Very impressed with Emily Sisson. Wire to wire win in 15:53 in 85 degree heat. Sheila Reid looked very vulnerable (as she has this year), fading to third behind Kayleigh Tyerman (Florida State). Wonder what's up with her.
Quite a showcase by Sisson though...she's a tough one.
who cares, the only thing that matters is that Tyerman is soooooooooooooo hot!!!!
her team mate Quigley, oh my!!! the hotness!!!
Or she could be very smart and knew she had the auto qualifier for the top 5 locked up and just cruised to the finish..no need to kill your self when you know you are moving on.
Maybe, but she definitely hasn't looked nearly as dominant this year. And it looked like she was hurting and couldn't hold the pace. It's not like Sheila Reid to purposefully lose to another collegian.
Sisson has been running very very well. Definitely one to watch for at NCAAs.
I hope she pushes the pace at NCAAs. D'Agostino and Reid are only three seconds off the Olympic A Standard and they need to get it ASAP. I'm sure Sisson and/or Kroeger will push the pace, and hopefully the weather will be okay.
It's a qualifier. Third is as good as first
As someone who was there. Reid was not holding back. She fell apart, but it was humid.
She ran 15:23 this year and only 15:37 last year. She may still be in better shape this year than last...
Wasn't Reid 4th at Regionals 5000 last year? 3rd this year in and of itself does not tell us much.
That being said, I thought something looked wrong with her tonight -- she kept reaching up to her mouth/face, as if she were nauseous.
She does that all the time. Usually just wiping her face...just a habit of hers. I think it makes her look more calm and intimidating.
Reid totally fell apart over the last couple of laps, she was staggering on very wobbly legs after crossing the line and if the trainer hadn't held her up would have collapsed.
ladsjglaskjglasg wrote:
I hope she pushes the pace at NCAAs. D'Agostino and Reid are only three seconds off the Olympic A Standard and they need to get it ASAP. I'm sure Sisson and/or Kroeger will push the pace, and hopefully the weather will be okay.
1) The NCAA championship will not go sub-15:20 (the race is scheduled for noon, in June, in Des Moines)
2) No collegians will make the US Olympic team (can't speak to Canadian team)
What most of these LR posters don't understand is that even a minor injury does affect an entire competitive season at this level. Reid may have had an injury early in the season, or even during the off-season which affected her base training. With even a small loss to her base, she would not be at the same level as a year (like last year) when everything went right. Don't knock her. She is a great runner, and sooner or later she will be as competitive as ever.
You have no idea what you are talking about.
Beginning Runner wrote:
What most of these LR posters don't understand is that even a minor injury does affect an entire competitive season at this level. Reid may have had an injury early in the season, or even during the off-season which affected her base training. With even a small loss to her base, she would not be at the same level as a year (like last year) when everything went right. Don't knock her. She is a great runner, and sooner or later she will be as competitive as ever.
qwerty says: "You have no idea what you are talking about."
Oh really, and just what is it that I have wrong? Not that I question your intelligence, but perspiring minds would like to know where you are coming from.
Anyone know why Sisson's teammate Hannah Davidson was a no show in the steeple? she's run 10:10ish this year and has looked great
Beginning Runner wrote:
but perspiring minds would like to know where you are coming from.
Is there a new definition of the word "perspiring" that I'm not aware of?
Revenge of Sisson, who got sick before Regions XC and so neither she nor her team qualified. I think she has been pointing to this since November. She is a big girl and ran well in the heat despite that. (similar to Reid, who is not a rail-thin runner, either).
I wish she had stayed at Wisconsin but I understand her moving (and kudos to Wisconsin for not hindering her in any way).
Yeah ..Davidson made regionals...but was a no show...maybe injury or something.