American Jeneba Tarmoh switching to Sierra Leone?

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9 years ago 10/24/2014 1:02pm EDT

I remember when sprintgeezer used to disparagingly refer to her as Tard'mo or something like that, and I roasted him for it.

Looks like he might have been right:

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/olympic-gold-medalist-jeneba-tarmoh-speaks-out-against--ignorance--over-ebola-090052231.html

I love the fact that she was born and raised in the USA, but now maintains that she is "Sierra Leonian", like "rice and soups" are the sum total of Sierra Leonian tradition and culture.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiggggggghhhhhhhhttttttt........

She spent "almost a year" there. Oh well, then...I'm sure she knows exactly what it's like. Will she move there to live and train?

Hey Jeneba, don't let the door hit your axx on the way out.

sg+1

9 years ago 10/24/2014 1:10pm EDT

re: News Flash

9 years ago 10/24/2014 1:19pm EDT

re: News Flash

I don't really blame her after she was left off the 100m team last time although she tied with Felix.

What do you think is awaiting her this round? Same thing, she may not make the team at all.

Downside for her is that she MAY HAVE, and if she can be in the top-6 100m or 200m sprinters in America, she would likely make the relay pool and probably win a medal (perhaps Gold) there.

But, I guess if I was good enough to make the Olympic team and it looked like LONG odds, I might make this switch.

I am sure that she will not move there and train. Athletes train where it is best for them. Very few athletes train in their home countries, unless you are an American sprinter or hurdler. Even American distance runners train outside of America. It happens all the time.

9 years ago 10/24/2014 1:30pm EDT

re: News Flash

Sheeeeeeut. Dis biatch gonna get da BOLA if she go to Siera leone

9 years ago 10/24/2014 1:38pm EDT

re: my knee grows

Many Letsrunners could switching to Sierra Leone in order to lower half marathon or Marathon National Records.

Half marathon 1:11:26 Mickael Motori Charles 11 March 2007 Paris Half Marathon France Paris, France

Marathon 2:40:27 Mickael Motori Charles 4 October 2009 Marathon de la Côte d'Amour France Pornichet, France

9 years ago 10/24/2014 2:35pm EDT

re: Ben L Wrong

I don't have a problem with switching when it makes sense, but in this case it appears to be purely a career move. An 11.1/22.4 sprinter can make just about any country's national team, but in the U.S., it's only slightly better than a sub-4 mile. She read the writing on the wall and saw the emergence of Ekpone, Freeman, Atkins and of course Tori Bowie. Btw, I can only think of one or two situations where this sort of thing has worked out for the athlete. Unless you are a Flex Shanchez, third world countries only support switch hitters like Jeneba when they are running championships wearing their vest.

9 years ago 10/24/2014 2:36pm EDT

re: Ben L Wrong

Ben L Wrong wrote:
Many Letsrunners could switching to Sierra Leone in order to lower half marathon or Marathon National Records.
Half marathon 1:11:26 Mickael Motori Charles 11 March 2007 Paris Half Marathon France Paris, France
Marathon 2:40:27 Mickael Motori Charles 4 October 2009 Marathon de la Côte d'Amour France Pornichet, France

Yeah, but could they adjust to rice and soup? Because, you know, that's SO Sierra Leonian.

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