She didn't take anyone spot . You only replace runners in the first round of heats . You don't replace runners after runner advances because replacement didn't earn spot . it the same situation as when Richardson, Lyles , and Holloway chose not to run next round , they were not replaced and lane was empty . Several 400 hurdlers chose not to run the first round of heats at last minute costing others a spot .
At meet , they didn't mention her sponsor and she wasn't wearing Oiselle Kit. Has she not signed new contract ?
I think they only list USATF teams. People with individual sponsors don't have a team to list, and USATF doesn't list athlete sponsors unless it happens to be in the team name. Same thing all last year with NNormal (including during cross country). . . and the same confusion on the message board last year.
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
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.
Except ahe did say her Achilles flares up. She could have run the finals, but she's be risking an injury. With no realistic shot at making the team, you don't race just for the sake of racing and run the realistic risk of injuring yourself.
Again, do you realize how many people OTQ and DNS?
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.
Yeah, I think it'd be fine if she wanted to just run at USAs and do the trails and do the road half marathon for clicks without specializing in anything (because the variety probably generates the most money online for her).
But then she obviously cares very much about not being competitive in the steeple (the tears and the professed love of the track over any of the other distances and terrains) so that's where the disconnect is for me.
If you care that much then adjust your training to reflect that singular focus (obviously injury woes threw a curveball into her plans but the overall schedule still wasn't tailored).
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.
Yeah, I think it'd be fine if she wanted to just run at USAs and do the trails and do the road half marathon for clicks without specializing in anything (because the variety probably generates the most money online for her).
But then she obviously cares very much about not being competitive in the steeple (the tears and the professed love of the track over any of the other distances and terrains) so that's where the disconnect is for me.
If you care that much then adjust your training to reflect that singular focus (obviously injury woes threw a curveball into her plans but the overall schedule still wasn't tailored).
I suspect she knows that. I also suspect she has injury issues that limit hammering the track workouts that you are thinking of. Well documented. I could argue the trails got her back to where she is in a less risky way.
As an inured person you do get the fear of god about staring all over again with an injury. if its the olympic finals you suck it up...one time for everlasting glory. Not so when you are running 20 sec slower and nursing an injury in a US champs. Seems like a typical logical scratch that we see all the time.
She didn't take anyone spot . You only replace runners in the first round of heats . You don't replace runners after runner advances because replacement didn't earn spot . it the same situation as when Richardson, Lyles , and Holloway chose not to run next round , they were not replaced and lane was empty . Several 400 hurdlers chose not to run the first round of heats at last minute costing others a spot .
This is not correct. Holloway and Lyles were replaced. I didn't check anyone else.
Watching her video it was nonstop annoying giggling with Laurwn the first part and last part it was tears about her decision not to race. I've noticed Kara Goucher and Dez Linden seem to take giggling to the extreme on their podcast as well.
In all of her appearances in Allie’s videos Lauren has literally never said a single funny thing. It’s like an unending series of dumb inside jokes between them, with the occasional interjection of Spencer flexing shirtless.
I know what you mean but there's sometimes that one person that makes you laugh uncontrollably and you don't know why...I got a couple friends like that and everyone needs ones. Glad they can be happy.
Yes, I agree. Most of this is a coaching problem for sure. I've been concerned about Allie going to Roche since she made the transition, and I am hoping she does see that a coaching change is needed soon.
Week before USAs: 64 miles. Week after her breakdown at USAs: 64 miles and according to her 2 threshold workouts. 64 is high mileage for her. She was overcooked going into the trials also. IIRC nearly 60 miles the week before that.
Allie knew deep down since the stress fracture that this build was not salvageable and David kept gas lighting her with his toxic positivity. The same way he does to his audience when his own training experiments do not pan out. His ego cannot admit he ever makes mistakes.