Kevin and the IAAF might both be a little surprised that he dropped cross from his schedule. Must have been an impostor at worlds last year. http://www.iaaf.org/wxc01/results/data/M/XC/Rf.html Regards, Martin
Dan Kaplan wrote: > It seems to me that the runners who drop XC from their schedule after > college do better, not worse. Two notable examples that come to mind are > Kevin Sullivan and Bernard Lagat. Both of them saw their careers blossom > almost immediately upon being done with XC (Lagat had a season of > eligibility left, as I recall). > > My opinion is that it isn't the HS/college system that holds runners back, > rather the emphasis on 2-3 seasons (plus summer racing for the standouts) > per year. Makes it tough to step up to the next level, as I'm sure Webb > would agree after this past year. > > Dan > > --- Tim Willis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everyone: > > > > I have long felt that one component that is lacking in a lot of post > > college runners routines is cross-country training/racing. An athlete > > spends 4-5 years of solid cross seasons every fall and then when they > > leave college they never return to cross from a training or racing > > standpoint. From my own experience, there are definite strength and > > aerobic elements gained in cross that cannot be made up by other > > standard > > training and racing. I know a lot of our top runners have continued in > > cross but the vast majority leave cross right out of college. > > > > I am just curious if cross or the lack of is a factor? > > > > Tim Willis > > (770) 939-7669 > > > > ===== > http://AccountBiller.com - MyCalendar, D-Man, ReSearch, etc. > http://Run-Down.com - 10,000 Running Links, Fantasy T&F > ------------------------------------------------------------ > @ o Dan Kaplan - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <|\/ <^- ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) > _/ \ \/\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (lifetime forwarding address) > / / (503)370-9969 phone/fax > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com
