George213 wrote:
zzzz wrote:
That's like saying for a guy, "Debut marathon in 2:15 on a difficult course while running alone for the second half of the race with the last mile faster than any man in the race and coming in third have already demonstrated his competence in the marathon." 2:28 for a women is about 2:15 for a guy in percentage back from the respective WRs.
Huddle hasn't shown anything yet in the marathon that compares to her half marathon and shorter abilities. Maybe she will, but at this point, she hasn't shown it. Like I've said, it's my hunch that she won't be as good in the marathon, just as a lot of other shorter distance stars haven't been able to. We each have our opinions, and that's mine for now.
Actually it's more like 2:12 high to 2:13 flat for guys, if you use the women-only WR.
I think rupp has already proven he's as good in the marathon (Olympic bronze, major marathon wins) and his first marathon wasn't much faster than that. 2:11 or something if I remember correctly and the course isn't nearly as tough as NYC.
They haven't been able to because they never give it a serious go or they have already been plagued with injuries or the father time when they try moving up.
Well, I think Paula's 2:15 is more relevant for a percent back comparison, as we are taking about non-winning times anyway. There are a lot of guys that run 2:15 debuts and don't get any attention. Even 2:13 debuts, unless its a high schooler, shouldn't and don't get attention. Huddle isn't a proven marathoner up to her shorter distances yet, liked I've said. Rupp winning (thus has the could-have-gone-faster factor legitimately) the OTs in his debut isn't a good comparison. If you think Huddle is awesome at marathons, you go ahead and pick her in prediction contests or threads. I'll pick Hasay and even Jorgensen over Huddle when they have a chance at a head to head. That's my opinion for now until I see more.