And, yes, I'd be pissed after the fact if a photo of my Olympic finish had these two dudes in it or blocking me.
Yo Boomer, this is the 2020's, not the 1980's when you grew up. They can easily be photoshopped out of the photo if need be. There are also many other ways to digitally manipulate the image to actually improve it.
embarrassing seeing americans gloat over top 10 finishes in marathons. the rest of the world doesn't care!
Hey at least we arn't as bad as Formula 1, where there are what, 22 people and they celebrate a top 10.
2 Americans places top 10 at the biggest stage is an accomplishment. "the rest of the world doesn't care", we arn't the rest of the world, we are America lol
They ran up their potential and placed where they should have. It was a good race by both. They should be able to recover well for a fall marathon Chicago?
And, yes, I'd be pissed after the fact if a photo of my Olympic finish had these two dudes in it or blocking me.
Yo Boomer, this is the 2020's, not the 1980's when you grew up. They can easily be photoshopped out of the photo if need be. There are also many other ways to digitally manipulate the image to actually improve it.
You're right, young'un. Back in my day, we had to accept our black and white photo as is. But not anymore. Why not manipulate the photos to show everyone winning gold?
Point is, these dudes--who ran great--don't need to take others' shine at the finish line. Let everyone have their moment and their family and friends see their finishes unimpeded. As Luda said back in my prime, "Move, _______, get out the way!"
Yo Boomer, this is the 2020's, not the 1980's when you grew up. They can easily be photoshopped out of the photo if need be. There are also many other ways to digitally manipulate the image to actually improve it.
You're right, young'un. Back in my day, we had to accept our black and white photo as is. But not anymore. Why not manipulate the photos to show everyone winning gold?
Point is, these dudes--who ran great--don't need to take others' shine at the finish line. Let everyone have their moment and their family and friends see their finishes unimpeded. As Luda said back in my prime, "Move, _______, get out the way!"
Its the "everybody gets a medal" snowflake. trigger generations.
Ed's PR is 2:10 back in mjd 80's. USA men haven't really progressed in 30 years
To be fair, there is no doubt that Mantz and Young continue to be drunk on the Mormon kool aid.
To quote Trey Parker and Matt Stone: "The truth is, I don't care if Joseph Smith made it all up, because what the church teaches now is loving your family, being nice and helping people... You've got a lot of growing up to do, buddy. Suck my balls."
At least, unlike the other god warrior Ran Hall, they are smart enough to not have God as their coach.
Avoiding alcohol and caffeine, not to mention believing you are on a messianic quest, most likely would improve most people's running.
I hope that the Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter Day Saints is providing more than just kool aid to Mantz and Young - they deserve some true earthly rewards and good old American dollars for their advertising value.
Why is it that a certain group always seem to have to make a non-mormon thing like doing well in a marathon a Mormon thing? I don't even care if the Mormon church sponsors them with a big logo on their kit. Seems like some people are just automatically triggered. Just weird. Then there are the obvious letches who have to comment on most anything attractive female related ......
For giggles, this was a couple years ago when Meb was running. He had ran 2:09-something as the fastest American that year. He almost didn't break the top 100th time in the world. I remembering counting Kenyans, Ethiopians, etc, to see how he compared, but can't remember those results.
If those two geeks were loitering around my property, I'd release the hounds, call the cops, get the sprinklers going. What makes these cultists think that it is OK to be spreading their hate on innocent people? In Texas, if some weirdos come knocking on your door, you have the right and expectation to blow them away.
If those two geeks were loitering around my property, I'd release the hounds, call the cops, get the sprinklers going. What makes these cultists think that it is OK to be spreading their hate on innocent people? In Texas, if some weirdos come knocking on your door, you have the right and expectation to blow them away.
Your comment comes across much more hateful than anything I've seen them do. Sheesh.
The American athletes have been talking about how much of a team effort this Olympics was, and how much of a difference it made. So two of them hung around to wait for their teammate to finish, and you're mad about it? Do you just hate the idea of Americans winning Olympic medals?
Benjamin said U.S. track and field athletes — individual sprinters, jumpers and throwers who are scattered all around the country and typically come together only to compete against one another — embraced the team mentality the moment they arrived in Paris. If they weren’t at the track, many watched the action together each night back at the Olympic Village. Every U.S. medal built excitement and momentum, starting with Grant Fisher reaching the podium in the 10,000 meters, the meet’s first medal event, followed the next day by six American medals, which included Ryan Crouser’s gold in the shot put and Sha’Carri Richardson’s silver in the 100.
“How my teammates set the tone on Day 1 kind of dictated subconsciously what the team would do throughout the rest of the championships,” said Benjamin, who won a second gold here Saturday as part of the 4x400 relay. “… It’s very infectious. When you’re down there and you’re mingling with everyone, you kind of get the sense, okay, the ball is rolling here. Everyone is doing it.”
Seeing this is a running site I'l talk about running. Mantz and Young I think exceeded expectations and both in the top 10 is a very good result. Young is capable of 2:07 before he's done and Mantz 2:06 somewhere cool and flat. I am an Athiest but neither deny them their faith or enthusiasm as long as it harms no one.
The American athletes have been talking about how much of a team effort this Olympics was, and how much of a difference it made. So two of them hung around to wait for their teammate to finish, and you're mad about it? Do you just hate the idea of Americans winning Olympic medals?
Benjamin said U.S. track and field athletes — individual sprinters, jumpers and throwers who are scattered all around the country and typically come together only to compete against one another — embraced the team mentality the moment they arrived in Paris. If they weren’t at the track, many watched the action together each night back at the Olympic Village. Every U.S. medal built excitement and momentum, starting with Grant Fisher reaching the podium in the 10,000 meters, the meet’s first medal event, followed the next day by six American medals, which included Ryan Crouser’s gold in the shot put and Sha’Carri Richardson’s silver in the 100.
“How my teammates set the tone on Day 1 kind of dictated subconsciously what the team would do throughout the rest of the championships,” said Benjamin, who won a second gold here Saturday as part of the 4x400 relay. “… It’s very infectious. When you’re down there and you’re mingling with everyone, you kind of get the sense, okay, the ball is rolling here. Everyone is doing it.”
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