Women's 1500m walk-off

xenonscreams wrote:

I don't really understand what that accomplished. I mean, it was kind of cute I guess.

It was just one more nail in the coffin of the inconsistent practices of USATF.

As of now, absolutely no one has any confidence in USATF, and no one has any confidence at all in the judgement of AlSal.

This protest helped make everyone realise how unprofessionally this whole situation was handled and crystalised massive public support for change.

I can't tell who these runners are. 4 pages of posts and no identification. Can someone list the runners in the frontpage picture, left to right?

The hand-holding was dumb. It was no protest. They needed to stick it to the man and let USATF that their decision was so ridiculous that they refused to race. Instead they all waited to selfishly see who got in on the 1500 worlds and then stood in solidarity after defeat.

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Sigmund wrote:

The other option would have been to false start one by one until on the two NOPers were left.

Now that would be a protest that would get attention.

I don't normally use this word because it is overused, but that would be EPIC.

Agreed that would have been epic but stupid. No one would EVER do that and I don't blame them one bit. Throwing away something they've been working their whole life for too just because some other person else got screwed over would be ridiculous.

Would have been more powerful if they walked off the starting line. Then let Cain and Moser race alone. That would have been real awkward. Just saying.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Would have been more powerful if they walked off the starting line. Then let Cain and Moser race alone. That would have been real awkward. Just saying.

Although it would have made a huge statement that would be the detriment of their career.

Who was who on the walkabout? wrote:

I can't tell who these runners are. 4 pages of posts and no identification. Can someone list the runners in the frontpage picture, left to right?

You mean you can't tell by the cheeks?

When I saw the picture I thought it was BEFORE the race and they walked off the tack in protest as in they didn't run. Lame to find out they just walked off the track together after running. Show some real mettle and don't run the race. THAT is a protest. This was some weird, pointless, kumbaya moment.

The situations really aren't comparable. Had Brown not taken the opportunity, the next finisher with a qualifier would have taken her place. Rowbury made it pretty clear that she was upset with USATF, and to my recollection, never even mentioned Sarah Brown.

watched several times wrote:

vivalarepublica wrote:

Would have been more powerful if they walked off the starting line. Then let Cain and Moser race alone. That would have been real awkward. Just saying.

Although it would have made a huge statement that would be the detriment of their career.

not sure it would have hurt that much. They all still got beat by Cain and Moser.

look at those buns!

those buns tho!

Combined with Leer's (and Lomong's) words, the walk-off was an overall effective statement in a dubious situation that was changing almost by the minute. A more strident protest could easily have backfired if the circumstances changed and could well have ended a career or two. A more measured approach was perfect.

Good going by those girls, their buns and Will's tongue and beard!

Agreed. The girls did the right thing and had clearly talked it through. Just like the NOP girls, they also have commitments to sponsors. Those sponsors had done nothing wrong in this situation and would have been adversely affected by the girls not starting. By racing, they were honoring their commitment to their sponsors. That's being a professional athlete. Their reaction afterwards, honored a fellow athlete without compromising their sponsors. That's both professional and smart. Judging from the generally positive reaction they appeared to have received from the global running community, I would suggest that the sponsors were more than happy having their brands shown in the spotlight a little longer and in a good cause. Win, Win.

tywalker wrote:

those buns tho!

Yes, the girls showed off a lot of clASS!! In fact, I loved each and every one of their clASSy steps. After the sordid affair, it was wonderful to see some beautiful clASS.

You go girls!!

Tyrannosaurus Rexing wrote:

tywalker wrote:

those buns tho!

Yes, the girls showed off a lot of clASS!! In fact, I loved each and every one of their clASSy steps. After the sordid affair, it was wonderful to see some beautiful clASS.

You go girls!!

This might be the funniest thing you've ever written.

thiS was soOO awESeime the waya they walked down the track HOlding their haSnds!!

Dumbest thing I've ever seen. It would have been more appropriate for them to have held hands, got on their knees, and started praying their sponsors don't cut their contracts because they will never beat a Mary Cain who just happened to blaze them all. LOL.

Some damn fine girls, both mentally and physically.