Evan Jäger, Olympic silver medalist, photo by PhotoRun.net
I was in the Stade De France when Evan Jäger ran out of his head and, even falling, ran 8:00.45. It was crazy brilliant. I remember saying F#CK when he fell, I think I have it on tape! I was there in Engenhao Stadio Olimpico when Evan Jäger took the silver medal in the Olympic steeplechase. That teared me up. I was there in London when Evan Jäger took World Champ bronze in the steeplechase. I was happy he got the medal.
Evan Jäger is a once in a generation athlete. But, in all of his interviews, he has that Midwestern comfortability in his own skin, he enjoys the sport and still enjoys speaking with the media, and he does not seem changed by his growing celebrity.
Lots of athletes were cut in 2018, probably most cut since 1990. Evan Jäger is a fine asset for the brand Nike and for the sport.
Congrats Evan! You deserve it!
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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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