Women 1500m Semi Final | U.S Track & Field Olympic Team Trials June 19,202

[@MagerialPage]

I would love to see an expert do a form analysis for Purrier. Her form never breaks down no matter the distance; even at the finish, her sprinter-strong gait pops with consistency and accuracy like pistons. It's incredible--I want to learn to run just like her, even knowing I will never be that fast.

[@randyevermore9323]

It seems to me that her form has changed a bit recently. She used to be a pronounced heel-striker even in spikes and even when sprinting (e.g., see video of her indoor mile AR). In this race she's landing more on the lateral mid-foot. I would think that would be an improvement, but who really knows?

[@MagerialPage]

@@randyevermore9323 interesting!

[@Tigerex966]

She says she works a lot to make sure her hips are straight and symmetrical, in training and running, and that that has help her avoid stress fractures like many female athletes do. As a females hips natural angle, is more prone to injury than a males more straight one.

[@randyevermore9323]

@@Tigerex966 "She says she works a lot to make sure her hips are straight and symmetrical" I think that's very smart. Hip asymmetry can cause a lot of problems further down the chain (voice of experience here, and I'm male).

[@darbyheavey406]

Trying to teach form can easily lead to disaster. Emil Zapoik won the Olympic 5000, 10000 and marathon and his form was terrible.

[@jasonkohlmeier6707]

My fav was Sarah Landcaster, I hope her time is good enough to make it to the finals. For not being a aka pro runner as others she does an amazing job.

[@colinsmith1176]

How did Heather Maclean successfully protest in order to make it to the finals? Does anyone know what her argument was?

[@andymschott]

Just from watching I think she would claim that the she was impeded on two times in the race. Once on the third lap when Johnson tripped, that pushed Maclean back a few steps. And at the very end she wasn't given enough room on the inside and tripped.

[@binkyxz3]

New Balance and a good acting job.

[@binkyxz3]

@Tigerex966 The final was schedule to have 12 runners but it had 13 so she did not bump any other qualifiers.

[@binkyxz3]

@@Tigerex966 Just to clarify, the controversy occurred in the semi-finals and after the appeal she was advanced to the final where she got 3rd place and gets to go to the Olympics. I agree, I don't think she was impeded. There was a lot of contact in all of the races. In fact McClean was the one who started the chain reaction bumping that knocked Purrier off the track in the 1st round !! The announcers were saying McClean is a close friend of Elle Purrier. I hate to think she had anything to do with advancing her. The whole thing stinks and I feel bad for Osika who was 4th and missed out.

[@Milroynishantha3261]

🖤🙏⭐⭐

[@lvaz1248]

Can anyone explain how Heather MacLean stumbled near the finish? I can't quite catch it.

[@arturonunez3914]

I think they were referring to when she tripped in lap 3 and she still almost qualified.

[@JF-dy2dr]

Schlachtenhaufen seemed to drift into lane 2, and Mehra (in lane 2) seemed to drift into lane 1. How much that affected MacLean is unclear but there may have been contact.

[@zane4400]

Most likely how fatigued she was while trying to lean for the line. It’s hard to stay up leaning when you’re that exhausted

[@Tigerex966]

@@zane4400 yes she actually ran on the border barrier and lost her footing.

[@pcdoctor48]

@@Tigerex966 yep. it was obvious in the slo-mo that her foot caught the barrier. Shame too, hard to tell how she would have finished if she didn't get interfered with.

[@Tigerex966]

Will they stop talking about one ladies transgender coming out, we don't care. You are not talking about the other girls being straight, and should not. We came to see the ladies race, and that's it, not someone's sexual journey. This is a running race around a track, not a who I am sexually after all these years reveal. Or at least I hope that is what it is, maybe I have the wrong channel.

[@daxdaley2554]

So was she born a guy?

[@alecscheerer_run]

Agreed 👍

[@rickg2517]

Totally agree. I couldn't give a rat's ass about her(?) sexual journey and quest to bring her LGBT community together through running. I don't even think she should be able to compete with real women.

[@vailess_2]

They should not be competing with these women if they were born a male

[@Tigerex966]

@@daxdaley2554 not sure, she was born Dominique a girl I believe, but wants to be a guy, if I am correct, but wants to compete, against women, not guys. Totally confused. And they are teaching this to kindergarden, with transvestites, in many cities, with no opt out for parents, so sad.

[@LucilleMilo]

why politicize athletics?

[@juliaKramMusic]

What do you mean? Are you talking about Nikki Hiltz? It's a cause they're passionate about. You wouldn't be saying this if it was someone running for cancer awareness.

[@phoebus]

@@juliaKramMusic Actually she is running to promote "Mental Illness".

[@juliaKramMusic]

@@phoebus ah. Yes. The transphobes have arrived. Please take your ignorance somewhere else. :)

[@phoebus]

@@juliaKramMusic Actually the "Transphobe" departed because "them" was censored again.

[@randyevermore9323]

I'm confused. Nikki Hiltz is transgender. Why can she compete in her event but Castor Semenya cannot? Is it because WA has decided that higher testosterone levels don't play a significant role in the longer events?

[@lwandilemsiza8027]

Prolly because she took the testerone suppressor that was created to stifle Caster's natural ability.

[@randyevermore9323]

@@hillarygd1126 "they are able to compete in the women's race because they were afab(assigned female at birth) and have not medically transitioned up to this point." Thank you for that. But I'm still confused. If a person is afab, how are they different from any other female? What distinguished Nikki at birth from other females at birth? And what kind of medical transition would an afab person need or want?

[@randyevermore9323]

@@lwandilemsiza8027 "Prolly because she took the testerone suppressor that was created to stifle Caster's natural ability." That must be the case, because the 1,500 is one of the events Semenya is banned from participating in (along with the 400 and 800) unless she takes a testosterone suppressor, which she refuses to do. Last I read, she was still trying for an Olympic- qualifying time in the 5,000.

[@lwandilemsiza8027]

@@hillarygd1126 'They' sorry.

[@lwandilemsiza8027]

@@randyevermore9323 she failed a couple days back. I think she's trying again in Belgium. would love her to make it. But it's not looking likely

[@andreasmaher8749]

The dudette was obviously sandbagging until the end not to make it look too obvious. Feel sorry for the women who got beat out of a spot in the final.

[@alquinn8576]

i think Hitlz is a biological female but not sure if on testosterone or something

[@patbateman6729]

@@alquinn8576 Born Y chromosome

[@Tigerex966]

@@alquinn8576 definitely on something or she would have no advantage, Olympics probably makes an exception for it.

[@andreasmaher8749]

@@alquinn8576 nope, born male but technically "they" dont really know what "they" are. runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/elite-u-s-runner-nikki-hiltz-comes-out-as-transgender/

[@garyberger9257]

@@andreasmaher8749 She admits to being transgender, not to having been born male.

[@BayChurch]

Is she related to GSP? Jk

[@virgilius7036]

Could woke journalists leave us quite with transgender people and others?

[@hanssolos3699]

im not sure why white girls can run long distance so well? but black girls only run short sprints. I suppose shanequa's acrylic nails and wigs cant hold after 60 seconds 😂😂😂

[@bigballerwaller1570]

This is just blatantly wrong. The eastern Africans have dominated the distance events for the past few decades.

[@kwoncherry118]

You would never say that to ‘Shanequa’.. internet racist troll

[@Tigerex966]

Well I was watching the NCAA 800m, 1500 m, 5000, and steeple chase, and 10000m, and cross country championships, and it did not seem that way, I think it is training and genes and drive more than anything. Like the high attitude africans are superb in distance. And many americans and Europeans are pretty good at shorter distances. Caribbean's are superb in the short races. But "in general" you may be right. But not "in practice". As there are many exceptions to that rule. I don't know why she is so out their with her wigs, tattoos, lashes, and nails, I am guessing it is self promotion, or low self esteem. Many have said it is over the top and ridiculous, but if she likes it, more power to her (unless I should use another pronoun), she's famous, rich, and a champion.