RE: Grunewald releases a Statement!!

So was boxing. Times change

F**k that. Nike has systematically taken over the sport and controls it with an iron grip. Who are you to say other companies or entities wouldn't put money in and track would be in fine shape? If Nike money and power is the ONLY thing that can save the sport, then screw this sport.

Dumbalough. wrote:

Parental Advisory wrote:

Hopefully AlSal and the USATF will be fully held accountable for their despicable actions, at least over the long term (in the short term, Nike $$$ calls the shots)

Where do you think track would be without nike's $$ and support. It'd be in 10x worse shape and probably barely hanging on.

People seem to forget that.

A dork. wrote:

So was boxing. Times change

They do. And not always for the better.

Dumbalough. wrote:

Parental Advisory wrote:

Hopefully AlSal and the USATF will be fully held accountable for their despicable actions, at least over the long term (in the short term, Nike $$$ calls the shots)

Where do you think track would be without nike's $$ and support. It'd be in 10x worse shape and probably barely hanging on.

People seem to forget that.

Track would be in pretty bad shape without Nike money.

But that shouldn't mean that their athletes should get competitive advantages with officials.

Just nicer hotels, accommodations and training facilities.

I hope she gets lapped 2x at worlds and gets clipped, but not impeded, by a careless runner.

Not so sure wrote:

I'd feel better if she even casually mentioned the contact and suggested she'd work harder to prevent these situations in the future. Sure, the process sucks, but the process didn't even need to be started if she'd kept clear of Hasay. She doesn't seem to think she did anything wrong, and that this was all about someone else. Boo.

Yep, she is a spaz with can't control herself (or her hothead husband)

She could've at least apologized to Hasay for tripping her.. oh well.

Not so sure wrote:

I'd feel better if she even casually mentioned the contact and suggested she'd work harder to prevent these situations in the future. Sure, the process sucks, but the process didn't even need to be started if she'd kept clear of Hasay. She doesn't seem to think she did anything wrong, and that this was all about someone else. Boo.

She doesn't seem to think she did anything wrong because-guess what- she did nothing wrong! Her contact with Hasay was at least as much the fault of Hasay's indecisiveness and extreme fatigue. An argument could very well be made that Hasay's "lane bobbing" impeded Gabe.! Regarding Rowbury, the videos all show that Gabe did not have contact with her. It's ridiculous that people will say she knocked down other runners, cut them off, etc. No one fell, got scraped up, or impeded in any significant way...as determined by the TWO protest denials.

GG video interview

old school steve wrote:

She doesn't seem to think she did anything wrong because-guess what- she did nothing wrong! Her contact with Hasay was at least as much the fault of Hasay's indecisiveness and extreme fatigue. An argument could very well be made that Hasay's "lane bobbing" impeded Gabe.! Regarding Rowbury, the videos all show that Gabe did not have contact with her. It's ridiculous that people will say she knocked down other runners, cut them off, etc. No one fell, got scraped up, or impeded in any significant way...as determined by the TWO protest denials.

Even when I accidentally bump into someone, I apologize. It's called manners.

Looks like someone has never raced indoor and is a fan of revisionist history. Grunewald clearly clipped Hasay which caused her "lane boob" and to pretend that something like that has no effect in the late stages of a race is asinine.

Hey old school...stick to your local color runs.

Following your "logic", after every race 800 meters and up, there should be apologies made by virtually every runner in the field. There is a lot of contact in track, especially indoor. Yes, dxxkwad, I've raced a lot indoors while running for a DI school, and that's exactly why I feel that there was no significant contact...and Hasay was equally to blame by her lane "boobing" (as you spelled it!). No apologies from Jordan either, but not necessary.

Also, it's interesting that so many elites (including Leer, Lomong, Shalane F., Adam Goucher, Kara Goucher...) would step up and say that the DQ was a disgrace, and they have seen much more contact in their indoor races. But, of course, you know more than these athletes!

I quit racing years ago, so no color runs, warrior dashes, turkey jogs... I'll leave that to you!! Sheesh, Nike Fan boys!

ooh D1...tell more about your made up history..I was the president of Uragay for a while.

I guess they don't teach manners at "D1" schools. I always actually talked to my competitors at least to say good race or sorry for the bump. They returned in kind. it was all cool..we didn't go immediately whining to the internet .

yay another fat has-been commenting on track. God, I love this sport!

What is "Oregeon"?

old school steve wrote:

She doesn't seem to think she did anything wrong because-guess what- she did nothing wrong!

Gabe put herself in the position to be "judged" by the process by her own actions. She had plenty of speed and time to go around Hasay without any contact whatsoever.

Therefore her statement complaining about the process is silly, she could have avoided the whole mess had she simply raced better. She displays a victim mentality, but she put herself in the position to BE the victim.

The Oregeon Tripper wrote:

ooh D1...tell more about your made up history..I was the president of Uragay for a while.

I guess they don't teach manners at "D1" schools. I always actually talked to my competitors at least to say good race or sorry for the bump. They returned in kind. it was all cool..we didn't go immediately whining to the internet .

yay another fat has-been commenting on track. God, I love this sport!

Oh, were you the President of Uruguay? (you better brush up on your spelling,community college boy!) My history is not "made up", but you probably have no history! I would put my running credentials up against yours, any day, anytime, Nike fan boy!

Good manners does not require apologizing to every person you have contact with in a race!

"Has been", perhaps. But better to be a "has" been than a "never was" as you probably are.

So did you hit Jordan from the rear or didn't you?

Tadpole wrote:

Happy to see a great runner and person like her representing our country.

Hopefully she'll run the same way in Poland.

She was only praising Hasay because she gave up her spot, and you both forgot Salazar, who pushed for removal of the protest. She would not be going to worlds if it weren't for Salazar.

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What? I assume you are being sarcastic otherwise stop making idiotic statements in this forum. We all know Sal was pushing for..are you on his team or are you Dagmar? No one else would say anything so ridiculous.

History is all you got sir. Some people don't need to live in the past. Some of us are doing it now*. "Glory Days' is good song but it shouldn't be a life style.

Of course good manner don't require apologizing...but it is still a decent thing to do. Going above and beyond..that's how I roll

1:25:13 Half marathon last month...jeleous?

Dumbalough. wrote:

Parental Advisory wrote:

Hopefully AlSal and the USATF will be fully held accountable for their despicable actions, at least over the long term (in the short term, Nike $$$ calls the shots)

Where do you think track would be without nike's $$ and support. It'd be in 10x worse shape and probably barely hanging on.

People seem to forget that.

So since Nike provides a ton of support for track and field, they should be able to bend the rules and bully the other competitors?