She suffered an SI fracture going into her Senior year in HS. She signed with Stanford, but has she competed? Did she ever overcome the injury? It's been two years since the injury. You would think that she would be dominating again, considering her prodigious running resume. (She ran a 4:43 1600 as a HS FR.)
Oh, glad you brought her up.
Another example of a high school star who didn't pan out. I did enjoy seeing her races though on flotrack, especially the highlight of the Southern FL regionals from 2011 or was it 2010. I think she went 16:49, wearing her all black legging suit and the shades.
she ran a race:
77 22:23 Ivie Gonsalves UTAH VALLEY 104.4 Stanford Invitational
78 22:23 Chelsey Sveinsson UNA-SVEINSSON.C 104.4
http://www.flotrack.org/article/14591-FloRating-Stanford-Invitational-Women
Loooong way to go to get back to form. She'll need to drop about 2 minutes at least.
Ran 1 or 2 meets last fall unattached, didn't run well in them. Not even on the roster this year at Stanford. I thought she was going to be great, don't know if she will come back or not at this point.
oh, nvm, that was the 2011 stanford invitational
She was an excellent swimmer too. maybe she can compete for stanford's Tri team if they have one.
Her mother got too involved, pushed too hard, chased too many big races. What does mama know?
I don't think it's an issue that she got "burned out". She was only training at 35 mpw, according to the following article:
It may have to do with the debilitating nature of the injury. I hear that SI fractures are common among young women athletes, specifically those who have irregular/non-existent menstruation cycles.
anotjer commentered mentioned that her training was hard sessions.
if so, even 35 mpw could be extremely stressful on the bones.
She was also training with the boys team, but thats common for girls at her level.
She rarely got over 30 mpw as she was very injury probe. However, she did a good deal of faster sessions, weights, and swimming. She is mega talented, and it's sad to see her disappear.
I heard she was just coming back after the sacral stress fracture last fall, and then got another stress fracture. Must be devastating. I saw a recent picture and she has gained a lot of weight - pretty shocking to see on an athlete who used to be very toned, muscular, and lean.
A lot of weight to a distance runner, maybe...but not to most guys who appreciate a healthy looking girl.
I don't see anything wrong with her, granted, thats just a face shot.
But, its no surprise she gained a lot of weight if she wasn't running over 30 mpw. You need a lot more than that to keep your weight down especially if you adopt the typical college student's eating habits.
She ran a 22:XX 6K last fall, which is equivalent to a sub 20 5K, which is still a good time for your average runner, male or female.
Good is relative here, relative to the typical club runner. Except for girls who ran competitively in college, few women in the 21+ age category run under 20 minutes at your average 5ks.
Her time is indication of a very fit individual, which is all that matters in the long run. Her glory days may be over though.
Hmm, at first I didn't believe the reports about her gaining significant weight, but this picture from Stanford roster clearly shows it:
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/stan/sports/c-xc/auto_headshot/6939238.jpeg
as a redshirt freshman at Stanford
vs
http://thm-a02.yimg.com/nimage/6729997f23aa8b2c
Her senior year in HS. She looks slightly puffier in the face, but her face is naturally kind of wide at the cheeks.
She certainly isn't a bad looking girl though.
Another Stanford ibrary pic. Not bad looking at all, but puffier than her faster days.
You can't tell very well from her face. I've seen her and she has quite a lot of weight on her arms, midsection, and legs. You'd be very surprised she was ever that toned.
That said, this is kind of a mean debate. I think she's hugely talented and loved following her...very sad to see her no longer competing.
the important thing is she has the talent. if you can do it once, you can do it again. its probably a matter of motivation.
if she is a victim of overdoing it parent syndrome, she's getting a taste of a more relaxed lifestyle now that she's on her own in college. it could be a tremendous experience to someone who was sheltered or overly structured during childhood.
maybe she'll get that fire one day and train to be good again.
I wouldn't count her out. She needs an inspiring coach like Al Sal, and she'll be back on top.
I hope to see her race again. She was my favorite girls hs runner, along with Nichole Jones.
Looks like Stanford is a black hole... who here remembers Steve Duplinski!?
i will just wager an unscientific guess that the demands of an elite Academic institution like Stanford, from an academic viewpoint, are so overwhelming that many great distance runners can't focus as much on running there due to an imbalance in school work and free time
BGuyJMilleniumXIIl wrote:
i will just wager an unscientific guess that the demands of an elite Academic institution like Stanford, from an academic viewpoint, are so overwhelming that many great distance runners can't focus as much on running there due to an imbalance in school work and free time
The load at Stanford is not that hard. Your unscientific guess is too extreme
