Unknown Finn opens his season in 3:52.5

It's December. Try again in like 5 months

In the last hundred meters of Cassidy’s race he was tied for first place; as he felt the lactic acid overflowing in his body he surged through for the win breaking the four minutes with a 3:52 mile.

Quenton Cassidy

Buoyed-

"He wanted to...breath under water"(115 Parker).

Schizophrenia-

Insubordination-

Verb: Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.

"'Quenton.' He smiled for the first time all day. 'You can do very nearly anything. Haven't you figured that out yet?'"(222 Parker).

Denton got Cassidy back in the millrose games under the name "Seppo Kaitainen", a runner from Finland.

Gatorr wrote:

So I am looking at meet results from this weekend and I found Seppo Kaitainen ran a mile in 3:52 to win the dual meet at Southeastern. I wouldn't believe it was real except there were a couple elites from new zealand in the field, possibly using the meet as a tune up. The only other result I can find for this guy is a 3:59 mile from somewhere in Finland in a meet I've never heard of he used for his seed time, with no website or results listing. No xc, no above 4 min miles, nothing. Who the hell is he?

Seppo Kaitainen from Finland.

His name is Seppo Kaitainen, from Finland.

He's actually Kenyan. Immigrated 7 years ago. He's 25 yo

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

treeline wrote:

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

Crippled America is worse.

The Force Awakens!

Racing in the rain is a great book! Again to Carthage and Once a Runner are no where near as well written or as interesting.

COL wrote:

His name is Seppo Kaitainen, from Finland.

Where is he from?

treeline wrote:

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

I agree! Once a Runner isn't writing, it's just old white male nostalgia for the days when white men ruled the running world. If we had any sense we would banish that book and promote more inclusive alternatives.

6/10

In the 15min between when I saw the title and when I clicked on the thread I was legit thinking "this guy from Finland is doping big time".

You should have posted this in April, and held back the name until the end of the post. You also could have put fake race results at bottom and listed him as S. Kaitainen. Overall, it's a bit heavy handed but the thread itself is a solid troll.

Given that you trolled with OAR, you're probably in high school or early college. Looks like you could have a bright future on these boards son.

He runs for Central Ohio Tech. My buddy's friend knows the coach there and said he's been coming along great recently. Don't speak much english though

treeline wrote:

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

I'm so glad someone agrees. I've seen too many adults quote it even though it's just a small step above a Matt Christopher book.

JK Growling wrote:

treeline wrote:

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

I'm so glad someone agrees. I've seen too many adults quote it even though it's just a small step above a Matt Christopher book.

In terms of literature compared to other works, I would not recommend for the average person. But for the competitive distance runner i found it to be a good book in terms of how it captures the essence of training and racing.

OAR ehhh fugetaboutit wrote:

JK Growling wrote:

I'm so glad someone agrees. I've seen too many adults quote it even though it's just a small step above a Matt Christopher book.

In terms of literature compared to other works, I would not recommend for the average person. But for the competitive distance runner i found it to be a good book in terms of how it captures the essence of training and racing.

Right, why would somebody criticize it for being bad literature when it is decidedly not literature at all? It is an interesting story that appeals to a niche audience. The writing is effective enough to move the story along, no more.

treeline wrote:

Once A Runner is, hands down, one of the worst books ever written.

Far better than most "classics" I've ever read.

sure, why not wrote:

He runs for Central Ohio Tech. My buddy's friend knows the coach there and said he's been coming along great recently. Don't speak much english though

Is Jack Single coaching him ?

Ironically, Once a Runner is regarded much higher in literary circles than in running ones. Parker is a good author and most letsrunners need to take some English courses.