The phrase "Running in quicksand" came to mind. Absolutely agonizing final 50m. Chepchirchir didn't look terribly comfortable either, good for her for pushing through to the end.
The phrase "Running in quicksand" came to mind. Absolutely agonizing final 50m. Chepchirchir didn't look terribly comfortable either, good for her for pushing through to the end.
Hull tried as hard to push through as anyone else in the race did.
The phrase "Running in quicksand" came to mind. Absolutely agonizing final 50m. Chepchirchir didn't look terribly comfortable either, good for her for pushing through to the end.
Hull tried as hard to push through as anyone else in the race did.
Chepchirchir was officially 33.7 for the last 200. Hull's bib didn't record, but she had to be 35pt if not slower.
The phrase "Running in quicksand" came to mind. Absolutely agonizing final 50m. Chepchirchir didn't look terribly comfortable either, good for her for pushing through to the end.
Hull tried as hard to push through as anyone else in the race did.
I never said she didn't. I only meant to give props to Chepchirchir for grinding away and closing a huge gap, not discrediting Hull, who obviously tried extremely hard.
The phrase "Running in quicksand" came to mind. Absolutely agonizing final 50m. Chepchirchir didn't look terribly comfortable either, good for her for pushing through to the end.
Hull tried as hard to push through as anyone else in the race did.
We really do not know who 'tried' the most in this or any other race.
It would be interesting to be able to objectively measure things like lactate levels, percentage of time spent near (or above) VO2 max etc.
Those elite runners near the front of races do not necessarily try to push harder than all the other runners. It may be that they are just faster at the same exact effort level than many of those runners behind them.
Hull tried as hard to push through as anyone else in the race did.
Chepchirchir was officially 33.7 for the last 200. Hull's bib didn't record, but she had to be 35pt if not slower.
I saw her at 3:05 through 1200, and i was impressed. I was thinking:
”just a 45, and she’s got 3:50!”
Oh my, I know she’ll be sore tomorrow. We’ve all been there in yourhful exuberance and mismanaged moves. Though, the knife in the back that I never had to experience is the $50k(?) bonus for the win that she missed.
Hull's agonizing final straightaway reminded me of this: My high school had a 20-laps-to-the-mile banked track suspended above the basketball court in the school gym. The first time I went to train there with the team I noticed that scotch-taped to the wall above the track's entry doors was a circa-1920s black-and-white portrait photo of an African tribesman that looked like it had been scissored out of an old National Geographic issue. He had facial scarifications, a lip disk, pierced ears, and a bone through his nose.
When I asked my coach who that was in the photo he replied "That's Mr. Rig, the God of the track/If you don't watch out...he'll jump on your back."
("Rig" was shorthand for the rigor mortis-like feeling that accompanied lactic acid tie-ups near the end of a race.)
Devastating for Georgia Griffith who would go to Worlds if Hull had won.
Someone find a video clip.
Not that devestating. Griffith will go to worlds in the 5k given shes qualified, her second place finish at nationals in that event, and her general proven fitness. Has about zero chance at medaling in either event. Do you really think she wanted to do the double?
Weirdly enough I'm actually less suspicious of her after this race. One of the telltale signs of EPO is delayed lactate buildup at fast paces, which usually prevents this kind of rig.