Karissa Schweizer runs 14:52 - 7th all time in US history - IN THE HEATS

rojo wrote:

Not sure why she kept pushing, maybe other than to get a big effort in since she's lightly raced.

She'd never broken 15:00 before today.

Us Top 10 at 5000 per TFN

14:34.45 Shelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC) 7/21/18

14:38.92 Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) 9/09/16

14:42.64 Molly Huddle (Saucony) 7/18/14

14:44.80 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 4/13/07

14:45.35 Regina Jacobs (Nike) 7/21/00

14:51.62 Deena Kastor (Reebok) 8/01/00

14:52.41 Karissa Schwiezer (Nike) 10/02/19

14:54.29 Jen Rhines (adidas) 6/06/08

14:55.02 Kara Goucher (Nike) 9/16/07

14:55.74 Lisa Uhl (Iowa State) 7/16/10

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/1179423741018873859https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but I'm just super glad she beat the overrated Kara Goucher!!!! Thank you Karissa!!!!

Karissa Fan wrote:

zxcvzxvc wrote:

If Klosterhalfen is in the 5000m final, it will surely be fast. Even if she isn't, these women's long distance races are fast. That is a fine performance for Schweizer. She's very unlikely to medal, so I am glad she took her chance. Besides, she probably hasn't raced in months anyway.

Koko won't take it out fast, too many eyes on her and too much suspicion if she drops another 14:26 or better. She will do exactly what she did in qualifying today, just going for the win and saving it for the last K.

Lol she's not changing her race plan because of what the media thinks. These athletes don't have as much control as people think. These are the world championships, you pick your best race plan and go with it. Waiting until the last 1k is a great race plan.

Yes!!!!!! Karissa!!!!! wrote:

rojo wrote:

Not sure why she kept pushing, maybe other than to get a big effort in since she's lightly raced.

She'd never broken 15:00 before today.

Us Top 10 at 5000 per TFN

14:34.45 Shelby Houlihan (Bowerman TC) 7/21/18

14:38.92 Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) 9/09/16

14:42.64 Molly Huddle (Saucony) 7/18/14

14:44.80 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 4/13/07

14:45.35 Regina Jacobs (Nike) 7/21/00

14:51.62 Deena Kastor (Reebok) 8/01/00

14:52.41 Karissa Schwiezer (Nike) 10/02/19

14:54.29 Jen Rhines (adidas) 6/06/08

14:55.02 Kara Goucher (Nike) 9/16/07

14:55.74 Lisa Uhl (Iowa State) 7/16/10

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/1179423741018873859https://trackandfieldnews.com/tfn-lists/u-s-all-time-list-women/

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but I'm just super glad she beat the overrated Kara Goucher!!!! Thank you Karissa!!!!

Who overrates Kara? If anything and when gives her enough respect on here.

Why get on letsrun during work if you don’t want to know results before you watch the races? Here’s your sign!

WinnytheBish wrote:

Who overrates Kara? If anything and when gives her enough respect on here.

Enough suggests that she is due any respect, which she isn't.

ituyjgkfmvnb wrote:

A little off-topic, but whatever happened to Lisa Uhl? She was on fire a decade ago, NCAA record, made the 2012 Olympic team, then quickly vanished. Is she running at all now?

She hasn't run for several years.

It seems that she struggled to balance work and life after college. After graduating, she was set to go to vet school. She deferred, and moved to Portland to join Schumacher's group. She lost a year to injuries, but made the Olympic team in 2012. She wasn't happy in Portland, and wasn't getting faster in the 5000, so she moved back to Iowa. She didn't run well on the track in 2013, so she moved to the roads in 2014. That didn't really pan out, and she eventually stopped running, went back to vet school and got her DVM.

It's clear she had some very bad luck right after turning pro. After losing 2011 to injury, she lost her training partner, Shalane Flanagan, to the marathon after 2012. Then after she moved back to Iowa, her coach left for Boise State.

rojo wrote:

Not sure why she kept pushing, maybe other than to get a big effort in since she's lightly raced.

I know why.

I ran my best PB in the NCAA national prelims to get an auto Q into the finals my senior year in college. I felt great and shut it down with about 100 meters to go knowing I had the Q in the bag and still ran a PR.

The final was tactical and slow, and then I never approached that fitness again due to injury and illness.

When you have an opportunity to run a PB, you have to take it right then. Who knows if it will happen again, no matter how good you feel!

3 consecutive months of altitude training has worked magic for both Karissa and Marielle Hall (almost half-minute pr in the 10k).

Could be that Karissa is so much better now than she was in early July -- when she ran her former pr 15:01 at the Sunset Tour meet in Asuza in a winning effort she described as feeling like a training run -- that today's 14:52 was a controlled effort.

Another thing going for her is that she's never missed time due to injury or illness -- maybe someone who has followed her career through her Missouri college days can confirm/deny that observation.

In any regards, see seems unflappable; i.e., on the track, it appears that nothing seems to bother her.

She broke Simpson's 3000 meter record in college. Anyone that breaks one of Simpson's records is capable of great things. Good job Karissa.

Why shoot your wad like that in the heats?

She knew she likely needed a PB to qualify (sub 15) and then with 400m left realized she was flying, so why not land a huge PB. What point would it have been for her to cruise in, as she will not be in the medal mix in the final? She has a couple of days off. Maybe she can get another PB and get down into the 1440s. She looked great. Congrats to her.

WinnytheBish wrote:

Yes!!!!!! Karissa!!!!! wrote:

We're all entitled to our own opinions, but I'm just super glad she beat the overrated Kara Goucher!!!! Thank you Karissa!!!!

Who overrates Kara? If anything and when gives her enough respect on here.

Winny,

She's been overrated on this site for some time with many, many defenders claiming how good she was. She got lucky placing high in a few big races with weaker than normal fields.

Believe what you'd like, she was a solid runner for sure, but not as good as she claimed.

First she was going after 2:20 flat then she was going after Paula's record, yes she said that. From someone who broke barely broke 2:25, that's pure BS.

Now she complains about Alberto and has to drop the F-bomb on tv trying to sound cool, but it wasn't.

As many before me have mentioned, she's just trying to stay relevant as she went downhill. I can't imagine the stuff she posts on her IG but I wouldn't look at it for anything as she personifies arrogance.

Hasay is in a whole different world and you don't hear her talking like that. Shalane is like 3 and 1/2 minutes faster and Cragg is too. Kara Goucher is jealous of this and has to bring up the shoes. Well Kara, weren't your shoes better than the ones that Joannie ran in at Los Angeles in 84?

She's a whiner who wants to be noticed and known to an unhealthy level, think desperation.

Does that help?

Tacticalish wrote:

Splits:

3:05.05

3:04.53

3:00.44

2:56.00

2:46.39

Could you imagine what she could do with even splits, and better weather. I mean I wouldn’t be surprised if she is in 14:3x shape right now if she was in the Houlihan like time trial last year.

She proved something today but it was done at the expense of her final. She was not gong to medal anyway but she did put in a solid performance. No 14:30's for KS yet, though.

She's top 10 all time in times, and Top 1 all time in hotness. Respect.

#claw

Karissa Fan wrote:

zxcvzxvc wrote:

If Klosterhalfen is in the 5000m final, it will surely be fast. Even if she isn't, these women's long distance races are fast. That is a fine performance for Schweizer. She's very unlikely to medal, so I am glad she took her chance. Besides, she probably hasn't raced in months anyway.

Koko won't take it out fast, too many eyes on her and too much suspicion if she drops another 14:26 or better. She will do exactly what she did in qualifying today, just going for the win and saving it for the last K.

I wouldn't exlude this because unfortunately Koko is tactically not very good but it would be very stupid for someone who could run 14:26 without pacers to risk getting tripped during slowish 3-4k in the crowd or getting outkicked in the last k. Too many could keep up in that second heat despite a 2:41-42 last km. It needs to be faster to get the field down to 3-4 contenders at ca. 3600-4000 like in Brussels.

Obiri wouldn't want that either. She got seriously dropped in Brussels with the sub 2:40 last km (and likewise with Gidey's surge in the 10k), so she has also a reason to make it faster at least from the halfway point.

Karissa didn't look like she was running to her limit in the heat. I wouldn't be surprised if she carves even more off that time in the final.

I don’t know if it will happen in the final but she is going to break the American record sooner or later.

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fdlkslkjfajlk;df wrote:

Thanks for spoiling it for those of us that actually work for a living.

If you don't want the results spoiled for you at work then don't go on letsrun

Agree 100%. I stay off the site until I've watched the races.

fdlkslkjfajlk;df wrote:

Thanks for spoiling it for those of us that actually work for a living.

Yeah, have a site about competitive running and never cover live races. That makes sense.

Maybe those of us that watch the race want to discuss it, ok?