Yeah,but everyones on drugs at top leval.Thats half the fun of the sport.Thing is,if your coach pushes drugs onto you,theres guarenteed to be an improvement.
Wiley was very impressive in her post race interviews. Letsrun, Citius Mag and Flo Track are posting video interviews to YouTube, per norm. Most of them are same content filmed from slightly different angle but Wiley's were rare in that they were filmed separately.
A female reporter seemed cynical and asked her questions about coaches. That same female reporter had a more upbeat tone with other runners but with Wiley it was matter of fact. Wiley was wonderfully unaware and rattled off her coaches with pride, including who came with her and what her training is like at home, running against the guys.
Wiley said she is young and fit so she didn't worry about the sprint finish and saving energy. She said she has no expectations for the final but views it as an opportunity. She said she plans to run all summer and see what teams she can make.
I expect Wiley to be forwardly placed on Saturday. In prior interviews she emphasized that her tactics were poor in the U20 final last summer in Columbia. After yesterday's race she said since top 3 advance she was determined to place herself in the top 3 from the outset and remain there.
Her turn of foot is very good. That was evident during the last lap of the U20 final and again yesterday. Cory McGee didn't seem to know Wiley by name. In her interview McGee said she tried to win the heat but the other girl was so determined she wouldn't give in. McGee tried to claim she let the other girl win during final strides.
Wiley was very impressive in her post race interviews. Letsrun, Citius Mag and Flo Track are posting video interviews to YouTube, per norm. Most of them are same content filmed from slightly different angle but Wiley's were rare in that they were filmed separately.
A female reporter seemed cynical and asked her questions about coaches. That same female reporter had a more upbeat tone with other runners but with Wiley it was matter of fact. Wiley was wonderfully unaware and rattled off her coaches with pride, including who came with her and what her training is like at home, running against the guys.
Wiley said she is young and fit so she didn't worry about the sprint finish and saving energy. She said she has no expectations for the final but views it as an opportunity. She said she plans to run all summer and see what teams she can make.
I expect Wiley to be forwardly placed on Saturday. In prior interviews she emphasized that her tactics were poor in the U20 final last summer in Columbia. After yesterday's race she said since top 3 advance she was determined to place herself in the top 3 from the outset and remain there.
Her turn of foot is very good. That was evident during the last lap of the U20 final and again yesterday. Cory McGee didn't seem to know Wiley by name. In her interview McGee said she tried to win the heat but the other girl was so determined she wouldn't give in. McGee tried to claim she let the other girl win during final strides.
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Lots of posts disappearing. I thought the conversation this morning was very tame and factual. Mods, can you maybe make a statement about what can and can't be discussed? This is the US championships. A 19 year old just edged out the Olympic 800 gold medalist and a 4:18 miler in the first round. That is discussion worthy.
McGee seemed to go all out, not sure why. She will be fine in the final. Mu on the other hand was just cruising in for the auto qualifier. Not sure why someone edging her out in a prelim in her third best event would be so notable either. Or the fact AW is 19. When Mu was 19 she was a ACTUAL gold medalist in her primary event.
When I saw McGee pushing so hard, I almost wondered whether she knows all the controversy around Wiley and didn't want her to win. It was odd to work like that in that situation.
My only comment is it seems very odd for a top recruit to at the last minute turn down an offer which would have allowed her to train at altitude in a college program with demonstrated W miler success.
Perhaps had she gone to CU, she'd be doing pool running now trying to recover for next year's promising walking wounded xc team.