Allie Kieffer Responds to LRC Thread

Kieffer needs to chill out and become a little less sensitive / fragile

Going through life and getting upset about every little thing seems like no way to live

If you let comments from virgins living in their moms basement bother you, I would argue that your priorities in life are messed up

1. Her exceptional marathon breakthrough created some suspicion. That’s our sport. I think maybe Shelby Houlihan said it was kind of a compliment.

2. She isn’t the typical elite distance runner build. I love athletic women.

3. CrossFitters are going to be questioned about PEDs.

4. Her response is actually perfect. It humanizes and empowers her.

5. I wouldn’t be surprised if she were using something.

6. I hope she isn’t. Because I want to believe that breakthroughs are possible.

What's ironic is that the thread she's complaining about is long deleted and what was in it long forgotten, but now she and RW have dragged it up again and drawn attention to some of it contents.

Kinda bizarre really.

SoSensitive1 wrote:

Kieffer needs to chill out and become a little less sensitive / fragile

Going through life and getting upset about every little thing seems like no way to live

If you let comments from virgins living in their moms basement bother you, I would argue that your priorities in life are messed up

100%. Why bother responding to a few ignorant randoms from a message board? If you truly have a strong sense of self, you wouldn't bother to even give a response to BS. Perhaps she can help female runners though by speaking out because they certainly are prone to weight issues. She is a good runner and inspiring, but the response was unnecessary IMO.

Karl Hungus wrote:

It would have been better if she said “LR? F that site. It’s filled with losers, virgins, 20 Jamin puppet accounts and that handsome dirty old gay man Karl.”

Calling yourself Gay, you're brave!

*stipe wrote:

I think maybe Shelby Houlihan said it was kind of a compliment.

Being accused by doping when you're not is the ultimate compliment.

Admittedly, I'm a huge fan of hers but I think she is among the most exciting U.S. women marathoners right now. Pulled off a 2:29 in New York marathon - Rockstar! Followed that up with a 1:10 at Doha 1/2 marathon - Again, Rockstar! 4th at the US Road 10K champtionships - total Stud! She looks strong AF and healthy, and, quite frankly, is aesthetically very pleasing to the eye to watch race IMHO. I don't even understand when people call her "big," for god's sake she looks like a tiny little powerhouse. No way is she doping, it just doesn't add up. She isn't coming out of no-where, but she has taken a very non-traditional path to where she is and I just can't see anyone investing in a successful and undetectable doping program for her. Maybe now that she's proven herself someone would step up, but something tells me she just wouldn't participate in that behavior. I truly believe we are witnessing an athlete enjoying the fruits of their labor the old fashion way - dedication, hard work, and an unshakable belief in their self. ALLIE ALL THE WAY!!!!

Neither she nor RW are dragging it out. She saw the LR thread, people were nasty in their comments, it temporarily got under her skin (and rightfully so) and she responded, now this thread brought it up. I am quite sure Allie has moved on and forgotten all about us sad, insignificant LR commenters. She is on a once-in-a-lifetime adventure and I'm personally very inspired by her and am so confused when people call her "big." She looks like a tiny little powerhouse if you ask me.

Wellanyway wrote:

What ever happened to saying "I am not going to honor these people with a response"? That's what would have happened if an innocent person was harassed earlier in my life, and now it's always these very public and long arguments.

That would be far easier if outlets like Runner's World, which is shitty in its own right, would quit bringing up this ugly place! This message board is distance running's answer to Breitbart!

rojo wrote:

Can someone please link to thread she is responding to? When I type in "Allie Kieffer clean? site:Letsrun.com" into google, nothing comes up.

I would recommend getting in touch with the admins of the board and asking them why they are either too dumb or too cheap to operate a message board with meaningful internal search capabilities.

Good for her. Keep kicking ass, Allie.

I wish she realized that many of us laugh at the posters who bring up doping at every opportunity.

Unfortunately those posts are not made as often as they should be. The cynical types will post the words without second thought, time and again, while those of us who realize how ridiculous it is to toss out the doping claim whenever someone improves, we shake our heads at the absurdity and move onto another thread but don't make the related post.

Who?

skrillquest wrote:

I am quite sure Allie has moved on and forgotten all about us sad, insignificant LR commenters.

Obviously she hasn't as that article is dated 12th and the quoted Instagram says "6 DAYS AGO" so don't know where you get the "forgotten" bit from. To bring up a now non-existent long forgotten thread is just attention seeking, still, that seems to be what it's all about these days.

skrillquest wrote:

it temporarily got under her skin (and rightfully so) and she responded, now this thread brought it up.

This thread came in to being and bought it up because she and RW world brought it up, you can't have it both ways. The thread was non-existent FFS, gone, forgotten about, she didn't need to bring it up, but of course I can guess why she did.

Big Allie Kieffer fan here. I find her story inspiring for anyone that had a lackluster college career, had trouble transitioning after college, overcame personal tragedy, hit a rough patch during/after college, got back into running after a layoff, got back into running competitively in their late 20s, or generally for anyone that has not experienced the smooth, expected path to running success.

Fawning aside, I think it's in poor taste for pros to acknowledge the troll/hater elements of this message board because it gives attention, validation, and credence to much of the nonsensical bile that is spewed on here. Being fueled by proving the haters wrong can be motivating for awhile, but it's not exactly sustainable or healthy in the long run. One has to run for themselves and not worry about what the haters have to say, because any successful person will attract haters/trolls that have nothing better to do except tear down the success of others.

Anyways, hope he she continues to post some impressive results.

Any woman fast enough for 10000 trials is fast enough for < 2:30

Allie Kieffer has been a very talented runner for a long time now, it is just that her lifestyle and level of commitment to the sport, until last year, never allowed her to realize that talent. Many of us knew she was capable of such a marathon performance that she had in 2017 NYC, we just didn't know if she would ever be mature and committed enough to it make it happen. It looks like she finally has matured enough and gotten to a point in her life where she put her running first and made it happen. Good for her, great to see.

The million dollar question now is how will her new found fame play into things. Is she mature and committed enough to handle it well and move forward from here to more great times. I hope so, but I worry that what I have seen since NYC last year may suggest a reemergence of the drama queen Allie.

Allie, stop reading message boards and focus on what got your to NYC last year, dedication and consistency. Step forward not backward.

Anon wrote:

FirstWorldProblems wrote:

Not very thick skinned is she. God forbid she suffer any real travesties.

How about the loss of her older sister Meghan -- the person who inspired Allie to begin running -- in a car accident? Or the loss of her grandparents in an accident involving a fishing boat off the coast of Florida? Seriously, unless you know her personally, you probably should not be commenting on whether she has suffered any "real travesties" in her life.

I admit it -- I am a fan. I don't have any problem with her calling out anonymous message board BS.

Um, those would be tragedies, not travesties.