SML has raced way more this year than Femke

We can all see who shows it. And we all know Kersee’s history. Next case!

No "aura"? Are you talking about Sydney? She is known for having no personality, the opposite of Femke

What exactly is Kersee's history? Show us the proof!!!!!!

The most famous example is of course FloJo, she of the early death (and various, differing, fake explantions). Then Gail Devers, blaming certain problems on Graves Disease with a slew of doctors chiming in and saying her symptoms didn’t match anything for Graves. You get the idea. The list of shaky excuses and one time wonders is very long, go look it up. Maybe start with Kenny Harrison lol.

This thread is a perfect example of why some track athletes tell us to go to hell!!!

Some of us are just evil.

But where is the proof??? This is pure speculation. Show us the failed drug test. Who are these "slew of doctors"? Look it up???? "rolling eyes"

Stop the arguing you guys. Look up the interviews with Dr. Hexum who used to be in charge of testing. The athletes and coaches get very quiet and try to ignore him as he is black so they can’t claim racism. He kept all his paperwork and has reams of material showing Carl Lewis caught several times doping. Jackie Joyner - she of the hairline that kept creeping backwards- caught several times along with literally Keree’s entite crew - and officials covered it up in the end and let them all compete while they pointed fingers at Ben Johnson and the like.
Some of this made it into the film “BIgger, Faster, Stronger” and other interviews are all over the web and some should still be on Youtube. Hexum is a funny guy and doesn’t pull punches. American sprinters are among the biggest cheats in sports. Very cutthroat.
Since most true track fans know about this stuff already, you’re likely playing dumb or outright lying for some “strange reasons”. Go ahead, look it up.

Bol is a very similar 400m runner to SML, low 49 indoors, low 48 splits, so she actually needs hurdle work to challenge her at the 400mH where she hasn't been close yet.

The proof is the accusations, under oath, in court, by one of Kersee's former athletes, during the Dubin Inquiry. That is unless you believe Angela Bailey made it up for absolutely no reason whatsoever, and risked perjury. Which would be quite ridiculous.

Then we have the case of Darrell Robinson, another former Kersee athlete, who accused Kersee of doping his athletes in more than one interview. Did Kersee ever attempt to sue? He didn't dare, instead he employed a smear campaign against Robinson.

This is why now Kersee keeps his inner circle to a minimum.

Kersee and his athletes have never sued because they can’t. The exposure would destroy them. The dirty secret today os that American sprinters arw the most doped athletes in the sport deapite all the jabber qbout distance runners and EPO. The E Germans wish they’d have been as juiced as American sprinters.

And it only took her 600k a year and basically another guaranteed 500k in prize money (4 x "slam" wins plus her impending "racer of the year" title) to do so!

Must be nice to compete in the weakest event group and even better, sit back and watch the good 400m runners battle it out with each other while you take the easy road racing winning your (somehow) equally valuable 400m by 2 plus seconds each race.

Anyone that really thinks she is good for the sport is delusional.

Yeah, how dare any athlete compete in their best event. Must be nice for Mondo to keep collecting those easy checks for the pole vault and even better, sit back and watch good high jumpers battle it out. 🙄

News flash: Sydney announced back in Kingston that her plan is to run the 100m/100m hurdles group in Philadelphia, then the 200m/400m group in Los Angeles.

Forgot to add: Sydney recently addressed your criticism.

https://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=13506093

Bol has always said that she'll never run 400 flat exclusively because she doesn't know how to pace the race. That's evident in relay legs. She is fine while trailing. There's a target. When leading she is stumped, as evidenced by Budapest. Now when leading she uses the same strategy every time. It's like the Mo Farah method of doing just enough to stay ahead, under confidence you'll win the late sprint.

She has the same pacing problem at 400 hurdles, but to lesser degree because it's compartmentalized. Of all her events, Bol is fully instinctive only at 400 indoors.

She will benefit far more than most from the addition of 300 hurdles as an official event. She doesn't have to think about anything. Just sprint the damn thing.

Disingenuous. An outside force has incentivized SML and her coach to race more, so there was no basis to their unwillingness to race other than money. I don't fault Femke from changing her approach and waiting to peak later and take her shot and the generational talent that SML is. Maybe she's hurt? Tactics do change from year to year. Will SML be paid extra to do GST next year during an Olympic year? Will she go into hiding based on the importance of an LA Olympics?

lol yes. and I'm curious why is there no any threads on this board to slash Bol for not running.

Letsrun.com your prejudice and discrimination is shown.

Maybe because it's May, and Femke never starts her season before May. The only reason why Sydney is running is because they pay her a lot of money to do it now

lol i don't think you guys say that when Sydney normally starts her season at end of May or eraly June.