Symac (Sim-mack). Not to be confused with the baby formula, Similac.
Symac (Sim-mack). Not to be confused with the baby formula, Similac.
I'm nervous about this. She has a chance to become the female Usain Bolt in terms of the world records and years of dominance. This is the first time we have seen real chinks in the armor.
hey19 wrote:
You guys seem to forget Sydney McLaughlin is still a teenager and has, hopefully, a long career ahead of her. If she was feeling burned out training in Kentucky, this sounds like the perfect plan to getting her back to her old self again. Most of you have no idea because you couldn't even walk on to an NCAA D1 team, let alone compete on a full scholarship, but going from top dog on your high school team and dominating high school athletics to feeling like everyday is a race in college and/or professional practice is a bit of a mindf*** and also taxing on your body. Maybe this makes her soft, but I doubt any of you are much harder. The only difference is that maybe you all have been forced to hang off the back because you've never been good enough to lead even the most humble of training groups. Some of the best pros train alone because it allows them the flexibility to take everything at their own pace and it works for many of them. She doesn't always need to be racing the best field or training with the best people - this is not sustainable so early on in the game. She sounds incredible self aware and I'm glad she was able to recognize this in herself and take a step back. Most high school studs have a bit of an adjustment period adapting to top level programs, many never to be heard from again. Kudos to Sydney for acknowledging and tackling this head on.
This is shockingly refreshing to see a well reasoned and informed take on this board. You are ? correct.
The reason for running NBIndoor Games is NB wants to get some press out of their high price hurdler.
She is a teenager in a new job. Letting her grow into it rather than get thrown into the fury of WR attemps at events outside her main event seems to be a prudent choice.
Having her run the 400H and some 400 legs on the medley relays this outdoor season may well be the best way to showcase the NB Roster this year .
Jonathan Gault wrote:
mwh wrote:
I've no problem with a low key approach to a January race, and don't see why LRC would. On Brazier, they point out that World Champs final is October.
Yeah, but the difference is that Brazier is still racing a couple of studs in Murphy and Ordonez. Jenny Simpson is only doing one indoor race this year, but she's facing Konstanze Klosterhalfen. McLaughlin is in a race that is purposely designed for her to win.
I don't expect McLaughlin to be in great shape on January 26, and she seemed to have a very good head on her shoulders yesterday at the press conference. She wanted to find an environment she was comfortable with (hence the switch to Joanna Hayes) and isn't putting pressure on herself to succeed in 2019 as it's a big transition year for her. And from what she said yesterday, it didn't sound like she was the one drawing up the fields -- she picked the 500 before she knew who else was in it. It's just a bummer that someone decided it would be better for her to cruise to an easy win in the 500 than face some real competition in the 300.
This.
She's there for her benefit, not the voyeurs on letsrun.
You may be entertained, but for her its a racing career. She needs to prepare the best way for her, physically and mentally.
She should get no criticism from the joggers on letsrun. She's not a distance runner, stay in your lane. :-)
Good for her
Sesamoiditis wrote:
She sounds soft. Doesn't want competition in practice or in races.
Admit it, you are a mouth breather?
D. B. Cooper wrote:
I'm nervous about this. She has a chance to become the female Usain Bolt in terms of the world records and years of dominance. This is the first time we have seen real chinks in the armor.
She’s literally a teenager. If she expects to have a long, healthy, competitive career, she shouldn’t rush it.
Sounds like she took a step back to reevaluate her career direction. An indoor race in January is about as meaningful as tempo run.
Interesting how she, Centro and Brazier have reset their coaching situation at the critical juncture for the Olympic cycle.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
Like any teenager she needs teammates, fun, excitement.
And a cause bigger than herself in those non-Olympic years.
Oregon, Florida, LSU, Villanova, etc.
The pursuit of NCAA Championships on a team and individual basis
for at least 2 yrs. would have exposed her to the team, teammate, camaraderie etc. situations.
Somehow a young person should experience the team aspect instead of being
like a pro golfer or pro tennis player who are one man teams........ With maturity one could handle that
but at a younger age she should be trying to win for her school and her friends who
are her teammates........
ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER.
SM is the savior of US track and field.
Why wouldn’t a hack like Jonny Gault tap into the opportunity?
099h wrote:
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER.
Like any teenager she needs teammates, fun, excitement.
And a cause bigger than herself in those non-Olympic years.
Oregon, Florida, LSU, Villanova, etc.
The pursuit of NCAA Championships on a team and individual basis
for at least 2 yrs. would have exposed her to the team, teammate, camaraderie etc. situations.
Somehow a young person should experience the team aspect instead of being
like a pro golfer or pro tennis player who are one man teams........ With maturity one could handle that
but at a younger age she should be trying to win for her school and her friends who
are her teammates........
ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER.
Agreed. She should have picked a school with legitimate NCAA title hopes and stayed there. I believe her alternate choice was USC, which she visited. Sydney would have put USC over the top, without need of that desperate Kendall Ellis rally. Plus she would have already been in Los Angeles a year earlier.
She clearly needs a PR person, why talk about the past at all, who cares? What does she get out of saying anything negative about Kentucky or Floreal? All she did was lose friends and trust by mentioning anything negative about her time at UK. I get being transparent, but this is only her side of the story. Maybe if we asked Floreal or anyone else would worked with/worked out SM, they might have different of opinion. I know she's a teen and a star, but wow, NB needs to get it together right away.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
mwh wrote:
I've no problem with a low key approach to a January race, and don't see why LRC would. On Brazier, they point out that World Champs final is October.
Yeah, but the difference is that Brazier is still racing a couple of studs in Murphy and Ordonez. Jenny Simpson is only doing one indoor race this year, but she's facing Konstanze Klosterhalfen. McLaughlin is in a race that is purposely designed for her to win.
I don't expect McLaughlin to be in great shape on January 26, and she seemed to have a very good head on her shoulders yesterday at the press conference. She wanted to find an environment she was comfortable with (hence the switch to Joanna Hayes) and isn't putting pressure on herself to succeed in 2019 as it's a big transition year for her. And from what she said yesterday, it didn't sound like she was the one drawing up the fields -- she picked the 500 before she knew who else was in it. It's just a bummer that someone decided it would be better for her to cruise to an easy win in the 500 than face some real competition in the 300.
She did not pick the race Hayes did, Hayes asked meet organizer to keep it low key as Syd/they just wanted a test run. Easy to do with a meet like this but as the season rolls on the won't have this luxury of a cherry picked field for test runs.
Hayes is a bit of control freak and maybe looking for a little bit recognition with her new star pupil.
LemmeGetThisStraight wrote:
Who would be? It's GD Kentucky.
Parts of KY are great.....Louisville and parts of Lexington. The Bluegrass area of KY is very beautiful. It’s not the ignorant backwater many claim it to be....well large parts are but we don’t travel there on purpose.
Alan
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