WOW!!!!!!!!
Over The HILL ?
re "I felt like if I really looked at myself in the mirror I knew that I could be doing more and pushing myself harder"
to Kara: you're right!! you could have turned that stress reaction into a full blown stress fracture.
So does that mean she'll huddle tight together with the rest of the Schumacher cult like a family of meerkats as they drink irish car bombs?
I don't see how the Gouchers will fit in.
Honestly it sounds like a good move that's awesome for her. Everybody needs some one to push them I am amazed that sombody like hall can train by him self and still get results. I think he is in the small majority of folks who can do this most people are far better in a group.
Guess that's the end of her career. Adam is already done. Are they goin to coach ? Or open a synagouge ?
He won't be able to help her, trust me, yes I said trust me. At least 3 runners will beat her in Houston.
1)Olympic Trials, no go.
2)Boston for $$$$$$$, wait for it.
3)Then the 5 or10 just for the sake of making the team and getting to go to London, but zero chance to medal.
Bookmark it because this is what's going to happen.
I bet that Kastor and Hastings are happy as hell with this decision. She is now a non factor for the marathon trials.
1. Davila
2. Lewy-Boulet
3. Either Deena or Amy
Had Kara gone to train with Desi or Magda she would have been tough to beat at the trials. Now she is a 10k runner with marathon pay days. Congrats to Boston and New York.
I love this line, like a professional athlete would otherwise not be able to rouse herself to be at work at the ungodly early hour of 8:30:
"If I know that Shalane and Lisa are waiting for me to run at 8:30 in the morning, I’m going to get up and meet them because I don’t want to let them down."
Funny, but I actually agree with this.
I too am convinced she is getting beat this January by at least 3 runners with or without Schumacher. Press conference excuses to follow.
Then Boston, as you said for the money.
Then she will HAVE to be part of the Olympic Team as she has to be in the spotlight in some form so she will go in the 5 or 10 and then claim that she has a better chance than Beijing because of Jerry's training giving her more speed/strength.
As Jerry realizes he doesn't have any medalists (as promised at the beginning of all this OTC stuff), he will continue to poach already-established athletes to continue to pad his stats of having Olympians, but none that can compete on the world scene. Salazaar is still the man. And while Jerry plays that Midwestern aw shucks good guy role, he is much more of an opportunist, with all the same resources as Salazaar.
Don't agree? Tell me how all these Olympians will be forced held accountable to actually medal. Everyone on the gravy train milking Nike while they continue to strive to be only the top 3 Americans.
Nope, she runs from the gun and wins Houston in 2:15 leaving all the others to wallow in her footsteps. She's the greatest that we've ever had. Don't believe me, just ask her.
That comments unwarranted. She's never suggested any such thing
As I said, she won't make the marathon team but don't count out the 5,000 or 10,000 as she wants to be on the team. Medal in either event? Yea, when hell freezes over.
Not the poster but I will say the following:
Winning Gold in London. How can she go for Gold when she's yet to make the team? Brash at the very least.
Shooting for Paula's WR in the future. I believe that was a 2009 comment but am not sure (Boston or FT?). She had never broken and still hasn't broken 2:23, so how can she say that? She won't even approach a sub 2:20? If you believe I'm wrong, please explain.
Wanting to be the best in the world. So do dozens of others.
Seriously, if she made the marathon team, she has NO chance of medaling unless the top runners take a wrong turn.
She said all the above from magazines, to FT, to interviews.
Pipe dream at best.
All warranted comments.
call as see now wrote:
As Jerry realizes he doesn't have any medalists (as promised at the beginning of all this OTC stuff), he will continue to poach already-established athletes to continue to pad his stats of having Olympians, but none that can compete on the world scene. Salazaar is still the man. And while Jerry plays that Midwestern aw shucks good guy role, he is much more of an opportunist, with all the same resources as Salazaar.
Don't agree? Tell me how all these Olympians will be forced held accountable to actually medal. Everyone on the gravy train milking Nike while they continue to strive to be only the top 3 Americans.
He already has two medalists.
I guess Colorado was ruled out because they can't sell their house(s) in OR?
I think he meant potential medalist, but he can answer for himself. Everyone knows Shalane got the bronze in the Olympics. Goucher's bronze was weak and it wasn't in the Olympics.
macguy4life wrote:
Not the poster but I will say the following:
Winning Gold in London. How can she go for Gold when she's yet to make the team? Brash at the very least.
Shooting for Paula's WR in the future. I believe that was a 2009 comment but am not sure (Boston or FT?). She had never broken and still hasn't broken 2:23, so how can she say that? She won't even approach a sub 2:20? If you believe I'm wrong, please explain.
Wanting to be the best in the world. So do dozens of others.
Seriously, if she made the marathon team, she has NO chance of medaling unless the top runners take a wrong turn.
She said all the above from magazines, to FT, to interviews.
Pipe dream at best.
All warranted comments.
So now we are bashing professional American runners for wanting to be the best in the world? I thought we bashed the pros when they were content with being top American.
Or, do we just bash them regardless of they what they say or do because some of us are pathetic losers with a chip on our shoulder?