Why were there no officials at the finish line? Why didn’t they mark the fish more prominently? She was clearly confused where the official finish line was and not having any officials there made the situation more confusing. 🤷
Yes that was absolutely an aberration in my eyes as well and at least a couple of Japanese officials should have been there to indicate that she had finished the race indeed possibly even with a finishing tape.
There was one guy, sitting on a chair and not moving, not emotional, not making any hand signals. No one else. And no indication of a marathon finish line. Unless the runners had VERY clear instructions before the race on how far to run on the track, this was a real failure of the Tokyo organization.
She appears to be a true Uruguayan, with a family history in the country, Here's what Wikipedia says about her surname:
Paternain is a surname found in Uruguay. Notable people with the surname include: Gabriel Paternain, Uruguayan mathematician Miguel Paternain (1894–1970), Uruguayan bishop Julia Paternain, bronze medalist at the 2025 World Championships in the marathon.
Green card holders usually, but not always, elect to become US citizens after a few years residence in the U.S. in that case she'll be a quadruple citizen of UK/Mexico/Uruguay/USA. That's rare. There are obviously millions of dual citizens though, and fewer triple citizenships.
On the interview, Julia has more of an American accent, with a hint of British mixed in, somewhat reminiscent of Jon Gault, another dual UK/American.
It’s actually a myth that most green card holders become us citizens. There are about 10 million green card holders eligible to become citizens who haven’t applied. At any one time there are usually more people in the USA who could become citizens who choose not to than people here applying
Green card holders usually, but not always, elect to become US citizens after a few years residence in the U.S. in that case she'll be a quadruple citizen of UK/Mexico/Uruguay/USA. That's rare. There are obviously millions of dual citizens though, and fewer triple citizenships.
On the interview, Julia has more of an American accent, with a hint of British mixed in, somewhat reminiscent of Jon Gault, another dual UK/American.
It’s actually a myth that most green card holders become us citizens. There are about 10 million green card holders eligible to become citizens who haven’t applied. At any one time there are usually more people in the USA who could become citizens who choose not to than people here applying
Uruguay is not a big running country so I'm guessing she got her running culture bug from Great Britain when her father was a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University and then the United States where her father moved to take up a post at another American University.
Apparently her father is a world renown mathematics researcher and lecturer in demand all over.
Interesting that the mathematics gene was not transmitted to her marathon running daughter who studied political science at Penn State and will further her education in law school. Whatever happens I'm assuming that thanks to the background of her parents etc she will never be challenged financial-wise or have to work in a running shop to pay the bills.
Another case where the school/NCAA system fails to identify marathon talent. If all you ever run is 5K-10K, she looks like a decent runner, nothing more. Now she's a world medalist.
She appears to be a true Uruguayan, with a family history in the country, Here's what Wikipedia says about her surname:
Paternain is a surname found in Uruguay. Notable people with the surname include: Gabriel Paternain, Uruguayan mathematician Miguel Paternain (1894–1970), Uruguayan bishop Julia Paternain, bronze medalist at the 2025 World Championships in the marathon.
¡Brava!
I believe that a lot of people living in South American countries such as Uruguay are there as a result of their ancestors immigrating/fleeing from Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
Another case where the school/NCAA system fails to identify marathon talent. If all you ever run is 5K-10K, she looks like a decent runner, nothing more. Now she's a world medalist.
3 millions people country and world medalist in the marathon!
Very good message for all the small countries. And don't let the bigger countries that didn't get a medal to try to hijack your medal, as she is a totally legit uruguayan.
I believe that a lot of people living in South American countries such as Uruguay are there as a result of their ancestors immigrating/fleeing from Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
This take is very weak, because....
I believe that a lot of people living in North American countries such as US are there as a result of their ancestors immigrating/fleeing from Europe. (and Africa)
So should we count all medals for Europe and Africa ? How many really native Americans (the continent not the country) get a medal.
I believe that a lot of people living in South American countries such as Uruguay are there as a result of their ancestors immigrating/fleeing from Europe in the first half of the 20th century.
This take is very weak, because....
I believe that a lot of people living in North American countries such as US are there as a result of their ancestors immigrating/fleeing from Europe. (and Africa)
So should we count all medals for Europe and Africa ? How many really native Americans (the continent not the country) get a medal.
You are misinterpreting my point. My wife is 3rd generation Paraguayan and her maiden name is Mallorquin - from Mallorca, Spain. The surname may be of European origin - that's all.
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Paternain is a surname found in Uruguay. Notable people with the surname include: Gabriel Paternain, Uruguayan mathematician Miguel Paternain (1894–1970), Uruguayan bishop Julia Paternain, bronze medallist at the 2025 World C...
I'm not sure what you mean by "true Uruguayan." She's never lived there. She was born in Mexico and she lived for many years in both the UK and the United States. She's more British and American than Uruguayan.
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I'm not sure what you mean by "true Uruguayan." She's never lived there. She was born in Mexico and she lived for many years in both the UK and the United States. She's more British and American than Uruguayan.
You stole the words from my mouth -my exact sentiments - let's be honest, Uruguay had nothing to do with her formation as a world-class runner which is still arguable, but obviously she won the bronze in the World Championships in very torrid conditions in 2:27 plus and credit to her for taking advantage of having a Uruguay passport because it's doubtful that she would have qualified in other countries that she's linked to, like the US or Great Britain. Not dissing her but looking at it realistically.
She'll be invited to big city marathons in the future and I'm thinking about what her ceiling is and I'm thinking possibly 2:20:00 -2:22:00, at her best. I doubt she'll ever beat 2:20:00 in her future career but if I'm wrong I'll be delighted.
Will she ever run 2:12:00 - 2:14:00 like the other best female runners in the world?
I don't think there's any possibility of her running that fast but once again I'm not dissing her performance today even though I'm thinking it was her Lucky Day indeed considering her overall physical capabilities compared to other monster women. She's obviously not in the class of someone like Sifan Hassan or Bridget Kosgei.
She literally still has family in Uruguay that she goes back to visit. She may have lived in the US since she came here for college but otherwise she has no family/relational ties here and only recently got approved for a green card this past fall
Why were there no officials at the finish line? Why didn’t they mark the fish more prominently? She was clearly confused where the official finish line was and not having any officials there made the situation more confusing. 🤷
Yes that was absolutely an aberration in my eyes as well and at least a couple of Japanese officials should have been there to indicate that she had finished the race indeed possibly even with a finishing tape.
Guys, the marathon finish was the common finish line on the track. A painted stripe across 9 lanes with numerals designating each lane is highly visible, and within the WA standards. Additionally, it is the athletes responsibility to know the course.
