Why isn't more top NCAA talent flocking to Hansons?

What's he got to do with me or anyone else?

by the way wrote:

everyone's the same? wrote:

How would you know?

There's this guy named Culpepper, see...

copeland wrote:

Seriously, you'd think Hansons would get Missy Buttry right?

no. Is she ever planning on running a marathon? I doubt it, so that wouldn't make sense. The Hansons make no deal about it, they are not trying to create 5k guys. If they were they would train them like Mark Menefee. They proved that they know how. They love the marathon and so they are always planning on making the training group a marthon group.

This is only my third year of coaching and I am not a head coach. I think the major reason that top athletes are not flocking to Hansens has to do with Hansons priorities. They focus on the marathon and the roads and most college coaches think that is not as worthy as the track. Hansens are the best marathon coaches in the country, but the marathon is not that important to most. I don't believe that the Hansens want a 13:25 guy unless he wants to run the marathon.

that's funny i always heard they were 10k-xc-mara group. did they just switch to the marathon only this year?

copeland wrote:

- unless you want to go into a supervisory position in business the job doesn't do so much for you right?

Okay. But how about cutting lawns? Working in a restaraunt? A PT clinic? Babysitting? Furniture store?

These are all examples of what some of the dedicated athletes we have had here have done who either could not or did not want to work in the stores, as it is not mandatory. They are jobs that, unless you want to go into THAT field, do not do much for you either, right? You know what DOES do a lot for your future? A positive reference from successful businessmen like Kevin and Keith Hanson. As far as me answering the question, here's my .02. There are many talented people here. It takes a different kind of talent than most think. I'm not talking just pure legspeed. It's the talent to be able to do the work. Gotta go now. Time for me to help out some more people who really love the sport.

ok well how about a positive reference AND experience in a job that will help you down the line? I don't see why you have to blow a blood vessel about this. I am NOT saying that working at a restaurant, etc. is bad, I for one definitely know it's good experience and of course gets you some money. But I can see for some people who are looking more down the road that that lifestyle may not be just right for them, and that's a reason why people may not flock. Make sense now? good. I am listing a possible reason not attacking. I could care less who works where as long as they are happy with it. But if someone is planning on staying at Hansons for 8-10 years like Keith and Kevin suggest then they better have some long term plan for when they leave the program at 30yrs old right? Again I am not attacking, I am sorry you keep interpreting it this way. If the recruits who you have talked to never said that this a reason then just say so, then my theory was wrong, so be it. I'd be happier knowing either way.