4:0x was at a similar time to her at her age. And the were endurance athletes so they were probably putting in more training than her which means she has more upside if she increased her mileage. I doubt she will but that doesn't change the point.
4:0x was at a similar time to her at her age. And the were endurance athletes so they were probably putting in more training than her which means she has more upside if she increased her mileage. I doubt she will but that doesn't change the point.
i think she could possibly break 4:30 today, IF she had to and it was meaningful. i also think she could eventually break 4:00 in the 1500 if she threw away everything that got her to where she is today, and decided to be a 15/8 runner. But why?
Mu has limited turnover, therefore limited vmax. Forget the 100. Closer in the 200, 400-800 amazing,
With her body and the way she runs, I see no reason she couldn’t be great in the 1500, in a time-trial type of situation, or a lead from the front and press the whole way, if she has the mentality.
In my world (maybe wrong), 400 is about real although mediocre sprint speed, 800 is about mentality and strategy, and 1600 is about pacing and strength (except in sit and kick races). I think she has pacing and strength in spades!
She is absolutely amazing.
Not impressed with that time- and that is a compliment to her.
To those who say she will never move up, why put that limit on her when she is so young and already running 1500m. I'd say she has the potential to beat all of Caster's PRs without being Intersex.
Caster Symenya
400m: 49.62 NR
800m: 1:54.25 NR[1]
1500m: 3:59.92 NR[3]
Athing Mu
400 meters 49.57
800 meters 1:55.04
Let's ignore the fact that she is clearly a 400/800 runner and suggest that apart from possibly being a sub-4 runner over the 1500 she is probably capable of beating Hassan and Gidey over the 5k and 10k, because the view here is that every good runner is apparently capable of excelling at every distance.
No. I estimate 48-1:53-3:58-15:30-34:00 potential.
kore wrote:
To those who say she will never move up, why put that limit on her when she is so young and already running 1500m. I'd say she has the potential to beat all of Caster's PRs without being Intersex.
Caster Symenya
400m: 49.62 NR
800m: 1:54.25 NR[1]
1500m: 3:59.92 NR[3]
Athing Mu
400 meters 49.57
800 meters 1:55.04
You are aware that they are two different individuals? There is absolutely no reason why any athlete would be able to run like any other. They aren't cars who have come off a production line.
just the ticket wrote:
No. I estimate 48-1:53-3:58-15:30-34:00 potential.
So as fast as the fastest doped E Bloc 400 and 800 runners, and 18 secs better than her current best over the 1500 - and she will also find the time to compete over the 5k/10k, like so many other 400/800 types do.
So how many 400/800 athletes also excel over the 1500/mile (twice their best distance) and also bother to run distance events? Nigel Amos?
ccrryypptt wrote:
Not impressed with that time- and that is a compliment to her.
It is a compliment because the distance clearly isn't within her range.
Potential.
Wonder if Miller and the rest of the 800m team had Deon Lendore on their mind
El Keniano wrote:
I hope she's not another Nijel Amos or Mohammed Aman, known for peaking in their teens.
There is no higher peak than Olympic gold so not sure what you're getting at.
haha YOYO wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
I hope she's not another Nijel Amos or Mohammed Aman, known for peaking in their teens.
There is no higher peak than Olympic gold so not sure what you're getting at.
Well of course there could be. When Rudisha broke the world record in an Olympic Final (becoming the only man to go under 1:41) some might have thought it was a higher peak than when Emmanuel Korir ran 1:45 to win Olympic Gold in Tokyo.
haha YOYO wrote:
El Keniano wrote:
I hope she's not another Nijel Amos or Mohammed Aman, known for peaking in their teens.
There is no higher peak than Olympic gold so not sure what you're getting at.
Then only Olympic gold medalists peak? What a stupid comment.
Gunndar wrote:
haha YOYO wrote:
There is no higher peak than Olympic gold so not sure what you're getting at.
Well of course there could be. When Rudisha broke the world record in an Olympic Final (becoming the only man to go under 1:41) some might have thought it was a higher peak than when Emmanuel Korir ran 1:45 to win Olympic Gold in Tokyo.
Of course. But any runner at any level can "peak" - it is their best performance. It isn't the sole preserve of Olympic gold medalists.
Armstronglivs wrote:
Gunndar wrote:
Well of course there could be. When Rudisha broke the world record in an Olympic Final (becoming the only man to go under 1:41) some might have thought it was a higher peak than when Emmanuel Korir ran 1:45 to win Olympic Gold in Tokyo.
Of course. But any runner at any level can "peak" - it is their best performance. It isn't the sole preserve of Olympic gold medalists.
Nobody asserted that peaking was reserved for Gold Medalists so it is a bit odd that you are debating against that notion.
douglas burke wrote:
She was NOT going for time, give her time, before she retires she will run faster than the 3:54.99 American Record
Nope.
Gunndar wrote:
Armstronglivs wrote:
Of course. But any runner at any level can "peak" - it is their best performance. It isn't the sole preserve of Olympic gold medalists.
Nobody asserted that peaking was reserved for Gold Medalists so it is a bit odd that you are debating against that notion.
It was asserted that there is no higher peak than an Olympic gold therefore implying that any runner (like Amos, who was the example given) who hasn't won an Olympic gold hasn't peaked.
dullard wrote:
douglas burke wrote:
She was NOT going for time, give her time, before she retires she will run faster than the 3:54.99 American Record
Nope.
Not without a burrito.