Faith K. 3rd in mile at Riga World Road Champs - Did she ruin her GOAT season?

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7 months ago 10/01/2023 7:30am EDT

🥇Diribe Welteji (ETH) 4:21.00 WR
🥈Freweyni Hailu (ETH) 4:23.06 PB
🥉Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 4:24.13 PB

Took it out pretty hard and looked tired at 1k. Had no acceleration, absolutely nothing from 1500m to finish--her trademark kick was completely absent. If anything she was glancing back to make sure she could still podium.

She had a long, hard season, easily arguable as the GOAT individual year considering her medals at WRs. I really appreciate her racing today, but I wonder if people will hold this race against her since she no longer has a 'perfect' season. What say you LRC?

7 months ago 10/01/2023 7:34am EDT

re: zdf

I have never and will never care about road races.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 9:54am EDT

re: zdf

Dang, Welteji must be in 404 / 346 shape!

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:06am EDT

re: zdf

Of course not. Road racing is a side show. A carnival without the carnies.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:08am EDT

re: zdf

This reminds me of the post Olympic kilometer

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:21am EDT

re: zdf

zdf wrote:
🥇Diribe Welteji (ETH) 4:21.00 WR
🥈Freweyni Hailu (ETH) 4:23.06 PB
🥉Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 4:24.13 PB
Took it out pretty hard and looked tired at 1k. Had no acceleration, absolutely nothing from 1500m to finish--her trademark kick was completely absent. If anything she was glancing back to make sure she could still podium.
She had a long, hard season, easily arguable as the GOAT individual year considering her medals at WRs. I really appreciate her racing today, but I wonder if people will hold this race against her since she no longer has a 'perfect' season. What say you LRC?

She's probably in the middle of her time off and decided to jump in. If she cared she would have been able to run sub 4:22.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:30am EDT

re: zdf

Yes. This is a huge stain on her season. But even worse is that this loss destroys her aura of invincibility. Now everyone knows she can be beaten.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:50am EDT

re: zdf

zdf wrote:
🥇Diribe Welteji (ETH) 4:21.00 WR
🥈Freweyni Hailu (ETH) 4:23.06 PB
🥉Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 4:24.13 PB
Took it out pretty hard and looked tired at 1k. Had no acceleration, absolutely nothing from 1500m to finish--her trademark kick was completely absent. If anything she was glancing back to make sure she could still podium.
She had a long, hard season, easily arguable as the GOAT individual year considering her medals at WRs. I really appreciate her racing today, but I wonder if people will hold this race against her since she no longer has a 'perfect' season. What say you LRC?

Welteji also had a long season. This result will probably figure more into elevating Welteji's status than downgrading Kipyegon's. A great rivalry may be in the making.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:51am EDT

re: zdf

Lol.

No. She set 3 world records. And one bad race in post season.

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7 months ago 10/01/2023 11:06am EDT

re: Dwightarm

One of those records has already been broken. Bad finish to the year for Faith and her fans.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 11:22am EDT

re: zdf

Welteji had an even longer season than Kipyegon because she did the indoor circuit, remember back on February 5th when she stopped a lap early in the indoor 3k but then restarted and ran 8:33? She also broke her PB like three time once in the diamond league, at worlds and recently at Pre where Kipyegon also almost broke the WR again. It just seems like Welteji is getting better and better as the season goes on. So all this shows is that Kipyegon is human and there are youngsters who can challenge her when they get it right.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 1:38pm EDT

re: Noexcusesss

As Jakob has found out at Worlds, leading without a pacer can make you vulnerable. Faith didn't look dominant from the start. Not a fast course and Welteji stayed in touch (much like Nuguse to Jakob), so unless she breaks away (as she does on the track) it can be a problem.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 3:14pm EDT

re: zdf

Because of an insignificant road race after the season. Who ever asked this question, are you out of your freakin mind?

7 months ago 10/01/2023 3:18pm EDT

re: zdf

The season ended with the Diamond League final. This is a new season.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 9:51pm EDT

re: ngkg

It's like the end of a high school season and you just won the state championship. But at the Turkey Trot 2 weeks later a few of the local guys beat you. who cares. Still Goat season.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 9:56pm EDT

re: zdf

PEDs obviously worn off.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:00pm EDT

re: zdf

Agreed, she lost her title to the new GOAT Tigst Assefa.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:01pm EDT

re: zdf

zdf wrote:
🥇Diribe Welteji (ETH) 4:21.00 WR
🥈Freweyni Hailu (ETH) 4:23.06 PB
🥉Faith Kipyegon (KEN) 4:24.13 PB
Took it out pretty hard and looked tired at 1k. Had no acceleration, absolutely nothing from 1500m to finish--her trademark kick was completely absent. If anything she was glancing back to make sure she could still podium.
She had a long, hard season, easily arguable as the GOAT individual year considering her medals at WRs. I really appreciate her racing today, but I wonder if people will hold this race against her since she no longer has a 'perfect' season. What say you LRC?

No. And not everyone responds to the shoes the same. She doesn't respond to the road shoes, but she does the spikes. She's so much better than everyone else- obviously a shoe response issue.

7 months ago 10/01/2023 10:05pm EDT

re: zdf

It doesn't change anything about a Faith's season. But it does put her on notice that Welteji is coming and getting faster. Diribe already has a faster outdoor 1500 PR than Tsegay and a much faster 800 PR.

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