Jerry Schumacher on 60 Minutes

The Dingo wrote:

Anyone else watch the 60 Minutes feature with Shalane? Jerry actually does an interview and answers some questions! I didn't even really know what he looked like up until that.

I'd say I root for his group more than any other. I think the guy should be less private. I haven't seen an interview on LR or Flotrack pretty much ever (don't know if he's spoken in some FloPro material?) but he'll speak to the entire nation!?

I get it, this interview's not about the secrets of training, it's about coming back and supporting Boston after last year, but I want this guy to open up at least a little bit to the running community. Any idea why he doesn't?

Yes REAL STRANGE....that Jerry won't talk to CLOWN SHOE "ORGANIZATIONS" like Flotrack and LR, but he will talk to a credible news organization like 60 minutes....

ARE YOU STOOPID?

GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR SPHINCTER.

[quote]The Dingo wrote:

I'd say I root for his group more than any other. I think the guy should be less private. I haven't seen an interview on LR or Flotrack pretty much ever (don't know if he's spoken in some FloPro material?) but he'll speak to the entire nation!?

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As it said in the tweet I copied from Chris Nickinson, he has a bunch of videos on Runnerspace. Even still people keep acting like he's some hermit.

So he'll give interviews about running to people who couldn't care less about running, but refuses to give interviews about running to the only people who care what he has to say?

OverTheHillAndBackAgain wrote:

Yes REAL STRANGE....that Jerry won't talk to CLOWN SHOE "ORGANIZATIONS" like Flotrack and LR, but he will talk to a credible news organization like 60 minutes....

@chrisnickinson

It’s funny seeing people shocked to see Jerry Schumacher on 60 Minutes last night. We’ve got at least 17 videos of him on @RunnerSpace_com.

George Atlas wrote:I wonder what Salazar and Nike expected when they brought Jerry out to coach a high caliber group in Portland.

As I understand the history, Nike brought Jerry in as an assistant and potential successor to Alberto after Alberto had his heart attack and almost died.

Alberto recovered and didn't need a successor, so the effect was that someone Alberto viewed as a rival had been installed in his fiefdom. Jerry's group then ended up becoming completely separate from Alberto's.

The Dingo wrote:

OverTheHillAndBackAgain wrote:

Yes REAL STRANGE....that Jerry won't talk to CLOWN SHOE "ORGANIZATIONS" like Flotrack and LR, but he will talk to a credible news organization like 60 minutes....

ARE YOU STOOPID?

GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR SPHINCTER.

So he'll give interviews about running to people who couldn't care less about running, but refuses to give interviews about running to the only people who care what he has to say?

HEY SPHINCTER HEAD READ THE ABOVE POST. AS WELL AS THE SEVERAL OTHERS IN THIS THREAD MENTIONING THE INTERVIEWS ON RUNNERSPACE.

The answer to your rhetorical question is NO. BUT to what you're insinuated. YES, its okay that he'll give interviews to 60 minutes (despite not having an audience thats ONLY composed over runners) and not letsrun or flotrack (whose audiences are only runners), because neither are well respected as journalism entities.

Lastly you truly are an idiot, because every runner who cares watched the 60 minutes interview. Therefore by speaking with 60 minutes he A) reached all of the audience that matters that he would reach on flotrack B) plus other audiences he can only reach on 60 minutes C) he avoided associated himself with either LR or FT.

OverTheHillAndBackAgain wrote:

The Dingo wrote:

So he'll give interviews about running to people who couldn't care less about running, but refuses to give interviews about running to the only people who care what he has to say?

HEY SPHINCTER HEAD READ THE ABOVE POST. AS WELL AS THE SEVERAL OTHERS IN THIS THREAD MENTIONING THE INTERVIEWS ON RUNNERSPACE.

Lastly you truly are an idiot, because every runner who cares watched the 60 minutes interview. Therefore by speaking with 60 minutes he A) reached all of the audience that matters that he would reach on flotrack B) plus other audiences he can only reach on 60 minutes C) he avoided associated himself with either LR or FT.

I didn't know about the runnerspace videos. Thanks for the info!!!!

As far as the 60 Minutes interview - sure it's good for him to get in front of a huge audience (and good for the sport), but for a runner, the interview sucked. Sure, we know #bostonstrong is the cool thing now and that this year's marathon is "special", but I want to hear about his training/coaching.