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 Posted: 08/22/04 - 17:24 Post subject: What happened to Paula?
I'm extremely happy for Deena, but concerned about Paula. I felt sooooo sad for her. No apparent injury, just an emotional breakdown.  
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marathonrnr262
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Posted: 08/22/04 - 17:28 Post subject:
I'm pretty sure they call it the WALL!
She knew she hit the wall and her chances of victory were gone. At that caliper, why finish? She did what she could. I really think she made a huge mistake going out so fast and "pulling" for so long. She should have got in the pack once and a while and let someone else lead for a while.
I was rooting for Catherine, but she just didn't have enough inthe tank to catch the winner. Mizucki?
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Posted: 08/22/04 - 17:58 Post subject:
Paula has never had the cleanest form....but I thought she looked especially awful from the get-go. Her arms were not relaxed and her head was bobbing more like her earlier years.
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Posted: 08/22/04 - 22:49 Post subject:
| runaroundsue wrote: | | Paula has never had the cleanest form....but I thought she looked especially awful from the get-go. Her arms were not relaxed and her head was bobbing more like her earlier years. |
it easy to look bad while trying to run a marathon in 95 degree heat....too bad they couldn't have run very early in the morning or late at night so that we would hav had a better idea who was the olympics' best woman marathoner, instead of who was best able to withstand the elements...
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 07:46 Post subject:
| marathonrnr262 wrote: |
She knew she hit the wall and her chances of victory were gone. At that caliper, why finish? |
Why finish? Are you serious? How about because she's an athlete and a competitor, and that means not quitting with 3.5 miles to go just because she's not going to win?
I've followed Paula's career, and have great admiration for her accomplishments. However, being a great athlete is not just about what you win, it's about what you do when you don't. I don't think pulling out was the right decision. Could I do better? Hell no. But I'm not a world class athlete. I'm very disappointed.
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marathonrnr262
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 08:15 Post subject:
You see it as a DNF, and she sees it as a bad race and I don't want to tget hurt.
It is disappointing to watch someone of her caliper stop. she was visually upset and hurting. I really see no reason for her to continue on and possibly get an ijury that could cost her a season.
AND, we really don't know why she stopped. She may have an injury and just kept it hidden.
I think it was a smart move to stop.
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 08:25 Post subject:
The play-by-play (as it were) commentators mentioned several times that she was not used to not being first or second at that stage of a marathon, and that it would be a bigger mental blow than anything for her to finish fourth.
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 09:40 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | The play-by-play (as it were) commentators mentioned several times that she was not used to not being first or second at that stage of a marathon, and that it would be a bigger mental blow than anything for her to finish fourth. |
Bigger than a DNF?
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 09:43 Post subject:
i see no problem with a dnf. atheletes of Paula's caliber aren't running just to finish, they are running to win. when she realized she was out of medal contention, they only thing she could have accomplished at that point was to get a serious injury due to her exhaustion and lack of efficiency. she gave it her best shot and has no reason to be ashamed for the dnf...
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:08 Post subject:
| megawill wrote: | i see no problem with a dnf. atheletes of Paula's caliber aren't running just to finish, they are running to win. when she realized she was out of medal contention, they only thing she could have accomplished at that point was to get a serious injury due to her exhaustion and lack of efficiency. she gave it her best shot and has no reason to be ashamed for the dnf...
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I'm with RLAG. She could have accomplished something else. How many of the personal stories included current athletes saying "I watched so and so when I was a kid and I knew I wanted to do this"? She could have inspired someone, merely by holding on a measly few miles to finish. Another thread referenced the stumbling woman marathoner of 1984 who entered the stadium to be surrounded by officials who would catch her if she fell, which was a distinct possibility. I remember seeing that on TV back then. I remember her much more than JBS.
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:11 Post subject:
I remember the first time I saw the Ironman Tri in Hawaii and the one women lost all bodily functions and then was passed in the last 40 m......I was inspired to never lose my bodily functions in public and that is why I am now spokesman for
OOOOOPPSSS! I CRAPPED MY PANTS!!!!
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marathonrnr262
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:16 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | | megawill wrote: | i see no problem with a dnf. atheletes of Paula's caliber aren't running just to finish, they are running to win. when she realized she was out of medal contention, they only thing she could have accomplished at that point was to get a serious injury due to her exhaustion and lack of efficiency. she gave it her best shot and has no reason to be ashamed for the dnf...
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I'm with RLAG. She could have accomplished something else. How many of the personal stories included current athletes saying "I watched so and so when I was a kid and I knew I wanted to do this"? She could have inspired someone, merely by holding on a measly few miles to finish. Another thread referenced the stumbling woman marathoner of 1984 who entered the stadium to be surrounded by officials who would catch her if she fell, which was a distinct possibility. I remember seeing that on TV back then. I remember her much more than JBS. |
Sure, I'm gonna run the last 3 miles of a marathon i cannot win or even place in, put myself in a position to injure myself, just so some kid can say I wanna be like "MIKE"
NOT. She is a professional marathoner. she makes nada, zip, gooseegg if she is sitting on the sidelines. What makes her great is she wins, period.
Please, without Googling it, tell me who came in fourth.
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megawill
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:18 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | | megawill wrote: | i see no problem with a dnf. atheletes of Paula's caliber aren't running just to finish, they are running to win. when she realized she was out of medal contention, they only thing she could have accomplished at that point was to get a serious injury due to her exhaustion and lack of efficiency. she gave it her best shot and has no reason to be ashamed for the dnf...
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megawill |
I'm with RLAG. She could have accomplished something else. How many of the personal stories included current athletes saying "I watched so and so when I was a kid and I knew I wanted to do this"? She could have inspired someone, merely by holding on a measly few miles to finish. Another thread referenced the stumbling woman marathoner of 1984 who entered the stadium to be surrounded by officials who would catch her if she fell, which was a distinct possibility. I remember seeing that on TV back then. I remember her much more than JBS. |
would it have been admirable for her to struggle through it? Yes...but she wasn't running to inspire someone...she was running to win a medal...if she struggled through the last couple of miles she had nothing to gain except a great potential for injury or a trip to a hospital bed for severe heat sickness/dehydration....
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:19 Post subject:
Was she injured? If she was injured and dropped out, that is one thing. I have no problem with that and can respect that. No need to potentially ruin her livelyhood.
If she wasn't injured but couldn't deal with not winning or not leading, but just took her ball and went home...that is shameful.
I'm avoiding nbcolympics.com because of event spoilers, so i don't know the answer.
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Posted: 08/23/04 - 10:21 Post subject:
| megawill wrote: |
it easy to look bad while trying to run a marathon in 95 degree heat....too bad they couldn't have run very early in the morning or late at night so that we would hav had a better idea who was the olympics' best woman marathoner, instead of who was best able to withstand the elements...
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I was wondering why they couldn't have picked a better time to run as well. Wouldn't the morning have been better than the evening?
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