Will BTC cut Gwen?

I see no redeeming reason as to why they should re-sign her...and I’ve had lasic surgery.

I think that time has come. Gwen, Amy, Chris Derrick, and Andrew Bumbalough are likely gone after the year ends.

what do we think the isssue is? not like she isn't an aerobic machine or committed to the training or working hard

With Cap out, who is making the decisions?

Jerry isn't a good 10k coach (except when he sent Solinsky in to Dr. Brown... he was a good 10k coach then)

jerry not jerry wrote:

Jerry isn't a good 10k coach (except when he sent Solinsky in to Dr. Brown... he was a good 10k coach then)

Or when he coached infield to the world bronze.

question askerrr wrote:

what do we think the isssue is? not like she isn't an aerobic machine or committed to the training or working hard

It's her form. If you look back at her form when she was running Triathalons, it's totally different. Well, it was still crappy but not this crappy. I don't know what happened, but she is a disaster now. It pains me to watch her run.

She’s in base training

Nonsense! wrote:

question askerrr wrote:

what do we think the isssue is? not like she isn't an aerobic machine or committed to the training or working hard

It's her form. If you look back at her form when she was running Triathalons, it's totally different. Well, it was still crappy but not this crappy. I don't know what happened, but she is a disaster now. It pains me to watch her run.

Too many massages, just kills the stiffness.

Also triathlon may equate more to a 5k rather than 10k or marathon.

Maybe BTC training doesn't suit her? Faster training and less mileage needed? Who knows?

The 5k might be her best event. I don't think BTC will cut her. Do some of ya'll understand how much reach she has as in athlete in a sport that struggles in that department. She's still a very good runner even if she doesn't make the Olympic team at 5k or 10k. But she can put up a video of her eating a bowl of cereal, wearing a Bowerman shirt, and get tens of thousands of views on YouTube. Similar enough to what Athlete Special brings to the Beasts. She's helping to build the Bowerman brand and is still a good training partner for her teammates.

222 woke wrote:

32:11 tonight. Will they renew her contract? Discuss.

Looks like a career in Real Estate is in the offing...

I imagine she could self-fund if she wanted to so it's not so much cut as just ask her for money instead of paying her

Let's look back how good was she as a runner in college? Fair to above average? The triathlon was her thing, but as just a runner she is average at best

Someone else said on another post that she is on a gear-only agreement now?

Regardless, she brings the clicks. I think going for the marathon at first probably set her back a lot.

On the flip side, she could very well just be reduced to near nothing in her contract by her now? Wonder if she even gets paid anymore, probably doesn't if she signed a reduction clause contract.

She is becoming a distraction for the team. They don't care about clicks or sales. They are Nike. They have money. They are trying to build a status as the elite program. Anybody who is getting beaten by other clubs will be gone.

Gwen is a still marketable from her 2016 Triathlon gold so no they will not .

But , I do think 32 flat is her ceiling

BTC does not care about marketing, only winning. They have plenty of backing. Losing is not a good look.

Jerry was stupid enough to sign her. He will keep her on the team. Obviously she does not belong on that type of high performance team. She is a self-promoting bull crap artist.