Why did the other girls let Alexa Efraimson get away with that!?

Of course, LetsRun pulled this off the home page. Guess Nike must have sent Capriotti to deal with it.

this is what happens wrote:

M.C. Confusing wrote:

I blew it up and watched it on .25 speed.

Martinez did NOT move in on Alexa when Uceny came in on her. Watch her foot strike the entire series, she was striking about 4-6 inches outside the lane 1 line before Uceny came up on her and was still about 4-6 inches off the line when Alexa nailed her. Martinez did not move in.

That's wrong. At 2:57.9 race time BMart's left foot is just an inch away from the inner line.

Also, while her FEET may not have moved much, it looked like she twisted her UPPER BODY inward to avoid contact and so squeezed or maybe even contacted Efraimson, causing her wild reaction.

Les wrote:

this is what happens wrote:

That's wrong. At 2:57.9 race time BMart's left foot is just an inch away from the inner line.

Also, while her FEET may not have moved much, it looked like she twisted her UPPER BODY inward to avoid contact and so squeezed or maybe even contacted Efraimson, causing her wild reaction.

I'd say that BMart did exactly what she had to do to avoid contact with the faster runner that cut in a bit too early. If Efraimson also had tried to avoid contact everything would have turned out fine. Instead she went wild.

BMart acted like a class act. Efraimson acted like a thug.

Karma Police wrote:

Agreed Uceny started it off. Efraimson's "hit" on Brenda was just an arm flailing out. There was no intentional karate chop or similar. The girl on the inside copped it worse.

You are blind.

Now Uceny, now you don't wrote:

Uceny + Martinez + foot race = sh*tshow

They are all over the place.

EVERY TIME

Les wrote:

Yes, it looks like Uceny cutting in when she didn't have a stride caused Brenda to drift inward and squeeze Efraimson, who then started flailing with both arms. Instead of avoiding contact with Uceny, Brenda should have defended her part of the lane and pushed. She's not great tactically at 1500. Bad move by Uceny as well. Cutting in like that when there's no room means you often get clipped from behind -- instant fall.

Yes.

Messed up Montano in the 800, ran into Alexa in this one.

"Competitive right to push back"?

Um no.

That is not a thing.

And that was not a "push back" it was a judo attack.

Trolls back on this thread, trying to breathe life back into the false accusation against Efraimson. Gotta admit, LRC trolls make up for in endurance what they lack in eyesight or common sense.

Crushing the Cinders wrote:

Trolls back on this thread, trying to breathe life back into the false accusation against Efraimson. Gotta admit, LRC trolls make up for in endurance what they lack in eyesight or common sense.

What do you think "false" means?

She assaults and batters Martinez.

Had Efraimson finished top 3 she would have been DQ'd.

As much boo hooing we heard after the w800m this was just as bad for Johnson who had a legit shot at making the team.

Who cares?

If Martinez raced Alexa 10 times in a 1500 she would beat her every time. Efraimson will have her time but it isn't now

Martinez better representative for USA talent wise, so let it go

former wall streeter wrote:

Had Efraimson finished top 3 she would have been DQ'd.

As much boo hooing we heard after the w800m this was just as bad for Johnson who had a legit shot at making the team.

Take your coded racism elsewhere.

I was really pulling for Martinez in this race but after watching both the 1500s and the 800s again, including the heats, it would be easy to call her a human pinball throughout the trials. She wasn't the only one, but my god, she practically made it a point to make contact with practically everyone in each race she was in. Alexa definitely didn't react well at all, but I'm pretty sure if she just tried to "run through it", she would have hit the track along with others so her aggressive move may have diverted actual carnage by keeping Martinez's trajectory outside to the right. As much contact as Martinez had with others, it was Cain early and Uceny the whole time who made useless moves impeding the others who seem to be able just run naturally ahead without drama. Of course, Martinez seemed to run a 1520 meter race moving around all over the place the whole race! Alexa didn't win any friends, but she was just straight up racing and not trying to continually jump in front of others. Forgiven, if not likable. Next trials will be so much better with Alexa, Cain, Katie & Kate all being able to break 4:00 by then!

Martinez has ZERO history of falling in racing conditions.

What are the odds she falls in Rio?

Yes - if by troll you mean everyone who doesn't share your opinion including RoJo.

Efraimson is a complete "SPACE HOG" she does shove past several times and then tries to swing wide on the curve at the end to cut others off but they were already accelerating ahead - She's a total "B'otch!" I like drama as much as the rest in a race, but not cheap "Chicken $hit tacticts". Should be punished big time!

ladies and thugs wrote:

I'd say that BMart did exactly what she had to do to avoid contact with the faster runner that cut in a bit too early. If Efraimson also had tried to avoid contact everything would have turned out fine. Instead she went wild.

BMart acted like a class act. Efraimson acted like a thug.

I agree with you. That being said, if I was coaching, Efraimson I'd be proud of her for not being intimidated as a 19-year old. She was aggressive.

I think Efraimson ran an impatient race. The logical thing to do when Martinez comes in there the tiniest bit is to move in yourself the tiniest of bits. She could have settled into the middle of lane 1 and run the turn boxed in but she was freaking out about being boxed. There was no reason to be concerned with what's happening at that point. It's going to come down to the last 150m.

In both this race and World Juniors, she seemed to run with the false impression that she needed to be near the lead at all times. She might have Webb's mentality - 1st or nothing but if she'd been content to run in 5th or 6th and then kick for 3rd, I think she might have done better. In both races, here and WOrld juniors, she was spent with 50 to go.

JKSparky wrote:

I was really pulling for Martinez in this race but after watching both the 1500s and the 800s again, including the heats, it would be easy to call her a human pinball throughout the trials. She wasn't the only one, but my god, she practically made it a point to make contact with practically everyone in each race she was in. Alexa definitely didn't react well at all, but I'm pretty sure if she just tried to "run through it", she would have hit the track along with others so her aggressive move may have diverted actual carnage by keeping Martinez's trajectory outside to the right. As much contact as Martinez had with others, it was Cain early and Uceny the whole time who made useless moves impeding the others who seem to be able just run naturally ahead without drama.

What a bunch of BS. BMart moved so little that we've even been discussing whether she moved or not. There is nothing she could have done differently when Uceny cut in too early. She's watching every step of Uceny so as not to clip her and just moving a few inches in the process. (Now, the 800m final was something very different.)

I dont think so wrote:

I watched it a couple times again including on a big screen in slo mo. I think she got twisted up and was trying to keep herself up. I think it was a quick natural reaction and instincts more than anything else.

True. The same people attacking Alexa are the very same cucks who would ben over backward if a POC had done the same. They're pitiful cowards.

Efraimson should be ticketed, fined, required to attend Traffic School, and have her insurance rates increased.