What is the Standard for the 10k? Has Gwen ever hit it? Is there a chance she doesn't even qualify? I have no problem with her continuing to train or her spot on BTC, but I highly doubt she ever makes a team. A competitive road racer on the US circuit is probably the best outcome for her.
Sparkling Seltzer Water wrote:
keyboardcowboy wrote:
Add Sara Hall in there
Also add Weini Kelati and Elise Cranny.
Isn't Kelati running for Eritrea?
I would also add Alicia Monson and Natosha Rogers as co-favorites.
what's next wrote:
What is the Standard for the 10k? Has Gwen ever hit it? Is there a chance she doesn't even qualify? I have no problem with her continuing to train or her spot on BTC, but I highly doubt she ever makes a team. A competitive road racer on the US circuit is probably the best outcome for her.
I could be wrong but I think the standard this year is 31:25 for the olympics. I don't believe she's ever hit that
She hit the Trials standard at the 10k in CA where like 9 others hit the Olympic standard.
She’s on the Julia Webb track at this point
I think also there's a power imbalance. Gwen's the leader in the household and Pat probably feels emasculated. :)
August Belmont wrote:
The most important thing to remember about Gwen is that her success in a small niche in life made her arrogant enough to believe she could enjoy the same level of success in anything she put her mind to. This is called hubris.
^this .. she’s 35 and came back to running too late and with too much arrogance. It doesn’t matter who she trains with she’ll never be able to keep up with young talent coming in every year. Jerry I’m sure knows this. I’ll get lambasted for this but she comes across as fake to me, that weird fake smile no matter what she’s saying creeps me out. I know everyone loves her but she is my least favorite runner.
I do not understand her.
She acts like she's doing this for recreation. I wonder if she will choose to train for the NBA, next.
There is already very little money in these sports. How does she earn a sponsorship to come nowhere close to even earning a spot in the field of international competition?
She does seem like the most entitled person I've ever seen.
I tried watch the post race recap today. What I got through
Her trying to say she put her self in contention and in the pack.
In reality, she didn’t listen to her coach, acted like a freshman at conference went out too hard and ate it on the Olympic trails stage.
If she was any other runner or coach watching what she did today it wouldn’t be saying she was being foolish and poor race tactics
She had the option of walking away after performing above average at the 5k but know she’ll be remember more for the dnf
Yep...and its well known in the tri world she is so self focused and self absorbed. Thought everyone should cater to her like Pat. Carried that attitude to her run career attempts it seems
100% agree!
hl wrote:
There is already very little money in these sports. How does she earn a sponsorship to come nowhere close to even earning a spot in the field of international competition?
Yet, she is the topic of conversation on these boards more often than not. It seems like a new thread directly talking about her is created daily and while these are almost always negative, she seems to occupy a lot of your thoughts and therefore means she has reach. So, if you are confused/angry about why a brand would sponsor a not as currently elite performer like Gwen your constant thoughts about her are probably the answer.
Seriously dudes, this isn't a mystery and the level of vitriol used to attack her here is reminiscent of grade school boys pulling the hair of the girl you like. That or a bunch of angry men who don't like when women are doing better than they are at things they think ought to be automatically theirs.
Either way grow up.
Quigley Left :'( wrote:
This is why quigley left
She was literally on the world record 4x1500 team right before she left…