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Poster: John Smallberries
Subject: RE: Kelly Jaske story
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austinite wrote:

what about all those pro/elite women who have been hammering away for years, thinking they're going to get better or something, only now to get beaten by a novice. that's got to be demoralizing for them, no?


No more demoralizing than when Ryan Hall broke the AR for the half on his first time running the distance. Everyone out there knows that running talent shows up when it wants to. Some people run great times from high school straight to the Olympics. Other people come into running in different ways. Gharib didn't start running seriously until he was 22. Was it demoralizing for all other Africans when he won the WCs? Should people quit just because it took less time for another competitor to get to an elite level? Maybe one of the girls who ran a 1:15 or slower is just a year away from running 1:12. You just don't know. That is why it isn't demoralizing. If anything, it is inspiring.
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