I watched the race on Eurosport Germany, The co-commentator, a former elite marathoner herself, observed that Yalemzerf Yehualaw had some stomach problems and two times almost vomited (I admit that I didn't notice it). If this is true, then it is obvious that she didn't want to drink and that she was in a situation where she didn't want to communicate a lot.
Cold and unfriendly? What a terrible post. If I were hanging on for dear life in the closing stages of a marathon (and on the verge of being dropped) I wouldn't have the energy to respond either. Spare us the drama. What you're really saying is that when things aren't going your way during a race, you can't deal with it. We all love Hassan, but Yehaulaw is a fantastic a tough runner, shows no signs of being a bad loser, and doesn't deserve this shade. Yehaulaw is a great runner, but she lacks maturity.
WTF is this, you changed a bunch of sentences in a reply to you and bolded them.
This thread could have been great if it was: "Anybody notice Hassan's kind example of sportsmanship at London?" Instead you turned something really nice into something mean spirited. Absolutely love that you pointed out Hassans awesome gesture, but hate what you turned this thread into.
Way more interesting is Siffan's sudden lurching across the road in front of the motorcycle start around 2:25:20. Rookie move that could have been a serious incident.
I noticed that when I watched footage of the entire race. I don't think the commentators mentioned it but it did look dangerous. There have been times in other televised races that I think that the escort bikers and motorcycles are too close to the runners or a particular runner.
However I have long wondered about the lead bikers and motorcyclists: How do they get such jobs? It seems that the bikers need to be competitive bicyclists to be able to keep up with some of the fastest runners. How do the motorcyclists and bikers train to escort the lead runner(s) without accidentally running into any of them?
I watched the race on Eurosport Germany, The co-commentator, a former elite marathoner herself, observed that Yalemzerf Yehualaw had some stomach problems and two times almost vomited (I admit that I didn't notice it). If this is true, then it is obvious that she didn't want to drink and that she was in a situation where she didn't want to communicate a lot.
I am not sure if Yehualaw meant anything impolite by rejecting Hasan's offer but one thing to think about is that it is not medically advisable to drink out of the same water bottle using the same mouthpiece or straw.
Furthermore my best understanding is that each elite runner has a water bottle ( or fluid bottle) with his or her own special concoction or ingredients (vitamins, and/or electrolytes or whatever) that is balanced for the individual runner's own needs and which has been carefully brewed up by the individual runner's own trainers, and/or dietitians, and/or nutritionists and/or coaches.
WTF is this, you changed a bunch of sentences in a reply to you and bolded them.
This thread could have been great if it was: "Anybody notice Hassan's kind example of sportsmanship at London?" Instead you turned something really nice into something mean spirited. Absolutely love that you pointed out Hassans awesome gesture, but hate what you turned this thread into.
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