In 2019, Galvan was assaulted and robbed of 38,000 pesos ($2200) coming out of her Guanajuato, Mexico, Banamex branch. She's convinced it was an inside job with bank clerks taking a cut.
She also received prize money of 240million pesos for winning Pan Am, and an extra 40,000 for the gold.
The Banamex, Guanajuato, Mexico, branch where Galvan was assaulted and robbed of 38,000 pesos in 2019. Crime is a perennial problem in Mexico, despite being a wonderful country in most respects. Been there, done that.
In 2019, Galvan was assaulted and robbed of 38,000 pesos ($2200) coming out of her Guanajuato, Mexico, Banamex branch. She's convinced it was an inside job with bank clerks taking a cut.
She also received prize money of 240million pesos for winning Pan Am, and an extra 40,000 for the gold.
Her Mexican Federation money of 240million pesos in 2019, is equal to $14,000 U.S. Not bad, in a country with a much lower living cost than the U.S.
We had this conversation when Galván appeared a few years ago. She is as dirty as they come. From no prior indication of global-level relevance to absolute force.
Please spare us with the “rank college then did blah blah blah and came back to running.” That’s the same thing people say about Keira.
We had this conversation when Galván appeared a few years ago. She is as dirty as they come. From no prior indication of global-level relevance to absolute force.
Please spare us with the “rank college then did blah blah blah and came back to running.” That’s the same thing people say about Keira.
Galvan comes across as a God-fearing Catholic but maybe I'm being naive and not in full cognizance of reality as it is.
I hope she's legit. It's very rare to get world class female distance runners from Mexico. They had a world class female sprinter from Mexico about ten years ago in the 400 meters.
Back in the late 70s and early 80s male distance runners from Mexico were the equivalent of Kenyans and Ethiopians right now and they had so many Mexicans at that time who could run under 28 minutes for 10,000 meters. They also had many world-class marathon runners.
We had this conversation when Galván appeared a few years ago. She is as dirty as they come. From no prior indication of global-level relevance to absolute force.
Please spare us with the “rank college then did blah blah blah and came back to running.” That’s the same thing people say about Keira.
this is PROBABLY correct, but there is a possibility she was averaging something like 40 mpw in college and has been able to make a jump to the 65-80 range now. THere are college programs that seem to have very little oversight on their athletes.
We had this conversation when Galván appeared a few years ago. She is as dirty as they come. From no prior indication of global-level relevance to absolute force.
Please spare us with the “rank college then did blah blah blah and came back to running.” That’s the same thing people say about Keira.
this is PROBABLY correct, but there is a possibility she was averaging something like 40 mpw in college and has been able to make a jump to the 65-80 range now. THere are college programs that seem to have very little oversight on their athletes.
Even so, some potential would have shown in college. She would have at least broken 16 minutes or ran better than 4:29 for 1500m...
this is PROBABLY correct, but there is a possibility she was averaging something like 40 mpw in college and has been able to make a jump to the 65-80 range now. THere are college programs that seem to have very little oversight on their athletes.
Even so, some potential would have shown in college. She would have at least broken 16 minutes or ran better than 4:29 for 1500m...
This sport is like watching Charlie Brown trying to kick a football. Someone has an odd or "unprecedented" progression, and immediately we start getting the "explanations": undertrained, multisport, did not take sport seriously, was off caring for sick mother, etc. Whatever. When in Rome.
We had this conversation when Galván appeared a few years ago. She is as dirty as they come. From no prior indication of global-level relevance to absolute force.
Please spare us with the “rank college then did blah blah blah and came back to running.” That’s the same thing people say about Keira.
Galvan comes across as a God-fearing Catholic but maybe I'm being naive and not in full cognizance of reality as it is.
I hope she's legit. It's very rare to get world class female distance runners from Mexico. They had a world class female sprinter from Mexico about ten years ago in the 400 meters.
Back in the late 70s and early 80s male distance runners from Mexico were the equivalent of Kenyans and Ethiopians right now and they had so many Mexicans at that time who could run under 28 minutes for 10,000 meters. They also had many world-class marathon runners.
Ana Guevara, in the 400m. She was likely an intense doper, eventually developing musculature not seen in cis or even intersex women. She started out much smaller.
Galvan’s rise is now a bit suspiciously steady and fast, but I also wouldn’t be surprised if she had just been poorly trained for a long time. Indigenous Mexicans have long shown the ability to excel at distance races (wasn’t there another female distance runner at the marathon? Adriana something?) They just don’t have the same coaching resources and training facilities as the US does. I hold dual US/Mexican citizenship, so I’ve been able to see the difference first-hand.
Galvan: At age 23, in 2014, she had Bests of 17:04/36:03 (5000/10,000), so her progression to 8:28 is absolutely unprecedented. Kudos.
On another note, she has no connection to Luis Orta, who, with respect, has not produced any world class athletes.
I would agree with that, it's unusual. Huge improvement over her college times.
College best at 24 was 16:30 5k? And then it looks like she took another 3-4 years off and started up training again at 27-28, now running 8:28 3k.
Would be interesting to take some 16:30 5k college runners and then let them use any PED and see what % of them could hit 14:30 within a few years. You guys clearly know what kind of progress is possible and impossible/ so what % of those runners could get to 14:30 within 4 years?
if drugs are as common as some say, it is surprising there aren’t a lot more 14:30 runners, if the drugs can make a 16:30 into a top global level runner.
I raved about Galvan on the SC podcast yesterday. And also found this thead to be amazing. Peopel were impressed by her amazing improvement 4 years ago when she was basically a minute slower for 5k. Now she's WAY better.
DreamsBecomeReality08/09/2019 8:38pm EDT6 years ago
She graduated Kansas State in 2015 with PRs of 4:26 1500, 16:30 5K, and her highest finish in XC was 45th. There are no results listed on her IAAF profile from then until 2019. This year she has improved to 4:11 (national rec...
The last time you raved about a runners amazing inprovement it was Chemusto. Just saying.
One assumes that Galvan has been tested innumerable times over the years, with no hiccups so it is reasonable to assume she's clean and legit. Seems like she was undertrained or not effectively trained in college, Kansas State.
As a mediocre Div2 runner at Mansfield State College, Pennsylvania, under legendary coach Ed Winrow, (1980/1982) my best times were better than Galvan's (4:19/8:57/14:42-indoor 3 miles/15:12/32:22) but I never improved after my modest running in college....so what surprises me is Galvan peaking at 31 years plus.
Have to assume legit unless proven otherwise.
Take into account Supershoes as well....double thresholds, unlimited info online ...for all to take ..
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I really don't care too much. Pros are doing what they have to do to survive. But these strained, cliche rationalizations are silly. Back to "undertained" again?
I get it. Some people on here do not like the truth. It is odd. I think in sprinting most fans accept it. In cycling too. But in distance running it is still this delusion. Over 90 percent of the pro peloton in cycling were doping, if not a 100 percent. Why pro distance running will be different makes zero sense.
And cannot we finally bury the whole "but said athlete has not tested positive"? The testing is just not effective enough and even targeted athletes like Houlihan passed hundreds while doping to the gills. It is a surprise when anyone gets caught.
I really don't care too much. Pros are doing what they have to do to survive. But these strained, cliche rationalizations are silly. Back to "undertained" again?
I get it. Some people on here do not like the truth. It is odd. I think in sprinting most fans accept it. In cycling too. But in distance running it is still this delusion. Over 90 percent of the pro peloton in cycling were doping, if not a 100 percent. Why pro distance running will be different makes zero sense.
And cannot we finally bury the whole "but said athlete has not tested positive"? The testing is just not effective enough and even targeted athletes like Houlihan passed hundreds while doping to the gills. It is a surprise when anyone gets caught.
You're correct that testing can be evaded but runners usually get caught eventually, especially when they become complacent. What are the random protocols in Mexico like?
At least she (Galvan) doesn't have to travel. Toluca (2800-3000m) is just a few hours from Mexico City.
Cynics may assume she's protected from her Federation.