Neither Andrews nor Monzano have the A standard, so there is a chance he will still get on the team
Where's the photo? wrote:
wejo wrote:Hopping the fence was pretty funny. I even took a picture of it. Only guy to hop the fence all week.
post race Blankenship interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTjULWHcp1w
Good day after interview.... Would have be nice or entertaining at least to hear him explain why he hopped the fence
Yep , like I said he would .
He was told by his sponsors to 'go down there, wear all of your gear, and be humble or you won't be running European b races this summer '
Me thinks he would have placed had he drinken Gatorade more than twice a year.
Yawn wrote:
Everything about that guy makes you want him to lose.
Sadly, I fear this may be right.
My GF is a dream customer for shoe companies to influence. Buys way too much gear. One of the rare casual runners who also has any interest whatsoever in the pro side of the sport. (Which is made easier when athletes actually act like pros and do interviews.) She never ran seriously but now knows a few athletes' names because of watching big meets with me.
She knows Blankenship as this shaggy underdog late-bloomer renegade type, and actually cheered for him in the race. (She says it helps that he's the only distinctive-looking guy out there). Was sad he placed fourth.
After hearing about the fence-jumping, though: "What a loser. Solomon didn't do that."
I was surprised to hear of Blankenship avoiding the media. I work the media zone at a lot of events and I can say generally when a "star" has a bad day it is not common for them to storm past the assembled reporters. I am sure no one spoke with Sanya Richards after her depressing elimination from the 400 finals? The best was Stacey Dragila after her no clearance in 2004 Olympics in which she ignored the media for more than 24 hours.
The point here is all the most popular sports have a must interview rule. All athletes MUST deliver a statement, win, lose or draw. It's part of the game. The IAAF has something similar at Diamond League meetings and even the biggest athletes are following that rule (with one exception this year from a female American sprinter) but I am sure sooner or later they will have to make it a MUST do rule.
Hey it works like this..The really big stars are the athletes people care about the most. When they win we are curious but when they lose we are even more interested in what they have to say. It's all about the fans Gatlin is fond of saying. Many track and field athletes are sequestered babies and it becomes quite apparent when they have a bad day at the office. I know this from firsthand experience.. They often learn to say hello when it time to say goodbye and their careers are in the twilight..
Right you are, Ken!
Hjjgfvhufb wrote:
Just watched the race - he's the guy with 70s style headband, beard, and hippie hair? Wonder what the e. Africans think when he and Leer show up to race.
Speaking of Leer - was he In the race?
You just watched the race and are asking if Leer was in it?
Did you see him?
have to ask wrote:
Hjjgfvhufb wrote:Just watched the race - he's the guy with 70s style headband, beard, and hippie hair? Wonder what the e. Africans think when he and Leer show up to race.
Speaking of Leer - was he In the race?
You just watched the race and are asking if Leer was in it?
Did you see him?
It was an obvious dig at Leer not being in the race. Guess he'll have to miss out on another worlds team.
I think you are right. I watched the race again and the contact looked incidental and at worst some of the contact one would expect in a championship race.