She looked liked she was one step away from journeying to the afterlife after she won the 10k in Tokyo. The 1500/5k/10k triple was insane considering how different the events are, and considering how miserable she said she after that, I'd be shocked if she even attempted a 5k/10k/Marathon triple.
In real life, I agree, no way she does this triple. 5000/marathon or just the marathon……
Agree with this. She should do the 5/10/Marathon Triple. The 1500 is frankly not going to happen — she might not even medal given that Tsegay, Kipyegon, Muir and some up-and-coming Ethiopians are in the mix.
The Marathon is at the end of the program, which is ideal. It being hilly means the race will possibly be slow and tactical, also ideal. What might actually might be the worst case scenario for her is if Chepngetich runs for Kenya and goes out suicidally anyway.
Do you think Hassan even runs another marathon between now and Paris? Will she try and defend her London title next year? Too fast a turn around between London and Paris for a woman doubling or tripling?? Before she won on Sunday, Hassan made it seem as though she might not bother with the marathon again until 2025, if ever…..
Instead of another marathon in the next 12 mos, how about Medulin 24? After the DL final, she rests up and rolls into a solid build for World XC in Feb. Nip the Sifan never got it done on the biggest XC stage like Tirunesh and Hellen slights in the bud.
The women’s marathon is very competitive and even if she skipped the track races, I don’t see her winning a medal.
It's competitive just like the men's 5000 and 10,000 are competitive. There are a bunch of fast times produced by many different runners. The similarity lends to mythology that they are all great. I burst out laughing in Eugene last year when the commentator said 7 different runners could win.
Last I checked, Jakob is in the field. And he matter of factly described it perfectly after the race. He knew he was by far the best in the field so he wanted to gap late and leave no doubt.
If Hassan is in the marathon field, it's the same thing. She simply has more ability than the others. Lotsa luck clutching that list of personal bests when they're all running together over the final miles. Go back to Tokyo and substitute Sifan Hassan for Molly Seidel. A fresh Sifan Hassan. What happens? That's what the marathon specialists would be dealing with. Their only chance would be to risk a very fast pace that Hassan might not be capable of.
Hassan has run 2:18 compared to three others under 2:15. She has a ways to go to become the favorite.
I think Hassan would run 2:01-2:03 in an 800. If she got to the track and did specific work I could see a 1:58 or 1:59. I saw her run a 2:01.5 in NYC early season 2021 deep in base training. It looked like a sprint. I don’t think she can get to 1:56/3:52 like at her peak speed-wise but she maintains excellent speed for the 5k and up.
Hassan is now past her prime. She will have a real challenge winning one gold.
She's slightly past her prime but now that Niyonsaba is out of the picture she doesn't have anyone who can match or surpass her late kick, other than Kipyegon at 1500. That's why she'll bypass the 1500. Otherwise she can toy with Gidey and others down the stretch.
The Eugene examples mean nothing. Hassan conceded she tried to get away with half ass training last year and that Eugene taught her that raw ability alone isn't enough without the foundation.
Hassan will be 31 in Paris. Elite athletes can still thrive in that age range. Bolt and Phelps had their final Olympics in Rio during their early 30s and then wisely bowed out instead of being a shell of themselves at mid 30s.
A puzzling claim, since kipyegon and hassan are the same age, and kipyegon has been battling it out in close finishes for longer.
Since the women's marathon is the last day of the 2024 Games, should she try? The schedule does allow for an attempt.
It would "one up" Emil Zatopek's triple. It would be to her benefit should the marathon be a slower tactical race. With her speed, all she would have to do is be ready for a strong finish. If we learned anything in London is that she has "a lot left in the tank" for the marathon.
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I think 5000, 10,000, Marathon if the schedule permits.
The women’s marathon is very competitive and even if she skipped the track races, I don’t see her winning a medal.
It's competitive just like the men's 5000 and 10,000 are competitive. There are a bunch of fast times produced by many different runners. The similarity lends to mythology that they are all great. I burst out laughing in Eugene last year when the commentator said 7 different runners could win.
Last I checked, Jakob is in the field. And he matter of factly described it perfectly after the race. He knew he was by far the best in the field so he wanted to gap late and leave no doubt.
If Hassan is in the marathon field, it's the same thing. She simply has more ability than the others. Lotsa luck clutching that list of personal bests when they're all running together over the final miles. Go back to Tokyo and substitute Sifan Hassan for Molly Seidel. A fresh Sifan Hassan. What happens? That's what the marathon specialists would be dealing with. Their only chance would be to risk a very fast pace that Hassan might not be capable of.
I agree. The Olympics tends to be more like London was- a race not a time trial. Unless someone, and it would have to be a medal contender, pushes the pace early, someone like Hassan's chances increase.
A medal contender is not likely to sacrifice herself with a fast early pace.
1500, 5k, 10k, marathon probably no, the competiton in the 1500 is just too big. If you would replace 1500 for 3k steeple, and maybe take the 5k out and go for a triple, I would start to wonder, but the technique training would be a risk.
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Looking at the schedule, I think it's either she does 5K and 10K, or 5K and Marathon, or she just focuses on the Marathon.
I personally find it hard to believe Hassan will run a 10K final in the evening of August 9th, and then will trot out again to run a hilly Marathon on the morning of August 11th. There is enough time between the 5K and Marathon finals that she may attempt it but even that remains doubtful.
Having won the London Marathon, I think Budapest will reveal whether or not Hassan permanently moves to the roads and when. She's already dropped the 1500 (Kipyegon broke her in Tokyo and she didn't run it in Eugene and isn't running it in Budapest, either), and I kind of struggle to see her winning Gold in the 5K or the 10K.
Sure, she may have broken Tsegay and Gidey in Tokyo in the 5K and 10K, but now it's two years later and they are getting faster, while Hassan is slowing down. Gidey ran a 60s final lap in Eugene, so indeed, the circumstances are not the same.
1500m and Marathon double? I have lost i.q. points due to reading something so silly.
Hassan likes doing "stupid" things in a sense. But I'm not seeing much evidence that she still wants to run the 1500 any more. If anything, it looks like she's going the other way.