Eating Disorders - frustrated with adults not stepping in

The father’s aggressive support online of the training, physique and “dedication” of the athlete being referred to combined with a recent loss of her mother is very concerning given her imminent health risks that it raises the question of the need for CAS involvement. This is a minor

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRPusQRD7PP/?igsh=MW1rYnpiMmg3NWU2OA==

Her dad’s responses to the concerned commenters in this post are sickening. Can hardly believe it. So sad I hope things look up.

Where is the concern for all of these anorexic looking runners? Looks like the start if a junior high girls race.

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He quite literally admits in one of the comments that she is malnourished. Very terrifying

Yikes, the dad seems nuts. Poor girl. It would be one thing if he was simply defending his daughter and asking people not to comment about a minor's appearance, but he seems way too invested in her athletic achievements and potential for future shoe contracts. He doesn't strike me as someone who's putting her health first.

Many of the instagram comments state she is at risk for stress fractures (due to underfueling / overtraining). Stress fractures are what Allie Ostrander primarily describes were caused by her underfueling. Yet we don't see stress fractures in current thin runners like AL and RB (now at FSU). Is this because they are using better shoes now? Or did they get the right training to strengthen their leg bones sufficiently? Even AT (who won at FLN years ago when it was in Tampa) did not quit crack in her senior HS year due to a stress fracture. She has piriformis syndrome, where a nerve was unluckily routed through her glute and got irrigated when that muscle got bigger and put pressure on the nerve.

I recall the "female triad" (now RED.S) causal path to risk of permanent injury is something like

underfueling -> amennorhea (loss of period) -> lowered estrogen -> low bone density -> stress fractures (not just legs, but sacrum)

Are the risks permanent, or can these people recover from low bone density?

If not permanent, maybe it is OK to underfuel for awhile, win your races, and then get back to normal.

Of course there are serious risks of an eating disorder being persistent. Just ask Molly Seidel.

Yeah that's an awful look for her dad...he brags about how she's winning races and going to get a contract one day. I'd wager he's encouraging this ED to make her "faster." Poor girl.

This is beyond concerning.

There’s no way this girl is going to win NXN in this kind of physical condition :(

No college or brand will give her a scholarship or contract in her current state. It’s a liability and reputational risk waiting to happen.

Brooks did give her a golden ticket, though (even though she had no NXN conflicts), making it very possible she could be their inaugural winner and the face of their highlight reel. So we shouldn't underestimate the priority that some do give to recent/short-term success, regardless of any other considerations.

Perhaps, although her dad makes a whole production on Facebook every time a college expresses interest in her. I guess that doesn't necessarily mean they'll give her lots of money.

Yikes. I didn’t realize her dad is such an absolute whackadoo till I read his social media comments.

I will be watching very closely to see who recruits this girl.

Her track recruiting profile lists her at 5’7 and 100lbs. That’s a BMI of 15.7. In no world is that considered healthy. So concerned for this girl, particularly in light if her father’s comments..

Even worse, 100 doesn’t even seem right. She’s lighter :( either exaggerated, or outdated/was once true and she’s lost more weight

Her dad saying she’s “always looked like that” and that the doctors all say she’s okay just CANNOT be true. No way. Somebody sensible who knows this girl has got to step in soon

I agree with you, 100 is generous:( Her dad states that “all the women in the family are small” but her sister looks very different so that’s not true either. Father is in bigtime denial.