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Angelo Z
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 Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 9:31 am Post subject: How to join any championship? |
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| Hello I know I dont have the strength to join the IAAF yet but how do you join any competition lol? I have absoluptely no coach or trainer and my parents won't pay for one or even sponsor me. Can you just join like a championship without a trainer or sponsorship? I wnat to make it to the Olympics soon at like 18 or 19, but to get there I need some sort of fame/sponsorship. Does anyone know of any competitions I can join without a trainer or sponsorship to gain some fame? This is the only thing that worries me- what if I have a mile time of 3:48 and I want to apply for a championship, but they won't let me? |
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kefcho_kj
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Location: kardjali
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| LOol you time is very good ! I'm same like you runner on 1500 and 800m , and train almost alone .Here have no one who want to training and im angry but i will continue because love running ! At the begining I phone to federation - but theres nothing ! And after many conversations I connect with one club in my country - Bulgaria .... |
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Angelo Z
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:41 am Post subject: |
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| I think I saw you on IAAF forums. Ye thats the biggest trouble, how to become a big runner. Lol for Olympics you need like fame in order to join no matter if your times are extraordinary. |
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Dan
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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You need to get into all-comer's competitions first, post good enough times to get invited/qualified to the bigger meets, then place high enough to move on. It sounds to me like you need to learn a bit more about the business side of the sport before you're ready to hit those goals...
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Angelo Z
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| And by those you automatically get sponsored....What If the new comer competitions require to drive around 50 miles? All I know is that most are held miles away from my city. |
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Dan
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:48 pm Post subject: |
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You work with what you've got available... If no competitions are nearby, find older runners you can train and "compete" with to push yourself to the desired level.
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