European Junior Championship in Italy

[icerunner]

I just heard Jessica Judd is out of 800!

[nevetsllim]

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@jessjuddxx
Very happy to have been selected for Moscow! Unfortunately after picking up a niggle last week we've decided to miss the Euro Juniors...

I really think she should have given the UK Champs a miss because she said she went into that race with a slight niggle and there wasn't much reason for her to run there because she already has the A standard and I'm sure the selectors would have chosen her regardless.

[Flumpy]

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This is giant f*ck up.

Euro Juniors should have been the focus for the year not the WC's.

[icerunner]

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Can anyone explain for me what it means to "picking up a niggle" Is that some sort of injuries??
To me it looks like she is avoiding the cometition because she is not 100% shure she can win. I certainly hope I am wrong.

[norunner]

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Can anyone explain for me what it means to "picking up a niggle" Is that some sort of injuries??
To me it looks like she is avoiding the cometition because she is not 100% shure she can win. I certainly hope I am wrong.

I'm not English but if i understand it correctly, a niggle is a slight discomfort, like a headache or a minor cold, nothing serious.

[Cranberry1]

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Lol, Aníta Hinriksdóttir is the favourite then and will be chasing another title. Unlikely Judd, she won't take part to the WC.

[icerunner]

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That is pitty because Judd is such a magnificient runner. Would love to have seen Judd/Hinriksdottir clash in the finals. They could both have PR'ed.

[dustoff]

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How is there a WUG, Euro U23, and Euro Juniors all in the same summer?

[norunner]

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How is there a WUG, Euro U23, and Euro Juniors all in the same summer?

+U18 WCs

[norunner]

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Has anyone seen starting lists for day 1 anywhere?

[batonless relay]

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This is giant f*ck up.

Euro Juniors should have been the focus [for Flumpy] for the year not the WC's.

Obviously she and her coach felt differently.

[Rothosen]

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I'll have to ask the girls (16-18) on our summer basketball league if they would rather start and win a national high school championship or be selected to sit the bench and not play for the WNBA all-star game.

Nearest comparison I can come to passing on winning a Youth/Junior championship or going to the worlds and watching the final from the sidelines.

This depends on if Judd is in the top 12 of 800 runners and stands a chance to be in the final?

[batonless relay]

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I'll have to ask the girls (16-18) on our summer basketball league if they would rather start and win a national high school championship or be selected to sit the bench and not play for the WNBA all-star game.

Nearest comparison I can come to passing on winning a Youth/Junior championship or going to the worlds and watching the final from the sidelines.

This depends on if Judd is in the top 12 of 800 runners and stands a chance to be in the final?

LOL! A youth championship don't mean shit! At best its a tall-assed meaningless trophy that clutters a room. I can see you feeling all Milton-y, but "better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven" doesn't apply on such a ridiculously insignificant level like Age-group/Youth/Juniors.

[booond]

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I'll have to ask the girls (16-18) on our summer basketball league if they would rather start and win a national high school championship or be selected to sit the bench and not play for the WNBA all-star game.

Nearest comparison I can come to passing on winning a Youth/Junior championship or going to the worlds and watching the final from the sidelines.

This depends on if Judd is in the top 12 of 800 runners and stands a chance to be in the final?

The correct comparison is tryout with a good chance of making the best high school basketball team or tryout with a chance, slim as it is, of making the WNBA. I don't know what the correct answer is but I'd wondered about the competitive desires of a superior athlete who would want to settle for playing against inferior athletes.

[26mi235]

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Can't the athlete have preferences that are different than the posters, and shouldn't the posters respect those preferences rather than making strong statements about what the athlete 'should' do?