We merged this thread with another thread that was started as the race was going on. That thread was titled incorrectly (as it was a 2 mile): "Record watch: Hedengren in 3200m"
World U20 records in the sport of athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performance of an athlete before the year of their 20th birthday. Technically, in all under 20 age divisions, th...
She does it again. She is clearly the best US High School distance runner . . . ever. wow. Beats Mary Cain’s (2nd best) U20 record by 3 seconds. What race should she run at US Championships . . . 1500M or 5000M?
Well, she's already a pro at the shoe sponsor game, those Nike spikes were prominent in every shot that was taken of her. I guess she wanted to make it clear that she wasn't wearing Brooks spikes.
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Holy sh*t, world U20 record???? Am I seeing this right???
I wonder what Medina Eisa ran for 3k or 2 miles in her 14:21.89 for 5k record. With the assumption that she ran even splits, then that's roughly a 9:17 2 mile? Someone better with math can correct. But it wouldn't be surprising if the fastest ever almost-20-year-old Ethiopian girl is quicker than a 18-year-old American. Jane still has a while to get some World U20 records.