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Date Posted: 15:17:17 02/01/01 Thu
Author: OBSERVER
Author Host/IP: NoHost / 157.182.60.71
Subject: wHERE ARE ALL THE 5000M RUNNERS

FOR A PROVINCE THAT PRODUCES SO MANY MEN THAT RUN UNDER 8.40 FOR 3000M IN HIGHSCHOOL, ONTARIO DOES A VERY POOR JOB GETTING THESE SAME MEN DOWN TO 14.10 FOR 5000 THROUGHOUT THERE CAREERS.. WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL. HOW HARD IS IT TO TRAVEL 1 MORE MILE AT YOUR HIGHSCHOOL SPEED. TAKE THE 8.30 3000M RUNNER. THAT IS 68 SEC A LAP. THE SAME 68 SEC A LAP OVER 5000M COMES OUT TO 14.10.00 FOR 5000M. THIS CANNOT BE HARD TO ACCOMPLISH. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE THAN 2 YEARS OF HARD WORK TO ATTAIN THIS GOAL. THIS IS WHY IT APPEARS LIKE SOME OF THE BIG DOG SCHOOLS IN AMERICA ARE KICKING ASS WITH THERE ATHLETES. THEY JUST MAKE THEM STRONGER. GO A STEP FURTHER. LOOK AT A 8.22.5 3000M RUNNER. THIS IS 67.0 FOR 3000 OR A 13.57.5 FOR 5000. THIS TIME WAS RUN BY ONLY 6 CANADIAN MEN LAST YEAR. I CANNOT FIGURE OUT IF IT IS A LACK OF DESIRE, ATTITUDE, OR JUST TRUELY A LACK OF EFFORT. CANADA IS FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND THE WORLD'S BEST DISTANCE RUNNERS BECAUSE AT THE GRASS ROOTS WE ARE NOT GETTING IT DONE. EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE A SULLIVAN OR A HOOD
WHEN IN ALL ACTUALITY VERY FEW CAN EVEN BEGIN TO DREAM OF HAVING THE HOPE OF RUNNING UNDER 3.40.00. WHEN TRYING TO EVALUATE WHO THE BETTER COACHES IN ONTARIO ARE YOU MUST LOOK DEEPER THAN THE RESULTS. THE BEST COACHES ARE DEVELOPING THERE ATHLETES SO THAT THEY CAN MAXIMIZE THERE OWN POTENTIAL. IF ATHLETES ARE GRADUATING HIGHSCHOOL WITH TIMES IN THE 8.20'S AND ARE NOT RUNNING IN THE 13.30'S AND 40'S WITHIN 4 YEARS THERE IS A PROBLEM.

1 YEAR....IMPROVE THE 3000M TIME
2 YEAR....RUN THE SPEED OF YOUR 3000M BEST FOR 5000M

4TH YEAR..RUN 10-15 SEC FASTER FOR H.S. 3000TIME FOR 5000M


SO 8.22.5 (67)

1ST YEAR RUN BETTER THAN H.S. TIME (SAY 8.14)
2ND RUN 13.57.5 (67) PACE FOR THE ENTIRE 5000M

4TH YEAR SPLIT (10 -15 SEC FASTER THAN H.S. TIME
SO 8.22.5 - 10 SEC = 8.10
RUN 8.05-8.10 PACE FOR 5000
THIS IS 13.30'S FOR 5000M

lOOK AROUND AT WHO HAS DONE THIS AND WHO HAS NOT BEFOR WE PROCLAIME WHO THE BEST COACHES ARE...........

I CHALLENGE THIS BOARD TO SEE HOW MANY OF YOU WILL BREAK 14.00 IN YOUR LIVES. I WOULD SAY THERE IS 50 TO 100 ON HERE THAT CAN BUT IF HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF ONLY 2 - 3 EVER WILL.

JUST MY THOUGHTS ON A TOPIC THAT BOTHERS ME

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