Allie Kieffer NY Times spotlight on how same old thing doesn't work for everyone

I like her story but I mentioned to my wife that the Times had a profile on Kieffer. Her response, “let me guess, about how she is big for an elite running”. Kieffer is inspiring but she is beating the same dead horse repeatedly on social media and in these profiles. Maybe it’s asked for by Oiselle but she needs to diversify her message or she will be known as a one trick pony.

bloviating wrote:

I like her story but I mentioned to my wife that the Times had a profile on Kieffer. Her response, “let me guess, about how she is big for an elite running”. Kieffer is inspiring but she is beating the same dead horse repeatedly on social media and in these profiles. Maybe it’s asked for by Oiselle but she needs to diversify her message or she will be known as a one trick pony.

When you have your 15 minutes, you milk it for all it's worth. You don't know how long it will last.

Speaking of 15 minutes, is it time for a "How fast will Allie go" thread yet?

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

rushy wrote:

Man people can really twist anything to suit their PC agenda. She didn't say she liked the guy, just that she found him interesting and wanted to know what was going on in his head. There's nothing insensitive about that. You guys act like she is a fervent supporter of the guy. Sorry she didn't give you the lame, cookie cutter, ~inspirational~ answer you were looking for but I'm sure you would have criticized that as well. People watch crime/murder documentaries and listen to similar podcasts all the time because this stuff is interesting; do you think that's insensitive too? The two aren't mutually exclusive, ya know. You can find someone interesting while simultaneously being aware of how horrible a person they are.

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No one is twisting anything. Your whole post is filled liberal innuendos. Nothing that hard to figure out about Hilter, he was evil...because he chose to be. What's your excuse for over analyzing things that a 5th grader could figure out? Ignorance?

You mad bro? You seem a tad moooooody:):):)

How fast is fast? wrote:

Speaking of 15 minutes, is it time for a "How fast will Allie go" thread yet?

Ask, and you shall receive:

I like Allie, but I wonder if her "big for an elite marathoner" niche will put her in a constraint at some point, or maybe that is already the case. If she were to lose 10 lbs, would she become a "traitor to the concept"?

I like her. She's cool.

If I could go back in time and run with Hitler, I would. I would sacrifice my life to try to stop him from doing what he eventually did.

TMad wrote:

I like her. She's cool.

If I could go back in time and run with Hitler, I would. I would sacrifice my life to try to stop him from doing what he eventually did.

I wouldn't sacrifice my life, but I sure as hell would sacrifice his!

Yes, you clearly said "YOU GUYS". Comprehension and basically visual skills to see what you type can take you far in life.

YMMV wrote:

I like Allie, but I wonder if her "big for an elite marathoner" niche will put her in a constraint at some point, or maybe that is already the case. If she were to lose 10 lbs, would she become a "traitor to the concept"?

She tried that, qualified for the OT on the track in 2016 and had injury problems.

this article title is pretty misleading. she isn't really doing anything different that the "same old thing" in terms of training. the only thing different about Allie is that she weighs marginally more than other women at her approximate level. so what

What a steal by Oiselle. She makes their sports bras look amazing.

Definitely repeating the “big for an elite” message a bit too much. I get it’s inspiring for some, but I almost know what every one of her posts is going to be about that.

Also, interesting post by Stephanie Bruce in response (most likely) to Allies platform:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpibnQ-nITQ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=njr9lb11yxg5

bloviating wrote:

Her response, “let me guess, about how she is big for an elite running”. Kieffer is inspiring but she is beating the same dead horse repeatedly on social media and in these profiles.

Yeah, I'm really getting tired of this. I listened to a couple interviews not long after NYC and was a fan of hers, but that is dwindling quickly with all this non-stop talk about his "big" she is for an elite runner. It was a good message at first, but enough already.. it's like every article is the same thing.

And it's not something I even noticed, and still don't. She looks like another runner to me, except she's really fast and pretty hot. It's hard to tell on TV or online how big people are or aren't.. and who cares anyways. Stop it Allie, just run, do well and you'll stay relevant.

YMMV wrote:

She even had some reference to specific comments, as well at least one indirect reference earlier in the interview about her relationship with Hudson being platonic.

Can we talk more about this? All Hudson has been posting on Instagram is pics of Allie for the last 3 weeks. Does he not have any other athletes anymore?

bloviating wrote:

I like her story but I mentioned to my wife that the Times had a profile on Kieffer. Her response, “let me guess, about how she is big for an elite running”. Kieffer is inspiring but she is beating the same dead horse repeatedly on social media and in these profiles. Maybe it’s asked for by Oiselle but she needs to diversify her message or she will be known as a one trick pony.

Nailed it.

The funny thing is, SHE'S the only perpetuating the story. Aside from a few LRC commenters several months ago, NO ONE is talking about her weight except her. She keeps bringing it back into the spotlight. It's like she's a troll feeding herself.

Allie, you are talented runner and have built a great platform with many people cheering for you. It's ok to let go of the "I'm bigger than everyone else" identity.

If only we all naturally weighed 105 lbs. and didn't have to deal with body image issues. Very ignorant post by Steph in my opinion.

Runr378 wrote:

Definitely repeating the “big for an elite” message a bit too much. I get it’s inspiring for some, but I almost know what every one of her posts is going to be about that.

Also, interesting post by Stephanie Bruce in response (most likely) to Allies platform:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpibnQ-nITQ/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=njr9lb11yxg5

Looks like NYCM is gonna have a sweet rivalry between these two....