Robertson twins denied entry to NY 'thon

I would also be willing to donate

trolly McSockPuppet. wrote:

troll under a bridge wrote:

Now Jake has been on a tear, maybe he would have been a worthy invite to NYC, but he has not run a marathon yet. Clearly NYC has different priorities.

I can only assume you're trolling here...or you really do live under a rock/bridge somewhere without internet access. IIRC, Jake set the New Zealand marathon record of 2:08:26. He broke the record of Rod Dixon, perhaps you've heard of him? He also ran 60 flat and 27:30 this year on the roads, perhaps you consider those good times, good enough that they *might* indicate the potential to run a solid marathon?

My bad. I forgot about his Lake Biwa marathon, I thought Toronto would be Jake's marathon debut.

In that case, NYRR probably did not want to pay the appearance fees that Jake wanted. Comped entry, travel, and lodging probably would be less than $10,000 for both of them and I think NYRR could afford that.

Mahavishnu1500 wrote:

NY is not accepting athletes that train in countries that do not drug test, sorry Kiwis training in Kenya!

But Bernard Lagat has been invited. I guess NYRR can choose to believe whatever narrative they create internally.

Count me in, too. I will contribute.

Pot meet kettle wrote:

Mahavishnu1500 wrote:

NY is not accepting athletes that train in countries that do not drug test, sorry Kiwis training in Kenya!

But Bernard Lagat has been invited. I guess NYRR can choose to believe whatever narrative they create internally.

+1

The NYRR came out with some stuff about how they have ethics and don't want dirty runners. That's perfectly fine and admirable. BUT American marathon majors are becoming super American heavy. Why? It's cheaper. I don't know if there's a right or wrong here. It's good that NYC is helping to develop American runners but I'm not sure if it should be used to water down the fields. World Marathon Majors should be looking to bring in the highest quality fields, not a domestic all-star team. Look at the most recent NYC half marathon and then look at it versus a decade ago. Geb broke 60 in 2007. That's like Kipchoge or Kam running the race but now we just have a bunch of 1:02-03 domestic runners being invited.

Ya'll should actually pay for Robertson to race. It would get mentioned on TV. It'd be embarrassing for them if he places well and might help them rethink their recruiting strategy. TBH NYRR should be doing it all -- developing American talent & bringing in, overall, strong fields. They seem to be strapped for cash and think it's one or the other, or at least that's how it's being presented.

I'm an identical twin too where do I donate

I'm in for $150

rojo wrote:

fdgstg wrote:

Editor's note: If you click on the link and go to the comments, you'll after a fan asked if he'd be running the NY marathon, see Zane Robertson says, "New York marathon wants Americans, my Brother and I were denied entry ?"

All right. As an identical twin, I may have my first charity case.

How much does he want to run NYC? Should we crowd fund him? How cool would it be if we buy him a charity bib and crowd fund it his appearance fee with a lead donation by LRC?

I wan thim wearing the LRC singlet, however. We'll rip that puma logo off it and put adidas on it. Do we know if he's the younger or odler twin? If he's the younger twin, I'll agree to coach him as well.

+1

We need to set up a letsrun crowd fund account for out favorite kiwi twins.

$25 here

Americans are cheaper to pay travel - but they’re also easier to market and will drawn an American audience’s attention. These races are trying to grow their television and internet audiences and - your typical person who is not a hardcore fan is not going to be able to distinguish between most of the foreign runners.

New York has pushed American runners this year following on Boston’s recent push and the success from Chicago last year with Galen and Jordan.

The story in the men’s race will be Bernard Lagat and - I really couldn’t care less how fast he runs. He won’t win. That’s what’s important to me.

I feel bad for any foreign athlete who may be excluded now - but - they’re not without other options. And if the Robertsons really want to cry foul they should post how much their agents demanded for an appearance fee.

Obvi dopers like most Kenyans but I'm a fan on both twins I hope they do well 100

Jake would beat all American runners except for Rupp, and he’s doing the loaded Chicago race. Hoping the weather is good.

Thanks a lot Drumpf.

I'd chip in $100 for sure

This is a great idea

I mean, to be fair, these guys are dirty as they come. They go from average elites to good elites after moving to Kenya (the place where EPO seems to be rampant). And you expect me to believe they are clean?

Deny them entry to every big race. They are dopers and still aren't the best. At least guys like Asbel Kiprop put on a show while doping. These guys are mediocre at best.

Fox News Man wrote:

This is an outrage! White males being discriminated against. Just wait until Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity get wind of this story!! Sad day for America!!

NYRR should take one step further and take the America First approach. They should invite only American runners. If foreigners want to run, they should pay their fees like every one else. This will greatly enhance the chances that we have an American winner!

Pot meet kettle wrote:

Mahavishnu1500 wrote:

NY is not accepting athletes that train in countries that do not drug test, sorry Kiwis training in Kenya!

But Bernard Lagat has been invited. I guess NYRR can choose to believe whatever narrative they create internally.

Lives and trains most of the year in AZ homie.

As a fan, I'd really like to see the Robertson twins run NY. Or any major US race.

When is the gofundme starting?

$100 here.