Gwen J.: The Saga Continues

If you see social media marketing from athletes is just an unnecessary distraction then the world has indeed passed you by.

It's incredible how an endurance athlete can be so dominant in the triathlon, with her best event being the run.

Then she focuses solely on running and her times hardly improve at all. She improved from 2:41 right after her olympic gold to 2:36 after YEARS of marathon specific training.

I never would have guessed she was that close to her peak marathon potential with triathlon training alone.

Admittedly her build and form aren't at all optimal for running, so maybe that ended up limiting here. That build was an asset in triathlon, but became a liability in running.

she's still best in the 3k-10k range no ? I bet there will be some good results in this range for another year or so for her, cant wait. She's got some wheels

I love Gwen but watching her struggle though a 1630 5k when clearly she was going at 100 % and after admits herself maybe it was short was not a sign that a sub 70 was in the cards . She had the unreal ability to run a super great running leg after the first two legs of a triathlon. But a pure runner she is not . And I think the end may be near . Once marketable from all her success in Tri’s I think that is dying now . Love the videos on YouTube

I think you are missing the point.

If tomorrows she has a youtube channel about cooking, she could be criticized about her cooking if it is not good. To have a gold medal in a sport doesn't make you legit in other activities.

She is a gold medal in triathlon but she is not a triathlete anymore and the videos are not about triathlon.

So she is juged for what she does in the activities she exposes to the public.

I agree with others that she's not a top athlete, she is a youtuber making money with marketing.

And as other youtubers she gets criticized,nothing special there.

Gwen Jorgensen is no Sydney McLaughlin.

More Click Bait

There is no way this thread is truly "super hot" based upon the number of posts

Leaves BTC and her performances fall off the cliff. Off the sauce.

I have no ill-will towards GwenJ. An Oly Gold in Tri is nothing to shrug at. She seems to be a decent human; Phil Gaimon respects her. That being said, she's no longer producing elite-times. She's still fast and could be a competitive age-grouper if she so wished. Phil basically does the same thing with his Worst Retirement Ever series. Maybe there is something in her sponsorship contract(s) stating she must work as a pro-athlete in order to continue to receive funding. Maybe she is transitioning to former-pro vlogger. Who knows? But her best competitive days are long behind her. The sooner she can officially retire, the better.

The average person who watches YouTube and posts on Instagram is a total moron, so there is still a ton of value the elite (or former elite) runner not racing well can provide in that department.

That's nice for me.

Time for porn, who’s starting a gofundme for Gwen does Eugene. Certainly a more noble cause then shelbo’s burrito fund.

CU Buff wrote:

Leaves BTC and her performances fall off the cliff. Off the sauce.

Were they ever on the cliff to begin with?

She’s old and burned out. Her adrenals are fried.

Crypto Fraud wrote:

The average person who posts on letsrun is a total moron, so there is still a ton of value the elite (or former elite) runner not racing well can provide in that department.

fixed it...oh wait, I'm posting...nooo!

Dr No.. wrote:

She had the unreal ability to run a super great running leg after the first two legs of a triathlon.

Very astute point actually. Maybe she would thrive in ultras? She seems to have a massive aerobic engine while fatigued, but somehow hasn't put that together to do well in any pure running event.

Crypto Fraud wrote:

The average person who watches YouTube and posts on Instagram is a total moron, so there is still a ton of value the elite (or former elite) runner not racing well can provide in that department.

agreed, hence why i think she should take a clue from cycling and go down the GCN route. there is more money to be had in retired elites coming down to the common-level than it is for a hobby jogger to vlog all day.

for what it is worth, i would much rather subscribe to a former-pro channel than kofuzi, gingerrunner, or any other fellow hobby-jogger that puts up slow times that the midpack can only dream of.

Zero chance this thread is "hot right now"... but Broljos know Gwen is one of LRC's favorite train wrecks.

I agree. I don't want to see any athlete schilling on social media. Not runners, not F1 drivers, not EPL players.

Pit your head down, win, and the money will come. Does anyone think Lewis Hamilton, LeBron James, or Tom Brady would be poor if they didn't post garbage all over social media.

Burrito TC fan wrote:

She is now a much worse runner than she was when she was a triathlete. She's gotten progressively slower since 2016 and having now a clueless coach doesn't really help.

She is old with lots of miles on her . People age at different ages. Her peak running was at age 25 .