Tara Erdmann- No longer in NOP

Aren't Hasay's PRs closer to a B level runner? Why does she have nike's adoration?

Jordan is ranked 2nd in the USA 10k. You obviously don't follow track.

The US woman's 10K doesn't have a lot of depth to it right now. In fact, it was probably one of the more wide open events in the last olympic trials.

Times matter more than rankings.

..championship placing mattered more than time or ranking, unless we are debating athlete contract bonuses.

Last time I checked.. wrote:

..championship placing mattered more than time or ranking, unless we are debating athlete contract bonuses.

According to what? Hasay is certainly a B level runner as is most every other US distance runner. It's like some of you don't follow track at all.

Why are you down on Jordan Hasay? Since she entered the national scene at the young age of 12, she has done more for the sport than anyone I know. Wake up brother.

Ummmm, ever heard of Jordan Hasay? You're a jerk.

Because there are US female runners with similar or better PRs in her events that don't get nearly the press, recognition, and hype Hasay gets.

Trending James wrote:

Why are you down on Jordan Hasay? Since she entered the national scene at the young age of 12, she has done more for the sport than anyone I know. Wake up brother.

You Hasay fans are ridiculous. Just because I'm not worshipping her doesn't mean that I am down on her. I stated facts. I like Hasay but she isn't yet an A level 10k runner. Isn't her PR 1-2 minutes slower than the best? Would you call a 28-minute male an A-level runner?

Neweng wrote:

Aren't Hasay's PRs closer to a B level runner? Why does she have nike's adoration?

Tara Erdmann was brought in to be a training partner for Jordan Hasay, just as Amy Yoder-Begley was brought in to be a training partner for Kara.

They weren't brought in to be a RIVAL. If Tara was injured, she wasn't fulfilling Saladbar's expectations and USEFULNESS.

Put it this way - Tara was running Jordan workouts - Jordan wasn't running Tara workouts.

When Amy Yoder-Begley made the 1988 Olympic team.....when she improved so much that she became a RIVAL of Kara, that changed the whole dynamic.

Begley herself said Saladbar was pissed when she made it to Beijing.

I can't believe Hasay is 23. I thought she was about 19.

messi wrote:

Tara Erdmann was brought in to be a training partner for Jordan Hasay, just as Amy Yoder-Begley was brought in to be a training partner for Kara.

They weren't brought in to be a RIVAL. If Tara was injured, she wasn't fulfilling Saladbar's expectations and USEFULNESS.

Put it this way - Tara was running Jordan workouts - Jordan wasn't running Tara workouts.

When Amy Yoder-Begley made the 1988 Olympic team.....when she improved so much that she became a RIVAL of Kara, that changed the whole dynamic.

Begley herself said Saladbar was pissed when she made it to Beijing.

Right, and Erdmann almost beat Hasay.

I hope she finds a better coach and group to train with.

from her tweets, sure looks like BTC Pro is what she wants.

She'd actually make a good training partner for Emily Infield.

Both 5k/10k runners, both injured a lot, both tweet a lot, both hardly ever race.

Perfect training mates.

Jordan came to NOP when Erdmann was already there mind you. Get your facts straight before you post.

Ok right on wrote:

Jordan came to NOP when Erdmann was already there mind you. Get your facts straight before you post.

I was thinking the same thing.

ftdr wrote:

Ok right on wrote:

Jordan came to NOP when Erdmann was already there mind you. Get your facts straight before you post.

I was thinking the same thing.

What does that have to do with getting his facts straight?

They are good friends, considering both live in the Portland area. Infeld does race. Um she was just coming off an injury. Not all professional runners have to or want to race indoors. If they choose not to, this is there off-season until outdoors picks back up in the spring.

mellow seeds wrote:

Why do you think someone should get paid for not performing? If I didn't produce at my job for 2 years I would get fired as well.

Comparing sucking at your job and sucking as an athlete are two different things. The definition of "performing" as an athlete is grossly more competitive than a normal job.

To generalize, almost every athlete in a final is on a contract. To meet the needs of your contact you need to make the team. So only 3 out 8 athletes really end up performing, the other 5 are just aspiring. A workplace were 5 out of 8 individuals are getting cuts, reductions, warnings. That's tough. What business has over 50% turnover?

it's more than that, imagine your other co-workers went Harvard law, were child prodigy's, easily the best at what they did unless in select company. That's who your working against and only 3 of you succeed.

It is a contract signed and taken. But it's belittling to say they don't preform, when they're already so good at what they do. the only real solution would be a bigger pie, so more people could take a share. More meets, more demand.

Because of her past, America loves their precious little bloned sweetheart, no matter how much she sucks. Tare Ermans problem was that she sucked, and she was boring and had no charisma. Plus her passion was in question, watch this interview http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/250018-2013-UW-Invitational/video/686230-Tara-Erdmann-works-on-speed-with-439-mile-at-2013-UW-Invite#.VM0fcct0y1sher answers were so generic and passionless.

Neweng wrote:

Aren't Hasay's PRs closer to a B level runner? Why does she have nike's adoration?