Umm, you're a fan of a sport that has a pro layer that has zero real rigor to it. Sorry to break it to you, there are no "pro cards" or anything close. You're invited to compete based on situational standards. Sorry neither you nor any of your runners got that call.
"Pro card" is a LRC joke. Rojo really thought there was such a thing.
I still can't get over that today's runners being lapped feel no need to move out to let the faster runner through, even in this case when that runner is finishing off a WR. Shameful.
Spare me the bullsh!t about American women being elite. There are no elites in the United States, Sub-Elites and Sub-sub-elites.
Correct. And there is no such thing as a “breakthrough” race at age 30. It’s called doping
Here’s the harsh reality. In 2025, if you expect any sport, in which PEDs can provide an advantage, to be clean, you’re living in denial.
Especially a sport like distance running in which the top runners come from countries where the income per capita is about two grand a year. What do they have to lose?
I still can't get over that today's runners being lapped feel no need to move out to let the faster runner through, even in this case when that runner is finishing off a WR. Shameful.
I watched the finish a couple of times. My thoughts:
With a pack of three in lane one, it might have been a greater hazard for them to try to move out to lanes 2-3.
Looks like Chebet got around them easing into the inside of lane two without much trouble. She may have added maybe a meter to a meter and half maximum. Watching multiple races where runners are spread across 2-3 (even four) lanes, I don't see much negative impact on Chebet.
To the OP all three of the "lapped" runners finished between 15:10-15:14. They did just fine.
BTW, can you run a 15:10? If not, then just settle down fella.
Correct. And there is no such thing as a “breakthrough” race at age 30. It’s called doping
Here’s the harsh reality. In 2025, if you expect any sport, in which PEDs can provide an advantage, to be clean, you’re living in denial.
Especially a sport like distance running in which the top runners come from countries where the income per capita is about two grand a year. What do they have to lose?
To the OP all three of the "lapped" runners finished between 15:10-15:14. They did just fine.
They have PRs of 14:26, 14:46, and 14:47 respectively. They did not do fine.
OP, I put the blame on meet organizers for letting them in the race. Runners of that caliber shouldn't really be in the race to begin with (Klosterhalfen has a good PR but it was many years ago). Otherwise, they should bring back pulling lapped runners off the track before they get in the way.
Correct. And there is no such thing as a “breakthrough” race at age 30. It’s called doping
Here’s the harsh reality. In 2025, if you expect any sport, in which PEDs can provide an advantage, to be clean, you’re living in denial.
Especially a sport like distance running in which the top runners come from countries where the income per capita is about two grand a year. What do they have to lose?
What do they have to lose? They should lose 1) The result should not count. 2) Whaever new world record that seems to be broken each week to try and get people interested (and failing). 3). The country of Kenya needs to be banned.
The fact that twiggy Kenyans are allowed to compete really shows how much this sport is suffering and how low it stoops every time these doping age cheats steps on a track.
It’s the opposite. If you are getting world records and not even winded YOU should turn in your pro card for being an obvious doper
She looked winded to me tbh
Get your eyes checked. She was walking around hugging people as if she just stepped on the track before a race, not just having set a new world record.
No wonder people are shying away from track. Banning Kenya outright would be a step in the right direction. Until then, clean athletes should boycott events that allow these twig armed cheaters to race.
Classic intentionally dumb post. If this is your criteria for pro running, then every time a person has a bad day, they'd have to quit the sport.
Can these women who got lapped regain this so-called "pro card" next week if/when they run well again? People have off days.
That said, Klosterhalfen was DFL. She honestly might be rethinking her future after yesterday. Still, she has one of the best resumes in the sport (sub-2, sub-4, sub-14:30). Is she washed? Probably. Does she have the right to fight for a comeback? Yes! She might quit after this season, but not because of one bad race.
Women's 5000M Beatrice Chebet, KEN – 13:58.06 (WR, DLR, MR) Agnes Jebet Ngetich, KEN – 14:01.29 (PB) Gudaf Tsegay, ETH – 14:04.41 (SB) Margaret Akidor, KEN – 14:30.34 (PB) Caroline Nyaga, KEN – 14:30.45 (SB) Medina Eisa, ETH – 14:31.15 Aleshign Baweke, ETH – 14:31.94 Fantaye Belayneh, ETH – 14:33.27 (PB) Asayech Ayichew, ETH – 14:34.20 Weini Kelati Frezghi, USA – 14:38.15 (SB) Hirut Meshesha, ETH – 14:40.01 Janeth Chepngetich, KEN – 14:40.25 (PB) Mekedes Alemsehate, ETH – 14:43.29 (SB) Caroline Kariba, KEN – 14:44.96 (PB) Maurine Jepkoech Chebor, KEN – 14:50.68 (PB) Aynadis Mebratu, ETH – 14:51.37 Marta Alemayo, ETH – 14:56.34 (SB) Fotyen Tesfay, ETH – 15:04.83 (SB) Hellen Ekalale Lobun, KEN – 15:10.30 (SB) Yenawa Nbret, ETH – 15:11.02 Konstanze Klosterhalfen, GER – 15:14.22 (SB)
I still can't get over that today's runners being lapped feel no need to move out to let the faster runner through, even in this case when that runner is finishing off a WR. Shameful.
The problem with the "move out" thing is that unless a meet official has them all move out, it is actually worse when runners make that decision on their own.
Imagine the final four runners are in lane one on the homestretch. Now what happens if one moves way out into lane three "to be nice" and one see her do it so moves out into lane two. The other two, being exhausted and clueless stay in lane one. Now we have three lanes blocked!
Lapped runners, please, just stay single file on the rail. Passing on the outside edge of lane one (on the straight) only adds like 10 cm to your run. It is not an issue.
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