Personally I would like to see her go for the triple - what an incredible achievement it would be. The 5k is pretty stacked currently; probably the 10 and marathon double is more feasable. The marathon in the heat though has plenty of variables which could effect her decision to run only that (all eggs in one basket is problematic).
What would you rather see from Hassan? Go all out of track medals or double/triple w marathon?
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Guess it's realistic to think Sifan will triple.
Just read Sifan is going to run in Belgrade a XC March 30th, adding up some fun and to get stronger of course, like Obiri.
Paris marathon will be brutal because of the heat in summer, the hills and the loaded list. If I were Sifan I'd do a pretty little marathon try out in Paris in July beforehand, to get the real feel of that stretch in the body.
However, if you're a serious Olympic marathon runner you damn well need to 'know' this parcour in centimetres.
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jacksprat wrote:
Personally I would like to see her go for the triple - what an incredible achievement it would be. The 5k is pretty stacked currently; probably the 10 and marathon double is more feasable. The marathon in the heat though has plenty of variables which could effect her decision to run only that (all eggs in one basket is problematic).
She just ran a 2:18 and you believe she would be competitive in the Olympics after 2 days rest after the 10K? A marathon DNF would not be part of an incredible achievement.
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4:20 is not that fast wrote:
She just ran a 2:18 and you believe she would be competitive in the Olympics after 2 days rest after the 10K? A marathon DNF would not be part of an incredible achievement.
Think Sifan'd rather die than DNF and if fit, healthy and prepared Sifan will be absolutely competitive, like a few other great women runners.
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nope wrote:
Guess it's realistic to think Sifan will triple.
Just read Sifan is going to run in Belgrade a XC March 30th, adding up some fun and to get stronger of course, like Obiri.
Paris marathon will be brutal because of the heat in summer, the hills and the loaded list. If I were Sifan I'd do a pretty little marathon try out in Paris in July beforehand, to get the real feel of that stretch in the body.
However, if you're a serious Olympic marathon runner you damn well need to 'know' this parcour in centimetres.
Where did you read this? Can't find it anywhere
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Dutch papers, you'll find a thread on that as well on the message board.
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griles17 wrote:
Where did you read this? Can't find it anywhere
Besides the fun of it and to get stronger, wondered why, during Ramadan !?
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nope wrote:
4:20 is not that fast wrote:
She just ran a 2:18 and you believe she would be competitive in the Olympics after 2 days rest after the 10K? A marathon DNF would not be part of an incredible achievement.
Think Sifan'd rather die than DNF and if fit, healthy and prepared Sifan will be absolutely competitive, like a few other great women runners.
You can believe what you want, but 36 hours rest after the 10 is not enough. A finishing time of something like 2:20, or the weather and hilly course equivalent, would not be much better than a DNF.
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4:20 is not that fast wrote:
You can believe what you want, but 36 hours rest after the 10 is not enough. A finishing time of something like 2:20, or the weather and hilly course equivalent, would not be much better than a DNF.
you 're maybe right when she takes a silver or golden medal and not in complete top form, otherwise the 10k will just work for her as a training day, she'll need to stay in form imo
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I agree with you that the 10k effort would effect the marathon results. But in context with the question the 10/marathon double would be more do - able than the triple. One event would be better in terms of physical load though.
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