Sarah Sellers: "No matter what I do next, I’m going to be a disappointment to people."

“I’d rather hear my music and not know what’s going on around me”.

Sounds pretty safe for a female running alone at 4 am.

In all seriousness though, as a female myself, running in the dark by myself with headphones in would never happen!

Met her briefly here in Tucson after her Boston performance. She's great, super nice, bright. Wish her all the best in whatever she achieves, or not.

And- I was pissed off at all the elites at Boston this year that quit. I thought they were supposed to be tough? I'm a friggen nobody, and I put on a jacket and went out there and ran the damn thing with everything I had. Wasn't my fastest race ever, but only a few minutes off what I might have been capable of without the headwind and torrential downpours.

And now I have great stories to tell about how miserable the weather was.

Her goals sound challenging, but doable. I think knowledgeable runners will be quite impressed if she hits the “A” standard. Cool article!

Great attitude and keeping expectations realistic.

The one take away I think is you can only control what you can control, then work hard and who knows what can happen.

Hope for big things but expect realistic things.

Good article, wish her the best. Will be spectating somewhere on the course and rooting for for her to get the A standard. One oddity from the article

Sellers was offered sponsorship deals from Altra as well as Generation UCan, a sports nutrition company that fuels other elite marathoners like Alexi Pappas

Wait, what?

So if Altra fizzles out...Champion could up next.

Whether she runs low 2:30’s or ‘Stinsons’ to a 2:45...the cuteness factor will remain.

Sounds like she has been reading too many jamin threads.

GivingItMyAll wrote:

Met her briefly here in Tucson after her Boston performance. She's great, super nice, bright. Wish her all the best in whatever she achieves, or not.

And- I was pissed off at all the elites at Boston this year that quit. I thought they were supposed to be tough? I'm a friggen nobody, and I put on a jacket and went out there and ran the damn thing with everything I had. Wasn't my fastest race ever, but only a few minutes off what I might have been capable of without the headwind and torrential downpours.

And now I have great stories to tell about how miserable the weather was.

How would you have done if you were 118 lbs and 6% bodyfat?

Rupp fan wrote:

Her goals sound challenging, but doable. I think knowledgeable runners will be quite impressed if she hits the “A” standard. Cool article!

+1

Respect for runners who work full time and put in the work to aim for Olympic 'A' standards. Excellent attitude as well.

I just wish I was fast enough to see her at NYC, I'll be aiming for sub 3.

You are a hobby jogger. Why would a pro waste an effort of running a marathon without actually making any bonus money due to the weather slowing the race? Don't compare yourself to athletes who run for a living, two different worlds. Anyone could have finished the darn race but for the few top guys there it didn't make sense from a financial standpoint. If they don't hit certain standards then they make little money. This Sarah girl got famous for simply finishing but in all reality she is far from top girl even in USA. She hasn't lived up to the hype because people pumped her Boston performance up without actually looking into the real reasons behind her high placing. Many girls getting less attention who would eat her for lunch in a marathon right now and they don't have sponsorships!

Little dudes wrote:

GivingItMyAll wrote:

Met her briefly here in Tucson after her Boston performance. She's great, super nice, bright. Wish her all the best in whatever she achieves, or not.

And- I was pissed off at all the elites at Boston this year that quit. I thought they were supposed to be tough? I'm a friggen nobody, and I put on a jacket and went out there and ran the damn thing with everything I had. Wasn't my fastest race ever, but only a few minutes off what I might have been capable of without the headwind and torrential downpours.

And now I have great stories to tell about how miserable the weather was.

How would you have done if you were 118 lbs and 6% bodyfat?

Good point, but wasn't the women's winner 98 lbs? She must have been tough as f.

agree with this.

the people in the non-elite race are there for fun and pride. they will finish no matter what. the elite runners will listen to their body and drop out so they can live to race another day, allowing the B-elites to place high. besides the elites probably would rather have a DNF on their resume than a slow time.

Shudupp wrote:

You are a hobby jogger. Why would a pro waste an effort of running a marathon without actually making any bonus money due to the weather slowing the race? Don't compare yourself to athletes who run for a living, two different worlds. Anyone could have finished the darn race but for the few top guys there it didn't make sense from a financial standpoint. If they don't hit certain standards then they make little money. This Sarah girl got famous for simply finishing but in all reality she is far from top girl even in USA. She hasn't lived up to the hype because people pumped her Boston performance up without actually looking into the real reasons behind her high placing. Many girls getting less attention who would eat her for lunch in a marathon right now and they don't have sponsorships!

Sarah Sellers vs. Allie kieffer

Kieffer would absolutely crush this girl. And Allie ain’t a stick skinny chick either, which to me means she could have certainly faired well at Boston and possible contend with desi for the W.

Little dudes wrote:

How would you have done if you were 118 lbs and 6% bodyfat?

I think the failure of the elites at Boston reflects on more on poor planning with the weather conditions than weight and body fat percentage. All elite runners should have a kit for near-freezing rain IMO. In addition, the coaches should be involved with helping the athletes prepare for such conditions. Maybe this will be a learning opportunity for those that struggled.

If anything, I was impressed with the general population being more prepared.

Having watched Kieffer drop out or "adjust" of 95% of workouts she does, hard to believe she would have done anything in such extreme conditions.

Wes C. wrote:

Little dudes wrote:

How would you have done if you were 118 lbs and 6% bodyfat?

I think the failure of the elites at Boston reflects on more on poor planning with the weather conditions than weight and body fat percentage. All elite runners should have a kit for near-freezing rain IMO. In addition, the coaches should be involved with helping the athletes prepare for such conditions. Maybe this will be a learning opportunity for those that struggled.

If anything, I was impressed with the general population being more prepared.

Boston '18 was a once-a-century storm for a marathon major. On odds alone, the pros are much better off preparing for unseasonal heat than freezing rain and typhoon headwinds. The best kit didn't win: look at Kawauchi's outfit. Even Sellers was dressed kind of skimpy for the conditions, but her metabolism was well-suited.

Rupp is one of the best warm-conditions runners in the world and it happened to slap him down this year. He did a brilliant save in Prague afterwards.

Wes C. wrote:

Little dudes wrote:

How would you have done if you were 118 lbs and 6% bodyfat?

I think the failure of the elites at Boston reflects on more on poor planning with the weather conditions than weight and body fat percentage. All elite runners should have a kit for near-freezing rain IMO. In addition, the coaches should be involved with helping the athletes prepare for such conditions. Maybe this will be a learning opportunity for those that struggled.

If anything, I was impressed with the general population being more prepared.

Bad post. The general population was concerned with finishing the race comfortably. The first two-three corrals wanted to run fast. Usually you warm up and wearing lots of clothes in the rain means chaffing.

The general population just got lucky with their usual overdressing. They weren't optimally prepared either. Very few were.

This woman is the definition of a blue collar worker runner. She does have a real job.

She has talent and a great coach who understands how to maximize what she has.

If she runs smart and doesn't get out to quick I can see her with a top ten finish at NYC and her A standard.