Interesting factoids from McLaughlin-Levrone's "Far Beyond Gold"

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1 month ago 04/07/2024 1:52pm EDT

Some tidbits revealed in the book:

- She wanted 2022 to be her final year ever doing hurdles.

- She had a stress fracture whilst at Kentucky and competed through the season on it.

- She almost signed with UnderArmour instead of New Balance!

- She felt with coach Flo her hurdle technique improved, but that it got worse with Joanna Hayes whilst her speed and strength got better. She switched to Bobby for a combination of improvements, and Joanna was consulted frequently early on in this change.

- She actually enjoys the sport a lot, but she has a deathly fear of losing, which makes racing far too stressful for her and thus less enjoyable. Her faith is helping her deal with this.

- She threw her semifinal in Rio on purpose because she was too scared to run the final.

- After Rio, she allegedly was treated horribly by her friends and teammates at school.

Please withhold the "I don't care about anything Sydney does (but will make posts hating on her as soon as she steps on the track this year)" replies! They aren't productive.

1 month ago 04/07/2024 1:54pm EDT

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What does she think of Flo Jo? That would tell a lot.

1 month ago 04/07/2024 1:57pm EDT

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Book Summary wrote:
Some tidbits revealed in the book:
- She wanted 2022 to be her final year ever doing hurdles.
- She had a stress fracture whilst at Kentucky and competed through the season on it.
- She almost signed with UnderArmour instead of New Balance!
- She felt with coach Flo her hurdle technique improved, but that it got worse with Joanna Hayes whilst her speed and strength got better. She switched to Bobby for a combination of improvements, and Joanna was consulted frequently early on in this change.
- She actually enjoys the sport a lot, but she has a deathly fear of losing, which makes racing far too stressful for her and thus less enjoyable. Her faith is helping her deal with this.
- She threw her semifinal in Rio on purpose because she was too scared to run the final.
- After Rio, she allegedly was treated horribly by her friends and teammates at school.

Please withhold the "I don't care about anything Sydney does (but will make posts hating on her as soon as she steps on the track this year)" replies! They aren't productive.

Not sure I believe this one.

Steve The Addict OFFICIAL -----^^^^^ wrote:
What does she think of Flo Jo? That would tell a lot.

Somebody who competed decades before her time and died before she was born. Yeah, I'm sure Sydney thinks about her all the time and has a vast breadth of informed opinions.

The doping dunces around here have no clue how laughable they are when every topic prompts the same simpleton angle

1 month ago 04/08/2024 5:21am EDT

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Awsi Dooger wrote:
Somebody who competed decades before her time and died before she was born. Yeah, I'm sure Sydney thinks about her all the time and has a vast breadth of informed opinions.
The doping dunces around here have no clue how laughable they are when every topic prompts the same simpleton angle

For me, it's not necessarily specifically about Flo Jo, but I would love it if an interviewer dared to ask her thoughts on the rumours about her coach that have been around since the 1980's. She is so 'Christian' and 'moral' and yet her coach her been associated with doping scandals and has face accusations, under oath (Dubin Inquiry).

That aside, the hurdles/2022 bit is interesting. Maybe this is where Ato got his rumour from that she will run the flat this year LoL. On the one hand, this makes me happy, as it means the women's 400m flat could be an amazing event in Paris, it also makes Bol's path easier, but on the other hand, I would like to have seen Bol run against her in Paris. But let's see. She may run the double yet (although, the more I learn about her fear of racing/losing, it makes no sense to double...)

Throwing the Rio semifinal is interesting. Again, I'm not sure I totally believe it, but it may be a case of she didn't give her all, rather than intentionally losing.

The Hayes-Kersee collaboration makes sense, especially considering Kersee was Haye's coach. Maybe they swapped recipes too.

1 month ago 04/08/2024 1:05pm EDT

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Book Summary wrote:
Some tidbits revealed in the book:
- She wanted 2022 to be her final year ever doing hurdles.
- She had a stress fracture whilst at Kentucky and competed through the season on it.
- She almost signed with UnderArmour instead of New Balance!
- She felt with coach Flo her hurdle technique improved, but that it got worse with Joanna Hayes whilst her speed and strength got better. She switched to Bobby for a combination of improvements, and Joanna was consulted frequently early on in this change.
- She actually enjoys the sport a lot, but she has a deathly fear of losing, which makes racing far too stressful for her and thus less enjoyable. Her faith is helping her deal with this.
- She threw her semifinal in Rio on purpose because she was too scared to run the final.
- After Rio, she allegedly was treated horribly by her friends and teammates at school.

Please withhold the "I don't care about anything Sydney does (but will make posts hating on her as soon as she steps on the track this year)" replies! They aren't productive.

Ah. Now that performance in Rio makes sense to me.

1 month ago 04/08/2024 3:31pm EDT

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I really liked this book. It reveals many interesting details about Sydney's life and career. She was aiming for 2022 to be her final year of racing in hurdles. During her time playing for the University of Kentucky, she competed on a stress fracture. It's also worth noting that she almost signed with UnderArmour, but ultimately chose New Balance. Interestingly, she has a fear of losing, which makes competition very stressful for her.

1 month ago 04/08/2024 3:35pm EDT

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