I need to go and get myself injured so I can run fast.
It might work. Can you run fast now? Here's the deal, she's the Olympic champion and was a perennial bridesmaid in several world competitions. Running fast after an injury only works if you could do it before.
Incredible performance, not least because I thought she'd been dealing with a severe hamstring injury. I was expecting something like 1:57, something that showed she was a WC contender but still a ways away from top form.
1:54.7 season opener against a sub-DL field is saying she'll make a run at Jelimo's (should-be) WR at Worlds. That's absolutely staggering, especially coming off injury. I'm a big Keely fan but we should be honest, that's the kind of think that typically raises eyebrows on these forums.
Kratochvilova was always a little TOO jacked. You didn't see male runners running that kind of cycle.
Male runners in anything but the 200m down are probably all sitting at very near the physiological range, if not within or lower.
Based Jarmila was an absolute Godzilla of a woman at her peak. I'd guess she was near 160 ripped at 5'7"-5'8", which with a slender frame, is jacked out of her ged damn tree! Absolutely a flippin' truck stick of a human.
When we consider that Jarmila may not have been some absolute one-in-500Bn talent, it's easily conceivable that someone else could better her record, with modern day practices, 1% faster shoes, etc
Is it me or does she have a twitch that I'd never noticed before?
Everybody with working eyes can see that muscle near her eye twitch. So if that's not the question, is your question to us if you ever noticed before or not ? (Btw, that muscle twitch could be caused by several things and it might not be something she has to deal with regularly)
Incredible performance, not least because I thought she'd been dealing with a severe hamstring injury. I was expecting something like 1:57, something that showed she was a WC contender but still a ways away from top form.
1:54.7 season opener against a sub-DL field is saying she'll make a run at Jelimo's (should-be) WR at Worlds. That's absolutely staggering, especially coming off injury. I'm a big Keely fan but we should be honest, that's the kind of think that typically raises eyebrows on these forums.
Hodgkinson's putting in quick 'season openers' isn't unusual for her. We'll see if she can maintain or improve upon it over the next month or two.
She ran a 1:55 PB in Paris a couple of years ago and then didn't improve on it through the remainder of that season.
Kratochvilova was always a little TOO jacked. You didn't see male runners running that kind of cycle.
Male runners in anything but the 200m down are probably all sitting at very near the physiological range, if not within or lower.
Based Jarmila was an absolute Godzilla of a woman at her peak. I'd guess she was near 160 ripped at 5'7"-5'8", which with a slender frame, is jacked out of her ged damn tree! Absolutely a flippin' truck stick of a human.
When we consider that Jarmila may not have been some absolute one-in-500Bn talent, it's easily conceivable that someone else could better her record, with modern day practices, 1% faster shoes, etc
had a kenyan done what she just did: TO THE GILLS!
but a pretty white girl: IMPRESSIVE!
and you guys know it 🤦🏻
That will be explain the 2012 and 2016 womens' olympic 800m results then. Caster Semenya, Francine Niyonsaba and Margaret Wambui were all pretty white girls. Melissa Bishop, Justina Joswick and Lynsey Sharp are obviously dark skinned Africans, and thats why there was no outcry over them being beaten by athletes who are now illegible. Their protest were carried away on a sea of white tears to enable those pretty white girls to get the medals they so richly deserved.
The three Africans you listed were … men. lololololol
I wonder how likely it is that she'll qualify for the DL final with a win in Lausanne. Right now, even if she wins she'll only be 11th. But it looks like Duguma might be injured? (I see she withdrew from Lausanne), and Bell could run the 1500 final instead to make way for her training partner here. I don't know if there are any other potential scratches ahead of her in the rankings.
Why is there so much focus on Kratochvilova when she only took 0.15s off the record? Olizarenko was the first 1.53 runner and took 1.5s off it. Her build was quite different too.
It will be funny to see the flimsy defences from the Brits when she breaks Kratochvilova record. "but but but the 800m women record is weak, a clean athlete can totally break it!"
had a kenyan done what she just did: TO THE GILLS!
but a pretty white girl: IMPRESSIVE!
and you guys know it 🤦🏻
Kenya? The country deeply rooted in doping scandals for decades, ah yes that's the one.
Kenya? The country deeply rooted in doping scandals for decades, ah yes that's the one.
I'm not from the region but its a common knowledge among us the fast African are nasty runners in Middle distances. Keely could be appealing to some but she must thank the new shoes and the withdraw of Athing Mu who is no more interested in running.
I wonder how likely it is that she'll qualify for the DL final with a win in Lausanne. Right now, even if she wins she'll only be 11th. But it looks like Duguma might be injured? (I see she withdrew from Lausanne), and Bell could run the 1500 final instead to make way for her training partner here. I don't know if there are any other potential scratches ahead of her in the rankings.
No chance unless several people pull out, which I highly doubt will happen. Big money and pride on the line.
Wiley 26 - clinched (Lausanne)
Duguma 24 - clinched
Nakaayi 23 - clinched
Sekgodiso 20 - clinched (Lausanne)
Billings 17 - clinched
Hunter Bell 16 - clinched (Lausanne)
Reekie 13 - clinched (Lausanne)
Maloney 12
Bourgoin 11 (Lausanne) - clinches by finishing the race (has the tiebreaker over Maloney)
Goule-Toppin 10
Kipyegon 8
Chepchirchir 8
Even with a win in Lausanne, Keely only has 8 points. Kipyegon and Chepchirchir can be eliminated for certain and she would have the tie break over them anyway. They could give the Wild Card to Keely but most likely it will go to Werro since the meet is in Switzerland and she has had a great season. xemptyzxemptyz
Incredible performance, not least because I thought she'd been dealing with a severe hamstring injury. I was expecting something like 1:57, something that showed she was a WC contender but still a ways away from top form.
1:54.7 season opener against a sub-DL field is saying she'll make a run at Jelimo's (should-be) WR at Worlds. That's absolutely staggering, especially coming off injury. I'm a big Keely fan but we should be honest, that's the kind of think that typically raises eyebrows on these forums.
Hodgkinson's putting in quick 'season openers' isn't unusual for her. We'll see if she can maintain or improve upon it over the next month or two.
She ran a 1:55 PB in Paris a couple of years ago and then didn't improve on it through the remainder of that season.
More importantly, at worlds she'll be running two rounds before the final. I haven't seen the schedule, but in Paris she won comfortably in 1:56 even though she ran 1:54 earlier in the year. What this does suggest though, is that if she'd had a full season, maybe she could have take a run at getting towards 1:53 in a DL.
So no one is going to question an all time top 10 performance from an opening effort after an injury??
Less so when the performance comes from an athlete we have been following since age 16 and comes from a country with one of the world’s best anti doping programs
Kenya? The country deeply rooted in doping scandals for decades, ah yes that's the one.
I'm not from the region but its a common knowledge among us the fast African are nasty runners in Middle distances. Keely could be appealing to some but she must thank the new shoes and the withdraw of Athing Mu who is no more interested in running.
Is is so hard to acknowledge the truth?
Over 400 Kenyans alone suspended for drugs. Is it so hard to acknowledge the truth? Apparently it is for racists like yourself.
How fast did Brazier run at Nats after three years off and then five months training? Oh, a PR. Like the guy said earlier, crickets. Certain people get a pass, like Gabby for whereabouts and Ajee for tainted meat. lol
You and the other guy are right. Brazier has been getting a pass when his story about only training since March is obvious BS. Why do certain athletes enjoy such cover?