Hard to know for sure as 1st place Marta Alemayo doesn't have much for results to analyze. However, 2nd Asayech Ayichew and 5th Diana Cherotich have a 15:06 5k PR. There is some close to 15 flat or under talent in the world U20 field.
She's great, but not the fastest girl in history. Most HS girls do not run a track 5,000. It's not a typical high school event.
Cook did it with pacers. Leachman did it solo.
Do you know how old Cook was when she set that record? Her age at the time was a point that Tuohy-ites liked to bring up to discount it. They said, rightly or wrongly, that Cook was an older Senior, and could have been the age of a typical college freshman.
She's great, but not the fastest girl in history. Most HS girls do not run a track 5,000. It's not a typical high school event.
Cook did it with pacers. Leachman did it solo.
More than just doing it solo, Leachman decided before the race to NOT go for the national record, and she was taking it relatively easy for the first 3200. It was only in the last few laps that she changed her mind, and decided to go for the national record after all. She could have run faster than 15:25 if this had been a national record attempt from the beginning of the race.
Leachman is going after the outdoor HS national 5k record tomorrow at the Texas Relays. Current record is held by Natalie Cook in 15:25.93, but Leachman ran 15:28.9 at Nike Indoor Nationals. Should be super cool to see what s...
More than just doing it solo, Leachman decided before the race to NOT go for the national record, and she was taking it relatively easy for the first 3200. It was only in the last few laps that she changed her mind, and decided to go for the national record after all. She could have run faster than 15:25 if this had been a national record attempt from the beginning of the race.
you say this every time! she was not taking it easy! did you see watch the video where after she finished, she collapsed on the infield. She definitely ran all-out. She probably ran faster because she didn't go out too fast. Her performance was super impressive, no need for embellishment.