Sally Kipyego Runs 14:41 and is ignored on LetsRun because she is ....

UncleB wrote:

Cut the crap. It's because she is black that she gets no notice on Letsrun.

Honestly I think it's more that she's a woman. I know all the men's distance world records, but I couldn't name a single women's record. What is the WR for 5k, I don't even know. 14:41 sounds pretty fast, I think we (the U.S.) have a handful of girls under 15, right? Rhines, Flanagan, Rowbury is close. See, I don't have a sense of this since I don't really care about women's athletics as much.

To the poster that said Sally is a C teamed Kenyan- you must be high on illegal. No country has a runner who has a personal best of 14:41.94 and is not considered TOP OF LINE A team- not Kenyan not Ethiopia!

Sally Kipyego is still going forward with her American citizenship despite her intially plans of completing her degree and returning to Kenyan. She developed such strong ties to U.S. that she changed her plans during her education and domination of the NCAA ranks and decided to pursue a U.S citizenship.

Sally is still young and if the U.S citizenship goes thru she will be the first American under 30 minutes for 10000m and 14:30 for 5000m. I hope when she joins the U.S ranks that her citizenship sparks others to step up their game even more because the U.S. have ladies who have the ability to join Sally a become a bigger force on the world scene 5000m/10000m EVERY YEAR!

battle wrote:

I think Mottram's drug history is why he is ignored on letsrun.com

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Sally's 14:41 is an excellent time, and no American woman has run 14:41.

UncleB wrote:

Some Straight Shooting wrote:

Because this is a website based in America, run by Americans and who's biggest demographic is Americans, and Molly Huddle is an American and Sally Kipyego is not an American.

I thought that should be pretty obvious to everyone but I guess some people don't get the obvious and would rather come up with racist conspiracy stories.

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Cut the crap. It's because she is black that she gets no notice on Letsrun.

oh so letsrun must have never covered a race by tyson gay or usain bolt?... oh wait...

hello friend wrote:

[quote]UncleB wrote:

See, I don't have a sense of this since I don't really care about women's athletics as much.

You go, girl.

fine performance wrote:

Sally's performance is a fine one. I think it should be applauded. A true world class time.

But whatever she accomplishes on the track, I think it pales in comparison to her fabulous accomplishment in securing a nursing degree (while running at a highly competitive level). And the degree was hard earned, starting at South Plains College, with completion at Texas Tech. And her motivation to help others, borne from desperate circumstances, is admirable. The press descriptions of her reaction upon receiving admission to nursing school just sings of joy, and I can only imagine how she felt on graduating in 2009.

Pretty easy to be a fan of Sally Kipyego in my view.

Please put this into perspective. How many people earn nursing degrees versus how many people run a 14:41 in the 5K? I think you'll see that running 14:41 is a MUCH bigger accomplishment.

Miroslav Kloser wrote:

[quote]Some Straight Shooting wrote:

Because this is a website based in America, run by Americans and who's biggest demographic is Americans, and Molly Huddle is an American and Sally Kipyego is not an American.

Miroslav Kloser wrote:

Which explains why Mottram has always been ignored bt Letsrun.

Burn of the year!

Actually-- with women runners-- it probably has something to do with "not as attractive as the Ethiopian women."