Why?
Why?
They're getting paid. Which means they have to run competitively every now and then - probably ten times a year each. The rest of us would kill to be subjected to that kind of "pressure".
Did he "put so much pressure" on them? I doubt anyone had to put pressure on anyone to focus on trying to hit PR's or set records this year.
It just makes sense that Salazar and his athletes sat down, saw that there are no big international meets except for Diamond League, or Sopot, if you count that, and decided to go for fast times and PR's instead of training and peaking for championships where you are going for place instead of time. I expect a lot of athletes will be doing the same this year.
Also, the athletes' payments from Nike are probably linked to placing at DL meets, nationals, worlds, or the Olympics or to setting time goals. If you have limited opportunities to win medals, it makes lots of sense to try to hit the time goals instead.
Farrah is exempt, he has already crossed way over the "Its impossible to run that fast without dope" zone which Salazar defined himself in his white paper.
Common sense, actually wrote:
...there are no big international meets except for Diamond League, or Sopot, if you count that
How is the world indoor championships not considered a big international meet? The competition and prize money is as good as it gets.
ooos wrote:
Common sense, actually wrote:...there are no big international meets except for Diamond League, or Sopot, if you count that
How is the world indoor championships not considered a big international meet? The competition and prize money is as good as it gets.
Seriously? Go back and look at the the last few world indoors. Many big names never show up. World outdoors and the Olympics are way more competitive. IDK about prize money in Sopot but I doubt shoe contracts pay as much for indoor world medals as outdoors.
I've forgotten exactly what he said, but in an interview of Ato Boldon on the House of Run podcast, Boldon once said something to the effect that if an Olympic medal is a 10/10, a world indoors medal is a 3/10.
This has always been a controversial issue with Salazar going all the way back to his own 1981 world record. I think he is just stating a goal he realistically expects Rupp to achieve based on his workouts. The goal just happens to be record setting.
NOPE wrote:
Why?
He's not putting pressure on his athletes, he's hyping up the meets to drive FloTrack Pro subscriptions and then FloTrack gives him a kickback. That's my guess.
Publicity man. Nothing goin on right now, get Nike some pub!
I think he understands that getting athletes to perform their best is all about keeping things fresh and exciting. Simple as that.
Deadman Running wrote:
He's not putting pressure on his athletes, he's hyping up the meets to drive FloTrack Pro subscriptions and then FloTrack gives him a kickback. That's my guess.
That is a dumb guess.
NOPE wrote:
Why?
I think you need to share with us exactly how much pressure he puts on his athletes before we can answer this question.
Thanks
Ryan Formena wrote:
This has always been a controversial issue with Salazar going all the way back to his own 1981 world record.
I think he is just stating a goal he realistically expects Rupp to achieve based on his workouts. The goal just happens to be record setting.
NOPE wrote:Why?
What is the controversy? I think he wants his athletes to run fast. Putting up solid goals is a way to instill confidence in his athletes, because if he believes they can do it, they gain confidence to go for it. He isn't trying to tell them they can run way way faster than possible. Galen has been put in pressure situations his whole career these aren't scared high schoolers these guys can handle pressure.
This is professional sports. What do you expect?
Why is the Denver coach putting so much pressure on Manning this weekend?