2007 Footlocker National Girls

Yes, it was a good race. Claire must've been completely on her game yesterday. 41 seconds, wow. I've heard the air in Ohio is awful and maybe coming from that air helped her breathe better or something.

I'll ask Katie about it, she did better than that last time.

kroeger was pretty free with her elbows down the stretch, and she just beat kayla hale at the line. she probably would have lost if she had kept her elbows, arms and hands to herself. it did not look like fair play at all.

what happened to Ashley Brasovan from FL, only 6th or 7th or something in FL south and she should have destroyed that field with a CR... Durkin is relatively unknown from years past and could be up there to take it away, I don't think any FL South girls have a chance to be on top unless Ashley B. decides to bring her A game which she has struggled with in postseason for a long time.

whatever Brasovan finally qualified so we'll see what happens at nationals.

haha wrote:

what happened to Ashley Brasovan from FL, only 6th or 7th or something in FL south and she should have destroyed that field with a CR... Durkin is relatively unknown from years past and could be up there to take it away, I don't think any FL South girls have a chance to be on top unless Ashley B. decides to bring her A game which she has struggled with in postseason for a long time.

Those that count out Kroeger don't know the girl. She is a competitor and a winner. She proved that last year, and will prove it again this year. She is BACK.

Durkin has won every race this year running by herself and has been very consistent. Hard to tell how fast she can run when she is pushed. Destroying that field by over 40 seconds is very impressive.

Durkin seems like someone that could win it all, 17:01 CR in windy conditions at extremely low temps, Sisson won FLMW last year with not as fast of a time and then took third at FLN.

so what she stuck her elbows out...it's legal. it just goes to show you how tough Kathy Kroeger is and smart enough to hole her own.

yup wrote:

so what she stuck her elbows out...it's legal. it just goes to show you how tough Kathy Kroeger is and smart enough to hole her own.

The girl who got second should have pulled an Adere:

Babcock calling iit a season, want's to make oly trials quqlifying time in the 1,500. That's is the word out west

haha wrote:

what happened to Ashley Brasovan from FL, only 6th or 7th or something in FL south and she should have destroyed that field with a CR... Durkin is relatively unknown from years past and could be up there to take it away, I don't think any FL South girls have a chance to be on top unless Ashley B. decides to bring her A game which she has struggled with in postseason for a long time.

You're wrong about Brasovan struggling in the postseason (she won the NIN 2mile last year). She has struggled at Footlocker South, but she should do much better at Balboa Park, as she is very strong on the hills. That girl from the Midwest is going to be tough for anyone to beat.

Babcock told the LA Times she doesn't feel 100 percent and doesn't want to take someone else's place unless she does feel 100 percent. It's definitely interesting to see such restraint.. she's either extremely confident, or chicken. I'm sure it's the first. Kind of reminds me of Amber Trotter. Where's she going to college?

not so fast wrote:

kroeger was pretty free with her elbows down the stretch, and she just beat kayla hale at the line. she probably would have lost if she had kept her elbows, arms and hands to herself. it did not look like fair play at all.

If you think that was bad you should have seen the end of the NC state boys meet. Much worse finish.

What about next year's FL Nats? It has the chance to have the last THREE FOOTLOCKER NATIONAL CHAMPS! That has never happened at FL and has it ever happened at any national championship meet? The thought of next year's race is enough to give guy a big boner.

hasnt made a college decision yet, she has said her top schools are washington, oregon, and stanford.