For sure no regrets, she must have a huge passion for running.

I think there were a few key factors that helped make her decision to move on from tri. I think the gold medal gave her the “clout” to get paid fairly well for this Olympic round in running. I think her potential + likeability will pretty much allow her to go at athletics for as long as she wants and most likely on someone’s dime.

I also think she’s smart enough and knows the game well enough to know when enough is enough. But one bad marathon isn’t the time to quit. That’s just normal progression, it’s not always going to be roses in this type of pursuit. So maybe she gives it up if she doesn’t make the team and goes become full time mom + corporate speaking tour making bank.

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It's been mentioned before but I think the lifestyle difference going from ITU to running was a big factor. With ITU, you are travelling and training all over the world and moving around constantly. With running, you can do all of your training at home and only travel to a select few events.

Travelling gets old.

Andrew Talansky made his decision from World Tour to LD Tri for family reason also, from what he said. More time at home with the wife and kid.

For GJ, I guess it is a mix of love for marathon, and more time with family. Somebody also mentioned relations with USAT ?

Agree. Also, given Nike’s need to find women athletes to sponsor, Gwen is a bargain.

Im not sure Nike has any need to sponsor her, their Next % are the hottest shoes in running and they have taken a huge chunk of market share in Marathons and Half Marathons, not too long ago you would have been lucky to see a couple of serious recreational runners in Nike, asics , brooks and saucony were the real runner brands. Now you go to a Mara and its Nike galore, Adidas and Hoka holding their own. I doubt GJ has had any influence on that, its been the media around breaking two then actually breaking two and the women’s mara world record going down also. A relatively good athlete like GJ adds nothing to the hype, most runner wouldn’t know who GJ is, and as a triathlete she has become irrelevant to those who follow the sport. Now if she cane back to tri, runs really well in ironman in Nike and was challenging Daniella and Annie to win Kona, that has some serious marketing pull.

I was thinking more generally that for non-college sports, the number of available even moderately known women athletes is just a fraction of the number of men athletes. I would guess Nike needs professional women athletes to try to look balanced. So, I’m that sense, they need her. GJ has a fantastic public image. She’s a good bet for any company that wants to avoid PR trouble.

as I said upthread, also keep in mind the ROI. From a cost benefit analysis, Gwen's "salary" or whatever against her social media influence, it might be profitable to have Gwen as a sponsored athlete.

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Yer good point

On the other hand, getting results might have some importance... And I don't see her getting any.

I think that Gwen is racing today in Seattle - saw a post on Twitter. I'm assuming it's to run a qualifying time for the Olympic trials. Anyone have any idea of results?

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What kind of race do they have on Fridays??

15:47

https://live.pntfo.com/...vents/194201/results

Pretty sure that’s well off the trials qualifying time of 15:20 for women. What can we read into this?

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Well, 2 years ago she ran a fine 15:15 at the same race and was just barely outkicked by Emily Infeld. So basically, getting injured sucks, and she's still got a ways to go to get back to where she was then. But trials are 5 months away, so who knows what she can do in that time?

women's 5k is on june 25 so it's barely 4 months away.

Pretty sure that’s well off the trials qualifying time of 15:20 for women. What can we read into this? //

Looking at the women's and mens overall times, looks to have been a slowish race, maybe the course, or the early paces??

I hear the course was very flat. And repetitive.

I hear the course was very flat. And repetitive. //

Understand, but if outdoors, windy maybe, super tactical and slowish early paces??

Hah! 10/10

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It’s still indoor track season. Wind no. Tactical, maybe.

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