“I tried for the record but, just before 3,000 metres, I got cramp in my stomach”
give me a break, if a cramp stops you from trying for a record then you never really tried for it in the first place.
how can such a high caliber athlete use such a horrible excuse?
cramps, we dont need no stinkin' cramps!
What is the point of your post? The most dominant distance runner of the year - male or female - explained why she failed in her world record attempt. There isn't much more to say about it.
She was afraid that if she were to push through the cramp to attempt a WR feat, that she would lose the race and face the imminent tongue-lashing of Letsrun posters. See, outside of the US, going for it and finishing 4th in Munich doesn't quite cut it. Winning is more important.
my point is that she didnt really make a true attempt at it. i guess i just have a big problem with excuses, that's all.
bathing suit area wrote:
going for it and finishing 4th in Munich doesn't quite cut it. Winning is more important.
The meet was in Sheffield, UK. Seems she didn't have the gusto at 2k, and just faded. My $.02
She was the 2005 long/short world XC champ, and the 5k/10k world champ on the track. Not exactly the resume of a wuss who would make up excuses.
She "didn't really make a true attempt" because she got a cramp? Sorry, I don't see how that logic works. You don't think elites get cramps? Of course they do. They can't "push through" them anymore than anyone else.
I believe bathing suit area was referring to Pre in the 1972 Olympics with his "finishing 4th in Munich" comment.
so many dilettantes wrote:
She "didn't really make a true attempt" because she got a cramp? Sorry, I don't see how that logic works. You don't think elites get cramps? Of course they do. They can't "push through" them anymore than anyone else.
i think what he means is that an "attempt" would be running WR pace for more than 2000 meters. or maybe that's not what he means. but it's what i mean.
She has the credentials to go for a world record and stated her intention before the race. She has the talent and is in shape to do so. She found that it wasn't going to happen, so she held for the win. I don't know how severe her cramp was, but her performances indicate that she just might have a fairly high tolerance for pain and discomfort. Or maybe not. Maybe she has been able to coast through everything. In any event, a cramp can certainly interfere and there is little margin for error for such a problem to arise in a world record attempt.
F**K YOU
i saw there attempt on live on tv and until 2.X KM she was 5 seconds under the WR. it was shortly after the last pace maker dropped out where she started touching her stomach. i think she can do it this year. so have some respect for a 20 year old lady who have won 4 gold medals in a year.
thank you
I never thought it was possible, but this post marks a new low for the average letsrun moron.
I watched the record attempt on Sunday ... Dibaba was massaging the upper portion of her stomach as she stood on the starting line (At first, I thought the edges of her over-sized racing number were giving her a "paper cut", as it was larger than her cropped racing top.)
At around 2,000 or 3,000 metres, with her sister taking the pace, she nearly doubled-over with a cramp, almost falling to the track before she recovered and carried on - while clearly in distress.
Her we have an athlete - who, as mentioned, was the dominant distance runner of the season - refusing to DNF in front of a supportive crowd despite and obvious and clearly painful ailment.
"leroy", who bravely states that he doesn't have much time for excuses (one wonders how he justifies his own stupidity) is unimpressed.
Wow ...
Martin
Martin
most of these twits have no clue
just boys behaving stupidly
leroy wrote:
“I tried for the record but, just before 3,000 metres, I got cramp in my stomach”
give me a break, if a cramp stops you from trying for a record then you never really tried for it in the first place.
how can such a high caliber athlete use such a horrible excuse?
cramps, we dont need no stinkin' cramps!
Dibaba doen't give a shit about your opinion.
Your post was completely without effect. Only your keyboard got a little worn down - that is all.
glennewman wrote:
Seems she didn't have the gusto at 2k, and just faded. My $.02
That was worth considerably less than $.02.