Comments on A Trail Runner's Blog: Lucas Verzbicas Bails on Oregon Track to Pursue Tr...

Should sign up to this website, wonderful place. T...

2011-12-04T17:57:18.605-08:00

Should sign up to this website, wonderful place. Thought it was with bing

First and foremost, bailing on your XC team SUCKS....

2011-11-23T16:39:10.266-08:00

First and foremost, bailing on your XC team SUCKS. No excuse for that.
However.
Clearly, this is a competitive kid who is actually thinking clearly about his future. He's not Ethiopian or Kenyan and he realizes the likelihood of him earning a decent living and/or excelling in mid-distance events isn't there.
Ah, rather than re-hash the article, just read this:
http://tonireavis.com/2011/11/21/distance-racing-has-hit-the-wall/

I think this shows a lack of mental and emotional ...

2011-11-22T14:18:30.772-08:00

I think this shows a lack of mental and emotional fortitude. He was not winning every race and so it was not so fun. Therefore he bails. Does not bode well for his long term career.

Just to quickly clear something up. Lukas didn'...

2011-11-22T14:04:00.308-08:00

Just to quickly clear something up. Lukas didn't do this to try and qualify for 2012 Olympics. He is still not a US Citizen; he's Lithuanian. He's applied for citizenship but there's really no chance it will be finalized by Summer 2012. The Triathlon has a weird rule that you can compete at International races representing a country without actually being a citizen, but that doesn't work at the Olympics. His next Olympic eligibility is 2016, since he's made it clear he wouldn't represent Lithuania.

Whether Lukas chooses triathlon or running (or both) doesn't really concern me. He is free to do whatever he feels is in his best interest. The part that REALLY bugged me was bailing on the team 2 weeks before regionals, pretty much destroying their chance of qualifying for nationals. That won't put you in good graces with the rest of the US runners.

I agree it was sad to see him bail on his team. I ...

2011-11-22T09:18:16.769-08:00

I agree it was sad to see him bail on his team. I have all the hopes that he does well at what ever he does, but in the end that was a punk move by him.

I've lost a lot of respect for Lukas. He dese...

2011-11-22T07:52:50.675-08:00

I've lost a lot of respect for Lukas. He deserted his team in the middle of the season.