There is constant talk of "can sally dominate the NCAA as long as shes there" and "no one is ever going ot beat her" although we saw that disproved with Michelle Sikes although Sally had already run a hard 10k but my opinion is..
Can we say that Barringer may be just as talented if not MORE than Kipyego due to the fact that Kipyego started so much earlier at such more volume than Barringer could have due to living in kenya and running to and from school...
Interview with Kipyego:
What age were you when you started running, and how did you get started?
Well, I would go for an hour—probably seven miles—to school every day. I was not taking a bus. And then we would run home in the evening. But what made me start running was that I was always admiring professional athletes who were running well. They were living a good lifestyle, so it was something that I admired. I wanted to come to the United States for a scholarship and the only way I could come here was for me to run. I decided I had to run if I wanted to get a scholarship, but I started falling in love with the sport.
How old were you when you started running 14 miles a day, as transportation to and from school?
I started when I was eight [laughs] until when I was 15. Everyone does it, so you don't realize [how much it is]. But once you are away from that environment, you realize how far that was.
Kipyego maybe a decent amount better than Barringer now but i think people overlook the fact that Jenny has most likely not been doing this since she was 8 at 14 miles a day...