Hypo for 15-low guys

Sit and kick, baby. Sit and kick.

Did you watch the final of the Women's 5000m in London?

I never get out of my car and quietly drive home.

How else are you going to beat her? You can't outrun her at low-15 shape. Best bet is she sets a sub-PR pace, and you shadow her all the way in hopes that your manly, testosterone-filled kick is better than hers.

Flat stick to the 3 k mark, step off the course and cheer her on as if you were her pacer.

I'm just saying, it seems like her kick is one of the best in the biz. Not better than Obiri's, but very very good. She destroyed the chase pack in the final 400 meters of the final. Perhaps make a couple ridiculous moves from 1.5 to 2.5 is your best bet?

jewbacca wrote:

How else are you going to beat her? You can't outrun her at low-15 shape. Best bet is she sets a sub-PR pace, and you shadow her all the way in hopes that your manly, testosterone-filled kick is better than hers.

Mr Donut Man wrote:

I never get out of my car and quietly drive home.

May very well be the best possible move.

Party City wrote:

I'm just saying, it seems like her kick is one of the best in the biz.

Among women.

Against someone with a significantly better PR, your only real chance is to sit and kick.

Do you have a good kick? She's run 1:56 and 3:56. I know a lot of 15-low guys who do not have impressive kicks.

You're not going to beat someone 30 seconds faster than you with "tactics." Run your own race, then throw a fit and vow to "train your brains out and pound her into the ground next year."

HardLoper wrote:

You're not going to beat someone 30 seconds faster than you with "tactics."

30 seconds? He said low-15. I'm assuming I'm in 15:00 shape. Sifan ran 14:41 in May in a race won in 14:25, she's 19 seconds faster, which means she is absolutely vulnerable to a 15:00 guy.

If you're a 15:00 guy, would you really think you're invincible against a 15:19 guy going one-on-one?

The only chance to beat her is to let her do the work for 4900m and test her on the last 100m. I doubt she can maintain 14:41 pace on her own, and our 1500m PRs are similar enough it's a good bet.

Party City wrote:

Sifan Hassan shows up to your local road 5k.

Weather - excellent. 40-50 degrees. No wind.

Course - flat. fast. Slight downhill for the first half mile. One 180-degree turn at 1.25. A very small up and down (10 ft) at 2.1. And a small hill (15-20 ft) from 2.75-2.99, then a slight downhill finish.

Other competition - four to five 15:30-15:45 guys.

Prize money - $200, $100, $50, nada.

You're currently in close to PR shape.

What do you do?

Offer to get in a few easy miles after the race and see about laying some pipe.