Hiltz ran great. 7th last year, progressed to 5th this year against an historically strong field. Ran a smart, tough race. Another couple years of training and they could definitely be in the mix. Will be amused to see all the transphobe idiots downvote this merely factual post.
Was hoping they would have kept attached to the lead pack cuz they (on paper) could have... seems like a bunch of the racers were tired...
I really wanted to see Shelby’s AR finally go down and I think Hiltz would have gotten it had they been at their best today. Looked a little cooked from the beginning to me.
So she's better than the best ever doped athletes in a sport long rife with doping? Interesting.
If you have proof, give it to WADA. If you don’t, shut your mouth.
I just stated facts. 1. The sport has long had serious doping issues. 2. It is claimed she is the greatest ever runner, so that means as a supposedly clean athlete she's faster than any great doped runner has ever been.
A further fact is that in the last 4 or so years Kenya has the worst doping record than any other country in the sport since the Russian ban.
Nothing any Kenyan athlete is now doing can be trusted.
Kipyegon is transcendently great. The most dominant athlete we’ve ever seen in any distance event.
So she's better than the best ever doped athletes in a sport long rife with doping? Interesting.
Kenya might have a shocking drugs problem at the moment.
Not sure you can put Kipyegon in that category though.
She has been racing abroad consistently, at the highest level for 15+ years, taking multiple drugs test outside her country. Not even just 1 race/championship abroad each year but multiple races.
The Kenyan system is very untrustworthy but her biological passport is probably the most consistent of any Kenyan in history.
How does the matchup between Chebet and Kipyegon go down? I don't think Chebet would be able to break her, and common sense says Faith should be able to outkick Chebet with her 1500 speed, but I've never seen Faith do anything like that superhuman burst of speed Chebet has with 200 to go