fahrenheit452 wrote:
Maybeit's her NBC debut but I've certainly heard and seen her announcing elsewhere. I think it's a bit odd how much this board hates Kara. She was right about just about everything.
I Agree. I've followed her entire career since she was in college. I don't understand why people loathe her so much.
runinthewind wrote:
fahrenheit452 wrote:
Maybeit's her NBC debut but I've certainly heard and seen her announcing elsewhere. I think it's a bit odd how much this board hates Kara. She was right about just about everything.
I Agree. I've followed her entire career since she was in college. I don't understand why people loathe her so much.
Maybe she is loathed because she stayed on the Nike gravy train even though she knew about the NOPe doping. She only spoke up after they stopped paying her. She is incredible hypocrite. She kept taking the money instead of outing sleazy sal.
Maybe she is loathed because she can't go five minutes without bawling her eyes out.
Maybe she is loathed because she believes in the magic power of copper bracelets and crystals. She's as dumb as a rock crystal.
NOPe wrote:
runinthewind wrote:
I Agree. I've followed her entire career since she was in college. I don't understand why people loathe her so much.
Maybe she is loathed because she stayed on the Nike gravy train even though she knew about the NOPe doping. She only spoke up after they stopped paying her. She is incredible hypocrite. She kept taking the money instead of outing sleazy sal.
Maybe she is loathed because she can't go five minutes without bawling her eyes out.
Maybe she is loathed because she believes in the magic power of copper bracelets and crystals. She's as dumb as a rock crystal.
Ritz (as well as many others) stayed on as well, after all the allegations and seeing how Mary Cain was treated. They stayed and never spoke up against the wrong they were seeing. I didn't know someone being emotional and their personal beliefs is a reason to loathe someone.
women rule the world now.
more good jobs, more education and better shot at great media roles like what Kara has.
Kara will be broadcasting both meets from
Eugene. So they are actually going to have these people broadcast the Drake Relays from Eugene.
I really wanted to tune in wrote:
NBC just stepped in a pile of it. There are hundreds of better qualified, more respected, more diverse, and less loathed potential commentators than Kara Goucher. I simply won’t be able to watch now.
Same. Hopefully there are different commentators on the Peacock stream. Though I guess it would be worth it if she uses her new platform to actually give first hand evidence of Alberto, Galen and Mo doping and not just tales of them being in some "inner circle" that she was excluded from despite being the most accomplished in the group at the time.
Seriously. No one wants to listen to Kara Goucher. She’ll probably just talk about herself the whole time.
God no.
What's wrong with Carrie Tollefson? She has experience and she is a former elite. That Minnesota twang would really grab the midwest crowd.
..... and they're off!
... they're in the homestretch!
... Solinsky leads by 2 lengths!
Carrie Tollefson > Des >> Shalane >>> Amy Cragg >>>>>>> Crya Goucher
All posts should start
Deer Kara,
. . .
NOPe wrote:
She ain't cute, she ain't hot, she is dumb as a box of rocks and is way old. She will be bawling her eyes out.
Huh???
fahrenheit452 wrote:
Maybeit's her NBC debut but I've certainly heard and seen her announcing elsewhere. I think it's a bit odd how much this board hates Kara. She was right about just about everything.
Spot on. These boards love to castigate the runners we are supposed to be fans of. Pappas, Merber, Goucher, Wright, Ryan Hall, etc....have all been mercilessly mocked. Ironically, the ones who receive the most vitriol, tend to be my favorite.
I also don't get the Kara hate. She was right about everything and she came forward. Others could have and didn't. Nike is a cesspool and I'm glad she and others spoke out.
I was thinking about springing for a subscription to watch Oregon Relays...guess I won't be.
One thing she has going for her is that she is a very savvy marketer. It is sad that to maximize your income as pro runner, you need to have an internet and media presence, but she has developed one. I suspect she will be comfortable in front of a microphone or camera.
jecht wrote:
People don't mention this much but white female privilege is a real thing. Asian, Native American and females of other races don't have it.
A lot of females in media, healthcare, and other corporate roles have a leg up over males because of it. More doors open to them easily. Even if they do work hard (and I know they do), it's still easier for them to get these comfy roles that men (whites and non-whites) and women of other races don't get.
People act like white females had rights that were the equivalent to white men all this time, but the truth is that we got the right to vote the same day as women of color. Now, everything is for women of color. Every selection HAS to be a woman of color.
I really don't see your female white privilege argument. Seems like it jumped from centuries of white men straight to women of color. White women and black men are out.
I think Kara comes off as personable, and the fact that she became a mom while she was a pro runner allows her to lend that perspective. I would much rather hear a former elite runner commentate on running than some armchair expert. I think she will do a great job.
God of Wine wrote:
I brought it up because it is real. Has Kara ever run Drake Relays? Wouldn't a Drake Relays broadcast benefit more from an experienced relay runner like a Sanya Richards-Ross or anyone else up and coming from a spring perspective? Save Kara for Marathons, etc.
jecht wrote:
People don't mention this much but white female privilege is a real thing. Asian, Native American and females of other races don't have it.
A lot of females in media, healthcare, and other corporate roles have a leg up over males because of it. More doors open to them easily. Even if they do work hard (and I know they do), it's still easier for them to get these comfy roles that men (whites and non-whites) and women of other races don't get.
I have run Drake Relays. A cat getting raped by a gorilla would still sound better than me.
Why is race discrimination ok in college admissions process? It's an outrage.