She ran a 5K in 14:56 in 2013 and an indoor 5k in 14:58 in 2020. Why can't she be like a Rod Dixon-type who can also perform at the marathon? It's possible. Would be fun to watch.
Go Jenny! Win won for the old runners out there.
It would be interesting to hear what Mark Wetmore thinks about this.
They've been running road races in Florida for decades that time of year. I dont recall heat/humidity ever being a problem?
Oh, ok. Will expect lots of PBs since we're lining up the best distance runners in the US.
This isn't about being soft or some take like that. It's about being rational. Every runner in this field will need to make a pace adjustment. Nobody in the top-3 will be close to their PB.
Yet there is nothing rational about your post. Some response.
If the conditions are brutal and tough, you can bet Des be there with the top runners. Don’t count her out.
but if the conditions are good, I see her dropping pretty quickly if she can’t keep up with the top leaders after halfway. Saving the legs for Boston prep.
either way, rooting for her and Jenny. Go elder millennials!
Oh, ok. Will expect lots of PBs since we're lining up the best distance runners in the US.
This isn't about being soft or some take like that. It's about being rational. Every runner in this field will need to make a pace adjustment. Nobody in the top-3 will be close to their PB.
Yet there is nothing rational about your post. Some response.
Honest question: are elites' times at road races in Florida not any slower than those in less-humid places? I know I'm a lot slower in humid conditions, but I am far from elite.
Yet there is nothing rational about your post. Some response.
Honest question: are elites' times at road races in Florida not any slower than those in less-humid places? I know I'm a lot slower in humid conditions, but I am far from elite.
Malmo can answer your question but look at the Gasparilla Classic. They used to have fast times. But then climate change caused the times to slow down substantially. No look at the past winners and you will see why the times became slow, and weather had nothing to do with it.
The Gasparilla Distance Classic is a road race which is held in late February or early March on Bayshore Boulevard in Tampa, Florida. Over 30,000 competitors participate each year. It is named after the Gasparilla Pirate Fest...
Yet there is nothing rational about your post. Some response.
Honest question: are elites' times at road races in Florida not any slower than those in less-humid places? I know I'm a lot slower in humid conditions, but I am far from elite.
You keep pushing this "humid conditions" fallacy. American and World road records have been set in Tampa and Jacksonville.
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Canadian Malindi Elmore competed in the 1500 at the 2004 Olympics and ran a 402 that year. Seemingly out of nowhere ran a Canadian record marathon of 2:24 at 40. 16 years later.
I don’t know what she was doing in between or what Simpson has been up to. But it’s not out of the question.
Dixon was (past tense) a middle distance runner. By the time he ran the marathon he had been a seasoned long distance runner for years. His middle distance days were a distant memory.
Well, there is Sifan Hassan, one of Jenny's former rivals on the track. And who is concurrently a middle distance runner and marathoner.
Honest question: are elites' times at road races in Florida not any slower than those in less-humid places? I know I'm a lot slower in humid conditions, but I am far from elite.
You keep pushing this "humid conditions" fallacy. American and World road records have been set in Tampa and Jacksonville.
Was it hot and humid on those days the records were set?
Also, Orlando is not Tampa or Jacksonville. It is far inland
Will drop out at 18 and show up in a spring marathon. Same will happen to about 10 of the top 50 seeds.
That is a great point and very valid.....give a shot to make the Olympic team and if it is not going to happen drop at 30k, a good workout and run Boston or London or Rotterdam.