Percentages are like fractions, parts of the whole. You can’t have more than 100 percent of a finite capacity. If you give something everything you’ve got, that’s 100% you’ve given.
I’ve heard countless sports commentators say someone was giving 110%, but you’re telling me it was all lies?
All elite runners are tough and Hassan running a slow tempo in a 5000m before the WC doesn’t mean she’s tougher than anyone else.
To know the truth about this championship, we would need to have witnessed her build up. The impression is that she was well off peak fitness and knows it, yet she chose to compete and put herself in a position to win both races even if down the stretch she blew up a bit. Many elites would not expose themselves unless they were in peak form, many, but not all. There are others out there who knew they were off their game, just look at Infeld or Rupp. At the same time, based on what she did in Tokyo, it does also seem that Hassan is a bit braver in a competition sense than most others at her talent level.
I’ve heard countless sports commentators say someone was giving 110%, but you’re telling me it was all lies?
All elite runners are tough and Hassan running a slow tempo in a 5000m before the WC doesn’t mean she’s tougher than anyone else.
To know the truth about this championship, we would need to have witnessed her build up. The impression is that she was well off peak fitness and knows it, yet she chose to compete and put herself in a position to win both races even if down the stretch she blew up a bit. Many elites would not expose themselves unless they were in peak form, many, but not all. There are others out there who knew they were off their game, just look at Infeld or Rupp. At the same time, based on what she did in Tokyo, it does also seem that Hassan is a bit braver in a competition sense than most others at her talent level.
Can you name an Olympic runner that took a pass on a race because he wasn’t in peak shape? In 1980, Viren was in the final only because a runner ahead of him in his heat passed out, but he still gave it a go in the final. In 1984, Scott wasn’t at his best, but he still pushed the pace in the middle of the 1500m final. Rodgers was nursing an injury in 1976, but he still pushed the pace early in the marathon.
Hassan is extremely talented and even if she wasn’t at the top of her game at this WC, she was still competitive and it wasn’t because she’s tougher than anyone else.
To know the truth about this championship, we would need to have witnessed her build up. The impression is that she was well off peak fitness and knows it, yet she chose to compete and put herself in a position to win both races even if down the stretch she blew up a bit. Many elites would not expose themselves unless they were in peak form, many, but not all. There are others out there who knew they were off their game, just look at Infeld or Rupp. At the same time, based on what she did in Tokyo, it does also seem that Hassan is a bit braver in a competition sense than most others at her talent level.
Can you name an Olympic runner that took a pass on a race because he wasn’t in peak shape? In 1980, Viren was in the final only because a runner ahead of him in his heat passed out, but he still gave it a go in the final. In 1984, Scott wasn’t at his best, but he still pushed the pace in the middle of the 1500m final. Rodgers was nursing an injury in 1976, but he still pushed the pace early in the marathon.
Hassan is extremely talented and even if she wasn’t at the top of her game at this WC, she was still competitive and it wasn’t because she’s tougher than anyone else.
Of course she's tougher than everyone else. Last year, she became the first athlete in modern international competition to win 3 distance athletics medals, including 2 golds, at one Olympics! A year later and she is still competitive in 2 world finals against the most competitive and fastest womens' fields ever.
To know the truth about this championship, we would need to have witnessed her build up. The impression is that she was well off peak fitness and knows it, yet she chose to compete and put herself in a position to win both races even if down the stretch she blew up a bit. Many elites would not expose themselves unless they were in peak form, many, but not all. There are others out there who knew they were off their game, just look at Infeld or Rupp. At the same time, based on what she did in Tokyo, it does also seem that Hassan is a bit braver in a competition sense than most others at her talent level.
Can you name an Olympic runner that took a pass on a race because he wasn’t in peak shape? In 1980, Viren was in the final only because a runner ahead of him in his heat passed out, but he still gave it a go in the final. In 1984, Scott wasn’t at his best, but he still pushed the pace in the middle of the 1500m final. Rodgers was nursing an injury in 1976, but he still pushed the pace early in the marathon.
Hassan is extremely talented and even if she wasn’t at the top of her game at this WC, she was still competitive and it wasn’t because she’s tougher than anyone else.
Andre DeGrasse, Oly 200 champion, just bowed out of the 200 entirely at Worlds because he wad out of shape.
There’s your answer.
Hassan might not be the toughEST, but she damn sure is tough and a helluva competitor.
Can you name an Olympic runner that took a pass on a race because he wasn’t in peak shape? In 1980, Viren was in the final only because a runner ahead of him in his heat passed out, but he still gave it a go in the final. In 1984, Scott wasn’t at his best, but he still pushed the pace in the middle of the 1500m final. Rodgers was nursing an injury in 1976, but he still pushed the pace early in the marathon.
Hassan is extremely talented and even if she wasn’t at the top of her game at this WC, she was still competitive and it wasn’t because she’s tougher than anyone else.
Andre DeGrasse, Oly 200 champion, just bowed out of the 200 entirely at Worlds because he wad out of shape.
There’s your answer.
Hassan might not be the toughEST, but she damn sure is tough and a helluva competitor.
You said many, and not just one, and this thread is about distance running and not sprinting. I totally agree with your last sentence.
She wasn’t even in great shape and she hung on to fight like a CHAMP even in defeat.
Ok, someone’s got to say it. Hassan may be a career goat and might come roaring back again in the near future, but being out of form is not an excuse. Who knows how true is it, and even if it is true, nobody cares how not poorly you did despite being in less than peak form. Is there a conversion? Like coming fourth with 10 weeks practice is equivalent to getting silver? No, it means jack squat. Hassan was pretty mediocre this Worlds.
She wasn’t even in great shape and she hung on to fight like a CHAMP even in defeat.
Ok, someone’s got to say it. Hassan may be a career goat and might come roaring back again in the near future, but being out of form is not an excuse. Who knows how true is it, and even if it is true, nobody cares how not poorly you did despite being in less than peak form. Is there a conversion? Like coming fourth with 10 weeks practice is equivalent to getting silver? No, it means jack squat. Hassan was pretty mediocre this Worlds.
She gave us something to watch in the 5000. No, there's not a conversion—there's only podium as the end result of a race. But it does show how much talent she has. BTC has been training and time trialing personal bests and near-American records all season. And couldn't make any challenges to the front pack. I know Cranny is coming back from RED-S and Schweizer strained her calf but that's how much they have to train to compensate for talent and I think also, verve.
Andre DeGrasse, Oly 200 champion, just bowed out of the 200 entirely at Worlds because he wad out of shape.
There’s your answer.
Hassan might not be the toughEST, but she damn sure is tough and a helluva competitor.
You said many, and not just one, and this thread is about distance running and not sprinting. I totally agree with your last sentence.
There are other examples. Seidel for one. Cranny at USAs in the 10. If I sit and think about it, I’m sure more will come to mind. Unlike most of them, Hassan was the reigning 1500/10000 champion and Olympic 5/10 champion, so for her anything less than a gold is going to be viewed as a big loss by the public. I’m sure she know she was not in gold medal shape and it would have been easy to simply skip this meet. She decided to put herself out there with little or no upside for her. Yes, by definition, these super elite runners are “tough,” but she seems tougher than most of them.