Kara's long 'dramatic" journey

Give her a break. She has had a very tough life, and is not using her life experience to empower women to deal with the struggle of suburban living.

her dramatic journey is why that fierce little flock of angry birds loves her and wants to be her friend

Captain Oblivious wrote:

Is there more to her story than just moving and switching back to her old coach?

She was, like, totally not into it, like anymore; so she just, like knew that she totally had to make a change.

Lopez Lomong's story pales by comparison.

Captain Oblivious wrote:

Lopez Lomong's story pales by comparison.

This morning I ran out of Coco Puffs for breakfast. So I asked my roommate if he could pick up another box at the store. When he came back I realized that there was also no milk in the fridge. Uuggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

you at the nike sweatshop or corporate headquarters?

Captain Oblivious wrote:

Is there more to her story than just moving and switching back to her old coach?

Did you not read the article, are you having trouble with all the big words, or are you just being a prick?

I did not read the article bur all her problems are very much first world.

She needs a good dose of perspective. So do you.

Aww. The poor thing was tired of her job.

I never read the article, no lie. But I can surmise based off of her comments in the last 8 years that she's had it amazingly sooo tough and that no one can understand what it's like...blah, blah, blah. Everyone that I know has had some kind of injury, some worse than others. My current coach, college, has a nagging hamstring injury that won't let up and it frustrates him to no end. I feel more sorry for him than Kararrogant Goucher. She's a whiner and thinks her thoughts are universal. She basically ran 2:25 for a marathon. Do you know how many women have run 2:20 or come very close? She's not even in the same category with the TOP women. Carry on.

Whatever her story is or isn't, it's more dramatic than the tedious attacks on her in here

On the other hand wrote:

Whatever her story is or isn't, it's more dramatic than the tedious attacks on her in here

That's not really saying much, is it?

Captain Oblivious wrote:

That's not really saying much, is it?

You still haven't answered my (implied) question.

I read the article and it sounds like what every pro runner says a year before they retire. It's basically a fill in the blank form. Just change the names and events.

So, no one follows track and field. Many on letsrun thinks it is because there are no personalities in the sport. E. Africans do not speak English. US runners have too much tunnel vision and do not make themselves accessible to the public.

Kara Goucher does exactly what letsrunners want (markets herself, puts herself out there for the public to see). Letsrunners then bash Kara for being too dramatic and self centered.

What About Mine wrote:

Captain Oblivious wrote:

That's not really saying much, is it?

You still haven't answered my (implied) question.

Yours does sound horrible but I found a bug in my Coco Puffs and the milk was sour. Woe is me.

Precious Roy wrote:

So, no one follows track and field. Many on letsrun thinks it is because there are no personalities in the sport. E. Africans do not speak English. US runners have too much tunnel vision and do not make themselves accessible to the public.

Kara Goucher does exactly what letsrunners want (markets herself, puts herself out there for the public to see). Letsrunners then bash Kara for being too dramatic and self centered.

The problem many of is have with her is that she takes every opportunity (and then some) to talk about herself under the guise of being an empowering, altruistic, every women. It shows a lack of humility and perspective. Does she generate a good or service that benefits the common good and should be marketed? Nike didn't seem to think so. No doubt it's her right to make a living however she can and anyone that wants to pay for empowerment retreats, self help books and the like is entitled. That said, so are we entitled to point out the utter BS of it all.

ataglance wrote:

I read the article and it sounds like what every pro runner says a year before they retire. It's basically a fill in the blank form. Just change the names and events.

Really ? I haven't seen many pro runners talk about making the Olympic Team 2 years down the road and then retire a year later. Of course she is getting older, but she won't retire next year unless its injury related.