A "Superstar" does not have a marathon PR of about 2:25. That is sub-elite level. Very good but no way a "superstar."
I’m not a fan of Molly. Or Centro really for that matter. But this line of thinking is so dumb, I had to respond. The woman has a bronze medal. She showed up for the big one.
Some people need the bright lights and big stage to perform. Are you gonna try to take away Centro’s gold medal because he never broke 3:30? How many big finals did he run well at?
Running humbles us all at some point. 99.9% of our humbling happens largely in private at a 4th of July 5K or similar….
"She showed up for the big one" Yea and that's all she has. Everything else has been mostly mediocre.
Her PR is about 2:25. About 11 minutes behind the WR. A male who runs a 2:13 - is he a "superstar?"
If that male has an Olympic medal then yes, he is a superstar!
Never judge anyone by one good or one bad performance.
The stars aligned for her that day and good for her, but she's not nearly as good as Emily, Emma, Keira, Sara, etc...whether they ever get a medal or not.
Truly it's such a confusing subject for so many posters that it baffles me that this is a running forum.
Could you define "superstar". One great result does not make her a superstar. Since then her results have been mediocre. Super stars win marathon majors and olympic medals.
If that male has an Olympic medal then yes, he is a superstar!
The stars aligned for her that day and good for her, but she's not nearly as good as Emily, Emma, Keira, Sara, etc...whether they ever get a medal or not.
The stars aligned for her that day and good for her, but she's not nearly as good as Emily, Emma, Keira, Sara, etc...whether they ever get a medal or not.
lol
Have those runners ever run a 2:25 marathon? I didn't think so.
Have those runners ever run a 2:25 marathon? I didn't think so.
Yes. But regardless, it is a laughable comment. I bet you think Jordan Hasay was a better marathoner too 😂
Jordan Hasay ran a 2:20 marathon. Molly finished a mile behind her. If you and I are racing and you finish a mile behind me, then yes, I am the better runner.
Yes. But regardless, it is a laughable comment. I bet you think Jordan Hasay was a better marathoner too 😂
Jordan Hasay ran a 2:20 marathon. Molly finished a mile behind her. If you and I are racing and you finish a mile behind me, then yes, I am the better runner.
😂😂 thanks for confirming your idiocy yet again, Sally.
1.) She’s a marathoner and 2.) is building back from a stretch of injuries.
Given that, how important is a road 10K result from June? It’s not like she’s trying to make the world’s team in the 10,000. For all we know, she could be in the middle of heavy mileage block and showed up at this race for a paycheck.
Are you really going to pull the "tempo" card? Seriously, Jacob does not run "tempos." If Molly runs slow - she was running a "tempo." Did Pre ever run "tempos?" Just absurd to say she was running a tempo. You are embarrassing.
Could you define "superstar". One great result does not make her a superstar. Since then her results have been mediocre. Super stars win marathon majors and olympic medals.
Winning a medal at he Olympic Games is not just ‘one result.’ It represents a lifetime achievement and takes a number of steps to complete, not the least of which is to show up 6500 miles from home and run the race of your life.
If you want to cherry pick stupidity how about the fact that she only finished about 10s behind Kosgei in that race? Does that make her the equivalent of a 2:14:14 marathoner?
Winning a medal at he Olympic Games is not just ‘one result.’ It represents a lifetime achievement and takes a number of steps to complete, not the least of which is to show up 6500 miles from home and run the race of your life.
Just an Olympic medal is not special these days. There are literally thousands of Olympic medals, like for rap dancing. You need real results and not just keep waving the worthless Olympic medal that many others have got because it now is just who wants to pay the IOC to get any idiotic event into the Olympics. The IOC is even planning to give out Olympic medals for dumb stuff like e-biking and virtual running.
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