The only 2 runners on this list who are sus are the first two.
I should have listed Regina Jacobs as "Banned" since she technically is. She was caught in the BALCO investigation. If she decided to come out of retirement I believe she faces an immediate 2-year ban. She retired when she received her ban since she was already around 40 years old.
The two that were doping without question are Houlihan and Jacobs.
Her 2020 to 2021 progressions do seem odd. How did she go from 4:10 - 4:15 range 1500m runner with mediocre 5k times, to running 3:59 / 14:50 in a year? She had already been a pro for a few years. It is Houlihan- esque and people are jaded.
In fact, if you go tweak it ever so slightly to Sub 1:59, Sub 4, sub 14:40, I believe Hassan, Kipyegon, Tseguy, Stafford aren't just the only ones active but the only women in history (even including suspect cold war/China marks) to break all those barriers. Lots of women close and capable but those the only ones so far to actually do it.
Freweyni Hailu (3:56, 14:51), Elle St Pierre (3:58, 14:59), Laura Muir (3:54, 14:49) are all sub 2 as well. Latter two I think could easily jump to the top category if they got it in the right 5000m.
I think that is it for active woman. A handful of sub 2 and sub 4 and haven't got the time to dig that up right now.
Her 2020 to 2021 progressions do seem odd. How did she go from 4:10 - 4:15 range 1500m runner with mediocre 5k times, to running 3:59 / 14:50 in a year? She had already been a pro for a few years. It is Houlihan- esque and people are jaded.
Thank you I did not know Josette was a triathlete before focusing on athletics. I'm just excited we have a female athlete who has a legitimate chance of medaling in the 1500m and 5000m. Isn't she training with Dathan? No way she is doping. We all she be excited and watch as her personal bests fall this season.
Seems like the username Crowley has a weird obsession with Andrews. The fact that they make a comment on every thread is pretty telling
Seriously bro? You stalk threads to see if someone specific wrote on them? I see the same names over and over all the time . What the heck is your problem. Find something more useful to do.
Hilarious. The sus "breakthrough" runs one good race and her little fan needs to write a thread about it. Get a life. Her time is nowhere. Too many other runners on her level. One little local race says NOTHING.
These posts are so embarrassing to read. Posters don't think the jealousy is obvious.
Seems like the username Crowley has a weird obsession with Andrews. The fact that they make a comment on every thread is pretty telling
Seriously bro? You stalk threads to see if someone specific wrote on them? I see the same names over and over all the time . What the heck is your problem. Find something more useful to do.
Its no different for other runners. Always someone bashing them, imagine what Tuohy and Valby feel like. Lets Run is notorious for all this
It's an exciting time in athletics for our middle and long distance runners we are finally getting athletes with the courage and potential to compete up front. Now we have men and women who go to the front or lead pack and actually compete and every year they increase the length of time they remain with the leaders, this is the year some of them will remain up front and end up on the podium of a major Championships. That is others along with Athing Mu.