why dont they kenyan women excel in track races under 5000meters??

whoops heres the link

the430miler wrote:

has anyone else noticed this?

no.

Lack of coaching.. Maryam Jamal.. one of the best 1500 runners in the world today would never run as well had she stayed in ethiopia.

There is a lack of coaching. If we had some knowledge on how to train...they would do better.

There is a pretty good 800 kenyan runner.

If dibaba and Defar run the 1500 they could dominate that as well.

Many ethiopian athletes also complain that running short distances is tougher on there longevity ... more injuries etc.,

the430miler wrote:

i was browsing the all-time best site, and noticed that NONE of the african women have excelled in any track event under 5,000meters.

just look at the list. not a single kenyan or ethiopian girl on is on it. i realize that both east african men and women are better at long distances such as marathons, but on the mens side, there are a ton of kenyans and ethiopians that hold all time bests for even the mile and 800.

meseret defar and tirunish bibaba (aka babyface destroyer), both of their reigns start at 5,000 meters. all of the best mile and 3k times are from chinese women and great britain.

has anyone else noticed this?

Dorcus Inzikuru

Maria Mutola

Falilat Ogunkoya

Glory Alozie

They are coming, some have arrived.

Check out Janeth Jepkosgei from Kenya, dominated the 800m last year. 3 Kenyans, 1 Ethiopian on the 800m top list in 2006. Also check out the current world rankings, Kenyan leads the 800m, look at flat 3000m/2000m, the steeplechase (http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=O/ageGroup=N/season=2006/gender=W/discipline=800/legal=A/index.html

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http://www.iaaf.org/worldrankings/index.html

Hmmm! They probably didn't excel due to lack of emphasis on the relatively shorter events.

As for the sprints, that's a different story, the East Africans are not as genetically gifted as the West Africans (same lineage as most African Americans and Caribbean sprinters).

FYI: Ogunkoya, Alozie (pure sprinters from West Africa); Mutola (Southern Africa-lineage closer to the East Africans); Inzikuru (East African)...

The answer is:boobs.Unlike the ethiopian boy-women, kenyan women have boobs and they seem to keep them from suceeding in the shorter/faster races.

you are stupid wrote:

the430miler wrote:

i was browsing the all-time best site, and noticed that NONE of the african women have excelled in any track event under 5,000meters.

just look at the list. not a single kenyan or ethiopian girl on is on it. i realize that both east african men and women are better at long distances such as marathons, but on the mens side, there are a ton of kenyans and ethiopians that hold all time bests for even the mile and 800.

meseret defar and tirunish bibaba (aka babyface destroyer), both of their reigns start at 5,000 meters. all of the best mile and 3k times are from chinese women and great britain.

has anyone else noticed this?

Dorcus Inzikuru

Maria Mutola

Falilat Ogunkoya

Glory Alozie

mutola is form mozambique

famiology wrote:

The answer is:boobs.Unlike the ethiopian boy-women, kenyan women have boobs and they seem to keep them from suceeding in the shorter/faster races.

that doesnt seem to stop the asian women.

the430miler wrote:

famiology wrote:

The answer is:boobs.Unlike the ethiopian boy-women, kenyan women have boobs and they seem to keep them from suceeding in the shorter/faster races.

that doesnt seem to stop the asian women.

Asian women are flat chested.

They have one less rib. Unlike the Kenyan males whose abstract wrist bone gives them perfect form, the ladies' missing rib gives them *the* imperfect form.

i was browsing the all-time best site, and noticed that NONE of the african women have excelled in any track event under 5,000meters.

Dorcus Inzikuru

Maria Mutola

Falilat Ogunkoya

Glory Alozie

mutola is form mozambique

and? inzikuru is from uganda... what's the point?

brahsuf wrote:

Dorcus Inzikuru

Maria Mutola

Falilat Ogunkoya

Glory Alozie

mutola is form mozambique[/quote]

cool. you found a few that a FAR down the list. reguardless, the asian women are still in the top 10.

and another question, why arent the asian men as fast as the asian women (proportionall) on the world scene??

Maryam Yusuf Jamal of Bahrain (formerly an east African) ran 3:56 last year for 1500 and had the second fastest time of the year. I think she ended the year either voted #1 or #2 in the world by TFN.

Janeth Jepkosgei ran the fastest 800m last year of anyone and put together a very strong season.

So they do excel, just not in the sheer numbers as their male counterparts/