Not being mean but was Izzo the one who was given a lead at Worlds in 3rd place with a decent lead over 4th and lost that lead?
I believe so.
Results after 3rd leg 1) Kenya 16:31 2) Ethiopia 16:51 3) USA 17:08 4) Great Britain 17:11 5) Morocco 17:17 6) Japan 17:18 7) Uganda 17:26 8) France 17:26
Final results 1) Kenya 22:15 2) Ethiopia 22:43 3) Great Britain 23:00 4) Morocco 23:08 5) Uganda 23:10 6) France 23:17 7) Japan 23:18 8) USA 23:21
The top 3 ran the last 3k in about 8:45. The last mile in 4:38. Very impressive. Valby is damn near a double Olympian. For being as fragile as glass for much of her career, she seems to be indestructible now. If anyone can butts in the stands for distance, she can do it.
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I knew the last mile was 4:38 - 39 but if correct the 8:45 last 3000m for Valby is impressive...didn't know she had it in her or a 67.0 right after greatly increasing the pace the 1200 before the last lap. Great things if 💥 she stays healthy, just like Nico.
Parker has no kick most of the time because she leads the entire freaking race close to all-out. I’m surprised how many people seem to miss this. It is not coincidence that in a slow race where she led less she is able to close quickly. Kelati also not known for her kick ran a great last 100 meters.
I remember some people said she might not even be able to run faster than 65 secs in an ALL-OUT 400m. lol
30:40 is the Olympic standard, only the Eritrean who finished in 1st has the standard (30:33).
She's American.
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More American than the cowards who spit negativity and hide behind anonymous usernames. We at least know where anonymous username live...in the city of Noobsville.😁
In the future, Valby will put herself in a position where she doesn’t have to worry about ranking points, and will be deadly doing what she did tonight. She can close from a long way out, and eliminate most of the field in a blink of an eye.
The top 3 ran the last 3k in about 8:45. The last mile in 4:38. Very impressive. Valby is damn near a double Olympian. For being as fragile as glass for much of her career, she seems to be indestructible now. If anyone can butts in the stands for distance, she can do it.
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I knew the last mile was 4:38 - 39 but if correct the 8:45 last 3000m for Valby is impressive...didn't know she had it in her or a 67.0 right after greatly increasing the pace the 1200 before the last lap. Great things if 💥 she stays healthy, just like Nico.
She is not in the same universe as Young, and she’s likely to be lapped in Paris.
In the future, Valby will put herself in a position where she doesn’t have to worry about ranking points, and will be deadly doing what she did tonight. She can close from a long way out, and eliminate most of the field in a blink of an eye.
really? Karissa a decent kicker, guess she not back full strength and that 5000m took more out of her than it did Parker.
Valby ran a very smart race. She worked her way up to hang with Schweizer, probably letting the anger from the 5000 build, until it was time to go. It was close at the end, but she evened the score.
After the 5000m, I honestly didn't think Parker had a snowball chance in *@#" against Karissa in the 10000m. SO GLAD she proved me wrong, great way to STEP UP Parker!
Anybody know what the deal was after the race? Schweizer and Valby both were hugging the same big guy in the stands then sat down and took off their shoes and handed them to him. Was it a Nike guy?
I wouldn't be surprised if Weini threatened the AR in Paris. She showed she's not afraid to go for it at Worlds X by going out with the entire dominating Kenyan squad for over 8.5 km. Good weather and a fast race Weini goes 29:56 to 30:05.
After the 5000m, I honestly didn't think Parker had a snowball chance in *@#" against Karissa in the 10000m. SO GLAD she proved me wrong, great way to STEP UP Parker!
From Valby’s post-race media interview, she said
(1) leading definitely takes a lot more out of you than following;
(2) she waited and took off when her coach told her to go;
(3) her coaches felt fairly confident her WA ranking, even with the slower finishing time, would be sufficient.