Kara is nearly 1 minute faster than Desiree for 5k, 2 minutes faster for the 10k, and 4 minutes faster for a half marathon. She only beat her by 5 seconds in Berlin. Kara obviously doesn't have a handle on the marathon. She is too old to spend the next couple years under Salazar.
That half in Chicago three weeks before the marathon was the single biggest factor in her relatively mediocre WC run.
I and I wrote:
That half in Chicago three weeks before the marathon was the single biggest factor in her relatively mediocre WC run.
I disagree. Throwing up her fluids starting at 29k indicates she did not properly test her fueling strategy and tolerance in warm, slightly humid conditions. She ran almost perfectly even splits (something like +13 seconds positive), so if she could have kept fuel down, she would have very likely negative split like the rest of the top five, as the second half pace was well within her range based on the Chicago Half.
I think it would have been a more effective race preparation strategy to have sat on Chad Ware at the Chicago Half, and tried to outkick him in the last 2k, but at the end of the day, Kara going 30 seconds faster than she probably should have was not material to the outcome of the WC marathon.
I and I wrote:
That half in Chicago three weeks before the marathon was the single biggest factor in her relatively mediocre WC run.
The race in Chicago likely had little to no role in causing her to have stomach issues on one day three weeks later.
common wrote:
I disagree. Throwing up her fluids starting at 29k indicates she did not properly test her fueling strategy and tolerance in warm, slightly humid conditions.
Either that or she just had an off day
No off day. She ran about 2 minutes off of her PB on a day that was about 2 minutes slow. She just isn't that good for a marathon right now.
anyone else thinks she might be pregnent thus the reason why she threw up?
prego wrote:
anyone else thinks she might be pregnent thus the reason why she threw up?
My wife brought that up this morning. It's extremely unlikely that she would risk getting pregnant right before a hard marathon, but if she happened to get pregnant and didn't know it (as many women don't in the first several weeks after conception), it's possible.
On a related note, pregnancy introduces a blood plasma and RBC boost that would be quite beneficial to running a marathon. Obviously, a woman wouldn't knowingly risk anything by doing that intentionally. I'm just saying.
common wrote:
Throwing up her fluids starting at 29k
Pics?
The fact is Hanson's haven't ever had a female with Kara's speed. Just because on one day Kara only beats one Hanson's gal by 5 seconds doesn't mean the Hanson's program is any better than Al Sal, or Mammouth, etc. What it says is Kara can have a really bad day and still beat the best Hanson's gal, which really isn't a stunning recommendation.
The Hanson's are really nice guys that have done great things with a yeoman-like group of runners. That's not a put-down, just the facts on the table. They should continue what they're doing because one of these days they're going to hit that one underdeveloped runner that fits their mix perfectly.
To suggest that their program is the wonder-kind that everyone should follow at the expense of all others is pretty much lunacy and I'd be willing to be the Hanson's themselves would agree.
Its not about the Hansons, its her. She needs to convince herself how good she is. She psyched herslef out. Nobody else can cure this except her.
RIP: D3 All-American Frank Csorba - who ran 13:56 in March - dead
RENATO can you talk about the preparation of Emile Cairess 2:06
Running for Bowerman Track Club used to be cool now its embarrassing
Hats off to my dad. He just ran a 1:42 Half Marathon and turns 75 in 2 months!
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
Rest in Peace Adrian Lehmann - 2:11 Swiss marathoner. Dies of heart attack.