My cap is off to the pacer for recognizing that she couldn't stay ahead. She probably was told to run 27/57 or similar and realized she had a tiger on her heels and adjusted appropriately.
This is looking like Keely/Athing/Meyers level talent, dealt in one fell swoop. Reminds me of when Athing set the indoor 600AR.
Maryam Yusuf Jamal (Arabic: مريم يوسف جمال; Oromo: Maryam Yuusuf Jamaal) (born Zenebech Tola) (born 16 September 1984) is an Ethiopian-born Bahraini middle-distance runner. She is the first Bahraini athlete to win an Olympic...
I looked her up on Tilastapaja and power of 10. Her PB before tonight was 2:01.50.
She ran 2:09.13 in 2021 and 2:03.34 in 2022 and 2:01.50 last year. This was her first 800 of 2024, but she has run 54.82 for 400 and 4:05.87 for 1500 this year in open races with men.
In the 1500, she ran 4:39.30 in 2019, 4:28.10 in 2021, 4:19.29 in 2022 and 4:11.96 in 2023.
A letsrun visitor posted about Gill two years ago when he saw here run 2:03 at age 15.
I watched a 14 year old girl (her name is Phoebe Gill) run a 2.03 800 here in Britain last week and it has got me wondering about world bests: Does anybody happen to know what it is for a 14yo girl? I can't imagine she'd be a...
It's the second fastest time ever for an under-18 after Wang Yuan, which is from 1993, so, y'know...
I thought sub-2 was coming this year, but 1:57 at that age is outrageous. Extraordinary talent. The only questions is if, at her age, it's best to protect her from the hype that would come from Olympic selection or if it's best to go and gain experience.
No question at all. Go to the Olympics. You have no idea what may happen in the future. Take the opportunity if it presents itself
I tend to agree, and it's the route Hodgkinson took when some were talking about Tokyo coming too soon for her. It obviously worked out for her. But it wouldn't surprise me at all if UKA talked her into skipping Paris to focus on lower key championships.
No question at all. Go to the Olympics. You have no idea what may happen in the future. Take the opportunity if it presents itself
I tend to agree, and it's the route Hodgkinson took when some were talking about Tokyo coming too soon for her. It obviously worked out for her. But it wouldn't surprise me at all if UKA talked her into skipping Paris to focus on lower key championships.
You mean so that Boffey can go to yet another championship, circumventing the rule that is now applied to all other athletes that they should be a genuine top 6 finisher.
I looked her up on Tilastapaja and power of 10. Her PB before tonight was 2:01.50.
She ran 2:09.13 in 2021 and 2:03.34 in 2022 and 2:01.50 last year. This was her first 800 of 2024, but she has run 54.82 for 400 and 4:05.87 for 1500 this year in open races with men.
In the 1500, she ran 4:39.30 in 2019, 4:28.10 in 2021, 4:19.29 in 2022 and 4:11.96 in 2023.
A letsrun visitor posted about Gill two years ago when he saw here run 2:03 at age 15.
I tend to agree, and it's the route Hodgkinson took when some were talking about Tokyo coming too soon for her. It obviously worked out for her. But it wouldn't surprise me at all if UKA talked her into skipping Paris to focus on lower key championships.
You mean so that Boffey can go to yet another championship, circumventing the rule that is now applied to all other athletes that they should be a genuine top 6 finisher.
That's a bit unfair. Boffey was only selected ahead of others for Budapest, and it was a marginal call. I'd have went with Alex Bell, but there was a good case for Boffey as well. The fact is, if Gill finishes top two at the trials, she'll be selected. That's a possibility, given that Hodgkinson might not race the 800 as she gets an auto-selection. If it's a race between Reekie, Gill, Boffey, and Bell, I think k Gill could get a top two spot.
