What do you do after your final Olympic race? Play 90 mins of touch rugby against some Irish lads at the Olympic Village field. Good times.
Nick Willis
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Nick Willis
@nickwillis
Dad to 3 boys, husband to an incredible woman /
Sports Marketing and Partnerships @Tracksmith /
Jesus follower
- Thanks all who made today and the last 20 years possible. Ron has been there for every year. Sierra for 15. VNTC for 12, Lachie for 8 and Darcy for 4. I became a Christian at the start of this journey, and I hope I've represented Jesus to the best of my ability.
- I know absolutely nothing about Sifan and her training. But how are we supposed to celebrate two of the most incredible track performances EVER, when her coach (the man her has taken her from being one of the best to the greatest ever) has just been handed a 4 year suspension?
- My wife just ran a 6:30 mile.... 39 weeks pregnant!
- Thanks to everyone for your support. We're proud of what we have been able to do with these 38 year old legs. Ronnie is a genius. At the beginning of the season he told me I could run 3.34. I thought he was crazy. But a 54.2 last lap shows a 3.34 was there in the right race.
- Perspective on King Ches' 3.49.44 mile. 2nd fastest indoor mile ever. Ches is still a 5k/10k guy. Deserves his US citizenship having moved here at the start of HS. Couldn't cheer for a nicer guy (he took a lot of time to hang out with my 4yo son in hawaii). Sub13 coming at Pre.
- Best 1500 race of all time
- Hocker won that race, and deservedly so. But what made that an all timer, is that Kerr, Nuguse and Ingebrigsten all could have won with slightly different tactics. Nuguse let Hocker around him on the back straight Kerr went wide on the final turn Jakob led too far
- We should celebrate Ingebrigston's incredible 3.52 mile at 17, but I also want to give hope to those who are late developers. There are lots of different paths to the top. Be patient, and focus on slow but steady improvements each year.
- Justice. I'm tired of having to hide my thoughts. The charade is finally over. Our sport will be much better off with Alberto gone.4-yr sanction. Arbitration panel determined that Salazar: 1) Administered a prohibited method 2) Tampered and/or attempted to tamper with NOP athletes’ doping control process 3) Trafficked and/or attempted trafficking of testosterone.
- I might start a cross country meet that has no timing. Why do we even need timing for cross country? Line 'em up and race!
- Improvement isn't linear. My first year out of HS, I slowed down by 3 seconds. Training more doesn't immediately result in improvement in races. It takes time to adapt to training. Most important is to build without getting injured. The times will come in due course.
- Without a doubt, the #1 reason I've qualified for Tokyo is because of my wife. She spoke hard truths every time I wanted to take the easy route and quit. She made me get on a plane to Europe to get the ranking points I needed. She fought 'till the last second.
- Private coaches: PLEASE DON'T TAKE ON HS KIDS! Encourage them to commit fully to their HS coach and team unless there are major concerns of neglect. I get contacted all the time by parents wondering whether their kid needs additional private coaching since their rivals are.
