This race was legendary. I remember watching this with my track teammates when it first happened.
DistinctiveFox on
That’s the power of adrenaline kicking in from the fight or flight response at work.
Professional athletes training so hard they become normalised to racing and running so their brains are not thinking “shit, I need to run for my life!” – this is why the psychological mindset of athletes in sports is so important as it has a huge impact on how your body reacts and responds to the fight or flight response.
Falling over mid race has triggered that response to maximum and it’s basically gone into full survival mode and making the body run as if her life literally depended on it.
My brother once tripped and fell in the middle of crossing a bust street once when we were kids and I was horrified as a car was coming too quickly to stop. What amazed me was that his fight or flight triggered so fast, as soon as he hit the ground he was already springing up and sprinting at full speed within a fraction of a second. Moved so fast I could barely register it. The adrenaline from fight or flight is no joke.
meleecow on
My reaction as her teammate would be “wtf is wrong with you”
rjisaok on
That’s a champion! 🏆
DarthPallassCat on
The person who got 2nd really fumbled there. Looks like she was letting up at the end
wallyhartshorn on
The runner who had been in 2nd place when she fell finished last, perhaps because she had to awkwardly jump over her, which threw off her stride.
AltruisticRoutine220 on
Wikipedia says she’s married now and her new name is Heather Kampf. You couldn’t make this up.
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Do you think the defeat feels worse when the winner took a nap for part of the race?
That rush of adrenaline was exactly what she needed
Hats off to her
Rocky theme should be playing over this
Imagine if she didn’t fall… she should have swept the floor with them.
No wonder since she took a rest mid race and was more fresh.
The fall pissed her off.
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Did the smaller woman kick her shoe? Also looked like she stepped on her head.
next race, the moment last lap hits, every racer falls down, new strat is meta
RHS high school alumni!! Woot
T2000
Who else high af rn?
So the new strategy should be taking a .5 second break in the middle of the race?
I genuinely had a tear in my eye watching that. What an absolute beast.
The [runner’s high](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runner%27s_high) must have kicked in
I love a good power nap.
This race was legendary. I remember watching this with my track teammates when it first happened.
That’s the power of adrenaline kicking in from the fight or flight response at work.
Professional athletes training so hard they become normalised to racing and running so their brains are not thinking “shit, I need to run for my life!” – this is why the psychological mindset of athletes in sports is so important as it has a huge impact on how your body reacts and responds to the fight or flight response.
Falling over mid race has triggered that response to maximum and it’s basically gone into full survival mode and making the body run as if her life literally depended on it.
My brother once tripped and fell in the middle of crossing a bust street once when we were kids and I was horrified as a car was coming too quickly to stop. What amazed me was that his fight or flight triggered so fast, as soon as he hit the ground he was already springing up and sprinting at full speed within a fraction of a second. Moved so fast I could barely register it. The adrenaline from fight or flight is no joke.
My reaction as her teammate would be “wtf is wrong with you”
That’s a champion! 🏆
The person who got 2nd really fumbled there. Looks like she was letting up at the end
The runner who had been in 2nd place when she fell finished last, perhaps because she had to awkwardly jump over her, which threw off her stride.
Wikipedia says she’s married now and her new name is Heather Kampf. You couldn’t make this up.