Whatever happened to this marathoner?
Also who remembers a very high miles type trainer from Missippi by the name of Pablo Sierra?
Whatever happened to this marathoner?
Also who remembers a very high miles type trainer from Missippi by the name of Pablo Sierra?
Neas is living in Colorado happily married and expecting a child. I think he's only running a few days a week presently.
Pablo Sierra...won Twin Cities Marathon in 2:11 a few years ago, prepped by training 160-180 MPW at that famous high-altitude trainign center in Oxford, Mississippi. IIRC that win landed him on the Spanish team that swept the European Championship marathon or some such crazy-awesome team performance.
Is that Gibbs Knotts that responded to the Jerod Neas post? If so, Hell Gibbs. Are you in touch with Jerod?
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Thank you JAM, do you have any more info on his build up or training? Is he all done racing? The reason I ask, these two runners seem similar in their approach, high miles from what I remember reading. If you have anymore info thanks for passing it along.
Sierra disappeared from radar a couple of years ago. It is the rare dude or chick who can handle that level of training for more than couple of years. I hope it was voluntary in PS's case.
Tho I don't know either guy personally, my recollections of my observations at the time (mid/late 1990s, so the facts may be fuzzy, would appreciate corrections/updates) is that PS went into largely training-only mode...three-a-days, no racing except the goal race. All in the Ole Miss heat -- IIRC the Euro champs and TCM were both in warm conditions with which he had little trouble.
JN trained somewhat less - might have topped out at 150-ish mpw, steady 130-140 weeks tho, but I am sketchy on this so donlt treat it as verified fact - he definitely raced more, he had enought mileage strength to run 5-10 pretty decent marathons a year plus some other long-ish races (I spotted him at one half-maarthon in 1997). Little use for 10ks and such, stuck to his power alley. Trained at altitude mostly, Colorado.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year