Jenny wins the big races. Uceny wins races that no one will remember or cares about.
Jenny wins the big races. Uceny wins races that no one will remember or cares about.
real deal3 wrote:
Jenny wins the big races. Uceny wins races that no one will remember or cares about.
Um...
1. Maryam Yusuf JAMAL 84 BRN 1333
2. Morgan UCENY 85 USA 1329
3. Anna MISHCHENKO 83 UKR 1308
4. Hannah ENGLAND 87 GBR 1303
5. Kalkidan GEZAHEGNE 91 ETH 1295
6. Irene JELAGAT 88 KEN 1273
6. Jenny BARRINGER-SIMPSON 86 USA 1273
That ranking is meaningless.
They're both great runners and both had great seasons. It's just dumb trying to come up with reasons why one is better than the other when they are so close in ability. The OP is assuming that something had to happen for Uceny to lose, but really any of the top few runners in the 5th Ave. Mile were capable of winning on the right day.
One thought about the road mile, however, is that Uceny is an 800m runner who has moved up to 1500m while Simpson is a 3000mSC and 5000m runner who moved down this year. That might give a slight edge to Simpson in the mile. This is probably way down on the list of factors going into who won the 5th Ave. Mile, but something to think about.
109 extra meters was rough!
Here's another theory about why Simpson won - speed kills. Not many women can close in 58 in a 1500.
From the story about the race:
Afterward, Simpson credited confidence in her kick to being able to pull out a victory.
"Last weekend in Tangiers, I ran a really fast closing quarter - it was a slow race but I ran my fastest quarter ever - so coming here was a way to come home, celebrate the season and showcase my strength," Simpson said. "I wasn't running world-leading times but I was definitely continuing to finish my races really well. I knew that if I could stay toward the front today that I was going to be hard to beat. Closing in 58 for the last 400 meters in Tangiers gave me a huge confidence boost."