Please Stephanie Garcia STOP running the Steeple

She's got the yips.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yips

I agree, her judgement leading up to the hurdles is quite baffling. The barriers aren't even high, so why she is doubting herself in the lead up to each is odd. She's approaching like a first-timer of the event.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Of course, a bunch of dudes telling a woman what to do Typical letsrun.

That's right Pancho we're Mansplaining it to her.

Mansplaining Central wrote:

vivalarepublica wrote:

Of course, a bunch of dudes telling a woman what to do Typical letsrun.

That's right Pancho we're Mansplaining it to her.

Stephanie Garcia was clearly not made for the steeplechase. But nevertheless, she persisted!

Since Garcia said she reads letsrun perhaps she can explain what the heck is going on with her

I'm really liberal wrote:

Mansplaining Central wrote:

That's right Pancho we're Mansplaining it to her.

Stephanie Garcia was clearly not made for the steeplechase. But nevertheless, she persisted!

Stephanie Garcia was made to be my sub. She'll look great in a collar. I'll train her properly, on and off the track. Her performances will improve in many areas.

Wow! Apparently you don't watch Emma race much. She's a damn good hurdler and smokes Garcia by leaps and bounds. Go back and watch her and then come back with some validity. WOW, stupidity and ignorance runs rampant here.

It's a democrat piece of trash.

Her approach to almost every hurdle now reminds me of Kerron Clement approaching hurdles 9 and 10 in bad races. When he maintains his 13-stride pattern he is a strong finisher, but often in the past he seems to psyche out and chop. He doesn't like to use a left lead.

One of the things that makes Emma Coburn so good is that she can hurdle with either leg, so she only has to worry about how far from the hurdle she takes off.

Garcia was pacing one of those Diamond League races, earlier this year or last year, and fell on the mid-backstretch hurdle -- end of her pacemaking duties.

Then in another race she fell badly in the water jump, going head-first into the water, and the next time practically stopped and climbed over. Now, she is totally spooked by all the hurdles.

Over the past few years, she has run the steeple in all the national championship/selection meets, in which she is presumably in peak condition, so maybe her PBs in flat races do not reflect her ability.

former d1 steepler wrote:

I think there's a lot more guys than girls here who have run a steeple in the range Garcia is trying to go (9:10-20)

Not as a woman you haven't. I'm pretty sure Garcia has been top twenty in the world or better, and you haven't been anywhere close to that.

She has been as high as 13th on a year list (2014), 14th in 2015, 12th in 2016 and is 19th this year. Her 4:05.39 1500 in 2015 was 43rd.Her recent outdoor 8:52.74 is 17th. So, her steepling is relatively better than her flat running; however, as I suggested, if she were running flat races in the nationals she might be doing a lot better, i.e. when she is in peak condition.

Hahahahaaaaa wrote:

former d1 steepler wrote:

I think there's a lot more guys than girls here who have run a steeple in the range Garcia is trying to go (9:10-20)

Not as a woman you haven't. I'm pretty sure Garcia has been top twenty in the world or better, and you haven't been anywhere close to that.

vivalarepublica wrote:

Of course, a bunch of dudes telling a woman what to do Typical letsrun.

As they should. Women need someone to tell them their place, and Garcia's place is NOT the steeple.

This never would have happened if she had just voted for Trump.

Facts are Garcia will never make another USA team for the steeplechase. She's well off the top 3 ladies and the young ones will soon surpass her too.

Just another coach wrote:

It is horrible watching a fine athlete like Stephanie Garcia, who is in great form this year in the 1500 meters try to run the steeple. Just finished watching the Diamond League meet in Rabat. Ouch. In all my years of coaching I have never seen someone with such poor technique. She loses 3-4 meters on every barrier, and almost comes to a stop at the water pit. Why in Gods name is she still trying to run it. Wouldn't a better strategy be to finish out the season with great 1500's, and then go back to the drawing board trying to improve her technique? If she can not do so, then just focus on the 1500 meters where she is very, very good. What do the rest of you think?

Can or cannot. There is no "can not".

The Overexplainer wrote:

Can or cannot. There is no "can not".

Clap, clap.

The Overexplainer wrote:

Just another coach wrote:

It is horrible watching a fine athlete like Stephanie Garcia, who is in great form this year in the 1500 meters try to run the steeple. Just finished watching the Diamond League meet in Rabat. Ouch. In all my years of coaching I have never seen someone with such poor technique. She loses 3-4 meters on every barrier, and almost comes to a stop at the water pit. Why in Gods name is she still trying to run it. Wouldn't a better strategy be to finish out the season with great 1500's, and then go back to the drawing board trying to improve her technique? If she can not do so, then just focus on the 1500 meters where she is very, very good. What do the rest of you think?

Can or cannot. There is no "can not".

Thanks, Yoda!

Stephanie, you're the most amazing woman. Please don't change anything about the awesome woman and person that you are.

I love Stephanie Garcia wrote:

Stephanie, you're the most amazing woman. Please don't change anything about the awesome woman and person that you are.

But don't run the steeple.