Is it time for Jordan Hasay to hang it up? Hasay 2:41:43, Flanagan 2:40:34.

Swoosh!! wrote:
Her Facebook post says she is taking time off and will not be running in the foreseeable future.
Also say's she is looking forward to being a fan.
I hope the time off brings peace and happiness on or off the roads.

At this point, the ONLY thing she can do is take time off. The only reason she doesn't would be due to her just having a "bad race", where something physically went wrong (bad stomach, etc..). If that's the case, take a short rest and hit the road circuit. Unfortunately, this doesn't seem to be the issue. She's tired and burned out physically and mentally...PERIOD!

Elite training and racing are brutal, and if too much time is spent over-analyzing and thinking about it you will never compete at your best. That's why a good coach and support system (club mates) are vital. Bouncing around from place to place and coach to coach will not help. It takes time to gain the trust of a new coach and become comfortable in a new training environment. Jordan was carrying too much baggage (pressure from sponsor, expectations of herself, and past injury issues) to have a clear mind to train and race worry-free.

I'm a big fan of Jordan and hope she finds what is best for her and her career. She's paid her dues and has represented the sport well.

robert678 wrote:
Ite ad Joseph wrote:
The worst part of this story is that Pete Julian was surprised, or baffled, by her results in her last race. He said that the results were not indicative of what here workouts were showing. Pete seems to be part of the problem.
So they're either lying about the workouts or she has a sort of mental block.
I had a mental block one season because I had unrealistic expectations for myself and would quickly get in my head and basically defeat myself when things didn't go perfect and I under performed in every 5k race by at least 30 seconds compared to what I should have run based on the fitness I had shown in workouts.
I suspect something similar may be effecting Jordan. She peaked young, but still thinks can get back to low 220s so she sets unrealistic goals and gets in her head and underperformed. If she got in a better head space and set more realistic goals I think she could get back to 2:29-2:32 range, but that's all I think she's capable of now.

I've had this same experience. I've been an elite runner, not olympic qualifying, but competing at US championships and olympic trials and whatnot. When you're used to always competing around your PR and running fast, it is tough when you are no longer there. Your mind still thinks you should be doing one thing, so when your body can't handle the fast pace and it becomes obvious that you won't run at your PR level it is hard to push through. You constantly 'blow up' because you're going out at the paces that you thought you could do, but reality is you can't do it anymore. The only thing you can do is reevaluate what would be a good performance, and mentally get to the point where you can be excited to run something that isn't as good as you once were able to do. For her she has once run 2:20, now maybe she is only a 2:29 person. She needs to mentally think that sub 2:30 is a great performance for her, and go all in on trying to do that. Then once she can get back to that, she can set the next goal slightly closer to her old PRs. Inch by inch.

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