@@chancetokubo from the wikipedia article "Beginning in 2011, Solinsky suffered a series of injuries. He developed a chronic left hamstring strain, which became an avulsion after Solinsky tripped over his dog. The injury required surgery, making it impossible for him to compete in the 2012 US Olympic Trials. In 2015, Solinsky suffered from an injury to his Achilles tendon, which led to a calf problem and a limp, and interfered with his ability to train for the 2016 US Olympic Trials."
@@chancetokubo it’s true but it’s not the whole story. It was pretty clear he was on the out. As you age you just can’t train that hard anymore. If he didn’t trip over his dog he probably would’ve competed in the Olympics that year, but it definitely didn’t end his career. He was already injured and it was bound to happen sooner or later. Still a phenomenal runner tho
I think Chris is now coaching at Oregon as an assistant coach. He was Parker Valby's cross-country coach at Florida last year (some may recall she had a great season, finishing 2nd at the national CC championship, and she was also runner-up in the NCAA 5,000 meters final).
@@vivadrags IKR I just try to make sure and like everyone of his videos and always leave a comment also making sure to reply to a few comments trying to boost his numbers for the algorithm. If you ever see me in the comments of his other videos just make sure and reply to me lol 😎
This made my night. I ran "against" him in high school and remember jumping up and down with the commentators the first time I saw the video. Amazing performance and thanks so much for putting this story together. 👏👏👏
Great video! I remember seeing Solinsky in High School Runner magazine back in the day. It was a huge shock when he didn’t make the Beijing team, but twice as big a shock when he dropped the sub-27. From a fan’s perspective that came out of absolutely nowhere. And since then we’ve had Rupp medaling and taking the US into the 26:40s, and Fisher in the 26:30s. We’ve come a long way!
I'm actually running on the same HS team that Solinsky ran on, I can see why he was so successful. I've never met a group of guys or coaches that were so supportive.
Crazy that now that is just the Olympic qualifying time
nah just the trials crazy still
I really looked up to Chris solinsky because he was a bigger guy. Crazy that his career ended because he tripped over his dog go figure
wait is that really how it ended?
@@chancetokubo from the wikipedia article "Beginning in 2011, Solinsky suffered a series of injuries. He developed a chronic left hamstring strain, which became an avulsion after Solinsky tripped over his dog. The injury required surgery, making it impossible for him to compete in the 2012 US Olympic Trials. In 2015, Solinsky suffered from an injury to his Achilles tendon, which led to a calf problem and a limp, and interfered with his ability to train for the 2016 US Olympic Trials."
@@chancetokubo it’s true but it’s not the whole story. It was pretty clear he was on the out. As you age you just can’t train that hard anymore. If he didn’t trip over his dog he probably would’ve competed in the Olympics that year, but it definitely didn’t end his career. He was already injured and it was bound to happen sooner or later. Still a phenomenal runner tho
Dude was a beast in HS , was running 100mp week in hs
The LRC article on this race is my favorite piece of running media ever. Thank you for covering this legendary race.
I think Chris is now coaching at Oregon as an assistant coach. He was Parker Valby's cross-country coach at Florida last year (some may recall she had a great season, finishing 2nd at the national CC championship, and she was also runner-up in the NCAA 5,000 meters final).
Ah, you're right! Must have missed that. Good catch haha.
I wanted Valby to beat Tuohy so bad 😂 not to be rude she just wins a lot
@@sapphiresuicune6787 tuohy is just so good though dude 😭 I gotta respect it
The greatest 10000m debut, yet. You forget that I have not ran a 10km race yet 🗿
Your videos are amazing and crucial for the sport. Thank you for what you do
That’s what I’m saying I love these vids I just wish he would get more views because he totally deserves to.
for real. his style is literally the perfect niche in track and field i’ve been looking for
@@vivadrags IKR I just try to make sure and like everyone of his videos and always leave a comment also making sure to reply to a few comments trying to boost his numbers for the algorithm. If you ever see me in the comments of his other videos just make sure and reply to me lol 😎
Watching this live was unbelievable. My dad was going crazy when Solinsky broke away from Rupp.
Thank you for mentioned Fenton’s commentary, quite literally one of the moments that got me in the commentary space
This made my night. I ran "against" him in high school and remember jumping up and down with the commentators the first time I saw the video. Amazing performance and thanks so much for putting this story together. 👏👏👏
Great video! I remember seeing Solinsky in High School Runner magazine back in the day. It was a huge shock when he didn’t make the Beijing team, but twice as big a shock when he dropped the sub-27. From a fan’s perspective that came out of absolutely nowhere. And since then we’ve had Rupp medaling and taking the US into the 26:40s, and Fisher in the 26:30s. We’ve come a long way!
This was awesome. Great inspiration for bigger runners!
Awesome career, awesome race, awesome video, bad Flo Track.
Awesome video man! Commenting to help out in the algorithm, you're great for the sport!
Absolute gold content for the running community. great story telling bro. great job.
These videos increase my track knowledge
Can you do a history of Nike teams like Oregon track club, NOP, and Bowerman. Maybe even go into the history of their beefs
This please or at least one on Galen Rupp
I'm actually running on the same HS team that Solinsky ran on, I can see why he was so successful. I've never met a group of guys or coaches that were so supportive.
Taking "the dog ate my homework" to a new level.
Huge moment in American distance running. Nice vid 👍👍
Really nice and well done coverage, appreciate all that you put in to make these vids
Legendary race, great coverage
Could that be a problem why Hicham’s mile world record isn’t uploaded anywhere in high quality?
A guy that size and muscular running not jist under 30 min but under 27 is mindbogglin
been loving the content you've been putting out recently, keep up the good work :)
Beast Mode indeed.
as a 6’3” 170lb guy, Solinsky definitely inspired me when i was a college runner
I witnessed the race… it was a beautiful thing….
the nick symmonds video is still not a want, its a need
Soljnsky was a beast! So strong.
And how many Olympic medals and World Championship medals did he win ???
+1 to algorithm. Like/reply to this comment to boost creator’s comment interactions. 💪
Could you do a world record progression of Pole Vault
He was definitely way bigger than 160 pounds, 165 at the absolute lowest but I would say more like 170-180, and other things list him as that
totally not doping
Love the video, but that is some weird emphasis when you pronounced Palo Alto
Flotrack is horrible. Ruining access to the sport
I wonder if he had the same chemist, I mean doctor, that Lance Armstrong had ...