I recall it being sometime in the mid-1980s apparently she was leading the division one NCAA women's 10,000. She had a sizable lead and for some mysterious reason ran off the track, ran down the road to a bridge, and jumped off the bridge. She survived, but I believe she was paralyzed. Not sure. Whatever became of her and does anyone have any more insight to this event? Like who did she run for?What were her times and what happened?
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That’s nuts!
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She is Kathy Ormsby. She ran for NC State and now works as an occupational therapist in North Carolina.
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It's really a cuationary tale about expectations and what can go wrong when you have internal pressure.
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Thanks for letting us know. I just finished reading about her. It was captivating.
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Read The Silence of Great Distance by Frank Murphy.
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coach wrote:
Read The Silence of Great Distance by Frank Murphy.
And the thing is, judging by the actions of certain male coaches there is still not yet an understanding.
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God bless her. After googling and reading up on her, I'm happy to learn that she's forgiven herself and moved on as best as she can.
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You're very fluent in ignorance.
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I feel privileged to have seen Kathy Ormsby run in a high school boys' cross country dual meet. Part of the course was in the woods and I saw this presence come around a turn like a bull out of a chute. She had short hair and ran while swinging her arms aggressively from side to side. She also had a determined don't approach me scowl on her face. (In addition to being focused and just being a teenager, racing against teenage boys was no doubt made to be unpleasant at times.) At first I was puzzled by this bro's wide hips until she got closer and then I became amazed.
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Just ordered, thanks for the rec.
I think I've seen an increase in the pressure my girls are experiencing in the last ~5 years, and there was already a fair bit of it before that. Hoping to gain some insights.
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