Official Pre Classic Friday Night Live Thread: Can Hassan Break the World Record? Can She Go Sub 14 for 5000?

runnerdave wrote:

drocha86 wrote:

Des already mistakenly called Hiltz she 😰

This can be a difficult hurdle for many of us. Generally, when we talk it can be difficult to consciously monitor our pronoun use. I work with non-binary individuals and am occasionally screwing up when my brain is trying to communicate something on-the-go while also trying to monitor pronoun use. Here's an interesting quote about Hiltz from the San Francisco Chronicle during the Trials:

"Hiltz qualified for their fourth straight US final tonight, but plenty has changed since their last appearance in 2019, when they ran 4:03 to finish third and make their first World Championship team. Last year, they changed coaches from Terrence Mahon to Mac Fleet, and earlier this year they came out as transgender, non-binary."

Me? I think plural when I read this - as in "Whose team changed coaches?"

Isn’t it easier to just cut out pronoun use for that person?

Trollminator wrote:

runnerdave wrote:

This can be a difficult hurdle for many of us. Generally, when we talk it can be difficult to consciously monitor our pronoun use. I work with non-binary individuals and am occasionally screwing up when my brain is trying to communicate something on-the-go while also trying to monitor pronoun use. Here's an interesting quote about Hiltz from the San Francisco Chronicle during the Trials:

"Hiltz qualified for their fourth straight US final tonight, but plenty has changed since their last appearance in 2019, when they ran 4:03 to finish third and make their first World Championship team. Last year, they changed coaches from Terrence Mahon to Mac Fleet, and earlier this year they came out as transgender, non-binary."

Me? I think plural when I read this - as in "Whose team changed coaches?"

Isn’t it easier to just cut out pronoun use for that person?

again, in a large field, one must remember to refer to one athlete in a different manner than the rest of the field, while quickly describing starting line position, or position in the race. Difficult to do. So one would have to try to avoid using any pronoun to describe anyone in that race.

Her coach or agent said before the meet she had been recovering after Olympics and not even doing workouts except a pre-Pre meet speed session. The world record target was set way before she decided on tripling at the Olympics, and she obviously was completely exhausted by the end of that. Maybe in Europe she'll be ready for a real attempt in the next month.

according to the liberal speech police, if Hiltz is in the race we can't even list it as a women's 1500.

I’ve run the race all three years it has been held. The course is certified point to point. But it goes over a bridge. The first half is uphill and second down. It’s not a huge grade but if paced right that is the result you could get.

Old is as old does wrote:

I’ve run the race all three years it has been held. The course is certified point to point. But it goes over a bridge. The first half is uphill and second down. It’s not a huge grade but if paced right that is the result you could get.

This is referring to the Guardian Mile in Cleveland …meant to quote the post about it

thoughtsfailure wrote:

according to the liberal speech police, if Hiltz is in the race we can't even list it as a women's 1500.

Mike Lindell told you that, right?