I'm still chewing on Nobby's recent musings! Give me time! :)
In the meantime, look what some Canucks did:
Finals
1 Boaz Cheboiywo Kenya 7:35.65
2 Adam Goucher USA 7:41.59
3 Kevin Sullivan Canada 7:42.17
4 Nate Brannen Canada 7:47.90
5 Chris Lukezic USA 7:49.05
6 Daniel Lincoln USA 7:49.45
7 Luke Watson USA 7:57.14
8 Gareth Turnbull IRL 8:09.60
Sully's time is a new Canadian Record....even beating Scheibler's outdoor 3k.
And.....who is this? :)
PROGRESSION
Season Performance Wind Place Date
5000 Metres
2003 15:47.80 Victoria, BC 18 07 2003
2001 15:39.77 Victoria, B.C. 25 05 2001
2000 15:30.36 Montréal 08 07 2000
1999 15:48.10 Portland 15 05 1999
1998 16:41.08 Eugene, OR 31 05 1998
10,000 Metres
2001 32:32.52 WALNUT, CA 20 04 2001
2000 32:21.27 WALNUT, CA 14 04 2000
1999 33:04.47 Winnipeg 26 06 1999
Half Marathon
2004 1:14:14 Edmonton 16 05 2004
Marathon
2003 2:35:40 Chicago 12 10 2003
2001 2:40:16 Edmonton 12 08 2001
HONOURS
Rank Performance Wind Place Date
10,000 Metres
8th IAAF World Championships 20 f 33:00.37 Edmonton 07 08 2001
27th Olympic Games 19 h128 34:46.04 Sydney 27 09 2000
Half Marathon
14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 39 1:16:12 Edmonton 01 10 2005
Marathon
8th IAAF World Championships 33 2:40:16 Edmonton 12 08 2001
Long Race
28th World Cross Country Championships 42 27:59 Vilamoura 18 03 2000
27th IAAF World Cross Country Championships 17 29:24 Belfast 27 03 1999
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 55 28:11 Marrakech 21 03 1998
25th IAAF CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIPS 77 22:44 Torino 23 03 1997
Short Race
32nd IAAF World Cross Country Championships 35 14:10 Brussels 21 03 2004
IAAF World Cross Country Championships 28 15:53 Oostende 25 03 2001
Not sure if it is up to date. (1:12 Half?) I wonder if the person who owns those honours could comment here about "mileage". According to my sources (hahahaha) you did 60-70 then, and maybe 80-100 now? Do you regret not doing 80-100 then? Sorry if that sounds like a harsh question....but at 60-70 you did extremely well! Does 80-100 reflect a) new coaching, b) new focus (ie Marathon) or c) new outlook on training, or any of the above?
Cheers
Skuj