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breading an olympic marathon gold medalist
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That was really what my point was. Thanks Globule. The chances of the US breading an olympic marathon gold medalist are not as good as Korea winning the gold in basketball or Cuba winning the gold in ski jumping.
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Breaded Marathon Medalists are okay, but I prefer breaded chicken.
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My money is on Kipchirir.
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The chances of the US breeding an olympic marathon gold medalist are not as good as Korea winning the gold in basketball or Cuba winning the gold in ski jumping. ----- Honestly, I do not pay attention to the world of competitive running these days. I don't have the time or the desire. The last runner I followed was Khannouchi and that was like 10 years ago (although I think he's probably still a stud). I have not picked up a running magazine since probably 1997 and the last time I bought a book having anything to do with running was in 1996 and it was by George Sheehan.
I'm kind of shocked at the pessimism about US running, though if you stopped following the scene in the late 90s, I suppose I can see where it's coming from.
The support has gotten much better over the last 5-6 years, with groups like Hansons, Nike Distance Project, and the teams in California, and Minnesota.
Actually, the US women have not had the resurgence that the men have had in the past 5 years. Shalane has been demolishing American fields for the past year or so, but she's still an outside shot at a medal. After her, the talent is still fairly thin. Goucher's run last summer was amazing, but I'm disappointed that she's not in the marathon trials, as I think that's her best shot. The real story, however, is Webb. He's the fastest miler in the world at the moment, and he has to be a favorite for GOLD in Beijing. Chances are he won't win it, but his chances are still better than anyone else's. As much crap as he gets for his tactics, he ran a perfect race in Osaka, he was just a bit past his peak. He seems to be on schedule for a later peak this year, so it should be interesting. It's Webb's race to lose. There's no way that Lagat has the legs to run a 3:46 mile these days. There's also a host of guys getting ready to make an assault on the 5k record, with Teg leading the charge. Sub-13 is not as common as it was a few years ago, so if those guys can get down there, we'll have a group of people that could have their noses in the thick of things during the bell lap.