Rochelle Kanuho and Hispanic-American Distance Runners!!

In before guy who goes off about Tom Cruise and Chuck Norris.

Except that she's Native American, not Hispanic...

Leirbag wrote:

How many Olympians in the distance events could be Hispanics!!?

Not a bad list!

Strong Candidates

Brenda Martinez - 800/1500m

Desi Davila - Marathon

Leo Manzano - 1500m

Diego Estrada - Marathon/10,000m

David Torrence - 1500m/5000m

Stephanie Garcia - 3000m Steeplechase

Fringe Candidates

Rochelle Kanuho - 10,000m

Cristian Soratos - 1500m

Fernando Cabada - Marathon

Long Shots

German Fernandez - 5000m

A.J. Acosta - 5000m

Eric Avila - 1500m/5000m

Sergio Reyes - Marathon

She does not look Hispanic to me and her name is definitely not Hispanic.

Diego Estrada has NO CHANCE of making the Marathon team.

1. He can't handle the volume necessary to be successful in the marathon.

2. Vigil has been a complete failure with MALE marathoners.

3. Anyone who has qualified through the half has not fared well at the trials.

4. Half marathon is a horrible predictor for the Marathon.

TrackCoach wrote:

She does not look Hispanic to me and her name is definitely not Hispanic.

Never heard of her, had to look her up, but she's very pretty. She could be indigenous Mexican if she's Hispanic but not sure.

perchance wrote:

Never heard of her, had to look her up, but she's very pretty. She could be indigenous Mexican if she's Hispanic but not sure.

Kanuho is feature in our weekly recap here:

Her dad is Carlos Jimenez, http://www.nauathletics.com/sports/xc/2012-13/bios/kanuho%20rochelle%20r5bz

Wow, TrackCoach is a RACIST!!!

"Mexican" is a nationality with hundreds of different ethnicities. All are of the same race, the one and only Human Race, aka Homo Sapiens.

Since the HGP there's only one race.

Steph Rothstein calls her "Speedy Gonzales"

Total talent. Totally untapped.

She is Raramuri and runs all day in VFFs on a handful of maize. Not exceptionally talented by her people's standard, she actually had to go to AZ to find people as slow as her.

kljc wrote:

Wow, TrackCoach is a RACIST!!!

I guess it is hard to say what a Hispanic person looks like, but I am around Hispanic people all the time and I have a knack for guessing someone's biological ancestry. She looks somewhat like a Pacific Islander or Native American, but she could just as well be Native Mexican and Spanish mix. Btw, this is just casual conversation trying to guess someone's race, I did intend to disparage anyone. I have absolutely no problems with Hispanic people or any group for that matter. - My apologies if in someway I can off as racist.

She looks like she's about 12 years old.

Don't invite Carlos Estevez. He has AIDS.

STFU, TrackCoach. It's guys that you that make my blood boil.

My wife is Mexican, and the only people she can't stand are those that say flabbergasted, "you don't look Mexican." What is Mexican supposed to look like? Her descendants are from Spain and she has green eyes and blondish hair. Most of ppl like you would say Mexican should be "small, and dark"..

Next time do some research before you spout ignorance and racist remarks. If you truly had friends that were Hispanic, you would know never to say this, even in "casual conversation."

You're getting slow, old man.

Re: Carlos Estevez wrote:

Don't invite Carlos Estevez. He has AIDS.