I am sick of american pro athletes whinning how hard their live is

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You're extrapolating her overall diet and car needs on what happens within her first waking hour? Puhleeeeze.

Having just read the interview, I don't think she's saying anything like that.

She said that she often gets meals on the go, so her parents help out and send her subway cards (their choice).

Yeah, it might not be the best choice in the world to get breakfast, lunch and dinner out at a cafeteria as it looks like she does on some days, but it's her choice and she works two part time jobs.

I don't think the interview came across like she was moaning at all and I thought the thing about the subway cards was kind of mentioned in a jokey way.

I am the Walrus wrote:

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Seriously though, I find it hard to believe she was so tight on a budget to where she was forced to eat Subway and energy bars yet still managed to run the way she does. She doesn’t “survive” off Subway cards, she’s just fortunate that her parents send them because it saves her time and a few bucks.

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Seriously though, I find it hard to believe she was so tight on a budget to where she was forced to eat Subway and energy bars yet still managed to run the way she does. She doesn’t “survive” off Subway cards, she’s just fortunate that her parents send them because it saves her time and a few bucks.

Subway is probably more expensive than making decent food at home anyway. That's a guess but over here they aren't cheap and you could buy much better stuff elsewhere. Maybe it's a trade off for her in terms of time, as she's saying she gets up early then when she gets back home she pretty much goes straight to bed, so maybe she doesn't want to be preparing food to take to the uni with her (that was my impression from the article).

If you have been out of the country, you are more fortunate than over 55% of the country. Stop crying poor.

Travel is expensive and anyone that is given this opportunity to see places that most of us don't should not be crying poor.

I'm more tired of idiots on message boards whining about pro athletes.

I am sick of people whining about pro athletes.

geetar wrote:

I'm more tired of idiots on message boards whining about pro athletes.

Thank you. I agree. I thought it was a great interview. Good for her - pursuing her dream, still working part-time, and volunteering to help others. Great role model unlike many of the whiners on this message board.

Did you ever hear runners complain about losing toe nails during a marathon? It is to impress others.

Same with pro runners, they want to sound tough and impress others,

I'm sick of people who can't spell posting their shit on these message boards.

Anyone who runs ~2 min for 800m is ridiculously lucky to be able to be a pro runner.

Time to make athletics amateur again, we need more Yuchi Kawauchis and less whingers and dopers.

The hardest part about her schedule is how truely active she is. That schedule does not give her time to rest. When I read it, that was what made her impressive.

And the diet thing is interesting, most pro athletes eat worse,party harder, and sleep less than you'd expect. The compensation could be naps during the day, which chanelle doesn't take. Her story is impressive.

The desire that makes you train so hard and be so competitive, also usually makes you lazy and wanna rest the other portion of the day.

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I am the Walrus wrote:

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Could she eat cheaper food? yes. Could she ride bike instead of drive? yes.

But it would hurt her running performance. As a serious athlete, you have to make sacrifices to perform well.

You are reading too much in. She is just explaining her routine. It is the reporter who says it is difficult.

She eats an energy bar for something light to get through her run and workout. She works out two hours. Eats a breakfast on campus. Works 5 hours. Eating lunch during that time. Which might be leftovers (so she does cook sometimes too). Works out again. Eats. Then goes back to work another 3 hours.

She does not say that her parents subsidize her because she can not afford it. She say they are sending her cards because she is on the go so much.

No where does she say she is dirt poor. Or her life is so hard. The only thing you can imply is that she is busy, but she was not complaining about it from what I heard.

What I'm shaking my head about is the assumptions you made about what you read.

NotAustin18 wrote:

Could she eat cheaper food? yes. Could she ride bike instead of drive? yes.

But it would hurt her running performance. As a serious athlete, you have to make sacrifices to perform well.

Both of those things would help her running. It's a lot easier to eat healthy if you prepare your own food, and casually riding your bike would be a good way to get the blood flowing first thing in the morning, as long as there's a safe bike route.

IT'S SAVE SAVE SAVE MONEY NOT SAFE MONEY HOW DID YOU NOT LEARN THE DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU WERE IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL