Elle St. Pierre is a terrible racer

She seemed antsy, true. I think it's difficult for some to keep their cool from the gun when feeling so strong (and she is!), the excitement and roar of the stadium, and plain-ol' Olympic final nerves. I think the same happened with Bol in her final. Hopefully, ESP and Hiltz will try hanging back a bit more in the beginning (though, Hiltz is usually pretty patient/ good with that). I wish they all just let Tsegay go off like a nut - it was obvious she'd fade big time. Sigh.

She really should have run the 5k instead. She does not have enough speed for the 1500m.

Just rewatched the race and I have to agree. I admire her spirit to go for the win and counter all the moves ahead of her but she doesn't really have the fitness to do that. Had she hung back a bit (same goes for N. Hiltz) I think they might have had a better chance for a medal.

Really? That race was about surviving after a 59 suicidal opening lap, not about a kick. Even for Kipyegon and the other medalists, they just recovered and died less. Well, I guess Muir kicked pretty hard.

ESP wouldn't have medalled in the 5k either.

It's interesting that in the indoor season she and Hull were neck and neck. In the following months, Jess went and focussed purely on 800/1500 training and ESP kept up more aerobic 1500/5000 training heading into the US trials.

Is this the difference in how they diverged? ESP stayed strong. But Jess got lean and quick?

As a non-American, I wasn't sorry to see ESP run poorly today. She looked a dirty racer in the US trials and never seems gracious in victory or defeat. Is she unliked on the circuit?

Unfortunately Ellie probably cooked it a little bit in that first 200-300m which in an interview Jess Hull said she was a little surprised by how bold a move that Ellie made. It almost came back to bite Jess but she stayed strong that last 50m.

kinda funny how that 2018 NCAA Women's 1500m final-had 3 of the Olympic finalists; worth a watch and I remember Purrier blowing her stack on the 1st 2 laps. Hull won it running more patient and Hiltz kicked it in for 2nd; A lot of talk about Hull's improvement but a really smart racer in my opinion..

I think that is a pretty fair assessment of ESP. I don't think she has many friends in professional track and field outside little New Balance Group.

Does Elle do that many races? She busy being a mom and making milk.

She has the awareness to realize she MUST finish well behind Hull to avoid LRC doping accusations. Smart cookie, that ESP ;)

It's partially not her fault. Her coach messed up. First, he filled her with belief that she could run 3:52-3:53 "fresh" without the 5000m, and he also knew she should run the 5000m but let her choose the 1500m. It's like when Pre thought he was a Miler and Bowerman was like, no, you are a 3-miler. Poor decision today to chase Tsegay.

too much milk. DRINK ALMOND MILK INSTEAD