It's official: Laura Muir is a vet - Why don't many other pros do much of anything besides run?

COlinMC wrote:

For most elite runners, who tend to be intelligent ...

Presupposition fail

Like you're some hella entrepreneur.

Thank you for your service, Laura.

I find it refreshing when people do whatever the f*&K they wanna do with their lives. There's more to life than working, paying taxes, consuming and dying.

I imagine if Muir's running were going poorly instead of so well, then one or the other would get dropped. It's refreshing, but bear in mind athletics careers are short. There's no reason getting a job can't be postponed a few years. After all, they have the rest of their lives to work. Lisa Uhl was a budding star a few years ago who postponed going to vet school for a pro career -- which only lasted about 3 years.

Not to forget Bekele. He is literally spending most of his time trying to develop Ethiopia. He has hotels and things to run. Not many runners have his responsibilities. If you look at 2:06 snowflakes, they spend most of there time on facebooks or playing Warcraft 2. If every runner had Bekele's job then there would be nobody else under 2:09. Bekele himself would be sub 2:02 now if he had the same level of responsibilities as most 2:06 snowflakes.

Uncle Joe wrote:

James Herriott wrote:

I would imagine sleep takes up some of that Instagram time you speak of. While it is refreshing to see her pursue her studies to this degree, Miss Muir is not actually WORKING as a vet yet.

Definitely more pros could actually do a day job as well.

Yeah, she just graduated. You idiot. "...not actually WORKING...". LOL What a dork.

She is not. Unless she got a job in the last couple of days.

So is she the kind of veterinarian that doesn't eat meat but does wear leather and drink milk? I get lost with all their terminology.

Compared with most sports, running takes far LESS time to train for.

Swimming? Many times more? Gymnastics? No comparison. Any team sport? Far more, and far less flexibility.

It is amazing to me that a 1500m or even marathon specialist can't do more with their life while training seriously.

Running 75mpw at even a slow 7:00 pace takes just over 8 hours. Running 150mpw? 16 hours. Stretch that out a bit with warm-up, stretching, workouts etc etc and you still have nothing like a full-time job.

at least she has a long-term career wrote:

Compared with most sports, running takes far LESS time to train for.

Swimming? Many times more? Gymnastics? No comparison. Any team sport? Far more, and far less flexibility.

It is amazing to me that a 1500m or even marathon specialist can't do more with their life while training seriously.

Running 75mpw at even a slow 7:00 pace takes just over 8 hours. Running 150mpw? 16 hours. Stretch that out a bit with warm-up, stretching, workouts etc etc and you still have nothing like a full-time job.

old news, as I believe a chap named Roger Bannister proved that 64 years ago.

SirReggie wrote:

old news, as I believe a chap named Roger Bannister proved that 64 years ago.

Bannister's achievement sounds like a meme

Seriously the dude popped a subbie-four on 20-25mpw during his lunch breaks. The first one ever.

Yuki works a 35hour week.

Guys, they make money of Instagram. Through sponsorships and what have you. That's why they post so much. More followers means more marketability and a larger audience. Get with the times, people. This isn't the old days where you had to slave away on a side job. You can make money simply by being fit and attractive, so yeah, it makes sense to focus on your body.

running commenter wrote:

Guys, they make money of Instagram. Through sponsorships and what have you. That's why they post so much. More followers means more marketability and a larger audience. Get with the times, people. This isn't the old days where you had to slave away on a side job. You can make money simply by being fit and attractive, so yeah, it makes sense to focus on your body.

^^^ In Fantasy Land, yes.

wrong again wrote:

running commenter wrote:

Guys, they make money of Instagram. Through sponsorships and what have you. That's why they post so much. More followers means more marketability and a larger audience. Get with the times, people. This isn't the old days where you had to slave away on a side job. You can make money simply by being fit and attractive, so yeah, it makes sense to focus on your body.

^^^ In Fantasy Land, yes.

Au contrarie mon ami, the Kardashian family has proven you can get rich and famous for doing nothing.

Why not athletes who at least done something?

What branch of the armed forces did she serve in? Did she fight in any wars/conflicts?

She's not a real vet!

wrong again wrote:

running commenter wrote:

Guys, they make money of Instagram. Through sponsorships and what have you. That's why they post so much. More followers means more marketability and a larger audience. Get with the times, people. This isn't the old days where you had to slave away on a side job. You can make money simply by being fit and attractive, so yeah, it makes sense to focus on your body.

^^^ In Fantasy Land, yes.

Lol seriously, they make money by being brand ambassadors and other marketing ploys.

lovelybones wrote:

Ask Cory Mcgee that? Oh wait, her job is to run and not make the finals....

Never understood how she does it.. She travels all, over, gets in lots of beach time, stays in fancy hotels and eats at really nice restaurants.... Then gets back up and does it all over again.

Not a bad gig!

My brother was an Olympic athlete and finalist.

He also coached athletes who did the same.

He felt there needed to be balance in your life, and you need that away time from thinking about your event, and having purpose outside your sport.

24 hrs in a day. Sleep 10, workout is a couple. Find something meaningful that will add tot he rest of your personal growth.

I completely agree.

And Laura Muir is just a flat out star.

For the idiot who said "She was only going to school, not working". Now she is working she can set her own hours and deadlines. Life just got easier.