Not An Expert wrote:
What time/place did she run (before the DQ)?
GaryB wrote:
If I recall she was about 25-30 seconds behind the top female
There's no mention of her time or place in the article.
Whether or not they award her the prize money, why wouldn't they mention her time and placing???
Because she was disqualified. She has no official time or place. Good journalism.
If you go to the following link and put in her name, they list her place/split for each 5K. However, for the final result it says only DQ. Time was 2:43:21
Supposition apparently wrote:
According to the article:
"race organizers said they learned that Akor has a history of doping and a checkered past when it comes to prize money and race officials, and they subsequently disqualified her. "
They apparently disqualified her for having a "checkered past," not for anything that happened in the race.
You should have read on a couple more lines in to the article:
But Lieberg, a 39-year old mother of three and a second grade teacher from Helena, Montana, knew none of that as she battled it out stride for stride with Akor through much of the race. She said she soon noticed a decidedly combative style in Akor’s running.
“I think her plan was just to keep me back. Every time I tried to pass her, she would block me,” said Lieberg, who went on to win despite Akor’s tactics. “I didn’t really know what was going on.”
Running a 6:05 per mile pace, Lieberg passed through the 5K mark in 18:59 and the 10K in 37:27. At that point, San Antonio school teacher Anita Perez was about a minute behind.
Up front, Lieberg continued to press the pace, passing through 15K in 56:35 and the halfway mark at 13.1 miles in 1:20:24. But despite her best efforts, Akor continued to block her.
“I’d try to go around her, and she’d get in front of me, and then I’d go the other way and she’d get in front of me again,” Lieberg said. Finally, at about 20 miles, Lieberg decided to go for it. She passed Akor but couldn’t help bumping her a little bit, because of Akor’s blocking position, she said.
“That’s when she shoved me,” Lieberg said. “A full two-handed push. I was like, ‘OMG, I’m just trying to get past. ... I don’t like drama.’”
She used to race in SoCal and was known for rough racing, blocking, pushing etc. This was before she was busted.
I have total dislike for this individual.
I'm oddly attracted to her.
I just remember that a few years ago, Akor used to do marathons so frequently with decent results that might have been better if she were more selective.
It's Texas - wrote:
Spunky wrote:
Anyone know why?
Obvious reason: Because she is black.
Look at all the racism in the comments on this thread, and that is the reason.
There it is! When there's nowhere else left to turn, pull the "racist" card! Surely, it couldn't be because she didn't follow the rules...
Supposition apparently wrote:
According to the article:
"race organizers said they learned that Akor has a history of doping and a checkered past when it comes to prize money and race officials, and they subsequently disqualified her. "
They apparently disqualified her for having a "checkered past," not for anything that happened in the race.
"not for anything that happened in the race"-Oh really? wrote:
You should have read on a couple more lines in to the article:
Finally, at about 20 miles, Lieberg decided to go for it. She passed Akor but couldn’t help bumping her a little bit, because of Akor’s blocking position, she said.
Lieberg admittedly kept bumping Akor "a little bit" the entire race but, according to her it was all Akor's fault???
If they disqualified Akor for that reason, then that's total BS.
They should have DQ'd Lieberg, because she admitted that she kept bumping Akor.
Additionally, Lieberg mentioned several times that she ran into Akor, while Akor WAS LEADING.
All of that was obviously Lieberg's fault, not Akor's.
Spunky wrote:
Anyone know why?
It's Texas - wrote:
Obvious reason: Because she is black.
Look at all the racism in the comments on this thread, and that is the reason.
That was most definitely the reason.
Don't be retarded wrote:
Supposition apparently wrote:
According to the article:
"race organizers said they learned that Akor has a history of doping and a checkered past when it comes to prize money and race officials, and they subsequently disqualified her. "
They apparently disqualified her for having a "checkered past," not for anything that happened in the race.
"not for anything that happened in the race"-Oh really? wrote:
You should have read on a couple more lines in to the article:
Finally, at about 20 miles, Lieberg decided to go for it. She passed Akor but couldn’t help bumping her a little bit, because of Akor’s blocking position, she said.
Lieberg admittedly kept bumping Akor "a little bit" the entire race but, according to her it was all Akor's fault???
If they disqualified Akor for that reason, then that's total BS.
They should have DQ'd Lieberg, because she admitted that she kept bumping Akor.
Additionally, Lieberg mentioned several times that she ran into Akor, while Akor WAS LEADING.
All of that was obviously Lieberg's fault, not Akor's.
Obviously Lieberg is racist.
Not An Expert wrote:
Anyone see any of this on the FloTrack stream?
The whole replay is on Youtube. WTF, she isn't even wearing a race bib or a singlet:
https://youtu.be/XQno6MJVYRw?t=9171She was seen cutting the course. It's on record. She changed clothes and was seen coming back on in a different location.
She will be shamed forever.
Looks like the same clothes to me.
I didn't watch nearly the whole thing but here are a few highlights
Approximate race Times, not youtube times:
14:55 - Announcer asked partner, "What's her background, Tony?" Response, "Mary Akor got popped for drugs"
52:00 - discussion of Akor's status
53:00 - Akor cuts off Liebert
1:18:45 - cuts off Liebert again
1:22:30 - cuts her off again
Somewhere a bit after 2:10 the announcers say it's good that she's being passed because she's "not really in the race" and it would be good if the real winner crosses the line first
Akor bumped my wife out of prize money 3 times (races akor was not eligible for money). Now hearing her race tactics, sounds like she is the Lance Armstrong for women's running. If I remember drug akor was caught with is clean, 2 year ban. Doesn't seem to be that strong of anyways, so if she served her time.. then ok
Too much drama in the women's race, but go figure.
Dude who won, Joseph Whelan, nice race! Good job!
Hardloper wrote:
The whole replay is on Youtube. WTF, she isn't even wearing a race bib or a singlet
Well no wonder she created a sensation.