A lot of ppl mentioned it before worlds but I truly don’t think she is happy in her current situation. I get her wanting to get out of that college setting and be an adult but she’s 21? She looked more bubbly, more personable, overall happier. I don’t think she got worse from a running standpoint, I think her mentals are just bad from the lack of racing and probably her training group that it screwed her mind up. I also don’t think Kersee can coach anywhere past 200 runners with Felix being an exception but
Almost certain Athing and Brandon broke up. Looked like she was going through it emotionally this entire season. Barely seen her smile and this may be why. hope she doesn’t beat herself up too much about bronze
they definitely did. No instagram pics of them together are up yet they have to train together
what a bunch of wheeeening people in here. Jakob just said on norwegian tv he was proud of winning this, while not feeling well the last four days. And it is a fantastic accomplicement to win here, in this heat, while not being 100%. That says everything about how great an athlete he is. Whatever body language he does, you find some suspicious mean interpretation from it. I dont care. Norway is proud of one of the worlds best ever runners
On the NBC broadcast he said his win was “bittersweet” because he isn’t feeling well.
I think he meant bittersweet because he lost the 1500.
what a bunch of wheeeening people in here. Jakob just said on norwegian tv he was proud of winning this, while not feeling well the last four days. And it is a fantastic accomplicement to win here, in this heat, while not being 100%. That says everything about how great an athlete he is. Whatever body language he does, you find some suspicious mean interpretation from it. I dont care. Norway is proud of one of the worlds best ever runners
Pretty amazing when nobody else in the world can beat you when you're less than 100%.
A lot of ppl mentioned it before worlds but I truly don’t think she is happy in her current situation. I get her wanting to get out of that college setting and be an adult but she’s 21? She looked more bubbly, more personable, overall happier. I don’t think she got worse from a running standpoint, I think her mentals are just bad from the lack of racing and probably her training group that it screwed her mind up. I also don’t think Kersee can coach anywhere past 200 runners with Felix being an exception but
100 percent this. She loved the college athlete experience. And this isn't like BTC or Team Boss or even Boogie Johnson's team where there's cameraderie among the teammates. And then a possible breakup on top of it all. And only 21.
Nia Akins PRed in the semis and then PRed again in the final. Not the most talent, but world class heart and head. Kudos Nia!
I see a TON of untapped for Akins - she might be the next 1:55.xx runner for US Women.. replacing Ajee Wilson. I think Rogers is just missing that last little gear that is needed
If Mu rebounds and Akins continues this progression, maybe two Olympic medals next year…
The fact that they have to race for times to make the team is really stupid. They need a 5k trials and to save something for worlds. Physiologically they're all probably just bloody past their peak.
The fact that running a 13:11 can make you "world champion" is what's stupid. A big show of heats and "tactics" that happens nowhere else, and somehow people accept that as what the event is about.
As far as I'm concerned, the yearly world leader is the champ. Is that Kejelcha or Aregawi? The whole point of it is go 5000m as fast as possible
I’ll have to rewatch but she started the straightaway in second and got to the curve in second. Keely ran that 100 faster than her.
Lol cmon gimme a break. Keely never challenged. It was not a position issue. Moraa beat her in the only DL they raced in. Has Keely beat her since Eugene?
A lot of ppl mentioned it before worlds but I truly don’t think she is happy in her current situation. I get her wanting to get out of that college setting and be an adult but she’s 21? She looked more bubbly, more personable, overall happier. I don’t think she got worse from a running standpoint, I think her mentals are just bad from the lack of racing and probably her training group that it screwed her mind up. I also don’t think Kersee can coach anywhere past 200 runners with Felix being an exception but
100 percent this. She loved the college athlete experience. And this isn't like BTC or Team Boss or even Boogie Johnson's team where there's cameraderie among the teammates. And then a possible breakup on top of it all. And only 21.
it's the complete opposite of all that. i think kersee has a cult leader like pull on these athletes, and it clearly hasn't been good for Athing's mental health. She would probably stick up for him, but then it's one of those things you don't realize when you are in it.
it is a problem that she can't even run her second best event because bobby's more prized athlete is focusing on it. Athing needs to go to a team where her abilities will be the no.1 focus. She shouldn't be taking a back seat to anybody.
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