Alistair Cragg Interview

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About Alistair Cragg 

College:University Of Arkansas Main Campus
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Cragg had an outstanding college career with the Arkansas Razorbacks under Coach McDonnell, winning individual NCAA titles at 3,000m, 5,000m and 10,000m on the track, as well as indoor titles. In 2004,…
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#17
dcsolorunner   September 21, 2008 at 9:45pm
btw, he's right about Golf, you can do something competitive, outdoors, and not running related so it doesn't effect training.
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Semi Bailey   September 4, 2008 at 4:27pm
I'll give you a Buck for it
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Anonymous Coward   June 27, 2008 at 10:53pm
or suBmit- somebody swapped my buttons again.
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SeanD In NC   June 27, 2008 at 10:52pm
don't sugmit anything
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#13
Anonymous Coward   June 27, 2008 at 10:50pm
winning is like a disease
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Anonymous Coward   June 27, 2008 at 11:30am
lol i love his dog
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But You're A Great Athlete   June 12, 2008 at 8:54am
Not trying to take away from your performances, You still rock I just had to put my point out there.
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Yes But No.   June 12, 2008 at 8:54am
Ok so yes he did beat bekele before thats great and all but he beat him after his wife died and bekele kicked a whole lap early, when realizing his mistake he didnt know how to react thus Cragg took advantage of this and kicked right past him. That was more than 2 years ago though. Almost 4 right? Another thing could many people beat Bekele at his pace intensity. Basically: In a really fast race how many atheletes could really hang with Bekele? Gebreselie? or Sihine? but the Bekele would more than likely outkick both of them like he always does. Bekele can be beat in a "race" but in a non tactics race very unlikely.
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Wdrogers   June 11, 2008 at 4:16pm
okay, somehow my paragraphs got mixed around in that post. 1st should be 2nd and 2nd should be first and the T, at the bottom should have been at the very top.
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Wdrogers   June 11, 2008 at 4:15pm

After NYC it will be interesting to see how al bonces back, but if he gets in a few races and starts winning again you really can't count him out, he's a great racer and a fierce competitor. I hope that Beijing is the place where he finally shows what everyone who's ever been around him knows he has in him as a distance runner.
I think what alistair was trying to hint at in the interview by saying that it was a strange situation but that he felt that bekele was tired was that yeah bekele miscounted laps but maybe it was because he was tired. Alistair was there with two laps to go and then bekele kicked and put a little on alistair but he was tired and had he not miscounted laps then perhaps alistair would've beaten him anyway.
T,
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dcsolorunner   June 10, 2008 at 10:48pm
his brother is one of the coolest guys in the Dallas running scene, he's the mayor of dallas running.
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T   June 10, 2008 at 8:19pm
when he beat bekele, didn't bekele forget how many laps there were and he stopped running? tyson indoor meet 3000m i think.
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Doggy Style   June 10, 2008 at 6:09pm
that thing is sweet!
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Good Luck   June 10, 2008 at 11:31am
I hope he has a great season
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Siobhan Kavanagh   June 10, 2008 at 10:08am
have you got any videos of david moorcroft winning the pacific conference games 5000m in 1981? Has anyone got any videos of 1981 pacific conference games in christchurch?
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Alistair   June 10, 2008 at 9:14am
is a cool dude. I hope he does awesome this summer!
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Pnorton   June 10, 2008 at 8:28am
that dog is awesome
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Alistair Cragg Interview

Alistair Cragg hit 'A' standards last summer in 1500, 5k, & 10k. As he prepares for the summer, his mind is focused on winning ever race he enters. Being one of the few in the world to ever beat Bekele, he knows that runners such as Bekele are only human. Anything can happen on any day.

(This interview was filmed the week of the Reebok Grand Prix meet where Alistair finished 4th in 13:25)

PRs:
3:36
13:07
27:39
June 10, 2008
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