Both could (and I believe WILL) have it by the end of the 2026, but in what order?
I think Hoey gets the jump. He'll have an incredible indoor season and will hit outdoors in 1:41 shape. WR will soon follow. Femke will need a little while to figure out the event, and will then dominate. Her WR comes late season.
Both could (and I believe WILL) have it by the end of the 2026, but in what order?
I think Hoey gets the jump. He'll have an incredible indoor season and will hit outdoors in 1:41 shape. WR will soon follow. Femke will need a little while to figure out the event, and will then dominate. Her WR comes late season.
Both could (and I believe WILL) have it by the end of the 2026, but in what order?
I think Hoey gets the jump. He'll have an incredible indoor season and will hit outdoors in 1:41 shape. WR will soon follow. Femke will need a little while to figure out the event, and will then dominate. Her WR comes late season.
Predictions...
Hoey 1:40.70
Femke 1:53.00
If Bol breaks 1:58 this year, it will be an extremely successful season. Put down the bong
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Both could (and I believe WILL) have it by the end of the 2026, but in what order?
I think Hoey gets the jump. He'll have an incredible indoor season and will hit outdoors in 1:41 shape. WR will soon follow. Femke will need a little while to figure out the event, and will then dominate. Her WR comes late season.
Predictions...
Hoey 1:40.70
Femke 1:53.00
IS THERE Ant possibility whatsoever that neither get the record in 2026
If Bol breaks 1:58 this year, it will be an extremely successful season. Put down the bong
Femke's 800 level is being seriously underestimated around here. Her 400 teammate Eveline Saalberg ran 2:02.97 last season without seriously training for the 800 at all. Meuwly had her open the season with quite a few 800s simply to improve her stamina for the 400 and relay legs.
Femke is markedly faster than Saalberg and has considerably more natural stamina. Both have a personal best of 50.95 at 400, in fact an hour apart. Femke ran that number over 400 hurdles at La Chaux de Fonds while Saalberg did it at 400 flat.
There is simply no comparison. I guarantee Femke and Meuwly took confidence in the secretly planned switch to 800 based on how well Saalberg did. Femke will have devoted an entire offseason, in fact an extended offseason. She returned early this year and skipped events like European Athlete of the Year awards.
Numerous elite females in this era have proven successful at distances/events other than what they are known for. There is still time to vote yes on Femke Bol at 800 instead of being absurdly bewildered as she keeps going. We already saw how well she fared at indoor 500 a few years ago without any added emphasis on distance.
If Bol breaks 1:58 this year, it will be an extremely successful season. Put down the bong
Femke's 800 level is being seriously underestimated around here. Her 400 teammate Eveline Saalberg ran 2:02.97 last season without seriously training for the 800 at all. Meuwly had her open the season with quite a few 800s simply to improve her stamina for the 400 and relay legs.
Femke is markedly faster than Saalberg and has considerably more natural stamina. Both have a personal best of 50.95 at 400, in fact an hour apart. Femke ran that number over 400 hurdles at La Chaux de Fonds while Saalberg did it at 400 flat.
There is simply no comparison. I guarantee Femke and Meuwly took confidence in the secretly planned switch to 800 based on how well Saalberg did. Femke will have devoted an entire offseason, in fact an extended offseason. She returned early this year and skipped events like European Athlete of the Year awards.
Numerous elite females in this era have proven successful at distances/events other than what they are known for. There is still time to vote yes on Femke Bol at 800 instead of being absurdly bewildered as she keeps going. We already saw how well she fared at indoor 500 a few years ago without any added emphasis on distance.
Personally, I think you’re seriously disrespecting the 800, but that’s just me. People don’t run times by proportionality and analogy.