Woahisme wrote:
Mainly concerns the win-at-all costs approach at NOP that lead to weight loss, injuries and suicidal thoughts.
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That's what it takes to be a champion. People like to pretend like you can have it your way and still be at the top of the elite game... YOU CAN'T!
Women need to be thin - rail thin and I don't want to hear about Allie Kiefer or anyone like her. I'm talking about real elites. Every truly elite athlete knows this, but doesn't talk about it until their career is over and they need a scapegoat. If you want to be a distance runner and win Olympic gold, you may have to offer up your body to do it. YOU WILL lose your period, that just comes with the territory. Even if you are consuming enough calories to maintain your training you will lose your period because your body sees the environment as inhospitable for pregnancy. Mary Cain was soft, she was young so she was allowed to be soft, but that doesn't make it someone else's fault. She said she wanted to be the best female athlete "EVER." "Ever" is a long time and to do that, Alberto was right, she needed to lose weight.
Cain's revelations are not revelations. Hassan immediately started losing weight when she joined NOP, including a breast reduction. She got faster. Hasay looked skeletal in Chicago, 2017 - she ran faster. Koko is Koko and requires no commentary, it's obvious. I don't know why people cannot get it through their heads that life isn't fair. You either have what it takes and are willing to sacrifice for it, or you don't, but don't cry about it after because you could not do the work. And yes, for a female elite, and I'm talking the truly elite, you have to be light.
Some will think this is a troll, some will argue that it's BS and I don't really care because facts are facts. Thin to win is accurate when it comes to distance runners, both male and female, it's just unfortunate that for females it often carries harsher penalties later in life. Everyone has choices.