Athing Mu & Sydney McLaughlin: almost as if they are retired

She is all in wrote:

Run Really Fast wrote:

You are confused.

Racing doesn't cause Athing Mu anxiety. She has always been happy go lucky in her races - high school, college, and pro. It was only for a several month stretch last year, when she had a long term relationship end, that she was grouchy on the track.

She is back to normal now.

Agree 100%. One thing I’ve noticed on Mu’s recent social media such as IG stories, she usually appears on the track doing workouts now. None of the modeling stuff like last year. Looks like she is all in for Paris.

high school xc coach wrote:

they are doing things the way they and/or their coaches want. i can't be mad at them. I don't dislike them. Like op said, I just don't care. when they make the olympics, i will mildly root for them, but will be almost as happy with a femke or keely victory.

the casual fan who only views every 4 years will still love them. they won't even realize how little they race. and that's where the money is.

JackmanJ...while Centro just has medals).

no____deal wrote:

femkeely wrote:

Thank our lucky stars for Femke and Keely

Who will get smoked every time they line up against SML and Mu.

barney23 wrote:

high school xc coach wrote:

they are doing things the way they and/or their coaches want. i can't be mad at them. I don't dislike them. Like op said, I just don't care. when they make the olympics, i will mildly root for them, but will be almost as happy with a femke or keely victory.

the casual fan who only views every 4 years will still love them. they won't even realize how little they race. and that's where the money is.

I wonder if you guys would be rooting for Femke and Keely if things were different and they were black Dutch and British women. Very interesting that no one will be rooting for Moora if Athing doesn't make the Olympics (as if her qualification, if she decides to compete, is in doubt).

wowwwzer wrote:

I didnt know she could read. does she talk about dumping on her teammates at kentucky or how being a complete arse to her UC teammates or how her teammates at the olympics couldn't stand being around her or her crying fits because she didn't have any friends?

she can fall into an abyss until she decides to have her only fans account

Les wrote:

No, the better comparison is former Soviet bloc doping athletes. They would never race internationally except in major championships, where they would dominate the non-doping athletes, then disappear back into their countries again until the next major championship. Mu and McLaughlin's coach, btw, is Bob Kersee, Flojo's former coach.

barney23 wrote:

high school xc coach wrote:

they are doing things the way they and/or their coaches want. i can't be mad at them. I don't dislike them. Like op said, I just don't care. when they make the olympics, i will mildly root for them, but will be almost as happy with a femke or keely victory.

the casual fan who only views every 4 years will still love them. they won't even realize how little they race. and that's where the money is.

I wonder if you guys would be rooting for Femke and Keely if things were different and they were black Dutch and British women. Very interesting that no one will be rooting for Moora if Athing doesn't make the Olympics (as if her qualification, if she decides to compete, is in doubt).

Les wrote:

No, the better comparison is former Soviet bloc doping athletes. They would never race internationally except in major championships, where they would dominate the non-doping athletes, then disappear back into their countries again until the next major championship. Mu and McLaughlin's coach, btw, is Bob Kersee, Flojo's former coach.

ha ha ha wrote:

Sydney is 24 and Femke is 23. There's not much age difference there. Sydney will beat her in the flat 400 as well as the hurdles. Sydney doesn't need to race herself into peak shape. Not all athletes are the same. Do you seriously think Sydney won't be faster this year than last year? Femke will be chasing her for years to come. A half second or second in those events are a big gap. One of them will burn out from so many races while the other will keep on putting up amazing times. She's not obligated to race indoors or any other useless meets. Y'all complain way too much about someone doing what's best for their body.