15:48 is solid on that course. Uphill first mile, rolling in the middle, downhill finish. Definitely worth something faster on a flat course or on the track.
Surprised her & Spencer scratched from Portland. Is there a better meet this weekend or next? I would've thought that Spencer would have hopped into another east coast race. The Portland meet looks perfect for both of them.
The nickname was given to her by a commentator, not by me.
She is a native Alaskan.
Exactly. And for those who don't follow the logic, Native Alaskans migrated to Alaska from Asia via the Bearing Strait, thus Native Alaskan = Asian. Again, though, I didn't come up with the nickname.
-She was referred to as a "baby face assassin"; "Asian makes no sense. Your memory is faulty. Find proof. There is proof for "assassin". Allie Ostrander is hilarious - LetsRun.com
-She was born in Alaska, but is not what is locally meant by "native Alaskan", that is she does not have indigenous Alaskan heritage.
Thanks for this. After watching her recent workout video, I took a greater interest. She had a nice controlled form in the AlphaFly. It seems to suit her athleticism.
I think it would be very interesting to see her now try and go under 1:10 for the Half-Marathon.
She is 100% going to get a deal with Nike; with her social media presence, marketability and personality, its a no-brainer. They signed Kim Conley, so... yeah, no-brainer.
A female's marketibility is largely based upon looks so I would say NO
The key word is "history". The race has slipped greatly. Thirty-two yrs ago 16:23 got you tenth, twenty-two yrs ago 16:19 got you tenth, twelve yrs ago 15:53 got you tenth. This year - 17:43.
No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine, but the race has slipped under current management.
I'm a big Allie O fan and hope she can string together these performances and stay in recovery. She is super likable. For a while there I thought she would be destined for that garbage heap of has beens that stole their name from a soccer team, Atalanta.
If she wanted to move up in distance, I think Allie would crush at the half marathon and marathon distance. She’s young, but people are moving up earlier and earlier these days. Solid run. Go Allie!
The key word is "history". The race has slipped greatly. Thirty-two yrs ago 16:23 got you tenth, twenty-two yrs ago 16:19 got you tenth, twelve yrs ago 15:53 got you tenth. This year - 17:43.
No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine, but the race has slipped under current management.
The race used to offer a LOT more prize money. $10,000 ftw, and now it's $3000. That's the difference. But the race is still competitive for club runners and likely has other priorities besides the top 10 times being elite.
The key word is "history". The race has slipped greatly. Thirty-two yrs ago 16:23 got you tenth, twenty-two yrs ago 16:19 got you tenth, twelve yrs ago 15:53 got you tenth. This year - 17:43.
No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine, but the race has slipped under current management.
There weren't as many racers in '90 though, I bet. That said, American distance running was still pretty solid even at the start of the decade, although not what it was from say '70 to about '88.
I'm a big Allie O fan and hope she can string together these performances and stay in recovery. She is super likable. For a while there I thought she would be destined for that garbage heap of has beens that stole their name from a soccer team, Atalanta.
I actually have a TON of respect for Allie O. She makes good videos, she's honest about her ED, she's likeable and she's someone I'd root for. No sarcasm!
The key word is "history". The race has slipped greatly. Thirty-two yrs ago 16:23 got you tenth, twenty-two yrs ago 16:19 got you tenth, twelve yrs ago 15:53 got you tenth. This year - 17:43.
No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine, but the race has slipped under current management.
What would 15:48 have gotten you in those years? How did weather compare?
Prize money has lessened so that matters but 15:48 is still solid. Don't discredit that. Even more impressive since she was solo for a lot of it.
What would 15:48 have gotten you in those years? How did weather compare?
Prize money has lessened so that matters but 15:48 is still solid. Don't discredit that. Even more impressive since she was solo for a lot of it.
Allie wouldn't have won when the purse was $10k. Edna Kiplagat and Emily Chebet top 2 in 2010 for example in 15:1x, but they are world marathon and cross country champions, so no shame in being a little behind them on your first race in a long while. Go Allie!
15:48 in 2010 would've been between 6th and 8th somewhere, and top American. Don't know though what the conditions were and if the course is the same now.
Thanks for this. After watching her recent workout video, I took a greater interest. She had a nice controlled form in the AlphaFly. It seems to suit her athleticism.
I think it would be very interesting to see her now try and go under 1:10 for the Half-Marathon.
She is 100% going to get a deal with Nike; with her social media presence, marketability and personality, its a no-brainer. They signed Kim Conley, so... yeah, no-brainer.
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