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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]who is the dude constantly posting about stuff in the 70s?

everything in sports has changed since then. [/quote]

Yes, and also ... this kid has sooooo many realistic options other than a "P4 school."

'70s guy, I agree with a lot of what you have to say, but this parent and kid sound like they have realistic expectations. [/quote]

You actually follow what 70s dude is saying? I can’t get past the bad writing in 10 paragraphs with personal events and BS wisdom.[/quote]

I couldn't get past "black miler." [/quote]

I was coached by Igloi. You of course know he is. Since you are so knowledgeable, the first tranche of runners to really bring fantastic speed and acceleration to world class running were Igloi trained. It works, but of course you know better.  When you broke four minutes for a mile, what training did you adopt?

Indeed the 70’s are a baseline to look to today, whether it be super shoes or double threshold training (which works). In the 80’s we observed performance enhancing drugs introduced to the sport (they may have arrived earlier) and merited or not it has cast doubt on the sport. The PED’s of the 80’s were crude in comparison to today but they did improve performances (at some risk to health).  It has to make serious athletes uncomfortable today.

As to African American milers - you of course can relate to the significant discrimination they faced in the 70’s. They were often dissuaded from anything longer than 800m. Dennis Fikes (Penn), Reggie McAfee (UNC) and Byron Dice really laid the groundwork for guys like Steve Holman in the 90’s, a great runner and student from Georgetown. But of course you know all of this. I recall Tommie Smith and John Carlos being excoriated for their protest on the podium in 1968. I thought they were heroes and am disappointed that they are not generally thought of in that way.

One thing about your calling out of BS is the comfort of knowing you have an inferior education. Very few are able to reach the education levels I have. All with no debt. No better story to tell than letting athletics work for you as opposed to letting it exploit you. Cheers. [/quote]

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