Babcock is a tremendous talent, but I think she has really poor racing tactics. It seems that she always goes out too fast and almost never posts negative splits. Does anbyody else think she could run quite a bit faster by running smarter?
Babcock is a tremendous talent, but I think she has really poor racing tactics. It seems that she always goes out too fast and almost never posts negative splits. Does anbyody else think she could run quite a bit faster by running smarter?
agreed
she's a girl. girls don't know how to race.
You mean like Jordan?
that's a normal thing for elite high school runners like babcock and chanelle price. they pretty much always race by themselves so they do what it takes to run fast times on their own, which in most cases is going out fast. i'm sure once they get to college they will adjust to new racing tactics and be just fine
Most likely she hadn't trained much after the state meet. Can't blame her.
like jordan in the quarterfinals? yes, that is a great example.
agreed. in an interview i think on flotrack, she says she had planned to go out at her own pace, even if she'd be leading, because she runs best when it's "an even pace." i was like, wtf are you talking about?? do you know what that means?
her arms flail around like she's disco dancing. her running form needs a lot of work.
lots of talent. don't know how passionate she is--always seems pretty nonchalant in her interviews. she may need to develop that killer drive in order to get to the top at the next level.
BBJ wrote:
agreed. in an interview i think on flotrack, she says she had planned to go out at her own pace, even if she'd be leading, because she runs best when it's "an even pace." i was like, wtf are you talking about?? do you know what that means?
I don't get it, what's wrong with what she said?
no doubt wrote:
she's a girl. girls don't know how to race.
correct
I bet most of you guys critiquing her can't match her PR's and for those of you who can, you'll still never be at the level she is. She's a high school kid racing at the Olympic Trials. She's already come further than most people have, and your disparaging remarks are extremely unnecessary... give credit when it's due and stop trying to find excuses to bring people down so you can feel better about yourselves
f off wrote:
stop trying to find excuses to bring people down so you can feel better about yourselves
Why shouldn't I try to feel better about myself. I gets mine. And feel GOOD about it and Good about myself. I feel good about myself.