Scorpion_runner wrote:
Look at myself in the mirror? Why, because my opinion does not come off a conveyor belt, and is like everyone else's?
This is a running site, where we talk about our running and the running of pro athletes.
I feel her training is a fraud, where she is trying to cram 8 years worth of training into 2 years. Running does not work that way. There are short gains in a long amount of time, and like Desi said, anyone who short changes that is not really serious about becoming a great runner. So her approach is comical in itself.
Her races have been crap, and wouldn't even qualify her for the championship level. It takes runners a huge 12 month marathon block to really be ready to race at a high, high level. She hasn't even take on heavy, heavy volume yet, and it shows.
Her frame is thin and weak, where she does not have a runner's build.
Women's running is at a high level across the board, SANS GWEN. So Her struggle story is not needed, especially when there are women who are doing outstanding things in running at the moment. USA women have been on fire, and that is where the focus should be. It should not be on a triathlete with a lame attempt at distance running
Everyone in here is talking about the great female runners in the world, but you come in and send the thread the other way, by asking about an athlete who will never, ever factor in a high quality women's race.
No one is thinking about Gwen in any of the upcoming Marathon races. People are focused on real, elite runners, and so should you.