She is pretty embarassing. Just sub16 is not international elite. She gets smoked with at least 2 minutes by the best in the world. GOLD at the olympics- GTFO.
Also, look at her IG, she is desperate and endorsing all the products she can. Diapers for women, toothpaste... Whats next
MAGAtothebitterend wrote:
She barely broke 16 lol and has very little leg room for improving at 35. No one cares about top 10s anymore, if it's not top 3 it shouldn't even be mentioned on this website that's the only way US distance runners can hope to stay competitive.
Regardless, she will always be remembered as the narcissist triathlete who had the audacity to tell the world she will win a gold medal in a race she's never completed in and got her ass handed to her by our amazing American women. I'm proud that our runner gals put her in her place.
This checks out with your user name.
Another view- a triathlete tried to be a pure runner & was able to finish top-10 at the Olympic Trials in a strong field. The time doesn't matter -- it was hot as can be & was a tactical race.
I get you hate when women have goals/dreams but it was fun to follow Gwen on this ride. She shared the journey and brought more people into the elite side of our sport. Interested to see what she does next.
What is wrong with you?
What is embarrassing is another human getting off on degrading and belittling someone they are jealous of.
So tell us, what have you accomplished lately? I sure as hell bet it isn’t 1) Olympic Gold or 2) Qualification for an Olympic trials final.
Absolutely nothing embarassing there, and while it’s not what she hoped it was certainly a heck of an accomplishment. Every elite athlete aims for Olympic gold. Very few have actually done it and can say it with some semblance of understanding of how hard that truly is.
Get out of your mother’s basement and stop being such a d*ck.
tradition wrote:
Her running career was pretty embarrassing.
It’s not the worlds greatest career, but I’d say it’s far from embarrassing.
Runnerofruns wrote:
What is wrong with you?
What is embarrassing is another human getting off on degrading and belittling someone they are jealous of.
So tell us, what have you accomplished lately? I sure as hell bet it isn’t 1) Olympic Gold or 2) Qualification for an Olympic trials final.
Absolutely nothing embarassing there, and while it’s not what she hoped it was certainly a heck of an accomplishment. Every elite athlete aims for Olympic gold. Very few have actually done it and can say it with some semblance of understanding of how hard that truly is.
Get out of your mother’s basement and stop being such a d*ck.
Every athlete aims for Olympic Gold? LOL that may be the dream, but if you claim to win it in the media its pretty far off to only get 10th at olympic trials. And yes i accomplished more than she did in her running career (in my own career). To get to olympic trials is good, but not that the same as olympics. Also, her PR is not much better.
What have you done yourself? Since you try to belittle others. Btw my mom doesnt have a basement and I make more than Gwen$ (I dont know her salary so this is just an assumption based on her poor running). And I have zero respect for people that base their income on influencing on some.
How will she pay the bills without a Nike contract?
Lets give her props for chasing the dream.
bleu wrote:
How will she pay the bills without a Nike contract?
Her husband will have to get a job?
I was a four year fan who never watched a single non-Olympic event in T&F until Gwen’s switch hit mainstream news. I tend to just read on this site rather than post, but I wanted to give the perspective of someone who is not involved in the sport whatsoever. I have followed her journey and didn’t find her clearly aspirational statement to be personally offensive like so many seem to do. Was it unlikely? Of course. But she put her goals out there, worked towards those goals, and a top 10 finish at trials was the result. While she is not a top American elite runner, I think we can acknowledge that she had a role in drawing positive attention to the sport and distances that she ran. From her I found Stephanie Bruce who I also think is great to follow for insight into her regimen and training.
She set expectations herself, viz. Olympic gold in the marathon in 2020. 10th place in the 5000 at the trials doesn't exceed them.
Most people wouldn't trash her so much if she hadn't had the hubris to say she'd get a gold in the marathon. I'd say (given her lack of public goal setting lately) that she's learned her lesson and has a lot more humility now. I personally find her and her IG annoying but to each their own.
I think there is a 80% chance she makes the podium of this race if you take out the roids from those in front of her.
It was like a zillion degrees.
CRANNY IS SUS.
MAGAtothebitterend wrote:
She barely broke 16 lol and has very little leg room for improving at 35. No one cares about top 10s anymore, if it's not top 3 it shouldn't even be mentioned on this website that's the only way US distance runners can hope to stay competitive.
Regardless, she will always be remembered as the narcissist triathlete who had the audacity to tell the world she will win a gold medal in a race she's never completed in and got her ass handed to her by our amazing American women. I'm proud that our runner gals put her in her place.
I think in general, American athletes in other sports tend to minimize the achievements of the top track and field athletes.
Gwen's statement and there have been a few Football players who have announced their intention of being World Class in the 100 and "failing".
I'd like to see some basketball players try to High Jump and Long and Triple Jumps.
I'm also exited about some Pro Bowlers taking up Curling!!!
Not really too bad at all. Achilles surgery (as in cutting a leg open with a knife) put her too far behind for the longer distance events. Now that she's healthy hopefully they can plan things out a little better.
emr0129 wrote:
Most people wouldn't trash her so much if she hadn't had the hubris to say she'd get a gold in the marathon. I'd say (given her lack of public goal setting lately) that she's learned her lesson and has a lot more humility now. I personally find her and her IG annoying but to each their own.
^ This. I'm personally not a fan of hers but to switch over and run a pb of nearly 15:00 for the 5k is not chump change and she made the Trials which a lot of crossovers have not been able to do. I do think when she announced she wanted to go for Gold in the marathon it was disrespectful to her other competitors that have been grinding away for years against some top dopers. If she had came into the sport and just said that she wanted to see what she could do, the hate would be significantly less towards her.
It's worth noting she did not say she would win, she said it was her goal to win. Presumably, it is the goal of every professional to win.
You can criticize her for choosing to tweet that but I'm not sure why, as a fan of American distance running, you would actively root against her.
Also, for those pointing out her time in the final, you have zero grasp of championship racing. She ran 15:08 this year. Holy hell read a book.
chogggggeeeee wrote:
9th in the US final Olympic trials in the 5000m. Honestly, for someone that is new to this.... pretty solid... and good enough turnover to now step up to the marathon for sure.
Gotta imagine Nike is shi*%ing their pants right now. Dropped Gwen and kept the gals on the sauce.. not a great look lol.
Just to be clear, she was an all-American in track and cross at University of Wisconsin. I wouldn’t really say “new” to the sport. But yes, 9th in the US is solid…but not proportional to the hype though.
Like if Michael Jordan had said his goal was to be the home run leader when he switched to baseball. How about if a football player switches to track this year and says his goal is to win a gold medal in the 100?
chogggggeeeee wrote:
9th in the US final Olympic trials in the 5000m. Honestly, for someone that is new to this.... pretty solid... and good enough turnover to now step up to the marathon for sure.
Gotta imagine Nike is shi*%ing their pants right now. Dropped Gwen and kept the gals on the sauce.. not a great look lol.
She ran for Bowerman last night.
She did exactly what was expected. 20 to 30 years ago, she would have been Lynn Jennings. I don't know if she already exhausted every option to get faster sans greasy Mexican food but it sure seems like it. Marielle Hall also. I imagine she will get cut unless Nike won't because she is the sole black female on BTC. Just not sure if the 2 that made the 5,000 are simply more talented, better trained or something else. Cranny was supposed to be a super talent so maybe it's finally working out.