whistler wrote:
How is she cheating? She is following the rules, but the rules clearly need to be changed for the competition to be fair.
Agreed. There is no need to call her a cheater, but obviously the rules should change if people care about protecting a level playing field for biological women in a women's sporting event.
rojo wrote:
It's almost as if she's like, "Ok if you are going to ban me, I'm going to get the WR and a huge ass bonus." I respect how she's saying, "F U".
Shalane talked about f*cking sh*t up. Caster actually f*cks sh*t up.
The 1500 on Thursday will be interesting, and not in a good way.
broken arrow wrote:
Cheater wrote:
Semenya runs 1:54.26 with NO PACERS and looks very comfortable. She is cheating. How is this not cheating? She clearly has the musculature of a man. She knows her time is running out and is finally trying harder in races. She is a cheater!!!!
She is a woman, she has no control over how she was born, leave her be.
"She" is completely free to compete in the open category. Just not the category for people without Y chromosomes and relatively low T levels, that category is reserved for biological women. If that category is not protected, it will disappear.
I get it, it suck for Castor to be born intersex. But it's just one of those unfortunate areas where you have to choose the lesser of two evils. Either hermaphrodites are allowed to push women out of every sport at the top level, or they aren't.
(And yes I use hermaphrodite on purpose because I think it is BS that a word that was once considered a perfectly reasonable way to describe a medical condition is now deemed offensive. I'm not bending a knee to the orwelian language police)
It is truly sad to watch all of the track and field geeks get excited by Semenya's 1:54 race in Paris. I have coached division I track and field for 25 years, and I have seen thousands of track meets during my career. There is zero doubt in my mind that Caster Semenya has been sandbagging. There is zero doubt in my mind that she/he could have run 1:54 or better in a dozen races over the last 5 years, but she didn't want to make a mockery of the women's 800. Now, that the rules are going to be changed this fall, he/she is going to go all out to run as fast as she can. In my opinion, Caster Semenya is the equivalent of a good high school boy. And her/his times reflect that. I am not at all impressed with Semenya's performance. There are plenty of high school boys who are faster!
Now he's on the way out, he has given up all pretence of making it look like the other girls might have a chance of beating him.
It's a sick joke, that's not at all funny.
rojo wrote:
What a race. What a performance. And hopefully this will prove to meet directors there is no need to have rabbit after rabbit. Unreal!!
I had her unofficially in like 26.6 for 200, 56.12 FAT at 500 and then 1:25.37.
She finally did what we've all wanted to see her do - go for it. And she did it without a rabbit.
Sorry, there was nothing great or "unreal" about this race, you use that word a little too loosely.
Her sandbagging every race is why I can't be a fan no matter what the CAS decides...
TMW769 wrote:
I have coached division I track and field for 25 years, and I have seen thousands of track meets during my career.
40 meets a year for 50 years would just barely be "thousands" (2000).
You guys are not allowed to pick on Semenya. The high court says she is a member of a protected class. She is a lesbian and this gay bashing must stop.
rojo wrote:
GBohannon wrote:
Great run. I hate to focus on the negative, but when you said “...hopefully this will prove...” I immediately finished differently in my mind than what you wrote. And I hope it proves that too.
Anyways, solid run for Ajee and big PB for Goule getting under 1:58. Alright, ladies.
Look, I don't think a person who has xy chromosones, no uterus and internal testicles should be allowed to compete in the women's professional category but I did love this race. For years, people have wondered if she sandbagged. For years, I've hated it when she didn't go with the rabbits. And tonight, with no rabbit, it just came as a surprise.
It's almost as if she's like, "Ok if you are going to ban me, I'm going to get the WR and a huge ass bonus." I respect how she's saying, "F U".
Yup, this is truth. I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes and runs 1:51-1:52 this summer and then sails away in the sunset knowing nobody will touch the record ever. Literally ever. Maybe she’ll pull a Bubka and set the world record 5 times this summer to stack her bankroll.
celery wrote:
broken arrow wrote:
She is a woman, she has no control over how she was born, leave her be.
"She" is completely free to compete in the open category. Just not the category for people without Y chromosomes and relatively low T levels, that category is reserved for biological women. If that category is not protected, it will disappear.
I get it, it suck for Castor to be born intersex. But it's just one of those unfortunate areas where you have to choose the lesser of two evils. Either hermaphrodites are allowed to push women out of every sport at the top level, or they aren't.
(And yes I use hermaphrodite on purpose because I think it is BS that a word that was once considered a perfectly reasonable way to describe a medical condition is now deemed offensive. I'm not bending a knee to the orwelian language police)
When did we avoid using the word hermaphrodite? I think it's more an issue when use male pronouns when talking about her.
Ironic that the women’s world record in the 800 is likely to be broken by someone with even more testosterone in her veins than the current record holder.
Certainly Not Skuj wrote:
I must be the only track "fan" who cannot watch the Diamond League W800m anymore.
Uh, no. You're not the only one. There's no reason to bash Semanya, Niyonsaba, and Wambui because it's not their fault how they were born. But all the SJW chuckleheads who want to make them cause celebre should meditate on the fact that AT MOST about 2% of births are intersex yet the top three women in the 2016 W800 are effectively doping through endogenous testosterone.
A really rare group somehow also belongs to one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. It's preposterous to think that there is not causal linkage. Sadly, it's going to take several more olympic finals like this before the general public catches on. When's it's obvious that biological women can't compete anymore then things will change. But it will have a devastating impact on the sport first. Maybe Title IX will ride to the rescue again.
sbeefyk2 wrote:
rojo wrote:
It's almost as if she's like, "Ok if you are going to ban me, I'm going to get the WR and a huge ass bonus." I respect how she's saying, "F U".
Yup, this is truth. I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes and runs 1:51-1:52 this summer and then sails away in the sunset knowing nobody will touch the record ever. Literally ever. Maybe she’ll pull a Bubka and set the world record 5 times this summer to stack her bankroll.
I'm not convinced there IS A WHOLE LOT left in the tank.
I do think there is a another gear available if it came down to tight race down the straight. A second faster-- perhaps but talking 3 more seconds might be pushing it.
1:53.3 has been the target for what 35 years?
Are Meet Directors still offering blanket WR at any event money these days or does each race have it's own bonus structure. I do not think IAAF has published that they offer bonus money for a WR so any bonus is on the meet sponsors.
rojo wrote:
Look, I don't think a person who has xy chromosones, no uterus and internal testicles should be allowed to compete in the women's professional category but I did love this race. For years, people have wondered if she sandbagged. For years, I've hated it when she didn't go with the rabbits. And tonight, with no rabbit, it just came as a surprise.
It's almost as if she's like, "Ok if you are going to ban me, I'm going to get the WR and a huge ass bonus." I respect how she's saying, "F U".
Every once in a while I wholeheartedly agree with Rojo.
That Ultra Guy wrote:
Ironic that the women’s world record in the 800 is likely to be broken by someone with even more testosterone in her veins than the current record holder.
Wow. You even managed to insult someone who had nothing to do with this post.
800 recap is up with video highlights and LRC analysis:
Full meet recap + highlights is here:
wammr wrote:
That Ultra Guy wrote:
Ironic that the women’s world record in the 800 is likely to be broken by someone with even more testosterone in her veins than the current record holder.
Wow. You even managed to insult someone who had nothing to do with this post.
We could cue the fake outrage, or we could acknowledge that there is a current crop of female 800 runners all sharing very similar attributes who are now approaching the performances of some of the most doped athletes in history.
funny how people complain about Caster yet defend those 2 boys running against girls in Ct
wineturtle wrote:
sbeefyk2 wrote:
Yup, this is truth. I wouldn’t be surprised if she goes and runs 1:51-1:52 this summer and then sails away in the sunset knowing nobody will touch the record ever. Literally ever. Maybe she’ll pull a Bubka and set the world record 5 times this summer to stack her bankroll.
I'm not convinced there IS A WHOLE LOT left in the tank.
I do think there is a another gear available if it came down to tight race down the straight. A second faster-- perhaps but talking 3 more seconds might be pushing it.
1:53.3 has been the target for what 35 years?
Are Meet Directors still offering blanket WR at any event money these days or does each race have it's own bonus structure. I do not think IAAF has published that they offer bonus money for a WR so any bonus is on the meet sponsors.
Yeah if you watched the race then Semenya really went for it this time. When she took the lead at 200m I thought we'd see something really special/WR but 1:54.2 was actually slightly disappointing.
She hit 400m in 56.1 and then slowed for a 58.1 second lap. I'm not sure she can run much faster in my opinion. Although she has a relaxed style her face showed she was working hard.
This “genetic unfair” cry is nonsense. It’s genetically unfair for men to race Kipchoge or Rudisha or Jim Ryun or whoever. All the champs have unfair genetics.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has a 1989 Ferrari 348 GTB and he's just put in paperwork to upgrade it
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Mark Coogan says that if you could only do 3 workouts as a 1500m runner you should do these
Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts