I know this has been blowing up on the net and Twitter since the Detroit Free Press claimed to have received an email from her coach, Kevin Hanson, saying that Desiree Davila had withdrawn due to her lingering hip injury…
Shortly after that story broke, Desi went to Twitter with this…
Not sure exactly what is going on, but the Free Press has now retracted the story….
Cool to see her getting support from her U.S. teammates…
Also, the Free Press is getting a lot of heat for running the story…
Regardless of what happened, I really hope Desi gets to race. She is absolutely my favorite runner in the 2012 Olympic Games. Go Desi!!
Update: Joe Battaglia with NBC just posted an article, which provides further clarification. Looks like Desi and Kevin are on a different page.
Update #2: Looks more and more like the email did indeed go out from Kevin to the Detroit Free Press, but obviously Desi was not OK with it…
Update #3: More confirmation that Desi has not withdrawn from the Marathon. This tweet from her Olympic roommate and college teammate Amy Hastings…
Update #4: The following has been posted on the Hansons Brooks Original Distance Project Facebook Page…
Sorry for the misunderstanding earlier. Desi was frustrated with the fact that she is a long way from 100% both fitness wise and health. She had decided that it was probably best to pull out of the Marathon. After discussing her options with the Olympic coaches and medical staff, they convinced her that she deserves the entire experience and that means giving herself every chance to make it to the starting line.