{"id":168805,"date":"2025-03-19T12:22:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/eilish-mccolgan-numb-to-body-shaming-social-media-comments\/"},"modified":"2025-03-19T12:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T12:22:22","slug":"eilish-mccolgan-numb-to-body-shaming-social-media-comments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/19\/eilish-mccolgan-numb-to-body-shaming-social-media-comments\/","title":{"rendered":"Eilish McColgan \u2018numb\u2019 to body-shaming social media comments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">Eilish McColgan says she is \u201cnumb\u201d to comments on social media about her body shape and warned of the dangers of associating her with eating disorders. The British long-distance runner highlighted the abuse she received this month after posting a video of her on a treadmill in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2025\/mar\/03\/athletics-liz-mccolgan-eilish-online-abuse-london-marathon\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">preparation for her first London Marathon<\/a>. Some comments suggested she had anorexia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">McColgan says she has a perfectly healthy body and feels linking her body shape to an eating disorder is dangerous for aspiring athletes to see. \u201cI\u2019m numb to it now, it doesn\u2019t affect me,\u201d she said. \u201cThe reason I call it out is so people don\u2019t think that is how they have to look to be an athlete. It is dangerous for people to see comments like that and think that is how you have to be.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"310dcde5-df97-4b4c-ba37-fe4ba3acf801\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.GuideAtomBlockElement\" class=\" dcr-173mewl\"><gu-island name=\"GuideAtomWrapper\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;eab35d41-dbe9-4aec-9209-ae22c3b80688&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;How do I sign up for sport breaking news alerts?&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you\u2019re on the most recent version.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Turn on sport notifications.&lt;\/li&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<div data-atom-id=\"eab35d41-dbe9-4aec-9209-ae22c3b80688\" data-atom-type=\"guide\" class=\"dcr-13gln72\">\n<details data-atom-id=\"eab35d41-dbe9-4aec-9209-ae22c3b80688\" data-snippet-type=\"guide\" class=\"dcr-g1vsnw\">\n<summary><span class=\"dcr-1ypwo6h\">Quick Guide<\/span><\/p>\n<h4 class=\"dcr-1fa5dcn\">How do I sign up for sport breaking news alerts?<\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-55zfp0\"><span class=\"dcr-3j53am\"><span class=\"dcr-41evle\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"m10.8 13.2.425 9.8h1.525l.45-9.8 9.8-.45v-1.525l-9.8-.425-.45-9.8h-1.525l-.425 9.8-9.8.425v1.525z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>Show<\/span><\/span><\/summary>\n<div>\n<div class=\"dcr-1c9wqm7\">\n<ul>\n<li>Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for &#8216;The Guardian&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>If you already have the Guardian app, make sure you\u2019re on the most recent version.<\/li>\n<li>In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings (the gear icon), then Notifications.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on sport notifications.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer class=\"dcr-jkwt9a\">\n<p>Thank you for your feedback.<\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cI am healthy, my body is healthy. Just because I have a small body frame doesn\u2019t mean I have an eating disorder. I have people messaging me telling me they need to run so long on the treadmill each day just to balance calories and that\u2019s just not anything like how it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">\u201cI eat what I want. I\u2019m a normal person. I got a box of doughnuts the other day because I wanted a box of doughnuts. It also detracts from people who are actually suffering from eating orders. These are serious issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-s3ycb2\">McColgan is stepping up her training for her debut at the London Marathon as she moves into a new part of her career. The 34-year-old, a Commonwealth champion at 10,000m, is excited to get to the start line having had to withdraw from the 2023 race with an injury. And she admits she is heading into the unknown. \u201cIt\u2019s a new challenge, but it is a natural progression,\u201d said the Scot. \u201cIt has taken me a bit longer than normal. 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It is like you are doing a new sport really. Everyone has to start somewhere and 26 miles is difficult for everyone when you first do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2025\/mar\/19\/eilish-mccolgan-numb-body-shaming-social-media-athletics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eilish McColgan says she is \u201cnumb\u201d to comments on social media about her body shape and warned of the dangers of associating her with eating disorders. The British long-distance runner highlighted the abuse she received this month after posting a video of her on a treadmill in preparation for her first London Marathon. 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