Jonathan Gault has the details about what has kept Evan Jager out of action since last August.
Jonathan Gault has the details about what has kept Evan Jager out of action since last August.
If he's really only been running 40 days (I'm always skeptical when I hear these things), and he wins, that's certainly a byproduct of quality doping methods. Not physiotherapy. Not talent. Not good training. Not experience. Not a weak US field.
sbeefyk2 wrote:
If he's really only been running 40 days (I'm always skeptical when I hear these things), and he wins, that's certainly a byproduct of quality doping methods. Not physiotherapy. Not talent. Not good training. Not experience. Not a weak US field.
Or cross training, you can maintain a pretty good level of fitness cross training.
Well exactly who is good enough to run away from him? He can just sit and kick.
I'm not waiting for the Letsrun benevolent dictators to insert nuance or sophistication into their analysis.
Aquajogging at altitude can maintain aerobic fitness pretty well, however Hillary Bor is on a tear right now so I think he will make the team, but not win.
Thanks, good article, Mr. Gault. Did it come up or did you ask, why the secrecy around his injury? Seems like so many athletes (except a handful of the look-at-me variety) just simply disappear when injured. Why can't they/their coach just come out and say so and so is injured, should be back in the fall or whatever. No need for hipaa violations, but something to keep the fans interested.
Did Jager use the same doctors originally as Emily Infeld? If so, I would stay away from that doctor or doctors because Emily also was misdiagnosed for a significant amount of time before her surgery. This might be a more common issue for the general public but it seems like a top notch training group like BTC shouldn't be having such serious issues with receiving a proper diagnosis.
is the answer because jerry said so? wrote:
Thanks, good article, Mr. Gault. Did it come up or did you ask, why the secrecy around his injury? Seems like so many athletes (except a handful of the look-at-me variety) just simply disappear when injured. Why can't they/their coach just come out and say so and so is injured, should be back in the fall or whatever. No need for hipaa violations, but something to keep the fans interested.
I didn't ask him that, no. I do agree that many athletes tend to just disappear when they're injured, but in Evan's specific case, it's not like he was ignoring my interview requests or anything. I only reached out to him about the injury a couple weeks ago and we were able to set up an interview.
What I've learned in my 5+ years covering the sport is that athletes in general just don't like talking about injuries, particularly if they are still currently injured. So I appreciated Evan taking me through step by step what happened to him.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
What I've learned in my 5+ years covering the sport is that athletes in general just don't like talking about injuries, particularly if they are still currently injured. So I appreciated Evan taking me through step by step what happened to him.
One thing I like about Lionel Sanders(pro iron man triathlete), on his youtube channel he has taken us through step by step his recovery from injury(fractured a bone in his leg from a bike accident). Injuries are apart of the sport, being transparent is better for the fans. But I understand the reason for keeping it under cover from a competitive stand point.
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sbeefyk2 wrote:
If he's really only been running 40 days (I'm always skeptical when I hear these things), and he wins, that's certainly a byproduct of quality doping methods. Not physiotherapy. Not talent. Not good training. Not experience. Not a weak US field.
Or cross training, you can maintain a pretty good level of fitness cross training.
I'd assume he's cross training pretty hard. Most people can't fathom what it's like to be very fast and can only resort to drug accusations to explain it.
I have no doubt jager can not only make the team, but win off of 40 days. Hell I think he would make the team and be in the mix for the win on half that.
BergLaufer wrote:
Jonathan Gault wrote:
What I've learned in my 5+ years covering the sport is that athletes in general just don't like talking about injuries, particularly if they are still currently injured. So I appreciated Evan taking me through step by step what happened to him.
One thing I like about Lionel Sanders(pro iron man triathlete), on his youtube channel he has taken us through step by step his recovery from injury(fractured a bone in his leg from a bike accident). Injuries are apart of the sport, being transparent is better for the fans. But I understand the reason for keeping it under cover from a competitive stand point.
Sponsors don't want you to be posting youtube videos about how injured you are all the time. Actually, most people don't care to be taken through every single step of the injury process. We all knew Jager was injured, it would have been nice if he updated us at least once in the 5 months he was out.
usnspecialist wrote:
I have no doubt jager can not only make the team, but win off of 40 days. Hell I think he would make the team and be in the mix for the win on half that.
You're being disrespectful to the other men in the steeple, like they will never be champions!
Jager will be unseated for two reasons:
1) Others will get better (someone will break 8:00)
2) For a steepler, this injury cycle will continue especially with get-fit-quick attempts
It’s not disrespectful to think that the greatest American steepler ever, especially by as large a margin that he has, would be a champ again after 40 days. He’s a beast and it’s just respect to him, not disrespect to the others.
Dude is a stud in an event that was dominated by Africans for many, many years. I would not bet against him completing the str8.
sbeefyk2 wrote:
If he's really only been running 40 days (I'm always skeptical when I hear these things), and he wins, that's certainly a byproduct of quality doping methods. Not physiotherapy. Not talent. Not good training. Not experience. Not a weak US field.
Dumass, it could also be cross training, aquarunning, cycling, rowing.
Totally agree. Nike has top notch resources and US elite's have access to US Olympic Training Center, right? Why 2 World medalists have an experience like this?
Seems like anyone that loses to him should quit the steeple. Will be impressive as hell if cross training and a short stretch of running gets him a win.
It depends on how much training he got in during his healthy stretches over the last 6 months or so.
It’s not 40 days of running after 9 months of no running.
But it will be difficult to win or place because he won’t have that race rhythm.