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rojo
co-founder
Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 6/30/2009 8:56PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
There was a thread hinting at this topic the other day but I thought I'd start a more official one.

I think one of the problems with running is it's impossible for fans to keep up with their favorite athletes as there are a ton of athletes but no central database for fans to find out what is going on with them.

If we here at LRC can't keep up, how is the average fan supposed to.

Olympians can just not show up at USAs and no one knows where they are as USATF doesn't keep up updated on their status.

What are the following runners up to? What is their injury if they are injured? When will they come back?

Please add other prominent names to the list.

Ian Dobson

Alice Schmidt

Tiffany McWilliams

Lauren Fleshman

Others?
Yanqui
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 6/30/2009 9:21PM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Fleshman had a foot operation and was off for a long time. She's back running but wasn't ready for USATFs. We'll see her next year.
I heard Schmidt had some kind of stress fracture.
pablosan
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 6/30/2009 10:48PM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Bobby Curtis?

pablosan
AC Slater
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 3:35AM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Andrew Carlson? Or is he just doing road stuff?
common denominator
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 3:40AM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Carlson--Gotcher--Burrell
on the runs
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:13AM - in reply to pablosan Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
pablosan wrote:

Bobby Curtis?



Can't sleep again
mzungu
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:04AM - in reply to on the runs Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Saw McWilliams at a 10k in Mississippi a while back - think she ran 37 something. Think she did several of those over the spring.

Have heard that several of the guys skipped to focus on the US road 10k champs at Peachtree - hope they show this weekend.
NJP
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:53AM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
UA from USA's were:

Robert Johnson

Weldon Johnson
Heard through the grapevine
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:58AM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Fleshman gave updates on her Twitter.

So many other athletes, though, no idea. What about Adam Goucher? Salazar listed him in the 10,000 in a statement to oregonlive.com not long before the race, and he was qualified, but he never declared. I'm curious if he's hurt again, or just hadn't gotten his fitness back to where it needed to be yet.
dmizzle
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 6:43AM - in reply to Heard through the grapevine Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Mr Arms
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:41PM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
I didn't see either David Oliver or Anwar Moore, they both looked REALLY good last year..

Also, WTF happened to Andrew Rock?
the informer
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:48PM - in reply to Mr Arms Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
they all gave up the stupid pipe dream of beating the africans and got real jobs. They are finally living life with freedom and hapiness.-how dare you try to drag them back into the destructive life of "run for fun" distance running.
Mr Arms
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:56PM - in reply to the informer Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
All the people I listed were sprinters...maybe you meant Rojo's list...

As an aside, I just re-watched what happened to Anwar Moore at the 2008 OT, and it totally sucks...I wouldn't be surprised if he retired..

(while clearly in 2nd or 3rd, he inexplicably tripped AFTER the last hurdle, as in, he cleared it, and then tripped on the landing...his ankle rolled or something)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIKTP4C5eX8
Lickety Split
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:57PM - in reply to on the runs Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
LOLing!
Hispanic-Whites rule !
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 4:57PM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Francis Santin ?
what else
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:10PM - in reply to Hispanic-Whites rule ! Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Ralph Nader? He's run every year since the 60's.
Clowns of the Purple Sage
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:13PM - in reply to what else Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Lindsey Gallo has Lyme disease
another possibility...
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 5:56PM - in reply to Clowns of the Purple Sage Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Quality 400 runners:

Mary Wineberg - pregnant
Monique Henderson - decided to take a year off
rojo
co-founder
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 6:37PM - in reply to dmizzle Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
dmizzle wrote:

fleshman: http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234884-2009-outdoor-season-on-flotrack/189218-10-good-mins-with-lauren-fleshman


Instead of making me watch the interview, wouldn't it be easier to summarize it one or two sentences adn then say "full interview here:"

There is a reason we dno't do a lot of video interviews. They take too much time to watch.
Lickety Split
RE: Big Names MIA at USA? Where are they? 7/1/2009 6:53PM - in reply to rojo Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
That's too bad ... based upon demonstrated performance listening to you all during the USATF Champs you could learn a lot about how to color commentate on a race from the FloTrack studs. They're in the trenches of this sport!
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