OH...TX wrote:
coachy wrote:
Two records? Course must be short
It's just a really fast course if the weather cooperates. There's only a few hundred feet of elevation, and none of it is more than a gradual 10 feet at a time. There very little turning either. The half course basically feels like running on a track.
yet the course record was only like 2:23 before today, weird.
It doesn’t matter that the course isn’t a complete loop? What is the governing body that declares this to be a record?
rhojo wrote:
OH...TX wrote:
It's just a really fast course if the weather cooperates. There's only a few hundred feet of elevation, and none of it is more than a gradual 10 feet at a time. There very little turning either. The half course basically feels like running on a track.
yet the course record was only like 2:23 before today, weird.
It could be because the full never gets elite fields. Houston isn't exactly spending much on appearance fees and prize money. The half always draws much more talented fields due to the calender timing and course. Look how far back 2nd place was in the women's full.
runningchick wrote:
Aerobic training wrote:
Very impressive. I wonder how her lifetime mileage / aerobic training compares to other woman marathoners at their peak
I've been actually really surprised by her Strava data as she seems to have run a peak mileage of only 130km in the lead up to this which is 82 miles. That seems really low for a marathoner of that caliber.
It`s like I always preach; It`s not mainly about how many miles you run, more a matter of how you run your miles. :)
USATF is the governing organization that ratifies youth, open and masters athletics records.
The course was measured and verified by two World Athletics grade "A" measurers.
All of the boxes where checked off including proper timing protocols and drug testing.
Congratulations to these exceptional athletes and their support teams.
Capy short finger wrote:
made bed wrote:
Drugs or no drugs, 2:19 is crazy fast.
2:14 low is even faster.
2:01:39 is even faster yet!
Wow! I would have bet hugely against her getting this record. My hat is off to her.
Why is she so skinny?
Regardless of the liberal hatred displayed here, it was an awesome performance!. Kudos
bartholomew_maxwell wrote:
Why is she so skinny?
Pretty much all elite distance runners are. I thought you would know that by now.
That seems really low for a marathoner of that caliber.
By "caliber” do you refer to both the size of her gun barrels and the high quality of her character?
rhojo wrote:
OH...TX wrote:
It's just a really fast course if the weather cooperates. There's only a few hundred feet of elevation, and none of it is more than a gradual 10 feet at a time. There very little turning either. The half course basically feels like running on a track.
yet the course record was only like 2:23 before today, weird.
Top end people for marathon typically only run the world marathon majors. She was like 6th this year in Chicago after little training from an injury. Ordinarily she would have been fighting for top 3 in Chicago. Those types of people typically don't run Houston because it's nowhere near as much prize money. That's why the old course record was 'only 2:23'... The half marathon is world athletics gold label and has been for a while more competitive of a race than the marathon. That's why the men's AR for half is also at Houston, and so it the women's. But KD was fit and ready to run fast after a somewhat disappointing Chicago from injury and wanted to go fast so she ran this race even though she's too fast for it, which is why she won by 10 minutes. Course not short. Look at people's strava, it's registering the same as always, slightly long since GPS watches always run slightly long on certified courses. 13.2 typically for the half and 26.3 or 26.4 for the full.
The quality over quantity concept is BS for those who favor one over the other. There should be an appropriate balance of both. For instance, you cannot be a successful marathoner while limiting your mileage to 50 miles per week and training most of that mileage at marathon pace. Modern training has proven that building a complete runner with complexity of speed and endurance training succeeds most.
2 pages post AR! Jordan runs 2:44 and gets 26 pages. LOL.
stinks doping to me
1) Do you know that she posts all her training on Strava? If not, the numbers are low.
2) Strava goes Monday through Sunday by default. If you go Sunday through Saturday, as some do, 82 is not her biggest week.
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