Best in the world at something but retires to become a well paid hobby jogger?
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It was the perfect gap/transition for GJ into post racing career. Get to stay home and be a mom and wife every single day, only travel 4-6 weekends of the year vs traveling the world at min likely 10+ times AROUND THE WORLD in order to race. Besides the fact that she gets to live in the U.S. now and home every single night- that's big for a "mom". Gets to train on someone else's dime, gets to go for an Olympic spot and if it all crumbles, who f'ing cares- she won gold in Triathlon. So do it for this olympic cycle, then transition into whatever life/role she wants. She's set for life. She could easily get good sum of money on speaking tours if she wanted to go that route.
This move was all house money- just 1 more shot at glory and who really cares if it really had no real possibility beyond a "goal" and dream to try and accomplish.
So whether she outright said she "hated" the sport or not- it was pretty obvious why she moved on.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
Fixed for accuracy.
It was the perfect gap/transition for GJ into post racing career. Get to stay home and be a mom and wife every single day, only travel 4-6 weekends of the year vs traveling the world at min likely 10+ times AROUND THE WORLD in order to race. Besides the fact that she gets to live in the U.S. now and home every single night- that's big for a "mom". Gets to train on someone else's dime, gets to go for an Olympic spot and if it all crumbles, who f'ing cares- she won gold in Triathlon. So do it for this olympic cycle, then transition into whatever life/role she wants. She's set for life. She could easily get good sum of money on speaking tours if she wanted to go that route.
This move was all house money- just 1 more shot at glory and who really cares if it really had no real possibility beyond a "goal" and dream to try and accomplish.
So whether she outright said she "hated" the sport or not- it was pretty obvious why she moved on.
Brooks Doughtie, M.S.
Exercise Physiology
-USAT Level II
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B_Doughtie: Jul 4, 19 7:57