I understand that they had a long period without running and then just getting back into it again.
I am not saying anything against them and I am not expecting Solinsky to go sub 27:00 after a year back in training, obviously.
I would just like to know (if possible with an explanation regarding physiology and maybe psychology) what are the exact factors that are getting in the way of a faster return to top performances.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
their heads
Improved doping controls
age.
They have never been this old before.
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their heads
this.
webb is just old.
Solinsky is just going through a building phase, the most he got out of last year was a 13:20, so expect this year he gets down to 13:10 or faster and then maybe his 3rd year back in the groove expect to see another sub 27.
talent doesnt go away, but the hard work to run 12:55 has to be rebuilt.
Emil Landy wrote:
I understand that they had a long period without running and then just getting back into it again.
I am not saying anything against them and I am not expecting Solinsky to go sub 27:00 after a year back in training, obviously.
I would just like to know (if possible with an explanation regarding physiology and maybe psychology) what are the exact factors that are getting in the way of a faster return to top performances.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
Sometimes things just click for a few months and everything comes together. I know I had a stretch at the end of college from winter junior year to the end of senior year when everything basically broke right. By that I mean I fixed my diet was good, slept 8-10 hrs a night almost every night, classes were easy (no stress) had a huge base and started to really hit workouts right.
To run the times these guys ran you have to not just be really gifted but also have a lot going for you. After being injured it can be very hard to replicate that perfectly.
If they were going to "be back" they would be a lot closer by now.
Both of them are regressing rather than going forward even when they have big blocks of training behind them.
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Sometimes people train so hard they ruin their bodies. They get in superhuman shape and have a couple great years, then get hurt and they're done. Very high level training that is needed to run these great times is not sustainable for a long time.
Happened to Josh Mcdougal, Craig Mottram, Adam Goucher, and a whole bunch of Kenyans. Now you can add Chris Solinsky, Alan Webb, and Ryan Hall to the list.
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webb is just old.
Solinsky is just going through a building phase, the most he got out of last year was a 13:20, so expect this year he gets down to 13:10 or faster and then maybe his 3rd year back in the groove expect to see another sub 27.
talent doesnt go away, but the hard work to run 12:55 has to be rebuilt.
+1.
12:55 shape is amazingly difficult to get to! After a major surgery/setback you can't imagine that Chris would just pop back and run multiple sub 13s. He'd probably injure himself again! What he is doing now, building his base back slowly, is probably the best thing for him. Expect him to be on the 10k team in 2016.
The best way to get back to your top performances after a set back is not have run so fast in the first place.
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