How is Laura Weightman the stud for the next decade? Haven't the Brits turned up a few stud milers in the last couple years?
In 2010 it was Stephanie Twell. In 2011 it was Hannah England. Ages 23 and 25 respectively... don't they all have a good shot at being the top British female miler?
Cow Man wrote:
skrela wrote:Sagarin / Rojo - you're missing the point (and before you try to claim as much, it wasn't me who posted as 'Cow Man').
The point he was making was that 8.41 is good but not great on a world stage. Both Gebrehiwet and Kipyegon's performances were streets ahead of Weightman's and rightly got the credit they deserved.
But if a 21 yr old female Ethiopian or Kenyan ran 8.41, Rojo would more than likely not be starting a thread on it. And that has nothing to do with racism or bigotry, just the current state of affairs in global distance running and our subsequent expectations of East (and North, to a lesser extent) Africans when compared to the rest of the world
No. It does have to do with racism. Not the most virulent kind, but racism nonetheless. Like rooting for Lemaitre or Wariner -- something I do. We root for them cuz they are white and we are white, no other reason. That is racism. Racism is irrational and cannot be controlled. But surely we can take a rational look at it and see it for what it is?
My apologies for assuming you weren't a moron
Profile wrote:
I like the way England does the Athlete's Profile...easy to see the progression
http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=12924
I love that sight. It's so easy to see the career of an athlete in a quick glance and understand their progress.
I saw Laura Weightman do a workout at the weekend - 6 by 800m with 200m jog recovery. Every repeat was between 2:08 and 2:10