I think so - you can add Muir, though.
She is the best german runner by far right now - with an incredible range from 800 to 10k.
Her last goal should be Sub30 for 10k, but that is a reach. She could already go Sub 31 if she wants to and maybe 30 low if she concentrates on 10k.
Will be interesting to see what she can in the future and in the big events.
rojo wrote:
Here's a question i posted in the Konstanze thread. Is she the biggest non-African born talent ever?
Decker and budd were pretty good but am I crazy to think it's at least open for discussion?
She's already faster than Budd ever was. She's still got a lot of work ahead to match Slaney, but I think she will get there
If she get's perfect races to run to her potential, she could be
1:57,5
3:58,0
14:40,0
by the end of this year.
Hassan = Dutch (Ethiopian born, emigrated to Netherlands at age 15, no prior formal running experience). She's not just running under a flag of convenience as, perhaps, you imply in your post ("living in Europe").This is the first time I have seen her take command of a race on lap 1. I think she bought an extra 2 seconds just by forgoing her usual tactic of lurking in the back of the pack. She can thank Salazar for that.
rojo wrote:
Hassan is Alberto Salazar's female Mo Farah. Salazar can't quite develop the American world champ so imports a top African talent and makes them unbeatable.
And for Nike, it makes more sense to import an African born runner living in Europe than an actual Kenyan or Ethiopian as the shoe market in Europe is bigger than it is in Africa.
When Hassan joined the NOP, i said right away that there is no way Shannon Rowbury ever beats Hassan again. I think that's clearly the case.
ksdljfo wrote:
Why are these "Pro" sprinters so slow compared to current NCAA sprinters?
10.05 missed the final last night!
All sprints were pretty slow, maybe it's the track?
Wow. Obiri going for it. 65 second lap.
Could she get close to WR? 3:20? or so final 3 laps and she could be close?
Obiri 11:26.83 at 4k. Dibaba is far behind.
Johnny Karate wrote:
If any of these girls went to the NCAA I don't think there's a chance they're running within 10 seconds of these times tonight. Most of them would be injured. NCAA is a straight meat grinder for distance athletes.
I think the NCAA system is amazing. . Not going to the NCAA certainly hasn't helped Cain, Efraimson, etc.
Look at the sprinters. My god. I think everyone should go to the NCAA
The 3 seasons is tough for the distance athletes. Yes it would be 100% ideal if there wasn't indoors but the really good ones aren't running hard that often.
It certainly didn't ruin Rupp's career.
Wheating was only good when he was racing all the time. Centro? Yeah, NCAAs really killed him as well. Imagine if Centro had gone pro at 18, he would have had no one to race.
Didn't see 1200 to go split.
Need 2:08 for WR which she won't get I don't think.
14:18.37.
14:18.37 Kenyan Record for Obiri
It is not going pro. It is not going NCAA.
The rest of the world are "pros" since they are not racing under ncaa.
I think it is sad that a 9.82 runner cannot get paid.
Also, the ncaa system is giving the coach all the power.
With all the money in ncaa, no wonder the sprinters are running fast.
But how often get the sprinters tested year around??
Used to be a huge G. Dibaba fan, but it's very obvious that she doped and has stopped doping since her coach's bust.
Takeaways
1. Obiri is the person to beat in london
2. Dibaba is nowhere near top form
3. The only reason the women 5000m record hasn't fallen yet is that the pacers aren't good Enough.
not just a Kenyan record but only four women have run under 14:20 ever
she just joined a very very exclusive club
ksdljfo wrote:
Why are these "Pro" sprinters so slow compared to current NCAA sprinters?
10.05 missed the final last night!
Conditions (both weather condition and the track) make a huge difference. One should remember that Ronnie Baker won the Pre Classic in 9.86 . Y es it was windy but 9.86 is fast. Only Coleman ran faster than that yesterday.
Also today's field wasn't loaded. It wasn't a DL event.
dibabbaaa wrote:
Used to be a huge G. Dibaba fan, but it's very obvious that she doped and has stopped doping since her coach's bust.
Two weeks ago she ran 14:25,
What happened?
What happened to Dibaba..these fake WR attempts.
rojo wrote:
Here's a question i posted in the Konstanze thread. Is she the biggest non-African born talent ever?
Decker and budd were pretty good but am I crazy to think it's at least open for discussion?
Budd is African-born. I think you mean "black".
Hgfhj wrote:
dibabbaaa wrote:Used to be a huge G. Dibaba fan, but it's very obvious that she doped and has stopped doping since her coach's bust.
Two weeks ago she ran 14:25,
What happened?
She runs better on her own and often doesn't rise to the occasion. She is a time trailer. Nonetheless, there was nothing special about that 14:25 either. There weren't huge pacing errors or anything-- she just went full out and couldn't get it. Her last lap there was 68, and she looked like she was laboring, so it's not like she had a lot left.
