How about some love for Sarah Billings? The Aussie just went from 4:06 to 3:59 in 1 race at age 26!!!

rojo · 2024-04-20T12:00:43-04:00

From our soon to be published article;[b]8) Aussies Georgia Griffith and Sarah Billings ran the races of their lives to break 4:00[/b] One story that might get lost in the shuffle of the many fantastic performances put up at the Wanda Diamond League opener in Xiamen today was the fact that two different Australian women ran pbs to break 4:00 in the women’s 1500, with one of them being a super wild story. 27-year-old Georgia Griffith, a World Championship finalist who was 2nd at last week’s Australian champs, lowered her pb from 4:00.16 to 3:59.59 to place sixth and take top non-Ethiopian honors in the race. But behind her, Sarah Billings did something wild. The 26-year-old, who was only 4th at the Australian champs -- nearly seven seconds back of the winner – lowered her pb from 4:06.77 to 3:59.59. Not bad for someone who started their career as 400 runner (54.39 pb in 2015). Up until 2022, she'd never even broken 2:06 in the 800 or 4:10 in the 1500. Her seasonal best before tonight was just the 4:08.15 she ran at the Aussie champs (in a 4:01 race). Now she's gone sub-4.

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2 years ago 04/22/2024 10:04am EDT

re: my two pennies

Based on her speed/speed endurance (24/54/2:03) as a teenager combined with her new found strength over the longer distances, I'm looking forward to her continuing to build off of her 3:59.

2 years ago 04/22/2024 5:07pm EDT

re: ozzyman07

I'm in no way implying she is doping BUT there is access to cowboy doctors in Australia. Where do you think the league and AFL players get their chemical aids?

2 years ago 04/24/2024 7:22am EDT

re: rojo

If you want to hear Sarah explain want went right for her to help her jag her 7 second PB then here's her podcast after the event ...

in sum .. was sick week before at Nationals (therefore rested), was relaxed (have a crack), ran to the race plan, wave lights helped last lap ...

Spiked Up - #8.5 (Bonus Sub4 Recap) (under "For the Kudos" podcast)

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‎For The Kudos: Spiked Up - #8.5 (Bonus Sub4 Recap) on Apple Podcasts

‎Show For The Kudos, Ep Spiked Up - #8.5 (Bonus Sub4 Recap) - 22 Apr 2024

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