Shannon flashes Jenny the "Dagger Eyes"

bio=tch wrote:

When Jenny Kicked her shoe off during worlds it almost hit Shannon in the face, we are takling about a shoe with spikes on it, Jenny kicked it up in the air Shannon was right behind her. I wonder if Shannon had anything to do with the shoe coming lose?

You can't be this dumb. Can't be.

These threads are dumb. Obviously, she was looking at the clock. Heaven forbid athletes show emotion at the end of a race or disappointment in their times. No need to manufacture controversy.

Shannon was trying to run in a straight line to the finish and Jenny totally starts to cut her off! Just watch their feet in the video!

titaniumbolt wrote:

They clearly don't like each other which is awesome for the sport.

That being said, Rowbury's tactics are pathetic. She absolutely tailed Simpson throughout the race, again, and kicked at the end.

Is she incentivized by Nike if she finishes as the top American in these events?

The fact is Shannon hasn't lead Jenny in one race. She let's Jenny do all the leading and then kicks at the end. When Jenny is in the race Shannon sits and kicks every time. She has yet shown the courage to just race Jenny - run her own race. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when those two are the leaders.

Who cares, it's just running.

What's wrong with sitting on someone close to your ability?

Theyre both classier than any one on this board.

Watching the replay, it looks like Shannon looks over at Jenny after Jenny moved over a lane or two and potentially made contact with Shannon near the finish line.

Clearly this needs to be settled with a WWE cage match. Raw is war!!!

Jenny should be thankful to Shannon for helping her PR in that mile race. Unfortunately it is 2 seconds shy of Shannon's PR she set earlier in the year.

asdfasd wrote:

I just have a gut reaction that Simpson enjoys running more and has more fun with it, whereas Rowbury gives off the impression of being overly intense and serious. Kind of like Bolt vs Gatlin. Simpson is more like Cain, 'I love life and isn't running awesome!' and Rowbury is more Hasay, 'I hate myself if I don't do well.' Simpson would be fine without running. Rowbury wouldn't know what to do.

Nice try, but you have no clue what either of them are like.

I don't either, but at least I know I don't.

Like all elite athletes, Simpson and Rowbury are well-schooled in PR. Unless you know them personally, or know people who do, much of what you know about them is based on the image they've chosen to convey. Only people who know them well know how accurate that image is. The rest of us can only guess. Those guesses will say more about who we are, and how we see the world, than about Rowbury or Simpson. To think otherwise is naïve and foolish.

What athletes say depends on the context within which they are saying it. Much of what fans "know" about Simpson comes from watching her when she was on top of the world. It easy to be bubbly and fun when you are winning, and when everyone thinks you have a chance to break the AR. It will be interesting to see what happens to the bubbles if Shannon keeps winning. (Or if Cain continues to struggle to run as fast as she did two years ago.)

ughh wrote:

These threads are dumb. Obviously, she was looking at the clock. Heaven forbid athletes show emotion at the end of a race or disappointment in their times. No need to manufacture controversy.

this^

man you guys need to give a "racing to win 101" seminar!

shouldbefun! wrote:

titaniumbolt wrote:

They clearly don't like each other which is awesome for the sport.

That being said, Rowbury's tactics are pathetic. She absolutely tailed Simpson throughout the race, again, and kicked at the end.

Is she incentivized by Nike if she finishes as the top American in these events?

The fact is Shannon hasn't lead Jenny in one race. She let's Jenny do all the leading and then kicks at the end. When Jenny is in the race Shannon sits and kicks every time. She has yet shown the courage to just race Jenny - run her own race. I'm looking forward to tomorrow when those two are the leaders.

jjjjjjj wrote:

wrong. shannon is right there with jenny or just behind her the whole race that I've seen. sit and kick, but let the leaders go way ahead, even though they are going on slower pace than your own pr (3:56>4:16.7).

It was a mile not a 1500.

freaking drama queens using this site.

Ackley wrote:

jjjjjjj wrote:

wrong. shannon is right there with jenny or just behind her the whole race that I've seen. sit and kick, but let the leaders go way ahead, even though they are going on slower pace than your own pr (3:56>4:16.7).

It was a mile not a 1500.

Which was why the 4:16 conversion was made, Sherlock.

umstead wrote:

agree..I think more people here have met, spoken to Shannon, who is obviously friendly and appreciative of support, and much more approachable than Jenny. Don't know much about Jenny. Wrapped in intrigue like her coach Wetmore. Ironically I met and knew Wetmore almost 40 years ago back in NJ...he was a very young, serious guy not inclined to sit down and shoot the shit with his team's opponents even in those days.

I've never met Jenny Simpson, although based on interviews I'd say she's the furthest thing from "wrapped in intrigue." But, like someone else pointed out, that is all obviously PR and anybody would be bubbly at the top.

I did however meet Shannon Rowbury years ago, before she won bronze at the 2009 World Champs. Some athletes were signing autographs, she wasn't really, but was standing near me. So I asked her to sign my program. She seemed genuinely startled that I asked, which I found funny. Not that distance runners generally get a lot of attention, but at a meet you would think they would at least expect it.

Anyway, I told her good luck with everything and she thanked me, and talked a little about how the race went.

Cool story, I know, but I've been a fan since because she was down to earth and it was kind of cute how honored she was to be asked for her autograph, as a professional athlete.

No doubt when Simpson was trying to cut her off, Rowbury was thinking about their collision at the line in last year's Diamond League final.

45ryh42qw5y wrote:

freaking drama queens using this site.

This. So lame.

I just watched the video that was linked on this thread. Unless there is other video footage that I didnt see, it seemed to me like very little happened here. Jenny barely drfited outward at the end, and Shannon barely looked over after crossing the finish line. I draw no conclusions from this. I am not saying there wasn't something to this, but its possible that it all meant nothing and each move (the drift and the look, or should we call it The Drift and The Look) were independent actions that had nothing to do with each other.