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How old is Haile?

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  • #2
    woodchopper
    Closed Accounts Posts: 806 ✭✭✭woodchopper


    Id say he is about 43. Its makes a mockery of over 40-45 master prizes in races. For example a guy who finishes forth in a half marathon with only top three senior prizes gets nothing yet the third over 40 gets a prize even if he is 8 minutes slower than the other guy, based on the assumption that he is too old to compete with senior athletes.


  • #3
    az2wp0sye65487
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭az2wp0sye65487


    Whatever his age, he's an amazing athlete. No doubt about it.


  • #4
    TheRoadRunner
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,983 ✭✭✭TheRoadRunner


    Savage athlete but hasn't he won junior world titles? I remember looking at a junior world cross a few years ago and a lot if the Africans looked closer to 30 than 20. I think this problem has been brought up many times before.


  • #5
    robinph
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 24,144 Mod ✭✭✭✭robinph


    Don't think it's too much of an issue now, although his age being out by 5 years is still quite a bit. There is after all a certain Irish mile runner who has proven what is possible once your a vet wrong. I've no problem with him being an old fart and getting decent times as it means the rest of us potentially have a bit longer to go before the times start going backwards.

    It is a bit cheeky to be entering people in their mid 20's into junior races still, and they should be tightening up on that. Can't they pull a tooth out and count the rings on it or something like on a tree?


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