Agreed! Jane's probably the best female HS long distance runner (1500m-5000m) the US has ever produced. There are lots of other HS performances that compare with hers in various events. Hope she stays healthy and happy in her running. Too much external pressure seems to weigh on a lot of young talent.
Now she has to decide rather to run the 1500 or 5000m at U.S World Trials. I wouldn't be shocked if she picks the 5000m and run a 14:51 narrowly missing sub 14:50. If she goes sub 14:50 it would GREATEST AJR performance in any track and field event EVER.
Stop speculating and enjoy the beautiful performance we just witnessed, you morans.
it happened in real life, not hypothetical basement land. Spend some time in the present and appreciate it instead of thinking of another thing she might be able to do in the future.
Now she has to decide rather to run the 1500 or 5000m at U.S World Trials. I wouldn't be shocked if she picks the 5000m and run a 14:51 narrowly missing sub 14:50. If she goes sub 14:50 it would GREATEST AJR performance in any track and field event EVER.
No it wouldn't. That would be Knighton with his 19.49, which made him a top 5 performer ever.
I believe Mary Decker broke the Indoor WR in the 800m at age 14, then beat the Olympic silver medalist head to head. Most 14-yo girls are worried about Friday's Algebra test or that their hair looks nice, not breaking world records.
Agreed. Decker has no peers in Amercan middle distance running.
I believe Mary Decker broke the Indoor WR in the 800m at age 14, then beat the Olympic silver medalist head to head. Most 14-yo girls are worried about Friday's Algebra test or that their hair looks nice, not breaking world records.
Agreed. Decker has no peers in Amercan middle distance running.
What are kids DOING these days??? The times HS kids are running now defy my wildest dreams from when I was in HS.
Almost, but not quite. Hedengren ran 4:23.50. The NCAA record is held by Silan Ayyildiz at 4:23.46. However, Hedengren's time is faster than Katelyn Tuohy's 4:24.26 American collegiate record.
Great!!! How fast did Hassan or Kipyegon run when they were 20?
Now she has to decide rather to run the 1500 or 5000m at U.S World Trials. I wouldn't be shocked if she picks the 5000m and run a 14:51 narrowly missing sub 14:50. If she goes sub 14:50 it would GREATEST AJR performance in any track and field event EVER.
Stop speculating and enjoy the beautiful performance we just witnessed, you morans.
it happened in real life, not hypothetical basement land. Spend some time in the present and appreciate it instead of thinking of another thing she might be able to do in the future.
She just did something very special.
Geez.
I'd usually agree with you, but VIPAM has the greatest speculative running thread of all time, so I'd just let V speculate.
Yes, Sadie was previously announced as competing a couple weeks ago but wasn’t included in the field lists released this week.
People have said her fitness isn’t at its peak right now based on recent races so she probably dropped out to focus on training and avoid getting smoked by Jane.
She was running by herself for 800m of that race. There is still time to drop if she could get someone to chase for longer. With her 14:57 5000 the other day she has some amazing range for someone her age.
The most impressive thing was she went with the pace setter and ran the last 800m alone. The pro women's pacer went out slower and the field still didn't follow the pacer; therefore, the pro women's winner end up running over 6 seconds slower than Jane. 😳
Stop speculating and enjoy the beautiful performance we just witnessed, you morans.
it happened in real life, not hypothetical basement land. Spend some time in the present and appreciate it instead of thinking of another thing she might be able to do in the future.
She just did something very special.
Geez.
I'd usually agree with you, but VIPAM has the greatest speculative running thread of all time, so I'd just let V speculate.
True!
but female high school phenoms aren't known to deliver as much as males.