Have we all forgotten the Pirate Cat Gun Girl already?
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Stupid questions wrote:
Jzs wrote:
Suzy Favor Hamilton
“It girl” not “fast girl”
"It girl" not "call girl".
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inspector of beer mile implements wrote:
Have we all forgotten the Pirate Cat Gun Girl already?
Now that would be a great segment on the Letsrun podcast, they could do a "where are they now?" segment and start with her.
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Whats In A Name Anyway wrote:
Insta Inthusiast wrote:
Have to go with the numbers. The biggest it girl is going to have the most social media followers. We are looking for the runner most known to the general public. You being a fan of running is going to skew your perception.
I don't think that they need to have the MOST number of social media followers, but they should have quite a few. Leachman, who some people are trying to say is the new "it girl" has literally zero followers. Being just fast isn't enough.
Agree. And it is not just followers. Compare the volume of threads on LetsRun about Leachman vs what there used to be about Touhy when she was in high school. Leachman just isn’t a dominating presence. That of course can change, but right now her mindshare is pretty limited.
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RossiCheated wrote:
Ya'll need to bring some definitions to this thread.
"It girl" a young woman who has achieved celebrity because of her socialite lifestyle.
Or: Noun. a young woman with sex appeal and a magnetic personality. an extremely popular and attractive young socialite or celebrity.
Idk if this is the right definition or not, but if it’s what we’re using then there’s a clear answer: Emily Cole.
Maybe you haven’t heard of her but ask a high school or college runner and you’ll realize she’s a celebrity in that world. Solid but not amazing runner (made NCAAs in the steeple) and huge following because of her looks and personality on social media.
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inspector of beer mile implements wrote:
Have we all forgotten the Pirate Cat Gun Girl already?
Now that is funny...
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Not even in dispute wrote:
Easy one, just ask any of her competitors.
She cleans up nicely too.
Wow, Kipyegon is a beautiful woman.
I'm also liking that picture of Anna Hall a few posts up. I've seen better pictures of Hall but still stunning. The poster said she should be on a Wheaties box. Hell, she could be on the cover of a fashion magazine.
Lastly, someone mentioned Keely?
I know that this is supposed be for distance runners but people started mentioning sprinters. Here's Jamaica's Briana Williams.
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Have to agree with above and say I think Keely fits this mould of “it” girl pretty well!
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I'm showing my age here, but no female distance runner today remotely approaches the star power and 'It' Girl status Mary Decker Slaney achieved after her stirring 1500 and 3000m wins at the 1983 World Championships in Helsinki. Mary was damn talented (a teen wunderkind who became world-class from 800m to 5000m), and attractive in a wholesome girl-next-door sense (an image she lost to an extent after her controversial and much-hyped race against Zola Budd at the LA Olympics in '84). Her exploits at Helsinki earned her Sports Illustrated magazine "Sportswoman of the Year" recognition, back when SI was IT as far as serious sports journalism went (in spite of its annual swimsuit edition). By the time the LA Olympics arrived, ABC-TV had relentlessly promoted her and Carl Lewis as two of the biggest faces of the Games, back when there were still only 3 major U.S. television stations, no internet, and cable TV was still finding its way.
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Rachel McArthur.
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I'm enjoying this thread but must admit I thought this thread was going to be about the biggest (aka heaviest) pro distance female.
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Parker Valby is the it girl wrote:
Parker Valby all the way. An “it girl” is defined as a young woman who is attractive, popular, and has a great personality. No distance runner fits that description better than Valby.
Not sure I’d say she has a “great” personality - she is a bit odd/wooden in interviews. That said I am a big fan, she is tougher than nails.
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Not sure about it girls wrote:
Wow, Kipyegon is a beautiful woman.
I'm also liking that picture of Anna Hall a few posts up. I've seen better pictures of Hall but still stunning. The poster said she should be on a Wheaties box. Hell, she could be on the cover of a fashion magazine.
Lastly, someone mentioned Keely?
I know that this is supposed be for distance runners but people started mentioning sprinters. Here's Jamaica's Briana Williams.
Keely
https://www.instagram.com/keely.hodgkinson/p/C5YuIYbNGna/?hl=en&img_index=1
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Lily Alder best Sophomore Miler in country took down fellow Soph Ritz.
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I don't know. Which girl can run a college dual meet and get 15,000 people come to watch?
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Natosha Rogers
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If it’s not Hassan or Kipyegon, then I’ll mention Nozomi Tanaka and Laura Muir.
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Not sure about it girls wrote:
Not even in dispute wrote:
Easy one, just ask any of her competitors.
She cleans up nicely too.
Wow, Kipyegon is a beautiful woman.
I'm also liking that picture of Anna Hall a few posts up. I've seen better pictures of Hall but still stunning. The poster said she should be on a Wheaties box. Hell, she could be on the cover of a fashion magazine.
Lastly, someone mentioned Keely?
I know that this is supposed be for distance runners but people started mentioning sprinters. Here's Jamaica's Briana Williams.
Brian Williams ?
Why the silly hat ? ...is it to distract from the syphilitic belly-button-area ?
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FatSlowOldGuy wrote:
I don't know. Which girl can run a college dual meet and get 15,000 people come to watch?
Stormy Danials.
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Avery wrote:
Emma Coburn. Great bod and doesn't mind showing it.
Didn't Emma bully Zola Budd back in the day ? Anyway, hopefully they'll show the Paris water-jump in slo-mo for all the Coburn fans.
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