ventolin wrote:she cannot do any serious damage over a gp 5k in her "pefect race" off her current ability
being generous, call her 3'58 & her 800, 1'58 - 1'59
an elite 800/1500 runner's speed decays too "fast" to be threatening in a quick race of 3k or +
She has shown she is better at the 1500 than the 800, and she won indoor nats in the 3k, at which point that was the highlight of her career. I have little doubt if she stays healthy, she can challange Flanagans record next year indoors in the 3k if she gets in the right race..we don't have any clue about her 3k or 5k ability, and right now shes a 2:01 4:00 person, which is different then what you're trying to make her out to be (which you call being generous). Really you're just presenting false data just trying to make your point. This 4:00 was the first race shes' lost all year above 800. Being undefeated until then in the 1500 and in the 3k. We don't even know what she's capable of yet. I wouldn't go writing her off in the 3k or 5k, just because you like to make stuff up.