Hassan hints at 36 hour 10,000m/Marathon Olympic double

She said: "So maybe if everything goes perfect and I win everything, let me go to challenge myself."

This could mean that she will run the marathon IF she beats (e.g.) Tsegaye in the 10k, AND then Kipyegon in the 1,500 the next evening. The marathon would be the very next morning (how much sleep could she get?). Her interviews seem kind of flaky; even entertaining this idea is crazy... as she herself said “Yeah, maybe I am crazy enough."

Plus back then the 10,000 had qualifying heats. It seems like runners back then were more willing to double than now, even with the extra heats.

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And Zatopek won the 5, 10 and marathon in '52 Olympics.

Viren and Zatopek were champion runners whose exploits transcended the sport in their time partially because of their willingness to triple in championship distance events.

Adding in the marathon is a big part of this, because for the average person the marathon still has a certain mystique about it that inspires awe.

I believe Hassan will be (is) right there with them, but unfortunately, she will not get the attention she deserves because of the way many view females, racial prejudice, and her feat will just be another tiny spec on the internet.

It's fun to see Hassan give it a go at different distances and truly go for it races, but I think her racing style on the track has passed it's expiration date. She doesn't have the best kick anymore and she doesn't have the best times. Yet she approaches races like she can just hang in the back and then outkick everyone in the last couple laps. Honestly I think she is wasting her time with the 10k and endangering her chances at the marathon, but I'm not her, so whatever.

Hassan is overhyped after her 2019 Doha and 2021 Tokyo doubles / triples - for me it's clear as I'm also not a fan due to her very masculine way of kicking.
After her "restful" 2022 she is not longer winning global titles and I think she won't be in the future (apart from marathons maybe).

However for the 10,000 is has to be said that her PB is still #2 performance all time and her 2023 SB is #2 performance this year.
She and always superb but turned into a marvelous monster since this year Gudaf Tsegay are favourites for gold in Paris in this event - and thus much depens on the calendar and their multi-event plans.

i think it's a fair comparison - they are the elite men/women who actually go out there to compete and race and test themselves consistently.. Jakob said after pre how he is focused on winning as much as possible, not just peaking for the championship races. Sifan has the same mentality - let's get out there and push and see what's possible.

She probably wins the worlds 10k this year if she didn't run the 1500m heat a couple hours earlier. Or if she didn't train for 1500 thru marathon distance(!!)

Jakob probably wins the 1500m worlds if he focused specifically on that, instead of racing a ton from indoors on, and targeting world records, etc..

I think they're each the most exciting & impressive athlete in mens/womens distance right now so it seems totally fine to bring him in - they have the same mentality towards racing - Jakob said he wants the marathon wr eventually too.

she tripled in tokyo and medaled in all 3 with 2 golds. then came back and won the london marathon in her marathon debut, vs a stacked field, while having to stop and stretch an injury in the middle of the race. What are you talking about? How do you see those performances and say "yeah man she's just overhyped" - what more would you have her do?????? good lord

Disagree with some of point 3: tired legs and the quality of previous bronze medallists. All the best of this current group will be there, with the exception of the fourth and fifth best from both Ethiopia and Kenya. None of those surprise bronze winners would be third here.

Also Weather it could be Hot in Paris in Summer, and I hear it is not an easy course, also factor in she will have run likely 2 or maybe all 3 of A 1500, 5000 and 10000 against other great Runners F. Kipyegon, G. Tsegay, A Ngetich, Gidey etc. All 3 of those events could be at World Record Pace and then after lets say she tries the 1500, 5000 and 10000 I would think a Hot Marathon on a Challenging course with potentially T. Assefa, R, Chepngetich (Who pretty much guarantees a fast pace and other Runners of that Caliber, I think that would be too much, I say she should forget the Olympic Marathon and maybe make a World Record Attempt in Berlin, Chicago, Valencia Etc. The Next Barrier for Woman of course is under 2:10.00 but no one talks about 2:11.06 is exactly 5 Minute Pace so the Woman who runs under that is a Barrier Breaker as well especially in Countries that Values Miles over Kilometers like USA, Regardless under 5 Minutes for a Marathon will be huge and Tigist Assefa has put that in reach for the top woman.

That would be my advice to her 2 or 3 Track events in the Olympics then a World Record Marathon attempt later in the year.

Take note that upto date Assefa's women's marathon world record is yet to be verified..

One of them is much more likely to be a doper than the other.

What has a runner really got to lose when they dope? Getting caught would be their only true loss. So they can afford to be reckless in anything else as they live on the edge of reckless abandon in all walks of life. They know they'd be far less relevant if they chose the alternative of being clean. Life becomes video game mode to a doper.

Yeah, I noticed that when news of Kiptum's record getting ratified came through - which was run after Assefa's. Not only that, but London hasn't announced any runners at all yet. I wonder if they were hoping to land Assefa but there's something holding it up. It's very strange. It's not like Berlin is some two-bit race where they have to verify course measurements, etc. verification should be straightforward

London is announcing athletes today, their time