Sam Parsons to represent Germany

Screw the scrub.

Bfhfhh wrote:

I never heard of him

Until now

And I follow running.

I think you give yourself too much credit for following running. While Sam Parsons isn't a household name*, he does own what I, and probably a few others, consider to be impressive PRs:

1500m: 3:38.1 (Raleigh Relays 2017)

Mile: 3:59 (Long Island Mile 2018)

3,000m: 7:49 (The Armory 2019)

5,000m: 13:29 (Portland 2018)

10,000m: 28:43 (Stanford 2017)

8th Place at 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships

All American 10,000m ( NCAAs 2017)

USATF Indoor & Outdoor Auto Qualifier (2018)

And lest we forget: 2011 Delaware Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

*Or maybe it is, due to the popularity of this message thread; LetsRun, like Jim Nabors, is "loved by millions"**.

**So sayeth an erstwhile late-night TV commercial selling a "Best of Jim Nabors" CD.

Evan Jogger wrote:

Predictably, posters who criticize Pappas will downplay or defend Parsons' decision because he's a man and the rampant misogyny enabled on here.

In my opinion, the two moves should be viewed exactly the same. A good career move for both. But in my opinion where is the national pride in the country you grew up in. I think wearing another countries colors just so you can run at international events shows a level of entitlement and disrespect for the country you live in. It should be required that you reside in the country you represent a certain period of time before switching allegiances.

I don't know how people can have an issue with the Kenyans who come here, and then stay full time and become citizens competing for us but not what Parsons, Pappas or Torrence did. I personally have no problem with the Kenyan born US citizens representing the US. If we're going to keep international events by country lets not make it a transient mercenary scenario.

Because you are clueless like most US. Americans. In germany WE dont have the concept of born on german soil. And he was born as a german citizens. So its very different from switching your country

In the article, it said he went down the path of getting dual citizenship so he could compete for Germany. I understand that many European countries have a citizenship process much different than America's that allows citizenship through a process if you have a parent or other ancestor who was a citizen.

And being born on the soil of the US to be a citizen is not a requirement to be a citizen by birth. Just in case you are clueless and think that is the case, which shamefully many Americans actually believe as well.

Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! wrote:

Bfhfhh wrote:

I never heard of him

Until now

And I follow running.

I think you give yourself too much credit for following running. While Sam Parsons isn't a household name*, he does own what I, and probably a few others, consider to be impressive PRs:

1500m: 3:38.1 (Raleigh Relays 2017)

Mile: 3:59 (Long Island Mile 2018)

3,000m: 7:49 (The Armory 2019)

5,000m: 13:29 (Portland 2018)

10,000m: 28:43 (Stanford 2017)

8th Place at 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships

All American 10,000m ( NCAAs 2017)

USATF Indoor & Outdoor Auto Qualifier (2018)

And lest we forget: 2011 Delaware Gatorade Athlete of the Year.

*Or maybe it is, due to the popularity of this message thread; LetsRun, like Jim Nabors, is "loved by millions"**.

**So sayeth an erstwhile late-night TV commercial selling a "Best of Jim Nabors" CD.

Thanks, George, but it's silly to think most fans who follow the sport closely would be familiar with any given one time all-American in the 10,000m

German jogger wrote:

Because you are clueless like most US. Americans. In germany WE dont have the concept of born on german soil.

Instead you came up with the concept of Master Race, so thank you.

Melodramatic maybe, but it happens in every sport. It especially happens when moving to a (national) team that will actually put you in the game! Athletes want to play.

See You Next TUEsday wrote:

Thanks, George, but it's silly to think most fans who follow the sport closely would be familiar with any given one time all-American in the 10,000m

Or anyone with these credentials, by George:

1500m: 3:38.1 (Raleigh Relays 2017)

Mile: 3:59 (Long Island Mile 2018)

3,000m: 7:49 (The Armory 2019)

5,000m: 13:29 (Portland 2018)

10,000m: 28:43 (Stanford 2017)

8th Place at 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships

Nationality is a human construct and it doesn’t matter what country you run for. The best runners in the world should compete and countries and tribalism should be done away with and they are stupid none of this matters let’s just enjoy people running fast and appreciate each other. None of this matters

Well you can call me Al… just not the Al who wouldn't take a second look at those credentials for someone wanting to join NOP.

Also if you’re cool with this but slam alexi papas for doing the same ya’ll Hippocrates

Letzgetz with timez wrote:

Also if you’re cool with this but slam alexi papas for doing the same ya’ll Hippocrates

David Duke wrote:

German jogger wrote:

Because you are clueless like most US. Americans. In germany WE dont have the concept of born on german soil.

Instead you came up with the concept of Master Race, so thank you.

That was an Austrian

wish he had remade this video...mom, dad...I'm German

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uynI0gLxA7w

This is basically like being an american walking on to a top college program like NAU, and dutifully working your way towards being the 8th man on the cross team. You figure that next fall is your time to shine, but then NAU gets two high school age sub 4 milers from Australia and Canada respectively, so instead of being the 9th man next fall you transfer to another (slightly less dominant but still a perennial NCAA qualifier) program over the summer, where you get to be a big part of the top 7.

No, not really, not at all. Parsons is the only 'recent transfer' in this scenario. The rest have been in the picture for far longer, for many years.

Came across this from last Fall...yes he pocketed the thou$and.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtewIpV52m8

Parsons and Berian are pretty much in the same boat here, and now, I think.