Allie O DNS in Final

That was a painful video to watch

She did say that changes are coming, so hopefully that is a new focus and a new coach.

Her buildup was not good. She has had too many injuries for years. I feel for her. Ask Brazier, it's a tough sport to survive in. And we know her ED past haunts her body in various ways. I wish her the best. I really like her videos.

(Maybe she should back off the turbo-giggling with Lauren whenever one of them says ANYTHING)...

I agree. First 7 minutes of the giggle sisters doing their thing. Allie doesn't act this silly when Lauren isn't around. Allie said the goal of her prelim wasn't to win! Good thing as she barely qualified.

At the end of video she said the race would offer her little to gain an a lot to loose. This is true. She knew she wasn't going to be competitive . Instead of doing the hard thing and lining up and gaining race experience with the best in the USA she decided to pass.

insufferable. what a head case, I feel sorry for the coach who has to talk her down from a ledge every time her shoelace comes undone in practice.

she seriously needs therapy. this is the problem with YouTubers, EVERYTHING is about them - their whole lives are focused inwards, turns them into emotional basket cases.

Getting to the second race was to Allie what getting past Forest Hill was to her coach

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I understand her reasoning for not racing the final and it probably was the correct call, however, as a YouTuber she has to understand that when someone documents their life for monetary reasons for strangers to observe the expectations of only getting positive feedback is unrealistic. Telling the same audience not to include any negative comments is delusional.

nikki hiltz’s girlfriend, emma gee, ran significantly faster than allie. Kind of depressing considering she’s not a pro or close to getting sponsored

After watching her video, I definitely see why people on here find her quite self-focused and emotionally fragile. On the other hand, how much of that is inseparable from the mental/emotional disposition that has spurred her on to such strong performances in the past, and to her commitment to the sport in general? Strengths are so often the flip side of weaknesses and vice versa.

So I think the best course is neither to condemn her nor to say she absolutely made the right decision, but to agree with her that she really needs to work a bunch of things out, and to have good help in doing that. BUT (and I'm not sure she grasps this) ... in a way that doesn't exacerbate a vicious circle of preoccupation with self, but somehow takes her beyond herself.

I’m hoping she finds a new coach and focus - I guess I don’t understand why she thinks (or her coach thinks) that you can run 2-3 track races a year and compete with athletes that train all year for that event. her focus is all over the place - which may be fun for her - keeps her motivated and she is solid everywhere. but, you aren’t beating peolle with similar talent who train full time for the speed of track.

Is it just coincidence that her & David had similar experiences?

Did Coach Dahl get the call?

Better Call Dahl

Except the point of the race is to represent the country at worlds, despite the fact that this was never a goal realistically in reach for this athlete. But let's pretend it was, should governing body send a team that shows up only when it feels like it and there aren't fancy 1%(ish) beach vacation plans on the docket lol?

What in gods name are you talking about? Neither #15 nor Allie O have the WCS and neither are fit enough to get it by the deadline or get in on rankings. Not to mention neither could have claimed the top 3 spots.

Your take is like saying that if someone DNS from the Marathon Olympic trials, they commit a deadly sin. There were 14 entries for the final but there could also be just 12, or 10. It's an arbitrary number and it's partially based on the possibility of scratches. There have been far worse DNS in this meet.

Not to mention the absurdity of the first round of the men's 110h, where 27/27 participants advanced to the semi-finals. Originally, meant to be 27/29, but 2 athletes DNS. We should condemn damn for wasting our time...

No. You're just looking to spread hate

If you chicken out of the final, that means you weren't ready to begin with. Don't even show up to the prelims if you're not going to do the final. Someone else would have been thrilled to compete in the final, and Allie O. took that spot from someone and wasted it.

Looking at her video, it's full of fake positivity support comments. There is being nice to be nice, but imo, real support is calling out someone on their mistakes. There was a spot for a qualified runner that did not get to compete from her DNS. Those are the facts.

Not sure about others but if had made an OTQ, I'd have run in Orlando. People bib mule to get into Boston for Christ's sake. She didn't DNS due to injury and she undertook the whole bit for media attention. Least you can do is show up. It's fair game to call that out.

I wish she would join a team. I know she has good people around her, but something about the team environment can help get out of the self-focused and perfectionist mindset. Unironically, Colleen’s boulder team would be perfect for Allie.

What a weak showing. This is the trials to represent your country. Unless you are in the ICU, race!