Ajee Wilson broke the 1981 World Junior Record with her 1:27.30 run and will face Alyssa Montano on the face Millrose track Feb 16. "I look forward to racing her" was quoted by Montano (America's current best female 800m runner).
Ajee Wilson and Alyssa Montano will both be after the American Record of Delissa Walton Floyd 1:26.56 also from 1981.
WJRnotAJR wrote:
Ajee Wilson broke the 1981 World Junior Record with her 1:27.30 run and will face Alyssa Montano on the face Millrose track Feb 16. "I look forward to racing her" was quoted by Montano (America's current best female 800m runner).
Ajee Wilson and Alyssa Montano will both be after the American Record of Delissa Walton Floyd 1:26.56 also from 1981.
Definitely impressive for a girl her age, but I am surprised that the AR isn't faster than that.
Ajee will be US #1 at 800 meters before the end of the year. She may be right now.
Here is a brief article on it from armorytrack:
http://www.armorytrack.com/News/Post/wilson-takes-down-world-mark
Delisa Walton-Floyd's 1981 American record is 1:26.56 and it was set at Millrose's tight track so people need to realize no one every really runs this event.
between Wilson in the 800, Cain in the 1500/3k and Baxter in the 5k and up...wow. What a team these three will make if they transition to the pros.
What university is Ajee Wilson currently competing for?
She could have run something like that as a senior outdoors in high school while in peak form; however, to do it early in the indoor season is what makes it impressive!
University of Adidas.
University of Adidas.
OMGwow wrote:
What university is Ajee Wilson currently competing for?
She could have run something like that as a senior outdoors in high school while in peak form; however, to do it early in the indoor season is what makes it impressive!
You are a nut job if you really think that Ajee will run college.
great run for her but that record is a bit soft...
IAAF Tables give it 2:03 low for 800m, so a solid start to her season.
why go after records so early in a year with a world championship?
*Yawns*
Let me know when Mary Cain sets another amazing record. She is a real American hero.
Why not? That record's not particularly tough for someone of her ability.
Alysia is a frontrunner performing on a tight 200 meter track. Ajee Wilson is a great talent, but it will be extremely hard for her to pass Montano in this race. Could be the best event at the Millrose. Both should take down that record. 600 meters, but this is going to be an extended sprint.
i saw that run last night it was effortless,i think you are looking at the female version of David Rudisha.
Very impressive.
Sounds like no one ever runs it.
It's not run as often as the 800m but in the US it's offered at a couple major indoors meets and in some collegiate conference championships! So the 600m/600y is run frequently throughout the year.
Ajee took down a WJR congrats to her and now we have two races to look forward to in Feb by teenagers:
Mary Cain 2mile being pulled by Tirunesh
Ajee Wilson 600m AR attempt vs Aylssa Montano
CAN'T WAIT!
cain will not be pulled by t. dibaba, cain will be too far behind t. dibaba to be pulled.
now hopefully there will be other runners in the race to pull cain to a great time.
not putting down cain who is a tremendous young and talented prospect, but thinking she will hang with t. dibaba, come on, maybe in a few years, just too young now.
You don't have to be right on someone tail to be pulled by that person. I didn't say she would hang with her or be right on Tirunesh's tail. If Tirunesh goes out in the first 1km in 2:50 and Cain follows in 2:59 she is still being pulled -or- towed by the leader which would most likely be Tirunesh!