xzcvzxcv wrote:
Yes, this is why the inside pass is always available against her. However, I didn't see this race decision as quixotic at all. It was a natural step for a 4:03 runner just getting back into shape after running a pretty slow 3k and then a 4:22 solo. She dropped 12 seconds from last time out, even if that was just a workout. She is getting back into it. 4:10 on May 25 in a season where the women's 800m final is not until the last day of the World Champs on September 21. She is working on her overdistance strength four months out from when it really counts. I'd say that the prognosis right now is really good. And if she runs another 1500m or two this summer, she's probably going to hit 4 or better and consider the double.
Name another 49.5 400 runner whose career has taken this trajectory, to the extent that LetsRun posters now see her as a potential 800 / 1500 championship runner?
The comparison used to be:
Ana Fidelia QUIROT 49.61 / 1:54.44 / 4:13.08
but it looks like Coach is inspired by:
Nadezhda OLIZARENKO 50.96 / 1:53.43 / 3:59.48
