she also saved her contract from a potential reduction, as it's been a few months (or more) since she ran a race, which means she needed to run one before Q2 ends, or she'd prob get a contract reduction. smart move on her part, and actually works well for asics, as they actually get some good press from it. ha, pretty awesome really!
Track is a JOKE! THIS IS A REASON WHY. A 7.5 month preg runs in the national championship.
ten and six wrote:
Well said, George. Plus - these are the heats not even the semis. She knew she'd never even come close to advancing, but she ran it anyway and the crowd loved it.
Among worst posts ever.
Her unborn child has been in more national championship races than most LRC posters.
Alysia Montano is awesome and what she did today was awesome. Period.
ttc wrote:
ten and six wrote:Well said, George. Plus - these are the heats not even the semis. She knew she'd never even come close to advancing, but she ran it anyway and the crowd loved it.
Among worst posts ever.
Haters gonna hate.
Did anyone ever consider that there may be something in her contract that gives her a bonus for running in the USA Championships? or maybe doesn't pay her a certain amount if she DOESN'T run? It's not uncommon for pros to have clauses in their contracts that are based on them running national championship races. I have a feeling no matter how fast/slow she ran, there's something in her contract that gets her paid for running. If you're a shoe sponsor, you want your brand visible in national championship races, otherwise, what's the point? She may have turned a financial move into something that gets her publicity. Hell, this will probably make national news and get her name out there even more.
For those of you complaining - if she'd been injured or using this race as a rust buster would you be as angry? If your issue is an athlete not in shape to compete for the win toeing the line at a national chap meet, then Montano is not the first nor the last to do so.
If your issue is purely that she wasn't in shape to compete for the win due to her pregnancy... I'm not aware of any USATF rule stating preggo athletes cannot compete in meets.
Clearly, her uterus did not fall out mid-race I'll assume you're not concerned about that 1950's lore.
Goucher and Radcliffe ran a half together pregnant and still beat a ton of folks in the field. Don't know of anyone who had a problem with that. Sure, there are limited spots on the track, but it's not like she's squeaking into the field barely meeting the standard, or is some no name with a sympathy seed. She's got the credentials, and she earned the spot. She ran the race and didn't advance. Lots of other folks didn't either. Thats the point of the race. Next.
The standard was 2:04.00 so there were a boat load of women who got to start who didn't have the standard. AM didn't take a spot away from anyone.
This is half the reason I waste time at letsrun, to see idiots spin out of control and froth out their spittle at the sight of a pregnant woman.
Where was the world champs finish line dive?
I wonder if there are contract implications and she maybe made some cash for toeing the line?
Deer God, can someone upload the video. I just spit out my dinner with laughter.
THIS IS BAD NEWS wrote:
Track is a JOKE! THIS IS A REASON WHY. A 7.5 month preg runs in the national championship.
Track is a joke in the US for a lot of reasons!
Even Pregnant she's faster than the typical LRC poster here...to include me!!
cbrb wrote:
Alysia Montano is awesome and what she did today was awesome. Period.
^This^
The really laughable argument is the "took a spot" argument. Lol, so some 2:05 lady didn't get her chance to get clobbered.
agc5k wrote:
By being all like "look at me look at me" she's costing an athlete a spot who actually deserves to compete.
False. She did not cost anyone a spot. There is no set field size, and her scratching would not allow another one in. Get a clue on how things work before hating.
agc5k wrote:\she's costing an athlete a spot who actually deserves to compete. Some pregnant chick shouldn't be competing. I have no respect for Montano and definitely didn't gain any today
wtf. She earned her spot. ANy athlete that may have gotten in wolf have finished 7th or 8th.
Montano brings publicity for track and field. Watch for a link on cnn tomorrow.
People like you are joy vampires. Let's suck the fun out of anything entertaining.
800 analyzer wrote:
cbrb wrote:Alysia Montano is awesome and what she did today was awesome. Period.
^This^
The really laughable argument is the "took a spot" argument. Lol, so some 2:05 lady didn't get her chance to get clobbered.
2:04 is the qualifying standard. They accepted the following times slower than the standard:
Allison Peare 2:04.13
Sabrina Southerland 2:04.21
Jesse Carlin 2:04.40
Rosalie Waller 2:04.71
Brigitte Mania 2:04.76
Dalanne Zanotelli 2:05.13
Dominique Jackson 2:05.26
Stephanie Herrick 2:05.41
Lyndsay Harper 2:07.26
I just heard about Montano on 770 WABC while listening to the John Bachelor show. Like her or not for this, the move garnered some attention for the sport beyond the inner circle of track and field.
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