Grant is a class act! I was always a fan of Benard Lagat when he was competing. Grant is the man now. Grant has always interviewed well. It's obvious he has a good head on his shoulders and will be successful way beyond his running years. It's been great watching his progression over the years. I loved the 10 year approach with his college coach. That's one of the reasons he's where he's at now.
Grant is a class act. He showed himself to be a thoughtful, intelligent athlete when he was asked about Jakob Ingebrigtsen and his “arrogance” after a race. Grant replied with an amused smile and said he believed Jakob is good for the sport because he pushes everyone to improve. He could have so easily taken the bait and trashed talked Jakob like so many. But instead, Grant turned the focus to his own performance and to the performance of the other runners who could not beat Jakob. This is why Grant has improved and is going to the Olympics. I hope he will medal!
Grant is always a great interview. So articulate, always willing to answer all questions with depth. As always LetsRun is the only media willing to ask the tough / uncomfortable questions (opposite of Citius). I have always been a big Grant fan and hope he makes the team and podiums in Paris.
Thank you! Understand what you’re saying for sure but what were the tough questions we asked Grant? Felt like we just asked what anyone would ask in this instance. Guess we asked him about how Jerry conveyed the news to them about the move to Eugene but that is in full pod not this clip.
In support of Fisher's claim about college workout, flotrack has a video on youtube of Fisher and McGorty doing 800 repeats on the grass, with Fisher doing 7 and McGroty doing 9. 8k down to 5k pace.
Good point. I had a decent diet in college but certainly did not avoid bar food, partying, and late night junk food. Overall, looking back i'd say my nutrition was def sub-par. Post-college i am smarter to seek out quality food, able to Afford quality food, and have become sophisticated enough to evaluate the benefit of supplements. Omegas-3's, Protein, Collagen, Ect... Simply knowing how to manage muscle glycogen is huge for workout execution & recovery!
I love how Americans split between college and "pro". The rest of the world does not have that split. Also, US D1 programs have more resources than most runners in the world.
True. So much of the world does not care about/is not aware of the NCAA. Seems like it drags down US-born runners. For one thing, it practically guarantees nobody will run marathons in their prime. If Kiptum was born and raised in the US, he'd be wasting time doing 3 events in some Conference Meet. At 25, somebody would tell him he's allowed to try a marathon.
The vast majority of D1 runners will never run professionally and have the opportunity to use running as a way to get some sort of scholarship to gain an education. It's a good system for most people to get a benefit from their running ability and then move on with their lives
@@maximusswagius7835 So what you are saying is that education is so expensive in the USA that they have to sell their running abilities to the school to get an education. You may call that a good system. I will call it a failed system.
@bobkare1015 I don't disagree with you, higher education is broken right now. I was merely pointing out that from a running perspective, running in college can allow some runners to better navigate this broken system with scholarships. Most of these runners are never going pro, so they can atleast use their running to help with their education. If their was no collegiate running system and the option was to go pro or nothing, many fewer runners would be able to "benefit" from their running ability in the same way
Yeah, it’s not like many of the top NCAA runners are from other countries. Let’s think about who is winning medals at big NCAA meets; very often you get brits, Australians, Kenyans, Moroccans, etc. Why would these guys run collegiately if it’s a waste of time? That’s because it’s not a waste of time for many people. It gives them time to develop, time to work with a team, time to prove that they are worthy of a sponsorship. Not everyone can be like Kiptum or the Ingebrigtsens and be good enough their entire life to make money off of one of the world’s less popular sports. An athletic scholarship gives many athletes, both foreign and domestic, opportunities which they would not get otherwise.
