hurl the hurdles (far away) wrote:
Hurdle events are, without exception, for runners who are too slow to win at flat distances.
The flat PR of that entire list is 8:39 by Coburn. I doubt any of them could crack 8:30 if they switched over and trained for it full time
for the most part yes. napoleon ran 2:03 in high school and has been running steeple since she was a hs junior. she's also a 5-7 high jumper, while on a distance training program. unique talent. might be able to go another level