And that’s cool also. It would be boring if we all liked the same athlete. - There is much to admire about Tsegay and she is one hell of a runner and competitor. Perhaps it is her slimy husband/ coach that ruins it for me. He looks like a cheap second hand car salesman - to me he just exudes untrustworthiness…..
I haven't looked at her husband at all so far - maybe because I wanted to be the...
But really astonishing that the range of these Ethiopian women seems to get wider and wider over the years. 1500m to 10000m is getting the norm...
Wang's '93 marks don't look that special anymore. Apart from this curious 8:06.11...
There is a reason the Chinese records from 93 were such an anomaly. Firstly they were flogged to within an inch of their lives in training and force filled rocket fuel. Secondly the track they set the records on was not the full 400m circumference. Shortly after the week long cheat feast where all the records were set the track was dug up never to be used or seen by any others. That’s why the 8.06 is so otherworldly. If you were to put any top current 1500 - 5000m female runner on that track they would almost certainly dip way under 8 minutes.
Current thought is Cranny will be doing the 1500/5000. She does not have the standard and likely would have run the Ten if she was aiming to get it.
I agree but the 5/10k team is by far the easiest team to make. She has never shown that she is good at 1500 championship races.
Has she ever really ran them since college though? 2nd at NCAAs which is better than she did in any other event in college (except one 3000i 2nd to Dom Scott). 4th at World Juniors in the 1500 with fierce comp.
I haven't looked at her husband at all so far - maybe because I wanted to be the...
But really astonishing that the range of these Ethiopian women seems to get wider and wider over the years. 1500m to 10000m is getting the norm...
Wang's '93 marks don't look that special anymore. Apart from this curious 8:06.11...
There is a reason the Chinese records from 93 were such an anomaly. Firstly they were flogged to within an inch of their lives in training and force filled rocket fuel. Secondly the track they set the records on was not the full 400m circumference. Shortly after the week long cheat feast where all the records were set the track was dug up never to be used or seen by any others. That’s why the 8.06 is so otherworldly. If you were to put any top current 1500 - 5000m female runner on that track they would almost certainly dip way under 8 minutes.
And you got your infos exactly where? Maybe they rebuild the track '97 in Shanghai - what do you think?
how can you be sure she'll never give her all befor Paris to end up second again with Tsegay
Maybe true, that Sifan does not want to burn the house before Paris, especially not against her main opponent in the 10K.
On the other hand, if she's feeling fit, why not? Anticipating on the fact she told press she's probably going to run a minor race this spring, in America, to check out some track experience before Paris.