3 NYC Marathon stories that are a waste of time

NYRR Insider wrote:

1. Shalane Flanagan

Everyone knows she was going to retire a year ago but surprised herself with a win and is now just continuing for the appearance fees.

2. Bernard Lagat

Has never run a World Class half or 10k but the track geeks think he is going to pull off a World Class Marathon.

3. Desiree Linden

Boston was a fluke and a tough muddier kind of race. She is done and acting like she is something special. No story here.

1. Agree. She only won because Mary K had a very off day. I’m tired of her act and these dumb kids dressing like her and posting it. Also, nearly every runners swears. Big deal

2. Agree. He’s old and probably doped.

3. Agree. She’s believing her own press.

NYRR Insider wrote:

1. Shalane Flanagan

Everyone knows she was going to retire a year ago but surprised herself with a win and is now just continuing for the appearance fees.

2. Bernard Lagat

Has never run a World Class half or 10k but the track geeks think he is going to pull off a World Class Marathon.

3. Desiree Linden

Boston was a fluke and a tough muddier kind of race. She is done and acting like she is something special. No story here.

first post in a long time that makes sense. do not think anyone can disagree

Agree, agree, agree

BUT- they ARE stories because if hyped enough they can bring more average people into the sport as fans.

American winners and an "old" guy running fast.

4. Complaining about the shitty TV coverage.

How an ultramarathon race in the mountains like UTMB can have a better feed and coverage than an American race in a major city is beyond me.

YEAH! They should stop promoting stories that the millions of people who watch the race find interesting and focus on the 50 angry, cheap, a-holes on this site!!!!

People were also interested in Oprah but it has nothing to do with the real race. Neither do these 3 has beens.

All three of these runners have one thing in common. They have never won a medal at the World Championships or the Olympic Games in the Marathon.

Usain Bolt would garner a much larger media presence if he were to run Ny. Not because he is an accomplished marathoner but because he is a side show. The difference is that he wouldn’t pretend to be an elite marathoner.

The problem is that Cragg and Hasay are both hurt this fall and Chicago signed Rupp. That means all we have left is side shows.

wait, how does this logic work, Shalane is a year older so suddenly she can't race as well as a year ago?

Des has multiple 2:2x marathons and 1:10 halfs, 2nd in olympic marathon trials, 2nd in Chicago and 5th in Berlin - and all that was before they gave her the "super shoes" this year

I'm confused as to what it takes to impress people sometimes, they are both world class

Cannot forget all the love given to Yuki Kawauchi who Boston won in exact same conditions as Des.

Yuki Kawauchi becomes a hero for persevering, Des gets hated on because she only did it because of the conditions.

This place really sucks most of the time!

Oh, I thought this was going to be about project moonshot version 2.0.

Confuzzled wrote:

Cannot forget all the love given to Yuki Kawauchi who Boston won in exact same conditions as Des.

Yuki Kawauchi becomes a hero for persevering, Des gets hated on because she only did it because of the conditions.

This place really sucks most of the time!

Yes, it does... I love Desi... She is a trooper and she might not win in two weeks but she'll be up there running competitively with the female elites.

Out of the three that were mentioned in the OP's post, I think, she'll do the best;)

Confuzzled wrote:

Cannot forget all the love given to Yuki Kawauchi who Boston won in exact same conditions as Des.

Yuki Kawauchi becomes a hero for persevering, Des gets hated on because she only did it because of the conditions.

This place really sucks most of the time!

Amen!

Your perception is quite hindered. Shalane earned that victory, and has every right to celebrate it. Plain and simple.

Bernard Legat's performances on the road have been impressive, and his longevity is unmatched. What he is doing deserves all the attention that it is getting, because he is pushing the age barrier, where being an elite runner does not have to end at the age of 40. With the advancements in technology, training and nutrition, elite runners are going to be able to compete at a high level well beyond the age of 40.

Now I can understand your statements regarding Desi. That was definitely a victory based on environmental circumstances, and she would not be able to repeat the victory under normal conditions. However, a victory is a victory, and she has been pretty subdued about it. She has not gone on some victory parade. I think she understands that her victory was based on surviving the course .

The human drama of athletic competition.

If you welfare running geeks ever want the sport to get popular, there has to be stories about the people running in the events. Sure a lot of home team ra ra but that's only natural.

I think Desi can at least pull off what she was capable of during her best races which is finish strong for top 5. Outside of crazy weather like Boston, I don't think she can't be top Africans.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

Now I can understand your statements regarding Desi. That was definitely a victory based on environmental circumstances, and she would not be able to repeat the victory under normal conditions. However, a victory is a victory, and she has been pretty subdued about it. She has not gone on some victory parade. I think she understands that her victory was based on surviving the course .

WTF???

That is exactly what she has done.

Are you in a cave? wrote:

Scorpion_runner wrote:

Now I can understand your statements regarding Desi. That was definitely a victory based on environmental circumstances, and she would not be able to repeat the victory under normal conditions. However, a victory is a victory, and she has been pretty subdued about it. She has not gone on some victory parade. I think she understands that her victory was based on surviving the course .

WTF???

That is exactly what she has done.

What exactly has she done?? Celebrated her WMM win at Boston? Shame on her. Crucify her!

She should celebrate. She won the damn lottery.

Yuki showed in Chicago what would happen in real conditions. 12 minutes behind the winner. Krista Duchene who finished 3rd at Boston ran 2:36 in Toronto yesterday 13 minutes behind the winner. When will 2:39 ever win Boston again? Never. Celebrate.