Helalia Johannes 2:19:52 W40 WR, PR of 2:26 until 2019

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3 years ago 12/06/2020 5:01am EST

2:19:52 for 3rd in Valencia today. Her progression is pretty absurd considering her age, wtf??

2019 2:22:25 Nagoya (JPN)10 MAR 2019

2018 2:29:28 Cape Town (RSA)23 SEP 2018

2017 2:29:25 Wien (AUT)23 APR 2017

2016 2:32:32 Dublin (IRL)30 OCT 2016

2014 2:28:27 Seoul (KOR)16 MAR 2014

2013 2:29:20 Tokyo (JPN)24 FEB 2013

2012 2:26:09 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)05 AUG 2012

2011 2:30:37 Dublin (IRL)31 OCT 2011

2010 2:34:34 Seoul (KOR)21 MAR 2010

2009 2:33:26 Dublin (IRL)26 OCT 2009

2008 2:32:30 Dublin (IRL)27 OCT 2008

2007 2:35:30 Dublin (IRL)29 OCT 2007

3 years ago 12/06/2020 5:06am EST

re: crazyprogression

Yes, it is pretty impressive.

3 years ago 12/06/2020 6:03am EST

re: crazyprogression

I don't know, that looks like myself and a lot of my peers.

3 years ago 12/06/2020 6:35am EST

re: crazyprogression

age is not so much a factor here. Perhaps better shoes and nutrition?

3 years ago 12/06/2020 6:36am EST

re: crazyprogression

Super shoes + super PEDs?

3 years ago 12/06/2020 11:01am EST

re: oldschoollrc

Dublin, seoul, and the olympics all aren’t fast. 2018 she won commonwealth games, beat some 2:25 girls.

An impressive breakthrough, but it looks like she had a good relationship with dublin so kept on going back. Maybe hard to afford to get to another race if you’re a subelite from Namibia?

I’ve seen some interviews with her. Seems nice and authentic, loves her running. We’re seeing recently that you can run well into your 40s over the long stuff

3 years ago 12/06/2020 9:25pm EST

re: oldschoollrc

oldschoollrc wrote:
Super shoes + super PEDs?

You forget she is from Namibia. She has spent most of her life training with just one female training partner (Beata Naigambo) and unlike Kenya, Ethiopia, and even the likes of Eritrea, Uganda, amongst many other countries, Namibia just doesn’t have the same running culture. She changed coaches and managers back in 2018 and one possibility is she was exposed to more widely adapted training programs from countries that have more experience.

3 years ago 12/06/2020 9:51pm EST

re: coronafreedom.

Agreed. Totally normal.

3 years ago 12/06/2020 10:59pm EST

re: crazyprogression

Her 2018 Commonwealth Games run was one of the marathon performances I've ever seen. She was dominant in brutal conditions.

3 years ago 12/07/2020 12:53am EST

re: crazyprogression

crazyprogression wrote:
2:19:52 for 3rd in Valencia today. Her progression is pretty absurd considering her age, wtf??
2019 2:22:25 Nagoya (JPN)10 MAR 2019
2018 2:29:28 Cape Town (RSA)23 SEP 2018
2017 2:29:25 Wien (AUT)23 APR 2017
2016 2:32:32 Dublin (IRL)30 OCT 2016
2014 2:28:27 Seoul (KOR)16 MAR 2014
2013 2:29:20 Tokyo (JPN)24 FEB 2013
2012 2:26:09 Olympic Stadium, London (GBR)05 AUG 2012
2011 2:30:37 Dublin (IRL)31 OCT 2011
2010 2:34:34 Seoul (KOR)21 MAR 2010
2009 2:33:26 Dublin (IRL)26 OCT 2009
2008 2:32:30 Dublin (IRL)27 OCT 2008
2007 2:35:30 Dublin (IRL)29 OCT 2007

It's not crazy.

It's normal.

The 40-49 year old age group in the world today are superior athletes compared to the current 60-69 year old age group.

So yeah for someone that's 65 right now this might not seem possible but it's def possible for the younger generation.

We're just a stronger generation of humans. It's pretty simple to understand.

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