Hand her a 2024 US Olympic spot now? Sounds like Betsy Saina is READY to go. Up to 130 mpw

As I don't know who Betsy Saynah is. As running far doesn't equal running fast. As lots of other women in the race. As what is a woman.

After she’s shown me her workouts in the past couple of weeks I’d bet money on her making the team.

You can switch countries after representing one in the Olympics? I thought there were rules against that?

I think there needs to be a period of time in between. It's already been 8 years since 2016, which seems crazy. I think of 2020 as two years ago.

She's super talented and pretty funny too. Listened to her on a podcast once and she thought life in America would be easy and chill after she got her college scholarship based mostly on potential. Then she ran a 17:something 5k for her first race and they were like, um, you know you have to perform at a certain level or they'll take the scholarship away and she was like, WHUT? She had no idea. Then she improved pretty quickly after that even though there were times when she seriously thought about quitting.

A question just popped into my head. The article say Saina enjoys training with former NYC and London champ Joyciline Jepkosgei whom Saina has known since HS.

I went to high school at the same time as her, so I knew her from back in 2005. When I made the decision I really wanted to train with her because we have had a long time friendship. But I was a little bit like, ‘oh my gosh, she's run 64!’

If they went to HS together, why is Saina's official age 5 years older than Jepkosgei? Tilastapaj says Saina is 35 years 195 days old while Jepkosgei is 30 years 34 days. Isn't this proof Jepkosgei's age is incorrect?

You do realise that you can go to high school at the same time as someone and not be the same age???? Me and my sister were at school at the same time but she is 4 years older than me.

When you type like the brojos, you make an as of you and me.

I don't think her running 130 mpw means she's going to make the team, I got up to that and didn't make the team. I think her running 2:21 last year is why she's ready to make the team.

But you've always got to run the race, The top 3 going in on paper are often not the top 3 at the finish. Even Kipchoge has had a couple bad races at London and Boston.

Um, ever heard of Bernard Lagat?

You know anyone can update Wikipeda, right? Hit the "Edit" button and go to work. Just make sure you provide reliable references or it will probably get reverted by a bot. Wikipedia is pretty tough on BLPs (Biographies of Living Persons).

In Kenya, HS is not by age. Students may start primary school late, may miss a year due to lack of school fees. I taught at a secondary school in Kenya and had Form 4 students who were as old as 20 and Form 1's who were 13.

Poor Rojo.

We had a Kenyan transfer into our HS at the beginning of my Junior Year. He was put in my grade. He was banned from running XC and Track our Senior Year because he was 20 years old by that point.

I think the concept of high school (“senior high”) with just 4 grades is a relatively North America- centric thing?. Eg. In Australia we have high school which includes grades 7-12 inclusive. This would allow for the 5 year gap if similar in Kenya

My school went from 8th to 12th. I'm still friends with a girl 5 years older because our sisters were best friends (in 10th).

friends or friend zoned?

Wasn’t she popped for peds a number of years ago ..?