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July 9, 2008

Eugene, July 9, 2008

The Olympic Trials were hugely dissappointing. I am already plotting out the training with coach Dick Brown for this summer to race a 21K this fall and a go at Club Nationals XC in November.

At the moment I am on a regime of 3-4 weeks active rest to heal the achilles injury that has plagued me the past year, and rejuvinate the soul. I am heading down to Sonoma Cali for my cousin's wedding, to be followed by a Cuban Dance and Drum camp in Humboldt followed by Orff Schulwerk music education training in San Francisco. I plan on being back in Eugene August 10, hot for action.

This is just the beginning!

Gabe Jennings



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#29
Kim   August 19, 2008 at 1:32am
I think what you do is amazing and inspiring...who cares what others think...when it comes down to it all I dont think its about who can run the fastest or farthest or whatever, its about who is doing what they love to do, what makes them happy and brings that inner peace everyone is looking for...gabe I think you are on the right track...keep on keepin on
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#28
Mo' Runnin'   July 15, 2008 at 3:35pm
Gabe, you are the balls. Keep doing what you do cuz I can't get enough.
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Rob In Austin   July 14, 2008 at 8:04pm
Don't know much about you Gabe but have learned after reading the stuff on the site. (I created much of this Saucony mini site) I know the purists will talk about wasted talent and what not but that's just what they've been taught to believe and faithfully regurgitated for their own well being. Each person makes their own decisions in life and follows their own path. It's much harder to do that under the scrutiny of millions of eyes wantingyou to do what society has decided that you should do. I heartily applaud you for keeping true to yourself during this. Cheers! and good luck!
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Sam   July 14, 2008 at 4:51pm
I think Gabe Jennings realized very early that there is much more to life than running. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure he would have had more success had he decided to put off everything else and focus on running for a few years, but that's obviously not how his fabric's been woven; it's just not how he chose to do it. So, what if he wants to do his own thing and sporadically try his hand at many things?

[Deity] forbid someone actually live their life the way they want to - Who does this guy think he is?!
Oh, and "Runningman", don't start with that "try Jesus" nonsense. We're not all that deluded; this isn't a theocracy.
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#25
Stud!   July 14, 2008 at 3:36pm
and you have a life and depth away from running. so refreshing Gabe!
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#24
Joe   July 14, 2008 at 9:54am
I've never understood bashing "wasted talent" NONE of the people who have posted on here have EVER had the talent to run in the Olympic Trials. You haven't ever had talent to waste.
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What's That?   July 14, 2008 at 3:27am
Oh yeah, he is awesome, and he does have goals, great. But he never was and never well be as good as Alan Webb ever has been, even if Webb never runs again. Oh, you saw one group of pics on Letsrun where Webb was drinking. Each has their own vice, Gabe the bongos, Webb beer. If you want to idolize Gabe so be it.
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#22
Stanfurd.edu   July 13, 2008 at 11:39pm
Rejuvenate the soul, Gabe. Rejuvenate.
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#21
Derek Rubis   July 13, 2008 at 9:49pm
Gabe Jennings is one of the best distance runners ever and great guy on top of that
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#20
Runner   July 13, 2008 at 9:44pm
you are the man
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#19
Fan   July 13, 2008 at 9:43pm
SHUT UP
Gabe Jennings is awesome. Its great that after a disappointment like this he can get back together and get new goals, at least hes not like alan webb getting drunk everynight
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#18
What's That?   July 13, 2008 at 4:07pm
Thank God he didn't get interviewed. His interviews are less about revitalizing the image of the sport and more about him going on and on about mystical visions. Again, the guy was very talented, still has some talent but on the world stage he is simply a second rate American runner, which amounts to not much. At one time he was the most promising middle distance runner we had, those days are long gone.
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Daniel   July 13, 2008 at 12:35pm
You did a great job in the trials. Hope that achilles injury gets better. Although I would reccomend you wait to get interviewed before you jog off the track like you did in the trials. I can understand how that doesn't feel like the best time to talk to people while your still recovering from a hard run, but for our sports sake it would be nice to hear your views on TV.
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#16
Greg   July 13, 2008 at 11:20am
Gabe ignore all the negative comments. like Galen said, "if people want to find something to hate about you they will. "

You are one of the many people who have revitalized the image of the sport with your wild personality.
Keep it up!
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What's That?   July 13, 2008 at 9:00am
Hey, Gabe's the one who said he wanted Webb. Completely wrong focus by Gabe as always. Maybe the field was "running like girls" but they were running like girls who had the standard, didn't go around saying crazy things, doing crazy things, wasting their talent by beating bongo's, going on cross continental trips, etc. Gabe's one story away from being this generation's Gerry Lingren. So much talent.......just completely wasted.
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...   July 13, 2008 at 8:51am
Whoever says you didn't race well is utterly wrong. You just didn't have a very good position going into the race without the A standard, and the field went out terribly slow (61 first lap?). You had no other choice but to take the lead and try to make up for lost time, which is a very difficult thing to do in a race. And what? "You couldn't even beat A Webb", well Alan Webb certainly didn't lead the race and push the field for the entire second and third lap. He was running like a girl, just like everyone else who already had the standard.
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Runningman   July 12, 2008 at 10:31pm
Gabe you didn't race well in the finals and Ahmed had to bull his way through to try to make something happen. If you really want to get your soul together, try Jesus, you can't do it by yourself. If you want to get your running together, stay off the stupid bike for long periods of time. I wish you the best and I hope that your commitment to track is long term and not just a fancy.
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#12
Brent   July 12, 2008 at 9:52pm
gabe, your participation in track is a huge inspiration. you are a renaissance man, but seeing you fully committed to track again is awesome...keep being you and finding your own inspiration and i will keep being a fan, cheering for you at every turn.
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#11
Phil   July 12, 2008 at 7:31pm
Lots of potential but without the necessary long-term committment to achieve his potential, really kind of sad and frustrating, probably more for his fans than for him. True enough that he has always "run" to the beat of his own drum but it would have been interestig to see what he could have done during a "prime" six years of his life and left the cycling for later......ah well, makes a good story for the press.
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#10
Chris Seyler   July 12, 2008 at 6:28pm
Gabe, great prelims before the finals! If you ever get a chance, bike Europe! I was on that road last summer... it is great cross-trainning!
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What's That?   July 12, 2008 at 6:09pm
Sorry Gabe, you had one of the best opportunities to do even better than you have achieved. Sadly your little bike excursion ruined that. You need to go quietly into the sunset and go bang some bongos. Hell, you couldn't even beat A Webb, wasn't that who you wanted so badly?
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Joe   July 12, 2008 at 2:59pm
your a true champ. when the pace was too slow to get you the A standard you didnt just mess around too look good on tv, you took off and gave your self a chance at making the team. thats how a champion runs a race.
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#7
JLF   July 12, 2008 at 2:32pm
Gabe is the man! I was really hoping that he would qualify for Beijing. Its so cool having him as an elite runner because he's from Wisconsin and I'm from Wisconsin.

good luck Gabe in the future!
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#6
Jason Houghtaling   July 12, 2008 at 11:09am
Gabe-
It was inspiring and enjoyable to watch you run at the trials, best of luck in your training.
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Brandon Qu   July 12, 2008 at 2:30am
if you are going to humboldt between the 27th of july and aug 1st, then i may see you!
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#4
Hahaha   July 11, 2008 at 11:49pm
dude you know whats good, drum and dance camp? the workout of champs
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Anonymous Coward   July 11, 2008 at 8:39pm
Gabe !! You are so awesome in keeping things in perspective and putting 1st things 1st. Im glad that you take time to rejuv your soul, without taking care of what makes you, you ...everything else would be out of balance. Keep going - I am anxious to see what is next for ya...Good Luck
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Geoff   July 11, 2008 at 6:03pm
Go Gabe! Can't wait to see what you can do in the future, your a strong runner and inspirational to us all!!!
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Rob Jackson   July 11, 2008 at 11:20am
Gabe, You keep your head up.Get over the injury,and come back stronger than ever.Later for the nay sayers they don't really understand what goes in to becoming a champion.Some folks don't have a clue.I love you,take care of yourself.Hope to see you running in August.Peace.
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Magnolia   July 11, 2008 at 12:33am
Hey Gabe! Long time no see. I am glad to see you now. Best wishes in everything. Happy Summer. Peace and Love. -Megan
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Dave   July 11, 2008 at 12:14am
Go Gabe! There are a lot of people rooting for you.
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Scot Sedley   July 10, 2008 at 5:34pm
Just the beginning. I love it.
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The Dude   July 10, 2008 at 4:19pm
nice
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