hatehatehatehate wrote:
This is the thread where we rip on a successful athlete to make ourselves feel better, right? Good, I'm in the right spot. Great work fellas.
Wrong. I was a a fan of hers while she was a triathlete. The moment she stepped out and said she was going for gold in the 2020 Olympic marathon I realized how delusional fame and success made her. Not a fan anymore.
drocha86 wrote:
The best part of the video was the footage of the other BTC members jogging around the Nike campus.
i like watching the bct group as well. I find it very attracting that emily infield is always frowning. i dig that.
Great review and stellar cliff notes.
I read this aloud and laughed a few times.
doctorj wrote:
hatehatehatehate wrote:
This is the thread where we rip on a successful athlete to make ourselves feel better, right? Good, I'm in the right spot. Great work fellas.
Wrong. I was a a fan of hers while she was a triathlete. The moment she stepped out and said she was going for gold in the 2020 Olympic marathon I realized how delusional fame and success made her. Not a fan anymore.
I’m glad you like people with more modest goals. That will help breed champions.
There is a difference between goals and visions of grandeur.
Yes I’m sure aiming lower would’ve helped her become the Olympic champion.
hatehatehatehate wrote:
doctorj wrote:
Wrong. I was a a fan of hers while she was a triathlete. The moment she stepped out and said she was going for gold in the 2020 Olympic marathon I realized how delusional fame and success made her. Not a fan anymore.
I’m glad you like people with more modest goals. That will help breed champions.
There's a difference between big goals that can be achieved and ones that are ridiculous. She ran and swam in college and was recruited by USA Triathlon to become a pro triathlete. The goal of getting Olympic gold was realistic and achievable. However, to transition from tri to running and then set your goal as an Olympic gold on less than four years of dedicated training is ridiculous. Not only has she not been running the mileage long time runners have, she also doesn't have the experience so she reads as arrogant. It's similar to when she ran Chicago 2018 and in the lead up she said she was disappointed to not be in 2:19 shape. Expecting to be able to have a shot at the AR off so little training is nothing but arrogance.
Do I spot some Alphaflys around the 5:43 mark?
He's regretting his decision to not be a man
Flip this around. How many thousands and millions of times has a woman done at least as much for their partner and it is just part of the background and taken for granted. Have a man do the support and write this sort of junk. I would never want to be involved with a woman that would want to be involved with you.
Frown ☹️ wrote:
drocha86 wrote:
The best part of the video was the footage of the other BTC members jogging around the Nike campus.
i like watching the bct group as well. I find it very attracting that emily infield is always frowning. i dig that.
She's the most positive person on the planet. Is she supposed to run w/ a grin on her face???
Mr. Gwen Jorgensen wrote:
Her video from the Pittsburgh half last year showed him riding alongside her on her warmup, with a water bottle. She can't go jog a couple miles by herself?
Couples should do what they want, but come on, their set-up seems unnecessary and even unhealthy now that she's a national-class runner, not a world-class triathlete. She's 8 minutes slower in the marathon than Roberta Groner, who ran 2:29 and placed 6th at Worlds while working full-time and being a single mother of three. (I mention her kids only because Jorgensen's one kid figures so heavily in her mythos.)
yeah-this is overplayed -agree lot other faster female runners out there-Kellyn Taylor is a mom and doing really well-2:24 last year and NYC 2:26 and top 10...Gwen still trying to stay relevant I guess
1st world problems.. . I guess the Women's Marathon World Record is safe then..
Dude you cray wrote:
Frown ☹️ wrote:
i like watching the bct group as well. I find it very attracting that emily infield is always frowning. i dig that.
She's the most positive person on the planet. Is she supposed to run w/ a grin on her face???
I didn't say I did not like her. I'm glad she is past her injuries and pushing toward Tokyo 2020. She is one of my favorite athletes to watch on the track. I just like it when she Frowns . ?
drocha86 wrote:
The best part of the video was the footage of the other BTC members jogging around the Nike campus.
and the squirrel at 9:52 to 10:00
JamesTheAmateur wrote:
hatehatehatehate wrote:
I’m glad you like people with more modest goals. That will help breed champions.
There's a difference between big goals that can be achieved and ones that are ridiculous. She ran and swam in college and was recruited by USA Triathlon to become a pro triathlete. The goal of getting Olympic gold was realistic and achievable. However, to transition from tri to running and then set your goal as an Olympic gold on less than four years of dedicated training is ridiculous. Not only has she not been running the mileage long time runners have, she also doesn't have the experience so she reads as arrogant. It's similar to when she ran Chicago 2018 and in the lead up she said she was disappointed to not be in 2:19 shape. Expecting to be able to have a shot at the AR off so little training is nothing but arrogance.
She’s said before that she only said gold about the marathon to basically have a big goal and show she was serious/get attention, I think she always knew it was far-fetched. But as an already Olympic Gold holder it’s a lot less ridiculous than other people saying it. anyway it worked because people argued about it and it got her the video views etc. I also remember the 2:19 quote and I’m pretty sure she was joking, saying she was sad she wasn’t in 2:19 shape was obviously because it wasn’t likely not because she actually thought she could or ever would. She picked 2:19 as a pie in the sky number.
I can find people irritating too but I’m pretty sure one of those comments was an intentionally overreach goal and the other one was just a joke.
What I find weird is that she’s so obsessed with marathon, she ran those really good track 5000m and 10,000m without much run-specific training yet has shown no interest in those distances since when comparatively she fared much better (and it also appears high mileage isn’t working for her). I know there’s a lot of US female talent in those distances but I think it’s more realistic than marathon
bleu wrote:
Funny because I remember reading a piece on the True's and Ben's wife (triathlete) making a comment about how much easier it would be for her if she had a husband like Gwen's who cooked, cleaned, worked out with her etc. From what I've read this guy is essentially her keeper.
But why's he wear a hat inna house if he's been inside all day, and probably on the couch (watching porn)?
JustSayin' wrote:
bleu wrote:
Funny because I remember reading a piece on the True's and Ben's wife (triathlete) making a comment about how much easier it would be for her if she had a husband like Gwen's who cooked, cleaned, worked out with her etc. From what I've read this guy is essentially her keeper.
But why's he wear a hat inna house if he's been inside all day, and probably on the couch (watching porn)?
Sounds to me like he's living the dream.
My isssuewith Gwen is she came into the sport and announced she’d get the Olympic gold. Multi sport I totally respect but it a different discipline . I just felt she showed no respect for the marathon and hasn’t backed up anything at this point. I hope she surprises me in the trials.
Gunrunner wrote:
My isssuewith Gwen is she came into the sport and announced she’d get the Olympic gold. Multi sport I totally respect but it a different discipline . I just felt she showed no respect for the marathon and hasn’t backed up anything at this point. I hope she surprises me in the trials.
She announced that her goal was the Olympic gold in the marathon. I know that is a subtle distinction that escapes a lot of you Subject A guys, but hang in there and you will learn to comprehend written English eventually.
Whatever you say, mr. Lauren fleshman.