Des Linden speaks out - shoes, Rio 2016, Tokyo2020, Shalane Flanagan & more “It’s an Arms Race and It Should Be a Footrace”

HOOWIE wrote:

I really don't see anything overly dramatic about what she said. Seemed pretty objective and reasonable to me.

Yep, this ^. Per usual, commentary on this board circles & circles the toilet & clogs the da*n pipe. Armchair mavens seeing things that don't exist, making sh*t up to back up an ill-conceived point. The whole piece was rather benign.

CharlevoixFan wrote:

HOOWIE wrote:

I really don't see anything overly dramatic about what she said. Seemed pretty objective and reasonable to me.

Yep, this ^. Per usual, commentary on this board circles & circles the toilet & clogs the da*n pipe. Armchair mavens seeing things that don't exist, making sh*t up to back up an ill-conceived point. The whole piece was rather benign.

Charlotte Purdue disagrees. She calls Des out st the hypocrite she is.

Charlotte Purdue

@charliepurdue

Funny how most of the athletes moaning about Nike innovation will then proceed to wear their sponsors own version of the shoes ?? #hypocrites #sitdown

I love this. My new hero.

I have not previously posted on this thread but can attest to the fact that Des has always been a silent killer One way to your face and another behind your back . She has negatives for everyone. I have run over 5000 miles with her and once viewed her as a friend until I finally realized that she has none.

Des feels very real/genuine on this topic. It's not easy to talk about when some folks say the shoes don't matter and others say it helps by 1,2,3, or more minutes. Without a clear answer, the 2016 Trials are hazy. BUT Shalane was always really really good. Is it simply the Nike advertising or is there a small boost? I feel like Des was just asking this question and not throwing other athletes under the bus for no reason.

dude what wrote:

I'd love to know how many posts in this thread are from the same user.

Definitely the same loser posting repeatedly under different names.

What she said wasn’t even inflammatory or directed at Shalane. But some users love attention.

my newest hero wrote:

CharlevoixFan wrote:

Yep, this ^. Per usual, commentary on this board circles & circles the toilet & clogs the da*n pipe. Armchair mavens seeing things that don't exist, making sh*t up to back up an ill-conceived point. The whole piece was rather benign.

Charlotte Purdue disagrees. She calls Des out st the hypocrite she is.

Charlotte Purdue

@charliepurdue

Funny how most of the athletes moaning about Nike innovation will then proceed to wear their sponsors own version of the shoes ?? #hypocrites #sitdown

I love this. My new hero.

It’s almost like Brooks cut apart several pair of 4% prototype shoes and replicated them. ?

any who? wrote:

Whiner that likes wine wrote:

At least her shot at Shalane and Amy is honest.

She has always hated Shalane and she stopped the Hansons from bringing Amy to the team in 2012.

She has been lying to the public about them all being buddy buddy. Nice for her to show her true colors.

Does anyone really like Amy ?

As a former professional runner, I can say everybody likes Amy.

Whiner that likes wine wrote:

At least her shot at Shalane and Amy is honest.

She has always hated Shalane and she stopped the Hansons from bringing Amy to the team in 2012.

She has been lying to the public about them all being buddy buddy. Nice for her to show her true colors.

Remember the time des slowed down in the boston marathon while Shalane used the porta potty???

MohammedAA wrote:

any who? wrote:

Does anyone really like Amy ?

As a former professional runner, I can say everybody likes Amy.

As a former professional runner, and can say that everybody likes Amy.

Dwightarm wrote:

dude what wrote:

I'd love to know how many posts in this thread are from the same user.

Definitely the same loser posting repeatedly under different names.

What she said wasn’t even inflammatory or directed at Shalane. But some users love attention.

Like usual, Dwightfart is wrong...the guy who posts under many different handle on each page of a thread, hilariously hypocritical:):):)