Rowbury over Simpson in Paris

Who cares about head to head match ups?

More medals = better

Jim Jenkins wrote:

I like Rowbury more because the Simpson fans are such quintessential bland distance runner types. They're all these white guys from the midwest who date girls named jenny and think makeup is risque and threatening. Don't spill any vanilla ice cream on your GAP jeans lol

If there's anything Alexi Pappas taught me, it's that dressing/carrying yourself in a calculated, self-consciously "out there" fashion in order to appear cooler, smarter and more unique, does not actually make that person so. Not saying that Shannon isn't actually any of those things, just that it's stupid to make those assumptions based on how people choose to present themselves.

Haven't read the whole thread yet, but what I do love about both of them is that--like Kirani James and LeShawn Merritt--they go out there week after week to race each other. Great pair of rivals. Their differing personalities (from the little that we know about them...we don't have the press following them around and writing articles about them incessantly like other professional athletes in other sports) only add to the drama.

I used to be a Jenny Simpson fan to the detriment of Shannon. I definitely liked Jenny more, and didn't particularly like Shannon. But the more I follow Shannon and keep watching her after the last few years, the more I like her. I know everyone likes to make fun of her for the lipstick, but it seems like a sweet reason for wearing it. Plus she ran...3:56? Either that or 3:57. The AR was pretty sick and by a convicted doper, and everyone assumed that Simpson would get it (and I still want her to), but Rowbury went out there and bagged it.

I do think that Simpson has had the slightly stronger career thus far, but their careers ain't over. Are they around the same age as Webb and Ritz? I wish that there were more interesting personalities that are up in the mix in the top Diamond League races on the men's side in the US. There's been Centro the last few years, but that's about it. Although tons of US guys came out of the woodwork this past year (Berian, Clayton Murphy, some others). I hadn't even heard of Clayton Murphy really till the Olympics! But Jenny and Shannon have been out there year after year, running with the very best. Maybe not always winning, but they certainly push each other to heights that neither of them would reach without the other one prodding them.

Who cares? All you people do is make excuses for why Shannon's WINS aren't great. Well, at least she wins, which is better than Simpson. lol

Yeah... wrote:

Who cares? All you people do is make excuses for why Shannon's WINS aren't great. Well, at least she wins, which is better than Simpson. lol

When did I make an excuse for Shannon's wins not being great? I like both of them....

Oh boy.

Here is a picture of Alberto's NOP with Mo, Shannon, and Galen Rupp on the left side…and coach Mark Wetmore... with his runners on the right side:

Which one do you want to be your coach?

1) Do you want Alberto (on the far left) to be your coach? OR

2) Do you want Mark Wetmore to be your coach?

The correct answer is:

I want Mark Wetmore to be my coach.

(OR... I do not want Alberto "Androgel" Salazar to be my coach…would also be a correct answer.)

OK?

Yeah... wrote:

Who cares? All you people do is make excuses for why Shannon's WINS aren't great. Well, at least she wins, which is better than Simpson. lol

Hey Shannon, when is your post-Olympic rest period finished? I'm just asking so I can know when to expect your Jenny bashing posts to stop. Or will it depend on when you come to terms with her beating you at the Olympics?

I like how Coburn and Simpson copy NOP by bragging about napping. It's so obvious they watch all the NOP videos before bed like the true Nike fans they are. That way they can emulate their heroes and not give credit.