What would Jordan Hasay need to run in the 1500 for you to be impressed?

Old Runner wrote:

what would it take in terms of time for you to be impressed with her improvement this year.

Seriously?

I would be impressed if she broke the NCAA or American record. Otherwise, she is just another good college runner. Why in the hell would we single her out when (a) she is clearly not the future of distance running and (b) there are so many other US women getting it done right now?

Seriously?

Arm warmers and high heals.

Honestly she would need to run sub 4 this year to be worthy of hype. She might be the most overrated runner in US history.

4:35.01 is equivalent to at least a 4:17 low, but more likely a 4:16. A 4:35 full mile would be a bit slower than a 68 second average 400, which is 17 seconds per 100 meters. So to go from 1600 meters to 1500 meters, assuming that she wouldn't have been able to run faster over the the (albeit not much) shorter distance, you'd have to subtract 17 seconds (4:35.01 would go to 4:18.01). But seeing as this was not a 1600, but rather a full mile, which is generally accepted to be at least 1.5 additional seconds, it would seem to be a conservative conversion to give her a 4:16 mid.

2 seconds off her PR (set hanging in the back of a professional field at the peak of her outdoor season)during indoors, in a conference championship meet, pulling away at the 800 (i heard, wasn't there) for the solo win by 3 seconds over a teammate, is IMO very impressive in itself

4:06

American junior record in the 1500. I'm already impressed.

I would like her to beat Alan Webb in a race.

I think it is realistic.

I agree with trollism - 4.06 and a medal at World Juniors (if this doesn't interfere with her precious NCAA season).

Didn't Suzy Favor run 4.09 as a Junior (age-group)? Steph Twell (another hyped athlete a couple of years older) ran 4.06 and won World Juniors at this age, so matching that would live up to her hype. Certainly if she is running 4.16 now indoors (see post above - meaning she has a lot left in the tank) this means that taking 10seconds off this summer shouldn't be a problem. Just like Mac Fleet will take 10sec off his mile time, and Elijah Greer will take 5 sec off his 800m time. Of course to really impress me she should (given that she is at almighty Oregon) match Zola Budd's times from a quarter-century ago (things have improved since then haven't they?) and she ran 3.59.9, 8.28 and 14.47 for 1500, 3000 and 5000m at 19yo.

Already impressed. Making it into the finals of the Olympic Trials and setting a high school record faster than any American girl has impressed me enough.

I would say 4:35 is worth more like 4:15-16 in the 1500, which is right off of her PR... in February, indoors.

She is not overrated.

2x Footlocker champion, #2 all time in the 3200, high school record in the 1500... very, VERY impressive.

I'm already impressed. Keep in mind 4 things:

(1) her recent 4:35 is the equivalent of 4:15-16, not 4:17-18

(2) she did it in late February

(3) according to her, she has done little or no speedwork

(3) she had a MASSIVE negative split — 2:12 for the last half.

translate: there's more in the tank

She's improving, and I suspect she'll dip under 4:10 this year as long as she stays healthy. Her future is in the 5K and up, but she's doing just what she needs to do now by concentrating on the shorter distances.

She's also proven that she's tough as nails, being a consistent high finisher in CC as a freshman.

How 'bout we appreciate what she's accomplished so far rather than be cynical about what she hasn't.

I can't run a 4:14 I'm impressed!

Whole team is impressive.....

Also from the USTFCCCA, the 2009 cross country academic honors were announced and three lady Ducks were recognized for their work in the classroom.

The women's all-academic honorees included senior Nicole Blood, freshman Jordan Hasay and junior Alexandra Kosinski.

3:26.00

Yes, she is alredy impresssive in her performances. Anyone who is not impressed is either sleeping or an idiot. She obviously has made some good choices in her college selection and it is paying off.

to be Gregson-esque... she would need to run right around 4mins-4.02...

Rocky W wrote:

Honestly she would need to run sub 4 this year to be worthy of hype. She might be the most overrated runner in US history.

Yeah, and what is your mile PR asshole?

She's almost run my HS PR as a college frosh, and I went on to run at a major D1, compete elite, internationally, the whole deal.

Jordan is coming along just fine.

I love you Jordan!!!!!

She can run in whatever she wants.

I'm already impressed.

a haircut?