Michael Stember --- 2000 Olympic Semi-Finalist and Stanford Grad (YOU WON'T RECOGNIZE HIM)

MeHereYouWhere?! wrote:

I am sure he wears something like this when cooking:

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You don't cook sushi and Stember showed no signs of a net while giving the product a brush with his face pubes.

Why wouldn't I recognize him? Because he grew a beard?

Due looks the same but with a few extra pounds and a beard. BFD.

Happy for him that's awesome.

Lot of respect for Stember. Not sure about this Phineas Ellis guy though, with his 19th century name and popped-collar flannel...

Seems OK to me, you can't fault someone for being idealistic and having well-off friends who want to fund that idealism.

Saving the world through sushi, a Prius, and barefootedness is laughable, but he's not harming anybody, nor is he forcing anybody to do anything against their volition.

Not at all my cup of tea, but IMO any derision he receives should be given in a decent way.

Save your real ire for government.

the whole sales pitch here is pretentious and ludicrous, practically a self-parody if not an actual self-parody, but the food looks good and kudos to him for making his own path.

Its nice to see an elite move on past the running world and not be out trying to self promote on a past running life. Running stores , speaking engagements, coaching , training programs, blogs, etc etc.

Move on and have another life beyond running, hopefully this is an example others can follow.

The Truth is that Jennings and Stember were leading the "youth movement" at Stanford under Lanana, culminating in them both making the Olympic team as juniors, Jennings in a ballsy upset. This was a year before Webb's watershed 3:53.It must be painful to be so wrong on a daily basis, you have my sympathy.

The Dirty Duck wrote:

Phlogiston Cowboy wrote:

Awesome dude. When he ran 4:04 indoors in High School, that was the little splash that was the beginning of the modern tidal upsurge in American distance running.

Nice story, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Stember's reign marked one of the low points in American distance running -- by no fault of his. His only role in the upsurge was to taunt the guy who started it after beating him in a heat.

Sushi fiber wrote:

You don't cook sushi and Stember showed no signs of a net while giving the product a brush with his face pubes.

You seem to have confused sushi with sashimi.

Spotter of Dumb Dumb wrote:

Sushi fiber wrote:

You don't cook sushi and Stember showed no signs of a net while giving the product a brush with his face pubes.

You seem to have confused sushi with sashimi.

You really believe that sushi is cooked?

Sushi: raw fish and other ingredients, wrapped in a roll of rice or seaweed (usually).

Sashimi: thin slices of just raw fish. Sometimes garnished with something else but no wrap.

YO Diggity wrote:

Pretty cool, actually:

I ran against this guy for the better part of a decade. I have never respected him as much as I do right now.

Ok. This is really cool in a california cutting edge way. But that's not why I am here. I just want to know if Gabe Jennings and Michael Stember smoked pot in college.

Everyone's Favorite Poster wrote:

Seems OK to me, you can't fault someone for being idealistic and having well-off friends who want to fund that idealism.

Saving the world through sushi, a Prius, and barefootedness is laughable, but he's not harming anybody, nor is he forcing anybody to do anything against their volition.

Not at all my cup of tea, but IMO any derision he receives should be given in a decent way.

Save your real ire for government.

OK, Ok, it'll be the next PF Chang's or Bennihanas, as Americans flock to raw fish, all done with OPM (other peoples money). Seems harmless.

But I prefer Taco Bell, and I never broke 4:27.

Phlogiston Cowboy wrote:

The Truth is that Jennings and Stember were leading the "youth movement" at Stanford under Lanana, culminating in them both making the Olympic team as juniors, Jennings in a ballsy upset. This was a year before Webb's watershed 3:53.

It must be painful to be so wrong on a daily basis, you have my sympathy.

The Dirty Duck wrote:

Nice story, but this couldn't be farther from the truth. Stember's reign marked one of the low points in American distance running -- by no fault of his. His only role in the upsurge was to taunt the guy who started it after beating him in a heat.

What ever happened to Jennings??

Hdjdkssk wrote:

With that beard the only thing fishy you'll smell on those fingers is that sushi lol.

Hobo Diaries

Sushi fish is fresh enough that it doesn't actually smell fishy.

Alright my biggest problem is his heel striking

I cannot figure out what he is actually doing?

Does he have a restaurant now? Or just hosting parties.

Truth behold wrote:

Its nice to see an elite move on past the running world and not be out trying to self promote on a past running life. Running stores , speaking engagements, coaching , training programs, blogs, etc etc.

Move on and have another life beyond running, hopefully this is an example others can follow.

+1

Stember is a lot more similar to Jennings than I thought.

Han Solo wrote:

You really believe that sushi is cooked?

Sushi: raw fish and other ingredients, wrapped in a roll of rice or seaweed (usually).

Sashimi: thin slices of just raw fish. Sometimes garnished with something else but no wrap.

You've been spotted!

Sushi includes a wide variety of things, both cooked and uncooked. So yes, sushi can most certainly be cooked. Try and educate yourself before you look even more foolish.

Also, sashimi is not only raw fish. More ignorance on your part.