notevenclose wrote:
If you seriously think that Sarah Baxter would run anywhere within 10 seconds of the new 9:38.68 2 mile record, you need help. Baxter maybe and I say MAYBE could crack 10:00 right now, but it's highly unlikely. Baxter is a hills, and longer distance type. Has she even broke 5 minutes for a mile? 5:06 at Mt. Sac doesn't count. Sarah Baxter is outstanding.. Mary Cain is a prodigy.
Prodigy > outstanding
Of course she's gone well under 5.
I think you're overestimating how hard it is to crack 10:00 for 2 miles... she was probably in good enough shape to run in the mid/high 9:50's during cross, and she'll probably be a little faster than that this spring (maybe under 9:50, maybe not... a lot would depend on how the race unfolds rather than her talent)
Yes, she seems more like a distance/strength runner than a speed/track runner. The opposite of Cain. But that doesn't mean she can't run a good 2 mile.
I've said this a few times on here, but I'll say it again...
This seems a lot like 2001.
Cain playing the role of Webb (GOAT track type athlete, particularly in the mile but can step up to 2 miles or down to 800)
Baxter playing the role of Ritz (GOAT cross country type athlete, and can run very well in the 5k and 2 mile in track)
Neale playing the role of Hall (very close to them in cross country, not sure of her place on the track - she seems better at longer stuff, more like a Steeple/2 miler, but she focuses a lot on 800/1600 because her teammate is potential top-3 finisher at State 3200 and they don't any other potential state scorers in the 800)... of course, Cain and Baxter being juniors it isn't quite the same, but the comparison of the athletes abilities, accomplishments and events on the track remains the same.