Yep, Claudia just did 2:36.72 which broke the 15yo WR for 1000m and also Zola Budd's 16yo record from 1983! She holds the 14yo WR too.
Yep, Claudia just did 2:36.72 which broke the 15yo WR for 1000m and also Zola Budd's 16yo record from 1983! She holds the 14yo WR too.
How was she 15 and 16 at the same time?
Would she beat 15yo boys? Quicker than Zola.
Aussiestatman wrote:
Would she beat 15yo boys? Quicker than Zola.
Went under the previous NR. Was close second behind Linden Hall
Very confused wrote:
How was she 15 and 16 at the same time?
She must have been born at one the day and at a time of day that was between the start and end times of the race. 15yo at the gun. 16yo at the finish.
Yep 15yo but quicker than the record for 16yo’s so holds both. It’s like being 42 and being quickest among all between 40 and 45. Is she quicker than 15yo boys would be a better question.
Aussiestatman wrote:
Yep 15yo but quicker than the record for 16yo’s so holds both. It’s like being 42 and being quickest among all between 40 and 45. Is she quicker than 15yo boys would be a better question.
Boy's NR at u16 is 2.28.7
Rule of thumb around 2 minutes is to add 35. That puts her at 2:01. Thousands of boys in high school can break 2:01.
olderered wrote:
She must have been born at one the day and at a time of day that was between the start and end times of the race. 15yo at the gun. 16yo at the finish.
Thank you for clearing that up for me. I was scratching my head for a moment!
I find it hard to believe that these are age group world records.
Mary Cain ran 2:35.8 when she was 2 years older than her and she also ran 1:59. Athing Mu didn't break 2 minutes until she was 18. Where are these 16 years old girls who can run 1:58?
predictor of this wrote:
Rule of thumb around 2 minutes is to add 35. That puts her at 2:01. Thousands of boys in high school can break 2:01.
HS boys breaking 2.01 for 1000m, I’d like to see that.
Your comprehension is that of a 2nd grader. Subtracting 35 from her 1000 results in a 2:01 800. Thousands of high school boys break 2:01 in the 800.
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