American marathoners should hang their heads low in shame. Second best is 2:12? Seriously?

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5 years ago 01/05/2019 4:42am EST

re: douglas burke

douglas burke wrote:
If you look at Tilastopaja All Time top 1000 Marathoners
The 1000th fasstest time is 2:10.08
1. Kenya 464
2. Ethiopia 184
3. Japan 100
4. USA has 20
5. Morroco 19
6 Great Britain and Spain 16 each
8. South Arfica and Eritrea 14 each
10. Tanzania 13
11. Italy 12
12. Mexico 11

Eritrea has a population of just over 5 million. The US has a population of 325 million .... or 70 times that of Eritrea. The GDP of Eritrea is $6 Billion - the GDP of the U.S. is $20 Trillion or 3400 times the GDP of Eritrea. 3400 times that of the U.S. Yet Eritrea has only had a handful fewer making the top 1000 list. You would also have to say that the US has a much more developed coaching and collegiate system and only has a few more runners on that list. And, I think one of those, Meb, was born in Eritrea.

5 years ago 01/05/2019 6:42am EST

re: Polly Plumber

Polly Plumber wrote:
douglas burke wrote:
If you look at Tilastopaja All Time top 1000 Marathoners
The 1000th fasstest time is 2:10.08
1. Kenya 464
2. Ethiopia 184
3. Japan 100
4. USA has 20
5. Morroco 19
6 Great Britain and Spain 16 each
8. South Arfica and Eritrea 14 each
10. Tanzania 13
11. Italy 12
12. Mexico 11
Eritrea has a population of just over 5 million. The US has a population of 325 million .... or 70 times that of Eritrea. The GDP of Eritrea is $6 Billion - the GDP of the U.S. is $20 Trillion or 3400 times the GDP of Eritrea. 3400 times that of the U.S. Yet Eritrea has only had a handful fewer making the top 1000 list. You would also have to say that the US has a much more developed coaching and collegiate system and only has a few more runners on that list. And, I think one of those, Meb, was born in Eritrea.

And Abdi was born in Somalia and KK in Morocco and Mbarak Hussein in Kenya and Alberto in Cuba.

5 years ago 01/05/2019 4:54pm EST

re: sub sub elite local hobby jogger

Can someone explain, or post a link to an article/thread on what is the major difference between "Tinman training" and any other system?

4 years ago 10/14/2019 7:23pm EDT

re: great run Bro

@ me, American distance running haters. We finally get a decent weather day at the only really fast American major & a lot of guys knock it out of the park. I'm sure some will say where are the sub-2:10s but I think sub-2:12 is a good mark. A ton of guys hit that and now hopefully they'll get some chances after the Trials to go out in 1:04-1:05 range.

4 years ago 10/14/2019 7:44pm EDT

re: BUMPBUMPBUMP

The trials will be won in a pedestrian 2:11, 2:12 and we go home DEVESTATED in the Oly marathon in Tokyo. Rupp won’t be a factor.

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