Laura Muir? WTF with the over hyping?

Muir will never be more than another Simpson, and not even that because Simpson won one WC, but that was a very weak year. It won't happen in the near future, she will be fighting with Hassan and Rowbury for bronze. She doesn't have enough speed or kick to ever contend with the big timers.

And to you slandering twats, be careful who you slander, when your girl gets popped using veterinarian doping methods. Animal roids they use for horsies

Pwnage wrote:

Muir will never be more than another Simpson, and not even that because Simpson won one WC, but that was a very weak year. It won't happen in the near future, she will be fighting with Hassan and Rowbury for bronze. She doesn't have enough speed or kick to ever contend with the big timers.

And to you slandering twats, be careful who you slander, when your girl gets popped using veterinarian doping methods. Animal roids they use for horsies

Another very daft person.

Laura has beaten everyon except Dibaba, who everybody seems to think is dodgy, and probably- very strangely, - won't be contending the 1500m in London( which on times is by far her best event.)

I think Laura has got inside "Faith's head".

The Laura vs Faith races remind me of the old saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me".

I see that applying to Laura defeat of Faith in Olso 215, and Paris 2016.

I believe that Faith was really shaken by her loss in Paris and that is why she ran such an uncharacteristic - and very poor - race in Zurich.

Faith was trained to peak in Rio. She didn't care much about Diamond League. Everything was Rio for her. And in Rio she decimated Muir.

And Dibaba will be running 1500 in London, sorry to shatter you bloody Brits, she will never skip her premier event. She always says stuff about running other events, she just likes teasing the press.

Pwnage wrote:

Faith was trained to peak in Rio. She didn't care much about Diamond League. Everything was Rio for her. And in Rio she decimated Muir.

And Dibaba will be running 1500 in London, sorry to shatter you bloody Brits, she will never skip her premier event. She always says stuff about running other events, she just likes teasing the press.

Give over.

Here we have another fool!

"Didn't care much about the Diamond league!"

That's the daftest thing I;ve heard in ages!

Did you see the race? Did you see how she desperately tried to win.

AND! Did you see how mentally devastated she was at the end!

Grow up!

big tuna wrote:

petrichor wrote:

Muir's won her last 8 races (excl heats) which have brought her two continental titles, two continental records, four national records, a national cross country title, an all time #2 ranked performance and an all time #5 ranked performance. And all of her PRs are faster than Simpson.

Don't forget her 7th place medal from the Olympics! And that coveted 5th placer from world champs!

I understand, she didn't win a medal at the Olympics and this makes her a terrible runner, awful choker, pathetic human being etc...everyone who thinks she is good at running is naive, not a real fan, doesn't understand which events are important, potentially racist.

My point was that her current run of form since the Olympics is very impressive, and shows she's a stronger athlete than Jenny Simpson has ever been. It's no slight on Simpson, who is a world class operator, a great runner.

3:55 1500m (first)

3:57 1500m (second)

4:18 road mile (second)

4:33 road mile(first)

XC national champs (first)

14:49 5000m (first)

XC relay anchor (first, fastest leg)

8:26 3000m (first)

2:31 (1000m) (first)

4:02 (1500m) (first)

8:35 (3000m (first)

It's a bit better than "stealing races here and there" isn't it?

I don't think it's overhyping Muir. Clearly she's an exceptional competitor and setting new standards for a European runner. She deserves the accolades that she's getting. However it doesn't mean you have to crap on the African runners. She's likely not going to beat the best Africans at the world championships but if she does then great for her!

It's not a bad thing if white people are more interested in reading about white runners. It's bad if you think the African runner is a cheat but not the white runner. I'd be suspicious of any world record held by a white runner.

Pwnage wrote:

Faith was trained to peak in Rio. She didn't care much about Diamond League. Everything was Rio for her. And in Rio she decimated Muir.

And Dibaba will be running 1500 in London, sorry to shatter you bloody Brits, she will never skip her premier event. She always says stuff about running other events, she just likes teasing the press.

She said she is going to do the 5k/10k double in an Iaaf press release. The 15/5k double she said the schedule is too tight.

She also hasn't had the best results doubling the 15/5k. Letsrun forgets that.

Because I'm white wrote:

I don't think it's overhyping Muir. Clearly she's an exceptional competitor and setting new standards for a European runner. She deserves the accolades that she's getting. However it doesn't mean you have to crap on the African runners. She's likely not going to beat the best Africans at the world championships but if she does then great for her!

It's not a bad thing if white people are more interested in reading about white runners. It's bad if you think the African runner is a cheat but not the white runner. I'd be suspicious of any world record held by a white runner.

Well I'm not white but I'm British and Muir is by far my favourite athlete right now. A front running, tough Scot, hitting amazing times. That indoor 3k against Obiri was no joke. She kicked and held off Obiri big time, running 8:26 indoors with traffic!

Pure guts and she's clearly been working on her speed and kick having learned from last year. Anyone that says she can't kick didn't actually watch the European Indoors and is just talking. Unbelievable kick especially in the 3k. About a 60 last 400 only trying for 350m.

Andy Possible probably has the best chance at gold in august though.

Poof wrote:

You have a whole section devoted to Muir labeling her as a "star". About eight articles detailing every aspect of her life.

What exactly has she done to deserve this?...but don't you think it's a tad premature to glorify a girl whose most recent big race was a 7th place flop?

Are you kidding?! Troll a bit? I thought she was underhyped until recently. Good for the Brojos giving her some love.

Genzebe is not going to skip the 1500, give up your fantasy.

She and Kipyegon will battle for gold. If Muir can hold off Simpson, and the three others between her and bronze in Rio, then good for her

I doubt Dibaba these days can beat Laura. Laura just ran the 1000m more than 1 sec faster than her.

At least she would have a hard time doing so.

Pwnage wrote:

Genzebe is not going to skip the 1500, give up your fantasy.

She and Kipyegon will battle for gold. If Muir can hold off Simpson, and the three others between her and bronze in Rio, then good for her

You talk with so much confidence, but we will see.

You have no knowledge that leads you to believe she will run the 1500. It's just your opinion.

I have reported what she has said. We will see. She would have done the 5k/10k double in Rio if injury didn't prevent her having the best preparation.

Now the Olympics are out the way, the world's aren't as important. Dibaba wants a 10k gold. It's so important to Ethiopians and Ethiopia. They don't care for the 1500.

Native Americans came from somewhere else too.

row row rowbury your boat wrote:

Dear God, please don't let someone bite on this...

I am sorry but I am going to BITE.

I have complete trust in Laura Muir. I train with Laura.

Here is a photo of Laura and me from 2016 after we did a 10 mile 55:00 minute fartlek session on trails... with 20 x 1 minute hill sprints included in the session:

In conclusion:

1) Laura Muir is the most exciting female human runner on this planet at the present time.

2) Kenenisa Bekele is the most exciting male human runner on this planet at the present time.

3) This is not a big surprise…at all.

Go Laura Muir!!!

NERunner053 wrote:

HardLoper wrote:

I don't know if you know this, but Galen Rupp isn't a Greek or any other type of immigrant

Missed the point. Unless he is Native American, his family did come to the US at some point. We're all immigrants. Yeah I don't know if Rupp is Greek. That was a throwaway example. There is a clear treatment of white athletes and non white athletes by the folks who run this site.

No I didn't miss the point. Rupp isn't an immigrant and if he were black he still wouldn't be an immigrant. Just another witch hunt by oversensitive people who need to find racism everywhere.

What a silly statement.Laura Muir has courage and talent. Its refreshing to see someone challenge the African dominance. She runs without fear or boundaries. Did Rowbury or Simpson run without fear in the Olympics, no they ran a controlled race and performed well. Muir went for it and it didn't work out. It takes guts to do that and she paid for it. Muir has the ability to run sub 3.55 in the 1500 and she is drug free, I suspect some of her peers are on the juice.Prefontaine ran without fear and finished 4th in the Olympics. He should be admired for his courageous effort. Laura Muir should also be commended for giving it a "go".Providing Muir stays injury free she seems to be improving. For a rising star, Letsrun should be applauded for providing Laura Muir with plenty of space on their website.

Poof wrote:

You have a whole section devoted to Muir labeling her as a "star". About eight articles detailing every aspect of her life.

What exactly has she done to deserve this? It's kind of funny to me. I can understand the Brits overhyping her, but why here? Would you ever do any such treatment for Genzebe, who has six world records? Or Faith Kipyegon, the Olympic champion who has won at every level? These are the legitimate stars.

I'm all for new stars emerging and I hope Muiir is the real thing and can create a great three way rivalry, but don't you think it's a tad premature to glorify a girl whose most recent big race was a 7th place flop?

Paleoindians wrote:

NERunner053 wrote:

Not biting but think it's pretty legitimate to point out that this website has a thing for white runners. Muir is a star and deserves the hype but she has gotten more coverage than many runners who have gone faster, won world championships/olympic medals.

LRC writes "Kenyan born" before certain Americans' names in every article they write. Why not do the same for Galen Rupp??? "The Greek immigrated Rupp is running the Boston Marathon this year." Everyone in the US came from somewhere unless Native American.

Yeah the Brojos have a predisposition towards white folks. So does everyone who went to school at any level in this country.

Native Americans came from somewhere else too.

Not for about 10,000 years they didn't. North America scarcely existed when they moved in. Different land mass.

Didn't Muir win the DL last year? Showing she was mostly a consistent high level performer?