As Rachel Levin demonstrates, treating athletes as entertainment and article-fodder and caring about their serious health problems are mutually exclusive
Ugh, the 'round face' comment is really really bad. A person with body dysmorphia will likely read that as "fat as f*ck in an immediately apparent way"
I’m not surprised how careless writers for Runner’s World are when it comes to addressing female athletes and how they look, but it’s still jarring to see a lean runner described as having a round face. Did the author see the image in her own article of Molly in the weight room? It’s true that addressing the topic of eating disorders takes some finesse. Unfortunately, too many writers who touch on the topic get sloppy by tossing out triggering content.
Just more unattainable standards: now you have to be “brave” and “vulnerable” and “share the ups and downs” while being likable, cute, and charming. Oh yeah, and still thin. Because for all the ‘we love Molly no matter what’ no one actually believes that this article gets published if Molly decided the healthiest thing for her was to drop her mileage to 60mpw, put on 20lbs, and aim for a 2:35 marathon.
Puma saying they don’t care if she ever finishes a race again is the funniest thing. Per her podcast, they’ve been sending her to an unnamed special doctor in Munich. I very much doubt Healing Hans earned his nickname for being the guy who figured out how to cure bulimia once and for all
High performer type A athletes will often have many yings to their yangs ... The behavior traits utilized to succeed share a bed with the traits that are also obsessively harmful. That said, the psychological striptease is rather repugnant. I imagine many runners look in the mirror and think they are ugly. Well, they kind of are ugly, but they’re at the top of their game. I wonder why so many long distance runners look like they’re 20 years older than they are. Is it the cortisol and stress? The anorexia/bulimia?
Ugh, the 'round face' comment is really really bad. A person with body dysmorphia will likely read that as "fat as f*ck in an immediately apparent way"
I’m not surprised how careless writers for Runner’s World are when it comes to addressing female athletes and how they look, but it’s still jarring to see a lean runner described as having a round face. Did the author see the image in her own article of Molly in the weight room? It’s true that addressing the topic of eating disorders takes some finesse. Unfortunately, too many writers who touch on the topic get sloppy by tossing out triggering content.
Just more unattainable standards: now you have to be “brave” and “vulnerable” and “share the ups and downs” while being likable, cute, and charming. Oh yeah, and still thin. Because for all the ‘we love Molly no matter what’ no one actually believes that this article gets published if Molly decided the healthiest thing for her was to drop her mileage to 60mpw, put on 20lbs, and aim for a 2:35 marathon.
Puma saying they don’t care if she ever finishes a race again is the funniest thing. Per her podcast, they’ve been sending her to an unnamed special doctor in Munich. I very much doubt Healing Hans earned his nickname for being the guy who figured out how to cure bulimia once and for all
High performer type A athletes will often have many yings to their yangs ... The behavior traits utilized to succeed share a bed with the traits that are also obsessively harmful. That said, the psychological striptease is rather repugnant. I imagine many runners look in the mirror and think they are ugly. Well, they kind of are ugly, but they’re at the top of their game. I wonder why so many long distance runners look like they’re 20 years older than they are. Is it the cortisol and stress? The anorexia/bulimia?