, I thought Joe was off his rocker, but he again has just proved to me that he is one of the most underrated coaches in the history of the sport.
The problem isn't that Hall MOVED up. I still agree with that.
The problem is that Hall STAYED up when he should have been spending time on the 5-10-half-World Cross arenas in addition to the occasional marathon before moving to it as his primary event.
Wrong! The reason why marathon times have exploded the last 5-6 years is because young runners step up to the marathon while they´re still young, like Wanjiru. They don´t spend their prime years on the track. The old fashioned idea that there is a "marathon prime age" later in a runner´s career is out of date.
Could you still see Wanjiru marathoning at the same age Haile is now?
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