With 3:54 speed she probably would have sprinted past everyone on the last lap with ease.
Just a shame she was not allowed to run. Don't you want the best runners competing?
Several things to ponder:
She had the 3:54 speed but really was untested in the 5000 against the best, there's a difference between running 3:54 in the 1500 and having to run 4:00 over the final 1500 of a 5000.
Tsegay also has 3:54 speed as does Hassan, so Houlie wouldn't have sprinted past everyone with ease, in fact Hassan faded to 4th.
Her times are likely inflated as she took drugs. She was busted and rightfully was not allowed to run.
With 3:54 speed she probably would have sprinted past everyone on the last lap with ease.
Just a shame she was not allowed to run. Don't you want the best runners competing?
Several things to ponder:
She had the 3:54 speed but really was untested in the 5000 against the best, there's a difference between running 3:54 in the 1500 and having to run 4:00 over the final 1500 of a 5000.
Tsegay also has 3:54 speed as does Hassan, so Houlie wouldn't have sprinted past everyone with ease, in fact Hassan faded to 4th.
Her times are likely inflated as she took drugs. She was busted and rightfully was not allowed to run.
Except Hassan and Tsegay are bigger dopers than Houlihan was. The idea that people think they are clean while getting self-righteous about Houlihan is comical. If she had raced and not been caught she probably would have done better than Cranny, but you cannot compete with the Tsegays and Hassans of the world unless you are going full EPO, which requires medical assistance and supervision.
Btw what happened to the supposed East African genetic superiority on the men's side? That excuse was always a fiction. If you doubt that go back and watch Ma's army absolutely annihilate the Kenyan runners. The only true superiority in distance running is chemical.
Except Hassan and Tsegay are bigger dopers than Houlihan was. The idea that people think they are clean while getting self-righteous about Houlihan is comical. If she had raced and not been caught she probably would have done better than Cranny, but you cannot compete with the Tsegays and Hassans of the world unless you are going full EPO, which requires medical assistance and supervision.
Btw what happened to the supposed East African genetic superiority on the men's side? That excuse was always a fiction. If you doubt that go back and watch Ma's army absolutely annihilate the Kenyan runners. The only true superiority in distance running is chemical.
wow, aren’t you the expert? with no proof just shut it. burritohan is a proved doper, the others are not so your points are invalid