The response to Athing’s fall on Letsrun vs social media

Reddit is also devastated

The sympathy should be for Sage Hurta Klecker. Mu caused her own fall. Hurta Klecker was knocked out of contention by it through no fault of her own.

That's not true. It's just more measured here. People are definitely gutted and sympathetic for her. But then the site crashed so you don't have all the instant tear emojis. But you get the measured takes where people say, well, that's why you have to race more. Also, yeah, of course the haters.

People who know the backstory of Mu over the last year vs. people who don't know Jack about track or follow it.

Tough for her and I also noticed on rewatching that Raevyn Rogers got caught up but I’m not sure how much more she would’ve had even if she’d had a clean run. I guess my main point was more that Nia got her moment kind of hijacked because the big star had a really unfortunate fall. It almost reminded me of last trials when Brazier was all the talk heading into the race but then he was clearly not 100% and people almost forget that Clayton Murphy actually won the race.

It's because LRC is filled with self-centered loser egomaniacs that think they know everything about everything let alone just track

social media people are generally pretty simple minded

This board is full of racists, is why. People like the Norwegian or Femke can never do any wrong. But Athing or Sydney - that's a different story.

Mu has a lot of fans on social media. You want your defending gold medalist at the Olympics. It’s very sad outcome. But Nia was also a rockstar with a nice PR to win as well. Regardless that race is getting a ton of attention right now, especially when Europe sees it

I'll never understand LRC & just the blanket hate it gives to certain athletes. I think it starts with the brojos & the moderators. They get to frame issues/discussions. If they took a measured stance then people would adjust to that.

Our best 800 runner, working their way back to the top of the sport, went down & won't get a chance to defend her gold medal. How is the reaction glee from a lot of people on here? It's weird to root against your own athletes. I get that Mu disappeared for a bit & has dared to act/say that there's more to life than running. I'm guessing she has good reasons for the above -- reasons she hasn't shared personally with all of the people hating on her on here. My guess is it's tied to mental health/pressure. It's tough being a top athlete. She doesn't owe us anything to talk through it. That doesn't mean you should have some sharp negative opinion of her. Watching the race the reaction should be that's too bad/I would've liked to have seen her get back to top form/but the new team is good & deserving. Figure out who is at fault, fine, but the excitement if you come to the conclusion that it's her is bizarre.

No one here is anti Mu. Get a gr

Akins wins that race regardless of the fall. Mu probably second. Let’s face it though this is what happens when you don’t race enough.

Keely will get her gold in Paris.

No, Keely will flop as usual.

No no. Follow the other major sports and it’s much worse. If this was soccer, thousands of people in the stands would have booed Mu off the track and shouted other obscenities. In fact, read the social media comments regarding the WNBA on any given day. It’s all relative. This isn’t a LR issue. People are dumb, but also don’t take their opinions so seriously.

I think most of us are also disappointed she didn’t make the team (she’s the US’s best medal shot), but at the same time there’s a little bit of I told you so.

She has looked uncomfortable being in the pack even before she fell. Positioning and spatial awareness are something that comes from racing experience.

In the past, Mu basically said running sucks and she's just going through the motions. That's she lost her motivation. When you're that talented you can get away with that type of attitude except today. This is why letsrunners are reacting their way.

I think it’s more disappointment than hate for Mu and Sydney. Maybe there was some real hate for Sha’carri early on but I think a lot of people have come around on her

Mental health and dealing with pressure is not some new thing and what sometimes separates the great from the best.

You don’t think Jordan, Tiger, Bolt, Brady and Gretzky had massive amounts of pressure on them? Especially Tiger, there is no more mental of a game than golf, which is why only Nicklaus and Tiger were able to stay at the top for more than a few years since golf has become a huge sport.

All that said, still really feel for Mu. She was devastated and rightfully so. She should have entered the 400 or 1500 as a back up. She should race more unless she’s truly injured. I hope she runs the 4 x 400M.

I really think everyone around here feels bad for Mu. The reality is that having great instincts, experience, and tactical skills comes from running a lot of races. At the elite level, I would argue that those skills are just as important as fitness. You have to know how to run really fast shoulder to shoulder, unless you want to front run it, which she didn’t do and probably would have been a mistake anyway.

I don’t know if it’s Mu or her coach making the decisions on race scheduling, but they learned some tough lessons yesterday.

So yeah, I feel about as bad as I can for her given that this was totally her own fault.