Spinachrunner wrote:
New records wrote:
David Rudisha could become a woman like Semenya, and probably smash the 1500 record, though that would be a stretch for her. She would more easily smash the 800 record, provided she was still in shape.
Wonder if he'd be willing to put on a wig and lipstick
Does semenya wear lipstick? If rudisha had cornrolls or long hair in general he would look less manly than semenya
Gushers wrote:
Spinachrunner wrote:
Wonder if he'd be willing to put on a wig and lipstick
Does semenya wear lipstick? If rudisha had cornrolls or long hair in general he would look less manly than semenya
Definitely was joking ! - David Rudisha is fine as he is (a real man, but better than Danial Boone) He is one of my all time favorite athletes - I'm hoping and praying he can break 1:40 - I know it's a huge wish, but he's closer than anyone in history
LetsRun.com wrote:
Or will someone like like Laura Muir ( ran 3:58 last month in Stockholm and clocked a 58.5 final lap to win the 800 at last week's British champs), Sifan Hassan (fastest pb in the field at 3:56.05) or Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay (3:57.64 this year) have the edge?
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/07/2018-lausanne-dl-preview-houlihan-vs-semenya-quest-sub-1300-400-hurdles-wr-go/
In a women's race, the one with the testicles always has the advantage.
Jo72 wrote:
This is not proof against Ivan but the SU was obviously not the only doping country in the 1980s (or at any other time). Whereas sub 3:57 are rare and sub 3:55 times were only run by Dibaba, the Chinese and Eastern bloc athletes in the 80s, so there is enough prima facie facts against Ivan to be at least suspicious.
I really wonder what Semenya will do. She did not seem to run full out at her 3:59 PB earlier this year. But I don't think her 1:54 (or potentially faster) will fully tranfer to the 1500. She also ran a 1000m South African record, a distance rarely run, so "sandbagging" should not be necessary, but she ran only 2:35 which seems very weak compared to her 800m times.
Muir can break 3:55 though. And there's no reason why anyone should think Muir is doping. 3:53.98 is not at all out of the realm of possibility for Muir, or Hassan for that matter. Which makes me think there is no reason Paula Ivan was a doper unless someone has some actual evidence/hearsay other than "she's Bulgarian" which is not very concrete. Soviet, sure. But Bulgarian??
Semenya probably could run 3:56/3:57 maybe.
Also I think Muir will win this race.
ex-runner wrote:
Also I think Muir will win this race.
I'll take Houlihan for the women's section.
sanchobaile wrote:
If Jenny can beat Caster and Shelby can beat Jenny.. I'm giving Shelby at least a 40 percent chance of winning
GOOOO HOULIHAN!!