Do you think Athing Mu is done?

I'm going to have to downvote your post as you don't know then simple difference between than and then.

That sounds nice in theory, but I think it ignores the realities of life. The fact is, if she gives up on track, she still has to make a living - I'm pretty confident she hasn't made the kind of money yet that she can just retire completely.

So she doesn't "like" running? Maybe that's true; I don't know. If it is true, you can hardly hold that against her. But many/most people don't like their jobs, and quickly realize that it's not as simple as just throwing up their hands and quitting.

Her job pays her well into 6 figures, I should think, even if she just does okay. She has the potential to make much more if she performs up to her capabilities. The alternative is to enter the working world, where making $100K/year would be doing really well. And the odds are good that she'll hate that job, too. In short, even if she hates running, she's good at it and can get paid really well for it, so why not stick it out for a few years, save some money, enjoy traveling all over the world, and THEN find a regular job?

Is this actually a rumor or did you just make this up out of thin air? If anyone can provide some proof that'd be great

Athing Mu's running career will limp along until 2028. No point in her getting a regular job when she can get paid big bucks to half-ass a running career.

Athing is more talented than any of the other US women in the 800, so assuming she isn't injured she still should be able to finish top 3 at USA's and make teams even if she isn't totally committed to the sport.

Perhaps she should work on her modeling career as well as T&F. Only a select few T&F athletes make big $$ in the sport and there aren't that many of them. Her modeling career could possibly be more lucrative.

So it halved every year basically.

Whoever told her she has "model opportunities" deserves to be tarred and feathered. Thinking hard about modeling seems like it contributed to her lack of focus.

Her former A&M coach Milton Mallard is now at USC and nearby so fingers crossed they reconnect.

Gotta qualify first. Just sayin.

If she does make a comeback the Letrun message board community will go home devastated, particularly most of the Americans.

You underestimate the power of not caring

Looking at current events, are you sure LA will still be there then?

For the most part I would think that a sprint coach should coach sprinters and you would prefer a former distance runner to coach an 800 runner. There might be a few exceptions.

But saying she is done is a little like predicting which team would win the world series. You never can tell.

Good news: Athing Mu indicated recently that she intends to come back!

She shared a photo of her crying at the U.S. Olympic Trials on her Instagram Story, with the caption: "I'll try again next year" and a giggle emoji.

The giggle emoji is fascinating. I'm not sure how to interpret it. My guess is it signifies that she's 1) come to peace with what happened and 2) taking delight in thinking about destroying all her competitors when she returns. What do y'all make of it?

sportskeeda.com

Athing Mu reacts to a glimpse of devastating fall from 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials that ended her Paris Games quest

Janhavi Shinde

Athing Mu recently reacted to a glimpse of the nasty fall she endured during the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials, held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon.

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It wasn't just the fall at the Trials. She made her "comeback" three weeks afterward in Gainesville and took a beating. She had absolutely nothing left coming into the final 100m. It was the first loss to an American in an 800m final since USATF Indoors in February 2020, and she lost to three Americans. I think there are at least five Americans who are better than her right now. She needs a sports psychologist as much as she needs a coach if you ask me.

And yes, I am well aware than I spelled trajectory wrong, but I can't change it now.

She could play an Avatar in a movie I mean she is what 6'11 87 poker pounds or something

But who cares about the Holloway Pro Classic?????

I have the flu today. Does that mean I can't perform well in June'28?