Perfectly executed race taking some significant scalps.
Perfectly executed race taking some significant scalps.
SprintTriathlon wrote:
It just adds up to the the U18 world female decathlon record by Henriette Jæger last week.
All you that say oh yeah asthma medicine and all when it is about Norway just being the best sporting nation of the worldby far:
Well, there is a thousand years tradition of community support to anyone and traditon for sports from Viking age off.
If your tradition is to sit in the sofa, you and your children will not pull it off.
Really a strong run with a nice running style.
Apart from that: In the other Scandinavian countries people speak with humor, but sometimes also a bit annoyed about the "We are the Vikings, above average and can do everything a little better"-attitude of some people from Norway. Don't be offended, but you should check your posts, buddy.
weren't vikings very perverted?
Magnificent runner. Very good form, she really carries her form well right until the end. For a tiny country, if you use the population as a barometer, then Norway is right up there with the best in the world in track and field and running in particular.
200 Metres 25.58 -0.2 Lillehammer (NOR) 21 JUN 2013
300 Metres 39.82 Trondheim (NOR) 08 MAY 2018
400 Metres 53.24 Oslo (NOR) 23 JUN 2016
600 Metres 1:28.42 Trondheim Stadion, Trondheim (NOR) 23 JUN 2020
800 Metres 1:58.10 Stadio Comunale, Bellinzona (SUI) 15 SEP 2020
1500 Metres 4:33.41 Bislett Stadion, Oslo (NOR) 13 JUN 2013
Legend
* Not legal.
Indoor
Discipline Performance Wind Venue Date Records Results Score
60 Metres 7.88 Trondheim (NOR) 24 JAN 2016
200 Metres 25.60 Trondheim (NOR) 22 JAN 2012
400 Metres 54.88 Steinkjer (NOR) 07 FEB 2015
600 Metres 1:29.46 Trondheim (NOR) 18 JAN 2017
800 Metres 2:01.55 Reykjavík (ISL) 04 FEB 2017
1500 Metres 4:27.90 * Tampere (FIN) 08 FEB 2014
Comes from a sprint background so she really has the wheels and 54 for 400 is also very adequate for a middle distance runner. Looking at her physique and basic technique I think that ultimately she will have very good potential at 1500 m with potential for 3:52-3:54.
Ghost1 wrote:
Comes from a sprint background so she really has the wheels and 54 for 400 is also very adequate for a middle distance runner. Looking at her physique and basic technique I think that ultimately she will have very good potential at 1500 m with potential for 3:52-3:54.
Correction, low 53 for 400.
For many people, diet is an afterthought, but the Norwegian diet appears to have many benefits for top level sports people and people in general. This may be one of the things, among many, which does not hurt elite Nordic sports people. What caught my eye was the amount of fish that Norwegians consume. Of course, they have some of the best fishing areas in the world. Utilizing fish as a protein source is good. Also interesting to see the plentiful amount of nuts and berries that Norwegians consume.
What I do remember about Nautic people many years ago was that a country like Finland had among the highest rates of heart disease in the world because they ate so much dairy but then there was a Revolution in Finland with diet and they became among the healthiest people in the world. But I think Norway, is even healthier than Finland for longevity even though I was too lazy to check the statistics.
http://www.eatingwell.com/article/2059929/i-tried-the-nordic-diet-in-norway-heres-what-i-learned/
“What I do remember about Nautic people”
Apologies for the typo, which should read “what I do remember about Nordic people”
This year she has been consistently below 2:00. She has been chasing the old Norwegian record all year. The record was previously 1:59,82. She managed to run three or four sub 2:00 times behind the Norwegian record earlier this year. Then - first - she broke it in a mixed - field (iow not record - eligeble). Then - last week - she finally got it, and really smashed it - 1:59,10. Then this - lowering it by another second. A number of her previous races this season have been sub-optimal when it comes to pacing - running in the field - etc. But this time it all came together. Hard to tell, but my prediction is this is close to her current peak. How good can she get for next olympic-season? Who knows - maybe 1:57, maybe shes back to floating around 1:59/2:00. I certainly hope for the first option, but time will tell :)
Great time by Hedda Hynne, and it's clear that Norwegian track & field is on the rise!
I see three explanations for this:
- People stopped complaining about physiological disadvantages as compared to the african runners, and started believe they could do it. Henrik Ingebrigtsen was the first one up, stating that "he would be the world's best 1500 meter runners" at a time this was unheard of.
- XC skiing has been stealing the good talents for generations, especially among the girls. This has now changed, and there are more girls which have trained 100 % for track and field.
- Role models: There are quite a few role models now, which gives a boost for the younger generation.
Ghost1 wrote:
Comes from a sprint background so she really has the wheels and 54 for 400 is also very adequate for a middle distance runner. Looking at her physique and basic technique I think that ultimately she will have very good potential at 1500 m with potential for 3:52-3:54.
Sure ...
SprintTriathlon wrote:
It just adds up to the the U18 world female decathlon record by Henriette Jæger last week.
All you that say oh yeah asthma medicine and all when it is about Norway just being the best sporting nation of the worldby far:
Well, there is a thousand years tradition of community support to anyone and traditon for sports from Viking age off.
If your tradition is to sit in the sofa, you and your children will not pull it off.
Sure ...
jumping rainbows puffy clouds wrote:
Bumch of scandanaviens all of sudden running fast. Nothing suspicious here.
You obviously haven't listened to the norwegian experts. It's the viking mentality, growing up with heavy snowfall and the special nutrition. All those things just occurred recently and therefore only now we see the benefits.
SprintTriathlon wrote:
jumping rainbows puffy clouds wrote:
Bumch of scandanaviens all of sudden running fast. Nothing suspicious here.
Norway was the only nation in the World having a functioning WADA aparatus in March and April, rolling out home cars to do tests.
If you want to call a WADA "functioning" that saw nothing suspicious about a certain guy named Henrik on the Fancy Bear list ...
SprintTriathlon wrote:
mr. nice guy wrote:
oh... sure... but what I meant was the drug stuff
I am Norwegian, and despite all the success I just got to believe that the two major episodes the nation have faced the last decades (Johaug Lipbalm, Sundby overdosing asthmamedicine), are just episodes (that the doctors did take responsibility for).
When your top 2 guys are caught, it clearly can only be the tip of the iceberg.
rojo wrote:
Just did a little research on her.
Coming into this year, she had broken 2:00 twice in her career running 1:59.87 and 1:59.88 in 2017. She was a semifinalist at WOrlds in 2017 and 2019 (went out in heats of Olympics)
So no progression for almost 3 years and then an improvement of almost 2 seconds in one year?
Seems plausible for a 30 year old ...
Laura Weightman is almost the same age (29) and improved tremendously to something like the second best Brit of all times in the 3k/5k at 28-29 with 8:26 14:35 which is arguably even better than 1:58,10
Which age is the limit for improvements that are not suspicious?
GreetingsFromScandinavia wrote:
SprintTriathlon wrote:
It just adds up to the the U18 world female decathlon record by Henriette Jæger last week.
All you that say oh yeah asthma medicine and all when it is about Norway just being the best sporting nation of the worldby far:
Well, there is a thousand years tradition of community support to anyone and traditon for sports from Viking age off.
If your tradition is to sit in the sofa, you and your children will not pull it off.
Really a strong run with a nice running style.
Apart from that: In the other Scandinavian countries people speak with humor, but sometimes also a bit annoyed about the "We are the Vikings, above average and can do everything a little better"-attitude of some people from Norway. Don't be offended, but you should check your posts, buddy.
I am from Norway myself and guys like this make me feel awkward. We're just as lazy and dumb as the rest of the world. I think we've had a bit of luck in athletics recently but that's about it.
In all of this talk about Norwegian performances, let's not overlook that Hynne had two Swiss women right on her heels at the end. Also a small country of only 8+ million. Impressive.
For 2021, I have to wonder whether Bishop will be able to rally for a return to top form. She has a 2:01 on the books in Guelph this year.