If everything that has been said here is real about age, then their marathon champions are not in their 30's but in their mid 40's? and Haile is like 50?
If everything that has been said here is real about age, then their marathon champions are not in their 30's but in their mid 40's? and Haile is like 50?
Alfred Kipketer won World Youths (so was aged 16 or 17) 3 years ago, and hasn't improved. He already had a receding hairline. Age cheating is a joke.
And guess where World Youths are next year?
i think for them its a combination of possible drug use,and being older than they say they are.ive seen quite a few lined "18 year olds"who look closer to 30.most are already in their 20s.
Eastern Africans have no physical advantages on people from other parts of the world. Test after test has shown this. The drug accusations are almost certainly bogus and racist.
Jamaicans are top notch because "Athletics" means so much to them. They are a country of a few million people. It is not just genetics.
Let's get over ourselves.
Nobody accuses the University of Oregon of using drugs. It's the culture and expectations that produces champions there. I believe the easy recruiting job is part of the culture at Oregon.
I really hate it when commentators on tv say and he's only 18. Yeah 18 and balding (and not just the women on steroids!)
I've even heard Cram say this - clueless
ukathleticscoach:
Read what the previous poster said above you.
Please explain wrote:
I just had a look at the 2015 junior 800m rankings on the IAAF website. The top 5 are all Kenyan, 4 of which ran sub 1:45 and 1 sub 1:44. Most do not have any progression visible on their profiles, showing how they improved over the years, they just popped into 2015 or 2014 with a 1:45 or 1:44 performance.
How is this possible? Are these performances to be believed? Why are there no European or American runners who manage world class times their first year of running?
Anyone who believes that less than 98% of the Kenyan (and other E. African Juniors) aren't 3 - 6 years older than the ages their federations claim them to be is an idiot. lol
ukathleticscoach wrote:
I really hate it when commentators on tv say and he's only 18. Yeah 18 and balding (and not just the women on steroids!)
I've even heard Cram say this - clueless
Kejelcha is a classic example. "Still only 18" they are saying this year.
Give me a break.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
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