It's the culture. Messed up 100 different ways to Tuesday.
It isn't "showmanship" or "good for the sport" (as if people who don't enjoy track are going to suddenly sit through meets because the athletes suddenly start acting like jerks), it's not respecting the sport by giving less than your best.
Would far and away prefer to watch a 24s from someone giving it their all for the whole 24s, than a 22s from someone who only tries for 18 of them.
Better to save your best for champs and the top European meets, whether in the sprints or the distances. Sprinters can race a lot at a high quality but going for that last extra bit is where the injuries pop up, so don't go 100% until World's.
I’ve rarely if ever seen a sprinter get injured in the last part of a race. Injuries almost always happen shortly after exiting the blocks.
Race was supposed to be a matchup with SAFP. SAFP pulled out and Sha'Carri was completely mismatched against the rest of the field. She ran with a legging on her left leg, which indicates that she may be trying to protect something on that leg. So, if that was the case, it is a no brainer to shut it down once she had stretched out an insurmountable lead over the rest of the pack.
Sprinters showboat. It is what they do. People watch the sprints to see them showboat. And Sha'Carri deserves to get to showboat. She has overcome a disastrous start to her pro career and is making a huge comeback.
It's the culture. Messed up 100 different ways to Tuesday.
It isn't "showmanship" or "good for the sport" (as if people who don't enjoy track are going to suddenly sit through meets because the athletes suddenly start acting like jerks), it's not respecting the sport by giving less than your best.
Would far and away prefer to watch a 24s from someone giving it their all for the whole 24s, than a 22s from someone who only tries for 18 of them.
The point of the post is that no athlete is guaranteed another chance to do that.
Another chance at what??? Times at track meets have been irrelevant since we went from heavy leather shoes with heavy spikes in early 1960's to nylon shoes. Times at track meets have been irrelevant since we went from cinder tracks to rubber tracks (or other synthetic surfaces) mid-1960's. She wasn't going to earn a World Championship medal or Olympic medal, no matter her time. It's just medal counts now.
Race was supposed to be a matchup with SAFP. SAFP pulled out and Sha'Carri was completely mismatched against the rest of the field. She ran with a legging on her left leg, which indicates that she may be trying to protect something on that leg. So, if that was the case, it is a no brainer to shut it down once she had stretched out an insurmountable lead over the rest of the pack.
Sprinters showboat. It is what they do. People watch the sprints to see them showboat. And Sha'Carri deserves to get to showboat. She has overcome a disastrous start to her pro career and is making a huge comeback.