Alan Abrahamson's latest column calls out Wejo and any fans who worship Steve Prefontaine and/or Keira D'Amato

As with your goofy posts, Abrahamson's writing isn't worth spending the time to read. His work is fluffy discontent, much like Andy Rooney's.

Please show me proof that White athletes get more coverage here.

Letsrun is probably 90% white boys - so of course they pile on anyone who suggest there is a problem here. Outside of this bubble. LR reputation isn't great.

Truth hurts. No one is forcing you to read anything.

800 dude wrote:

FartKing69 wrote:

In general, I agree with Abrahamson, but, he did a piss poor job in this article. The idea is right, the execution is... something else.

I can't actually think of anything that Abrahamson has written that I haven't thought was absurdly wrong. Even on topics that aren't normally controversial, he manages to stake out an absurd position and then smugly attack everyone else's motives.

But you're right about the execution. The guy is a bad writer, and his style is so strange that it almost makes me think he has some kind of disability or brain injury. He just doesn't organize his thoughts the way most people do.

Oh the "brilliant" lawyer speaks. Actually, the same could be said about you. You can't attack the message so you attack the messenger. Pathetic.

tartarm wrote:

800 dude wrote:

I can't actually think of anything that Abrahamson has written that I haven't thought was absurdly wrong. Even on topics that aren't normally controversial, he manages to stake out an absurd position and then smugly attack everyone else's motives.

But you're right about the execution. The guy is a bad writer, and his style is so strange that it almost makes me think he has some kind of disability or brain injury. He just doesn't organize his thoughts the way most people do.

Oh the "brilliant" lawyer speaks. Actually, the same could be said about you. You can't attack the message so you attack the messenger. Pathetic.

What on earth are you talking about?

Pre is the James Dean of the sport.

And for that I am eternally grateful.

That article was enough Abrahamson for a lifetime.

The article by Mr. Abrahamson applies to the State of Oregon only. Where Mr. Abrahamson lives, L.A,. and the rest of the world doesn't know about this issue. There's thousands of track and field examples we all want to be like.

I actually thought that Kiera D'Amato's AR was woefully under reported and did not receive nearly enough attention within the running community and in the broader sports media. All the other runners Abramson cites are certainly spectacular talents with compelling personal stories. But no one in distance running history has ever done what D'Amato just did. She was a solid Div. I runner, but quit professional running to have a family and get a real job. She started running again to lose baby weight and was running times in 2017 that would barely get her into a local elite coral. A few years later she has ramped up her training and becomes the fastest American at the marathon at the age of 37. That just doesn't happen. Period. The media reported on D'Amato's story like it was just an odd circumstance to have a mom get the AR in the marathon. It is a once in a lifetime event, if not a once in the history of running event to have someone pull off what D'Amato did. There will always be prodigies like Mu and talents like Felix. But I am certain we will never see anything like what D'Amato did.

Are you serious? Did you just stumble across this website? Nothing I said in here is controversial. This website should try to better cover non-white athletes. That doesn't mean they can't fully cover something like D'Amato's American Record.

If you read Abrahamson's article, he does make some good points. What I'm lost on is his framing of it as an either/or. Pre might get too much attention but his story is on a different magnitude than athletes referenced from other sports. & those sports are on a different scale than T&F & they absolutely highlight current & past stars in the same way or even worse. You don't have to cancel the Pre Classic to create a Lewis Classic. Just start up a Lewis Classic & cover athletes in the same way regardless of things like race + gender. This website has obvious biases in that arena but there's no need to clutch your pearls. I'm not saying LRC has to stop covering your White Knights. My take from all of this is that there's a good point around how they cover athletes.

Jesus Christ, your'e so full of s h i t.

Precious Roy wrote: There will always be prodigies like Mu and talents like Felix.

seems like he is just more interested in distance runners instead, which is natural for someone who is a distance runner. I myself definitely don't have as much interest in field events and sprints as I do in the events 800m and up

This guy always writes the most bizarre articles, littered with nonsensical arguments. The attacks he made in his Max Siegel article against runners like Des Linden smacked of the worst kind of smug sexism. He is not someone to be taken seriously.

Too long to Read bro.

Can u make s Short summary for me?

Thnx.

Pre has been incorporated into the Nike Origin Story. His story is a good one and it is fueled by a very loud and persistent corporate voice. People beyond the sport took interest in him and that interest persist outdone of Olympic years. The list that Abrahamsom rattled off - none of those people carry like that, even though they were greater champions and athletes. Track & Field is a sclerotic, barely surviving little sport with a fan base predominantly consisting of ex participants who can’t let go, stat wonks, and friends and family of current participants. The failures over decades that have caused that sclerosis are too many to account for here. Bottom line is that this little sport has but a few giant names that resonate outside of itself. Pre is one of them, so was Bruce Jenner. Not sure what else to say, but I don’t mind the Cult of Pre. And I don’t mind being a wonky ex participant who’s kid is still participating.

Everyone should take heart that Abrahamson is only slightly more relevant than the average poster on this thread.

Iron Bars wrote:

Ridiculous garbage by Alan Abrahmson. If he stopped and though about it for a moment without colored glasses he would knw what WeJo was getting at.

BTW, I think D'Amato's AR is suspicious for exactly all the reasons you (rojo) posted.

I agree. AA is a bloviating toolbag. I don't care if people think that KD is inspirational or whatever. I just strongly suspect her of being dirty. I'm not mad at Wejo for being excited about an AR though.

NERunner03533 wrote:

Are you serious? Did you just stumble across this website? Nothing I said in here is controversial. This website should try to better cover non-white athletes.

Oh jaysus christ, stuff it up your race-conscious a$$. The site has always been amero-centric and distance-running oriented. Thus the athletes they tend to cover tend to be white. They never gave Meb the short shrift or guys like Paul Chelimo. In the early days they were all about Regina Jacobs. Steve Holman got lots of attention.

Their coverage is fine. Stop trying to inject race and identity politics into it. Go stoke your outrage engine somewhere else.

Me thinks the lady doth protest too much...