Evan Jager Missing In Action?

Will his streak of US champs finally end?

He needs to start spelling it "Jäger" and pronouncing it like Chuck Yeager. That will reestablish his credibility.

He can do that to repay this sage advice: dude, you bounce too much! You'll never have a kick unless you can increase your cadence. Research the gravitational constant of the universe.

He's saving it for Doha, baby!

He’s a 30 year old runner now so limiting racing is smart. Lots of racing hurts training anyway. I’m sure his sponsor is more concerned about his performance at worlds and less concerned about meaningless meets.

douglas burke wrote:

Is He Injured? I know he does not like to race any more than he has to, but he has not raced this year and he is not on the entries for either Diamond League meet this week, also not listed in the entries for the PreClassic at Stanford.

I always thought it was strange as good as he is, he seems to race so infrequently, I would think anyone who is that good would want to race as much as possible.

I wonder this myself..how many times did he race last year? Three?

I heard a rumor that he wouldn’t race at all this year, and that was at least a month ago.

Injured. Nothing more. Nothing less.

Pretty lame to see how little some of our "pros" actually compete.

No showings in XC.

No showings in indoor.

Only runs the 3000 SC, like thrice a year.

How is this dude not bored out of his mind.

This all makes him look aloof or, at the worst, suspicious.

He is injured as per Centros Instagram

Yeah Jager boy’s been hurt for a while.

big dave22 wrote:

Pretty lame to see how little some of our "pros" actually compete.

No showings in XC.

No showings in indoor.

Only runs the 3000 SC, like thrice a year.

How is this dude not bored out of his mind.

This all makes him look aloof or, at the worst, suspicious.

He's been injured off and on since November. Tried to come back too soon and reinjured.

Why would anyone trust a Russian state sponsored hacking group. That fancy bear list was a fabricated list to take pressure of the Russian federation who was about to be banned from international competition .

I have followed Evan Jager closely since his Junior year of HS in our shared home state of Illinois. I am friends with both Evan and his parents. I can tell you with authority that, unfortunately, Evan has been battling an injury this past winter and spring. The recovery has not gone as smoothly as hoped. He has had to do much cross training in the past few months as a result. I believe he has returned to some actual running recently. His challenge will be for him to do regain enough racing fitness over the next 6 weeks … so that he can just "qualify" for the American World Championships Team at the USATF National Champs in Des Moines next week... and buy himself 8 more weeks of training time to more properly prepare for the World Champs in Doha at the end of September. Only someone with Evan's physical ability and mental toughness.... could possibly pull this off. And, I would not bet against him at all. It will be one of the more interesting story lines at our national champs in Des Moines at the end of July. I hope that all of you will join me in wishing Evan well and praying for his complete recovery. What he has accomplished with the 3000 m. steeplechase in the short time since he took the event up in 2012... is really quite phenomenal and unprecedented in my USA T & F History memory.

Bad Wigins wrote:

He needs to start spelling it "Jäger" and pronouncing it like Chuck Yeager. That will reestablish his credibility.

He can do that to repay this sage advice: dude, you bounce too much! You'll never have a kick unless you can increase your cadence. Research the gravitational constant of the universe.

I do find it interesting how light and bouncy he is on the track. His stride looks very fluid and peaceful but begs the question whether it is optimized.

Craig Virgin wrote:

I can tell you with authority that, unfortunately, Evan has been battling an injury this past winter and spring.

Thanks champ!

Bad Wigins wrote:

He needs to start spelling it "Jäger" and pronouncing it like Chuck Yeager. That will reestablish his credibility.

He can do that to repay this sage advice: dude, you bounce too much! You'll never have a kick unless you can increase your cadence. Research the gravitational constant of the universe.

That pronunciation would echo in the mead Yule halls... (its Icelandic for “I am”)

His biomechanics are fine, in fact the opposite is true, his physical form is most excellent.

Vkcckckv wrote:

He’s a 30 year old runner now so limiting racing is smart. Lots of racing hurts training anyway. I’m sure his sponsor is more concerned about his performance at worlds and less concerned about meaningless meets.

With great physical form comes increased work and responsibility to maintain it. The recovery requirements are greater. With age and increased physiological sophistication, athletes must warm up more and the engineering has to be on point in order for training to be both safe and effective. Most lament it as a sign of old age but in part, the perspective must be different. It is a sign of Peak and Ripe age and boundless possibility, and the wielding of talent and power.

Also have to remember that, the real young jocks don’t have to worry as much, usually, about family responsibilities and financial planning and decisions.

In contrast with some of the mild innocent opinions about his boring schedule and poor form, I’d say that he is so talented and of such form that it creates pressure. There was probably some expectation that he would be phenomenal also in the mile and 5k. That expectation can be unhealthy. He certainly has years left to devote to those events or perhaps the marathon. Focusing on one event for now is probably best.

How are recovery requirements greater for a runner with good form? Should be the opposite- if you run efficiently, you are less stressed by a given speed, and less likely to be injured.

Who has data and science here wrote:

How are recovery requirements greater for a runner with good form? Should be the opposite- if you run efficiently, you are less stressed by a given speed, and less likely to be injured.

I know, you are crying, envious, “more money more problems” unsympathetic to the talented and rich, but practically speaking, more capital, more businesses, more under your command, like a great just ruler... comes with more homework, preparation and responsibility. The vedic and Dhamma sages spoke of the naga, the streams and realities of humankind and their plight and their true conquest. So I stand by what I say.

Form your own opinions and be a go getter in the marketplace of the world. But also Seek out people of true mirth and wisdom.

Goldenmeans_ofTraining wrote:

Who has data and science here wrote:

How are recovery requirements greater for a runner with good form? Should be the opposite- if you run efficiently, you are less stressed by a given speed, and less likely to be injured.

I know, you are crying, envious, “more money more problems” unsympathetic to the talented and rich, but practically speaking, more capital, more businesses, more under your command, like a great just ruler... comes with more homework, preparation and responsibility. The vedic and Dhamma sages spoke of the naga, the streams and realities of humankind and their plight and their true conquest. So I stand by what I say.

Form your own opinions and be a go getter in the marketplace of the world. But also Seek out people of true mirth and wisdom.

Um, actually I was just interested in the specific training issue about stress,recovery, and technique.