Jenny Simpson Ends Track Season With 4:15.07 Win in Morocco

My first thought was it was a mile, which would've been an American record, beating Mary Slaney's 4:16. Oh wellz.

is jenny B the female version of aj acosta?[/quote]

no, jenny B is a world champion. AJ Acosta wasn't on the team.

Two points, written as an observer with no particular allegiance to any U.S. runner.

1. Why does everyone insist on mentioning that Simpson's winning time at Daegu was the "slowest ever at a Women's Championship"? While technically true (there were previously 4:04 races), this is a completely backwards view to me. 4:05 is neither slow nor tactical; it is less than 7 seconds off of the lifetime personal bests of (almost) every woman.

Instead, it is really amazing that the Women's Champs are always so fast! Men's Champs can (and do) range anywhere from 3:32 to 3:45 or more, which is 10 seconds or more off of their bests.

2. Why does everyone insist on comparing single-event Diamond League and circuit races with the Championships? Following point 1., the women in Daegu all ran three fast races in the span of a few days. Again, this was not the case for the men - see Centro's (admittedly well-done) semi win in 3:46.

Jenny won the final because she held up through the rounds better than anyone else. Her finishing kick in Daegu was less about blazing speed and more about everyone else locking up. This is just a different sort of strength than Uceny's ability to blast a 4:00 with a monster kick once a week or so. So even if you ignore the fact that she is probably past her peak and ready to end the season, her subpar racing since Daegu still doesn't really indicate much about her championship credentials.

Two points, written as an observer with no particular allegiance to any U.S. runner.

1. Why does everyone insist on mentioning that Simpson's winning time at Daegu was the "slowest ever at a Women's Championship"? While technically true (there were previously 4:04 races), this is a completely backwards view to me. 4:05 is neither slow nor tactical; it is less than 7 seconds off of the lifetime personal bests of (almost) every woman.

Instead, it is really amazing that the Women's Champs are always so fast! Men's Champs can (and do) range anywhere from 3:32 to 3:45 or more, which is 10 seconds or more off of their bests.

2. Why does everyone insist on comparing single-event Diamond League and circuit races with the Championships? Following point 1., the women in Daegu all ran three fast races in the span of a few days. Again, this was not the case for the men - see Centro's (admittedly well-done) semi win in 3:46.

Jenny won the final because she held up through the rounds better than anyone else. Her finishing kick in Daegu was less about blazing speed and more about everyone else locking up. This is just a different sort of strength than Uceny's ability to blast a 4:00 with a monster kick once a week or so. So even if you ignore the fact that she is probably past her peak and ready to end the season, her subpar racing since Daegu still doesn't really indicate much about her championship credentials.

I would agree with any and all arguments saying the BS is a better runner than Uceny in the rounds that make up a championship meet with one MAJOR exception.

Uceny fell in Daegu and never had a chance to prove that she would have won the gold. And I think she would have had she not fallen.