Sydney OUT of Worlds!!!

We still have Femke Bol in the W400Mh and we have Mary Moraa and Keely Hodgkinson in the W800M, Bol might threaten 51 seconds and the 800M final will be a great race, could be in the 1:55s.....maybe 1:54 high.

That track's biggest stars can just pull out of the sport's major championships with no proof of reason (injury) is an absolute joke, and just one on a long-ass list of reasons why no one watches track and field anymore.

In the NFL or MLB for example when there is an injury they give you the exact body part/component that is impacted. Here we get BS, a knee injury??? Is it a torn meniscus, a micro tear in the ACL, MCL, for example a Patellar tendon strain, grade 2???? Very vague and that makes it seem like total BS.

In this recent presentation by the wider Team Kersee support staff, the physical therapist ends his section of the presentation with specific details regarding Allyson Felix’s 2016 ankle injury and how Team Kersee were able to rehab the injury and get Allyson through Trials and the Olympics.

So the contrast with Sydney’s complete withdrawal in 2023 is interesting, but if you watch the presentation you’ll notice how often the four year Olympic cycle is mentioned, suggesting that Team Kersee is - as most at LetsRun already know - an Olympic oriented group.

She skipped three days of practice bc she had a hangnail.

For all intents and purposes, Moraa, Hodgkinson, Bol and Little have shown up where and when it has counted this summer, at places that hit the fans' pocket books. I don't they can be fussed about McLaughlin-Levrone or Mu not turning up next week in Budapest.

Quote: In this recent presentation by the wider Team Kersee support staff, the physical therapist ends his section of the presentation with specific details regarding Allyson Felix’s 2016 ankle injury and how Team Kersee were able to rehab the injury and get Allyson through Trials and the Olympics.
So the contrast with Sydney’s complete withdrawal in 2023 is interesting, but if you watch the presentation you’ll notice how often the four year Olympic cycle is mentioned, suggesting that Team Kersee is - as most at LetsRun already know - an Olympic oriented group.

If that is the case they will not have a fan base if they only want to show up every 4 years.

Olympics are where it's at. Like Serena only playing majors.

Well done.

I don't think the rest of the world is that concerned about Mu and Mcloughlin not running. We see them so infrequently racing compared to the other athletes that are competing for medals in their events that they do seem suspicious/anomalous. Normally we see great competition all year, in Europe, in the Diamond League, etc without these athletes taking part, and they don't really generate that much excitement. Mu arguably prevented the 800m last year being a more thrilling race to watch, as her main opponent was trapped by her on the inside and didn't have much room to challenge. I would say the same about Gidey when she changes lanes in the finish to nearly wipe out her opponent.

An athlete like Ajee Wilson or Elle St Pierre Purier, or previously Jenny Simpson, etc I would recognise and support because they put themselves on on the line and race regularly. Not so much Mu or McLoughlin, although I prefer McLoughlin to Mu because she does at least race occasionally.

I mentioned it in the other Sydney post… but let’s move on from her. She doesn’t wanna compete, so let’s stop talking about her and giving her the spotlight. Forget about her and Ayhing and let’s start supporting and talking about the athletes who are showing up to compete. If did and a thing choose not to complete, it’s time people stop talking about them and let’s hope their sponsors drop them so it’ll force some competitions.

if they can make bank by not showing up to race but once a year, they’ll continue doing it… time to cancel both of them and turn our attention, focus, media spotlight to the athletes showing up.

Why would you think that?

Kersee was FloJo’s coach. I think he got his lesson 30 years ago

Could explain her switch to the flat 400 this season, they didn't want to aggravate the knee problem.

I see two possibilities:

1) doping cover up. We know Bobby has a reputation, but honestly untill now I felt good about Sydney and Mu, both clearly generational talents who showed it early on and were able to keep progressing.

2) I think this is more likely to be honest- She is struggling mentally/ doesn't want to race if she might not win and isn't 100% healthy. It is sad to see, but I think she is struggling to cope with the pressure and has extremely high expectations of herself. If I was her coach I would make her race early and often in off events. I think learning that it is OK not to win would ultimatley help her win more.

You don't believe in people's rights to medical privacy?!...

Not when you publicly declare that a knee injury is the reason you're pulling out. If it's a sensitive matter, then just withdrawal with no explanation. Tell the truth or say nothing.

Now she has more time to make YT videos.

I get what you're saying. I could have been more clear. (I have zero career global or national titles too, btw)

What I meant to express was that as ONLY a college runner/soccer player, I was (and remain) an intense competitor and enjoyed the races and games way more than the training...and the training wasn't bad.

These athletes are on another level and can deal with pressure and distraction and still perform at the elite level way better than college athletes can, so I wonder why they don't want to do the fun part and RACE?

Yeah, I’m not taking a dump on the beautiful country, nor the regular people of the country. The government, however, is basically falling victim to right wing populist extremism. Viktor Orbán is pretty much a straight up authoritarian