The key word is "history". The race has slipped greatly. Thirty-two yrs ago 16:23 got you tenth, twenty-two yrs ago 16:19 got you tenth, twelve yrs ago 15:53 got you tenth. This year - 17:43.
No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine, but the race has slipped under current management.
What would 15:48 have gotten you in those years? How did weather compare?
Prize money has lessened so that matters but 15:48 is still solid. Don't discredit that. Even more impressive since she was solo for a lot of it.
"No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine" I don't believe that was discrediting 15:48.
The course is largely the same. In 2010 the start and finish were separated by a few hundred yards, with the back through the start and downhill to the finish. So the 2010 course was probably slightly faster, on the order of 10 sec or so all else equal.
What would 15:48 have gotten you in those years? How did weather compare?
Prize money has lessened so that matters but 15:48 is still solid. Don't discredit that. Even more impressive since she was solo for a lot of it.
"No disrespect to Allie Ostranders effort, which was fine" I don't believe that was discrediting 15:48.
Prize money is down half of what it was 2019, and about a third of what it was in its heyday. Compared to the poster mentioning 32 years ago. Lynn Jennings won in 15:31 that year and at the time she was running 15:00-15:10 on the track at the time. I was there that year but can't remember the top 3, but do recall only 4 or 5 broke 16. Talked to Patti Sue Plummer and she was 4th or 5th, maybe 15:50, had a bloody nose from allergies. A young Anne Marie Lauck was there and was low 16, maybe 16:05-16:10 and was about 7th place.
It's nice to see someone achieving their goals, being honest with the struggle, being real, goes a long way. Got to admit she's growing on me. Keep going Allie!
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