SEATTLE — Nick Symmonds sat at a desk in his modest apartment, equipped with a laptop, a printer, a scanner, a cellphone and caffeine-infused gum. If he could not run at the world track and field championships, at least he could talk nonstop about why he was not running.
“This is the battle station,” he said. “I’ve got enough gum to fuel me through any long battles into the night.”
There have been plenty in recent days.
On social media and in interviews, Symmonds has unloaded on the national federation that governs his sport, accusing it of negligence and exploitation.