reason for recent US distance success?

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I think it is because there is a better post-collegiate system out there now and dedicated post-collegiate coaches.

Before athletes would stick with their college coach or train on their own often while working side jobs.

Now they can team with Salazar, Schumacher, Cook, etc.

Few reasons I see in no particular order:

1. better spikes, facilities

2. better media like Flotrack, letsrun etc makes more people interested in the sport and increases competitiveness

3. Post collegiate GROUPS, guys like solinsky, teg, jager all training together and pushing each other

4. African immigrants, Lagat, Chelanga, Korir, Meb all run great themselves but also motive americans.

5. Better coaching, training styles, etc

6. I believe there are more runners in general, more talent

7. Higher goals due to others running fast times

Well, if you go back before the East African "awakening" I think you will find better numbers.

I think none of the above are that critical. I think it is a return to the realization that volume matters and more post-collegiate opportunities/support.

The idea of faster tracks is just plain silly. How many tracks do you think there are in Kenya or Ethiopia (that are not dirt)?

Well, if you go back before the East African "awakening" I think you will find better numbers.

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The idea of faster tracks is just plain silly. How many tracks do you think there are in Kenya or Ethiopia (that are not dirt)?

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No one runs fast times on dirt tracks, I think the modern elite tracks are truly "fast". The surface you train on is irrelevent, wher e you compete is another thing

Titan wrote:

Well, if you go back before the East African "awakening" I think you will find better numbers.

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Talking about modern era

The idea of faster tracks is just plain silly. How many tracks do you think there are in Kenya or Ethiopia (that are not dirt)?

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No one runs fast times on dirt tracks, I think the modern elite tracks are truly "fast". The surface you train on is irrelevent, wher e you compete is another thing

I can see where that was not clear. I do not think that faster tracks have an effect on training and relative performance. (Although in the mid 90s some tracks were not favorable to distance runners--like the 1996 Olympic track that was hard as a rock; yes, I took a few laps on it.)

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