MORE IMPRESSIVE WR: McLaughlin 50.68 or Gidey 1:02:52?

Both were massive takedowns of already incredibly impressive existing World Records.

it’s a wash in my opinion. Equal.

Neither. What can they do without the PED?

It is McLaughlin, because she had to jump over barriers placed in her way. Gidey could simply run, could do that with her eyes closed, half asleep.

Also, I do believe 50.68 is faster than 1:02:52, by about 1 hour and 2 minutes, so that also makes it more impressive. McLaughlin did in less than a minute, what Gidey did in over an hour.

You mind clarifying?

Are you just saying they’re both World Records and one is more impressive simply because the race is shorter?

No one cares about 400mH, while everyone and their moms run half marathons.

Yes.

Apples and oranges

Jokes are supposed to be funny

Sydney only won by about 10 meters. Gidey won her race by about a mile. Advantage Gidey.

Yes, but still within the same universe of athletic performance in our sport.

There was a lot of conversation about Gidey’s record being the greatest ever and I think McLaughlin has now challenged that and there is a legitimate conversation on the women’s side about which record is the best in terms of the one’s we count as significant in T&F.

Gidey's half WR just defies all logic. She was 20 secs behind a male Olympian in that race (Juan Luis Barrios). If you plug her 1:02:52 into all the calculators, it spits out race equivalents that women will probably never see such as a 10k of 28:31 (Daniels).

*I'd amend that to say "race equivalents women will not see for a very long time."

Gidey is insane athlete, alien like but so is Sydney.

I still think Gidey is a little more impressive than Syd, but Syd is like 1.5 years younger so we have more to see of her

Well let's see, who's all over the news and makes more money? The half marathon is not a prestige event, the full marathon sure.

the 1:02:52 is more impressive by far. A 1:02:52 would convert to about a 2:10 marathon, and is a near-elite time for males let alone for a female.

A 50.68 is a decent male time but it's not great

Syd's is 100x more impressive. The half marathon isn't even a real event.

Gidey only got 3rd in the 10k in Tokyo and barely won in Eugene. If Hassan is healthy, she beats Gidey every time over 10k.

Syd DOMINATED the 2 other fastest women in world history.

You can't directly compare the two from this perspective. Women's hurdles are also a lot shorter in height than the men's. Also, the more endurance required, the closer women are to men.

I don't think you can compare based on championship placements. The popularity of the two events differs.

Yeah, let's see what would happen if an American woman did what Gidey did.