Salazar "very interested" in Jordan Hasay

Could we say it`s settled? wrote:

http://www.oregonlive.com/trackandfield/index.ssf/2013/05/oregon_track_field_rundown_tue_9.html

I (Ken Goe) asked Nike Oregon Project coach Alberto Salazar how interested he would be in adding Hasay to his group.

The short answer: very interested.

"I'm hopeful, I would say that," Salazar said. "But she would have to sign a contract with Nike first."

He was impressed with the way Hasay came back to run a strong 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional at Austin

I'm hopeful, but ONLY IF the sun rises in the east tomorrow.

My guess is he sees her as a marathoner and he could be wrong. Jordan has had a very good career but she is going to be an in betweener not fast twitch enough and not slow twitch enough. However someday she will be the head coach at U of O.

He was impressed with the way Hasay came back to run a strong 5,000 meters in the NCAA West Regional at Austin

I have to say that I did write Hasay off, thought she would give up after her bad 10K. I was WORNG! She did go out in the heat and ran a great race.

Maybe AlSal can help.

Interested only because of Nike's marketing need for her. She clearly isn't made from the same stuff as Al's normal recruits. If she joins, the letsrun trolls will bash this to death. Unless she wins a medal (very unlikely).

Nuge Hipples wrote:

Interested only because of Nike's marketing need for her. She clearly isn't made from the same stuff as Al's normal recruits. If she joins, the letsrun trolls will bash this to death. Unless she wins a medal (very unlikely).

She is basically the female version of chris derrick. Most would agree he has a future. People are unfairly harsh on Jordan because she has been in the spotlight longer.

I like her as much as the next fan but, come on, where is she really going? What chance does she have internationally? Any?

I hope she does go with Salazar and does well. Its hard to find anyone that doesn't like her and she will be marketing gold even if she is another Delilah.

Charlie wrote:

My guess is he sees her as a marathoner and he could be wrong. Jordan has had a very good career but she is going to be an in betweener not fast twitch enough and not slow twitch enough. However someday she will be the head coach at U of O.

If he sees her as a marathoner then why would he want her? Alberto is one step short of useless when it comes to coaching the marathon. Sign with Nike and go to Jerry or Terrence or sign with Hansons.

Nuge Hipples wrote:

Interested only because of Nike's marketing need for her. She clearly isn't made from the same stuff as Al's normal recruits. If she joins, the letsrun trolls will bash this to death. Unless she wins a medal (very unlikely).

Really? They let Erdman in. No way Erdman can keep up with even Hasay.

It's a shame if she goes.

daveyguy wrote:

I have to say that I did write Hasay off, thought she would give up after her bad 10K. I was WORNG! She did go out in the heat and ran a great race.

Maybe AlSal can help.

The obsession with a few athletes like Hasay and Webb get really old, but if you've paid any attention to her career at all it would be obvious that one thing she is not is a quitter.

After a disappointing performance she has always come back and put it all on the line in another race. Even going back to high school, she dominated Footlocker as a Freshman, finished back the next 2 years and rebounded to win as a senior.

I think her tenacity and resilience might end up being her greatest strength in her post-collegiate career.

Jordan's never going to beat Abbey D'Agostino again, in college or the pros, ever.

1070 wrote:

daveyguy wrote:

I have to say that I did write Hasay off, thought she would give up after her bad 10K. I was WORNG! She did go out in the heat and ran a great race.

Maybe AlSal can help.

The obsession with a few athletes like Hasay and Webb get really old, but if you've paid any attention to her career at all it would be obvious that one thing she is not is a quitter.

After a disappointing performance she has always come back and put it all on the line in another race. Even going back to high school, she dominated Footlocker as a Freshman, finished back the next 2 years and rebounded to win as a senior.

I think her tenacity and resilience might end up being her greatest strength in her post-collegiate career.

That's exactly it. Alberto see's a gal who is focused and not a quitter and who is a happy person who enjoys running.

There are a couple of things that people haven't noticed and haven't paid attention to. Alberto has been signing athletes that don't stress -- that are naturally happy people. Sounds like a simple thing, it isn't -- ask AJ Acosta.

The next two things on the check list, are do they enjoy running, and do they enjoy racing. Sounds simple.

I posted these a few years ago about Rupp. That a few keys to his success is that he genuinely enjoys running, and he likes racing -- he enjoys running the way he enjoys soccer, it's fun. And he is fearless as a racer, because he likes racing. (Now imagine that, over all those years of losing, placing 2nd, 3rd, he still loved racing.)

Over the next year Alberto said exactly the same things in interviews.

Think of it in Golf terms. Some guys stay focused with the pressure on, some guys get the yips.

Obviously Alberto wants to coach really talented people. He also came from a tough childhood, and took every race and defeat way to freaking hard...as he's written about...he realized along the way that athletes that can shake it off have a better shot at sustainable and repeatable success. (That said, most runners lose most of the time, but to have a shot, better to be a runner who digs running and racing...)

Wossamotta wrote:

Jordan's never going to beat Abbey D'Agostino again, in college or the pros, ever.

Maybe not, but she has always given her best effort. And it was always with poise and class - while under intense scrutiny.

I wouldn't write her off yet. She may still thrive at 10k or on the road. Or she may move on to the next successful chapter in her life.

This may be the end point of a deal set in the process of getting her to Oregon U way back when. In other words, go to Oregon and there is an increased likelihood of a serious contract out of close ties formed. That just wouldn't, you know, shock me.

Jordan is marketable, so it's strictly business, Michael.

Wossamotta wrote:

Jordan's never going to beat Abbey D'Agostino again, in college or the pros, ever.

Incredibly dumb statement. I remember people saying that about Chetelat. That Hasay wouldn't keep improving and Chetelat would crush her in college. How did that work out? How many fast girls in college haven't improved after a breakout year. People thought the same thing about flood last year and she's injured? or something this year.

Hasay comes back year after year slowly improving. She went 8:57 and 32:06 this year showing improvement. Her 10k suggests 5k pr shape as did her 6.5 second 3k pr indoors. Maybe she'll never be a top elite, but I wouldn't ever count her out and I wouldn't ever guarantee someone else will always be better than her.

smell the coffee wrote:

This may be the end point of a deal set in the process of getting her to Oregon U way back when. In other words, go to Oregon and there is an increased likelihood of a serious contract out of close ties formed. That just wouldn't, you know, shock me.

Jordan is marketable, so it's strictly business, Michael.

Ridiculous logic. Jordan could have signed with Nike right out of HS if she wanted for more money than she'll get today. She was at her highest point when she broke the HS record in the Olympic trials final and then 4th at world jrs.

I wouldn't say the sky's the limit if she gets speed, but that is what Salazar can do for her, add the speed, as he did for Rupp, and with greater volume she may run sub 31 some day and maybe a good marathon with the small build.

Charlie wrote:

However someday she will be the head coach at U of O.

???

Yes! wrote:

Does Hasay have a thyroid condition?

She will within a month of starting with Salazar, of that we can be sure.

She will be sent to Dr. Jeffrey Brown, who openly says that he has treated Rupp and others into a state of hyperthyroidism:

Mrr82 wrote:

Wossamotta wrote:

Jordan's never going to beat Abbey D'Agostino again, in college or the pros, ever.

Incredibly dumb statement. I remember people saying that about Chetelat. That Hasay wouldn't keep improving and Chetelat would crush her in college. How did that work out? How many fast girls in college haven't improved after a breakout year. People thought the same thing about flood last year and she's injured? or something this year.

Hasay comes back year after year slowly improving. She went 8:57 and 32:06 this year showing improvement. Her 10k suggests 5k pr shape as did her 6.5 second 3k pr indoors. Maybe she'll never be a top elite, but I wouldn't ever count her out and I wouldn't ever guarantee someone else will always be better than her.

And she seems to have been remarkably injury free.