Sifan Hassan to attack world record in Eugene

I say she gets it and runs sub 14 if the pacing is good

What time of day? And what's the weather forecast?

Dirties ever world récord attempt

Probably breaks the wr.

griles17 wrote:

She announced via instagram that she would target the 5000m world record, set by Letesenbet Gidey last year. Thoughts? Predictions?

Well, after her "called shot" and then run in the 10K in Tokyo I think we need to take very seriously whatever she has to say. If she is going for the wr, she is going to get it unless the weather or something else beyond her control intervenes.

Thought this would be her aim. I guess the only thing holding her back will be post Tokyo fatigue, but I think she'll break it alright.

Would love to see a sub 14, but my prediction is... 14:02.24.

robert678 wrote:

What time of day? And what's the weather forecast?

Friday 9:20PM. If trend continues, should be under 70 degrees.

Anyone know if Eugene has pace lights?

Good chance. Despite the recent improvements I still think the women's 5000 and 10,000 records are a bit soft.

Ayana was the first one who really started pushing them. She lacked a kick so she realized she needed to sustain lower lap speed. IMO, the advancements in women's distance racing dates to the 2015 world championships 5000 when Ayana knew she had to wear out Genzebe Dibaba. After the first two kilometers Ayana really injected pace including a lap below 65 to open the gap. Then she remained at 67-68 range for the remainder. The world record at 5000 requires roughly 68 average while 10,000 is 70 per lap. Lots of dummies were screaming about Ayana's record shattering performance in Rio but really it was merely a continuation of the strategy and form from 2015.

Now other top women realize they can drop well below the 70 second barrier at 5000. When I watched the Ethiopian trials in June on YouTube the 5000 was below world record pace for a long time and there were three women involved...Tsegay, Taye and Teferi. All finished at 14:15 or lower. It didn't even look particularly taxing. Gidey broke the 10,000 record an hour later despite having to weave around lapped runners countless times. I think Hassan watched those races and realized it was ridiculous that those women were running basically the same times she is. Hassan as a superior athlete wants to push lower while still in her prime and in top conditioning.

I hope they have a good group of pacers for her.

Yes - with pace lights, a few good pacers, under 70 degrees, not too windy, she should be able to break the WR.

Who else is running with her? Getting dragged thru to pb’s

I don’t know if Eugene have pacing light.

But, if it have a pacing light and the weather is perfect, I say sub 14.

In a perfect setup (pacing, weather, etc.), I could see her running sub 14.

But, realistically, she is going to run around 14:04.

Steve The Addict^^^^^^^------- wrote:

e h wrote:

I say she gets it and runs sub 14 if the pacing is good

Yeah only possible with doping or high testosterone. Hassan is the dirtiest.

Wipe those tears lol

Opinion not fact.

Good luck for the 5000m

then the 10.000m

then 1500m

Where can I watch this? Will it be live-streamed?