Not hating at all. Impressive performance but who actually in their right mind thought this would happen?? 4:06.9 is light years away from sub 4. 3:02 going into final lap. I mean in the most ideal environment scientifically possible it’s gonna take another 50-100 years for a woman to do this possibly
this wasn't a race because mentally she wasn't trying to win anything and neither did the men, so many were ahead of her that it was simply a weird looking TT with no chance of success
this wasn't a race because mentally she wasn't trying to win anything and neither did the men, so many were ahead of her that it was simply a weird looking TT with no chance of success
But she gave it all she had and failed by a long way. It didn't help that it was a breezy evening in Paris. Did you see those treetops swaying?
Went through 1209 in 3:01. When she ran 4:07 she went through in 3:06.8.
She had to swing to try and do it and she missed. Even though she was off pace with one to go, she could’ve possibly run 4:02-4:03 so I was still excited and engaged. Props!
LetsRun note: The post above is incorrect. She went through 1200m in 3:01.84 Her unofficial 400/800/1200 splits were 400m 60.20 800m 2:00.75 (60.55) 1200m 3:01.84 (61.09) which would make 409 61.6 809 2:02.2 1209 3:03.2 (adding 1.4 to the 400 splits)
She just had a bad race. She ran practically as fast in an all female race when he ran 4:07. It took men 21 years to go from 4:07 in 1933 to 3:59 in 1954. It will happen just not by Faith.
Went through 1209 in 3:01. When she ran 4:07 she went through in 3:06.8.
She had to swing to try and do it and she missed. Even though she was off pace with one to go, she could’ve possibly run 4:02-4:03 so I was still excited and engaged. Props!
Incorrect 3:01 was the 1200 split, not the 1209 that was done in 3:02 high
Not hating at all. Impressive performance but who actually in their right mind thought this would happen?? 4:06.9 is light years away from sub 4. 3:02 going into final lap. I mean in the most ideal environment scientifically possible it’s gonna take another 50-100 years for a woman to do this possibly
Pretty much no one thought this would happen. But we were all curious how close she would get. A sub-4:10 mile for a woman is already unbelievable. Getting faster than that is hard to even fathom.
Might have been ideal position for pacers from an aerodynamic point of view, but when I run on the track, I can zone out quite well with someone right in front of me. They didn't factor in the mental ease of not having to think and deal with position.
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Went through 1209 in 3:01. When she ran 4:07 she went through in 3:06.8.
She had to swing to try and do it and she missed. Even though she was off pace with one to go, she could’ve possibly run 4:02-4:03 so I was still excited and engaged. Props!
I see them on the replay now, focused more on the commentary that supposedly "conditions are perfect", doesn't matter for running in a crowd tho
I think the scientists got it wrong. Whatever wind testing and equations they were using, that formation made no sense to me.
Watching the replay, I had a couple thoughts:
1. While the formation may have been tested in a lab, it looked like it was not practiced enough in real life. Kipyegon probably practiced the formation in her preparation and was confident in the plan, but I imagine the others could have used more work (and they were certainly aware that an accidental spiking or mis-step could have ruined the whole show). I could easily see Kipyegon running 2 seconds faster with ideal drafting.
2. It didn't look like Kipyegon was necessarily having her best day - could be nerves, pressure (or lack of pressure, since it wasn't a real race), or maybe just that she didn't quite feel 100%. No way of knowing for sure, but if the initial impressions of how she was feeling were accurate, that could easily be another 2 seconds.
Long story short, I'm impressed she ran as fast as she did. Maybe her initial pace would have actually worked out on her best day with a tighter drafting formation. Perhaps not getting her under 4 minutes, but at least several seconds faster.
What I've heard from my friend who is a college athlete is that women don't really care much for times and metrics. He firmly states this. Maybe she wasn't very motivated by the time barrier.