NYDCRunner1 wrote:
SDSU Aztec wrote:
If she wins at Pre and sets a WR, it will be good for her and not the "sport". She'll receive some attention and endorsements, but after that runs it course, the level of popularity of T&F will remain unchanged. Certainly her success would not generate any new fans for distance running.
Generally only posters who don't have/never had the innate talent to be sprinters care about distance running. Distancing running is for hobbyists.
Finally, someone willing to speak the truth rather than coddle you softies.