This just in: Athing Mu is a beast

[Horn Under a Bad Sign 20897]

She's like Secretariat in the Belmont out there. It's like God said "let me build the perfect female running machine"  and Athing Mu was the result. She gives good interview, too. 

 

 

 

[ztejas 44217]

I don't know I think Secreteriat was faster. 

[perfectchaos007 6780]

I'm sure she was given plenty of opportunity to race against horses at aggy land

[BonzoMontreaux 1137]

Love watching this kid.  Great athlete and seems very likeable.  It will be interesting to see how she does in the 1500.

[Fudge Nuggets 19451]

She got bronze in the 800m at the World Championships.

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

Prior to the World Championships, she'd only run the 800m once this season. She also dabbled in a couple of 1500m. 

Personally, I think she was very prideful and arrogant and it cost her--she thought she was so far above everyone else, that she could skate and still dominate. Meanwhile, her two key rivals stayed focused and kept putting in that work. Both (Moraa and Hodgkinson) beat her today. They passed her somewhat easily on the home straight ... suggesting Mu didn't have her typical otherworldly strength (fitness/endurance).

[Fudge Nuggets 19451]

On 8/27/2023 at 9:31 PM, Braff Zacklin said:

Prior to the World Championships, she'd only run the 800m once this season. She also dabbled in a couple of 1500m. 

Personally, I think she was very prideful and arrogant and it cost her--she thought she was so far above everyone else, that she could skate and still dominate. Meanwhile, her two key rivals stayed focused and kept putting in that work. Both (Moraa and Hodgkinson) beat her today. They passed her somewhat easily on the home straight ... suggesting Mu didn't have her typical otherworldly strength (fitness/endurance).

Pooooor aggy. 

[Hermanator 7651]

So... no longer a beast?

[Braff Zacklin 13676]

She was beastly last week. Set an American record in winning the Diamond League final at the Prefontaine Classic. Pretty epic race, actually.