Kerr- what really happened at Millrose

I think the odds that Kerr lied about being sick are very slim. That said, much of the video's content seems very unnatural, if not fabricated entirely. The whole bit of him trying to convince his coaches that he wants to race feels overly dramatic, like he's trying to prove a point about how tough he is.

There's nothing wrong with not racing if you're sick. We could have done without this over-blown drama, though.

I personally saw it as an insight into the peculiar and obsessed mindset needed to succeed at the very highest levels of the sport. It looks like an almost kamikaze approach to an outsider but in context it makes sense that he would be so single minded and driven to compete, even when common sense suggests otherwise. I think we need more content like this from those at the top and not just dry interviews when training is predictable and going to plan.

Astute observation. What did the regurgitating blueberries sound like to you?

The show died for me in the late 90s. Not that there wasn't occasionally a random funny skit in the years after. But the consistency really nosedived after Y2K.

regarding chiropractic treatment

I was first brought to a chiropractor and podiatrist by a national olympic coach,

i had a knee injury, first injury, destroyed a very fine training block.

with x rays, i had a curved spine, and vertebrae out of place, due to one leg being shorter than the other, my shoes were worn on the right exacerbating the condition.

with half a dozen chiropractic adjustments and an orthotic insert to adjust the height.

i was cured for the rest of my career, with only injury later on being a broken ankle,

that's real sports medicine

and not to take a pain killer and rest it.... which GPs would recommend by reflex.

with the hip, small or large dislocation can be VERY painful. and the condition seems very serious, which it is.

this can be fixed right away with adjustments by a chiropractor or proper sports med fellow with experience.

It 's chiropractic treatment on my SI joint which 'sticks' and gives me an effective shorter leg that's enabled me to keep running...

Exactly my opinion.

Comes off as a drama queen even if he might not be one ....

he's got to stop hanging out with that stupid @ss baby... those thing are petri dishes for disease.

Him eating the pancakes and then going to the bathroom and making some weird exaggerated sounds - Where he vomited in Julian hotel room? Are they all not staying in the same hotel? Why wasn't Danny in the room also and on the phone? Someone said - Kerr was so sick yet the had him by his daughter? This seemed so staged. I can understand his hip giving problems and he was in bad shape for the race - but the reality is - the sick part was nonsense and everyone saw through it.

His coaches need to save face - didn't he just sign a big fat shiny contract where he talked about signing and NDA but boasting about double figures in the years to come. Everything is PR for them - and I guess that's what makes atlethes relevant and keep them relevant.

Why would he lie about being sick??? There’s literally no other reason other than avoiding in competition testing which might be the case, or to avoid letting his competitors know he has a bad hip. But, he literally revealed that through this video. He was most likely sick.

Oh, Wth please 🥺

I see your point but again - it seemed very staged.

Not that I subscribe to this, but it looks worse to pull out of a meet late from a PR perspective, due to something that you had coming in like a hip injury. A sickness is more unpredictable and random. Makes for a better YouTube video too for the conspiracy theorists then oh my hip felt wonky in pre-meet and I don’t want to risk losing and getting hurt maybe too.

Ummm. ever heard of Henry Rono?

He'll finish all eight, he's being paid well. He wants to make as much money as possible and he'll want to be a contracted racer for GST next year as well, especially in a non-championship year. If athletes start pulling out of races, GST won't re-sign them. What I think we will see (not just from Kerr, but from a lot of athletes) is some very "measured" efforts in some races. I can easily see a situation where, say, Hocker finishes 6th or 7th in an 800 then decides it's not worth going all-out in the 1500 a couple of days later

I feel that not enough partiality has been given to athletes like Kerr by seasoned commenters like Thoughtsleader, John Wesley Harding, Ruxton, high school xc coach. It’s like these guys are trying to suppress their love and admiration for future American Kerr just because he is still British now. What has Kerr done to offend you guys? He just wants to win and beat the shat out of everyone else as he is a born winner and alpha male. Can’t we all just let him run his story and just love him?