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7 months ago
Yesterday at my last state meet my calf was hampered the last 200 meters of the race. I was in a all state position and then when it cramped up it made me end up in 261st place. this is inspirational to listen to. I know I can rise up from this. |
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2 years ago
Inspirational. I just had a terrible race at my state meet. I had to pull out due to some problems. This really shows me that I can come back strong and never to give up. |
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2 years ago
Jenny Barringer is beautiful |
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2 years ago
Exceptional interview. Sharing these insights is as impressive as any athletic achievment. Thank you Ms Barringer and Mr Fenton. You have both just made another significant contribution to the running community. And more. |
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2 years ago
Have to agree with you, Anonymous Coward, it does seem somewhat self-absorbed. I also agree that she choked. I don't think you could really call Jenny B a choker considering her championship record, but if you listen to the self-absorbed video the race became to big a deal, bigger and less enjoyable than the Olympics. Sadly the story of many elite athletes, they stop having fun. |
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2 years ago
how was what anonymous coward said a "self-absorbed" comment? all us posters have to go on is the interview. thanks though for your inside scoop |
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2 years ago
all i said was it seems like a self-absorbed thing to do. chill the f out "buff dad." |
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2 years ago
You're a waste of text space |
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2 years ago
choked! thats all that needs to be said. what a waste of time |
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2 years ago
Mark Wetmore and Heather Burroughs give more to the CU runners than you could imagine. I have a Buff runner. I can attest. I find it amazing that there are detractors out there. Too Bad. Learn more before you mouth off. |
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2 years ago
funny that she felt the need to actually contact flotrack to explain to everyone why she didnt win...seems self-absorbed to me. BIZARRI!!!!!! |
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2 years ago
when you are only running for yourself, and your place/time, it makes a big difference. run for your team and your coaches. they'll give you more inspiration than you can ever give yourself. |
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2 years ago
Great interview ! I understand the internal pressure being placed on yourself as a person with the extremely high expectations along with the external factors not helping during this time, but nothing was mentioned about any possibility of dehydration being a factor to the breakdown in the race. Isn't being lightheaded at the start an indicator ? Anyway that race is over and bigger and better things in life await for you. Good luck with these wonderful things that await you. |
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2 years ago
It happens, there are bigger and better races for her to win anyway! |
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2 years ago
One ranking puts CU in the top 40 worldwide. She is trying to finish a double major and is pre-law to boot. That's challenging at any college. |
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2 years ago
What your saying would be a pointless interview. everyone knows she had a bad race, people want to know y. I dont think its out of character for her to explain what caused the bad race. yes the video seemed long, but there is lots to learn form it and it helps younger runners. |
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2 years ago
No, I'm serious. CU is not a good school (pretty sure it ranks somewhere in the 60-80 range nationally). But their running is top notch. |
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2 years ago
Ggmac, |
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2 years ago
This inteview was probably not needed. A simple "I wasn't mentally ready on the day of the race, and consequently didn't perform well." would have been plenty. 24 minutes is slipping into territory that seems a little masturbatory. Everyone has reasons for bad races, but I don't think that they should publicize them. It seems out of character for Jenny to be throwing out excuses. In the past, even when she hasn't been extremely happy with her race, she has been straight forward and would just admit "I didn't have a good race. That's that." |
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2 years ago
How academically demanding can the UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO be? Come on... |
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2 years ago
She shouldn't be so hard on herself -- in every aspect... |
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2 years ago
Jenny B. is a great athlete and a good person. Her carrer will not stop here. We are going to see alot of her in the future. |
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2 years ago
If that is all people can criticize, she is doing pretty darn well. |
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2 years ago
her dramatic show on the course was embarrassing. She didn't need to go on for 24 minutes explaining and making excuses. Mentally she wasn't prepared, but i'm sure she wasn't the only one out there in the same boat. like Suzy says, "Everyone has their things and they don't need to go on and on about them." She's a great runner but should give credit to the other runners who were on that day! |
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2 years ago
Were @ 11,738 words |
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2 years ago
man i can handle anything man you got NOTHING BRO |
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2 years ago
Jenny Berringer explained herself as intelligently as I have ever witnessed. Wow! If she pursues a law degree, she is going to be one sharp lawyer. She is amazing. She will always be a favorite of mine from this day forward. |
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2 years ago
Wetmore is highly respected in the coaching world, granted that it isn't by unanimous proclimation. If students don't transfer or drop the sport, it's a good sign of how good a coach is. I haven't been made aware of either being a frequent occurence at CU. |
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2 years ago
Most CU former runners aren't fans of the coaches...(the best to come from CU) and the ones that like them must be freshman, well, it gets worse! Also, they are not "legendary" their athletes are "legendary." Not to mention, the ones that went there were great before arriving at CU. They could of been great w/ any decent coach! Let's be reasonable here... |
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2 years ago
:-) too. |