USA women DESTROY Monaco 1500!

If you watch the interview of Shannon on Flotrack, you'll hear her say/imply that the usa 1500 final was a crapshoot, and in slow races like that, the cards fall where they may. Mcgee, despite being talented, got lucky on that day. I've been interested in seeing Shannon move up to the 5k at a world level for awhile now, b/c she clearly lacks the closing speed to medal in the 15. Watch the 1500 at Monaco and you'll see how Simpson can hold her own, and still close that last 200-150 meters. I've never seen Shannon close w/ that sort of authority unless it was a us championship. Let's hope that the longer distance will help her in terms of medaling.

uandme wrote:

Cain will stomp them all at the WC's if she makes it to the final!

We'll see an indication if she runs in London next week.

yoder-begley fan wrote:

If you watch the interview of Shannon on Flotrack, you'll hear her say/imply that the usa 1500 final was a crapshoot, and in slow races like that, the cards fall where they may. Mcgee, despite being talented, got lucky on that day. I've been interested in seeing Shannon move up to the 5k at a world level for awhile now, b/c she clearly lacks the closing speed to medal in the 15. Watch the 1500 at Monaco and you'll see how Simpson can hold her own, and still close that last 200-150 meters. I've never seen Shannon close w/ that sort of authority unless it was a us championship. Let's hope that the longer distance will help her in terms of medaling.

First, Rowbury already has a 1500 medal so... she clearly lacks closing speed for a medal? What she clearly lacked was fitness in the early season; glad she's coming around in time for worlds. Too bad it is in an event where the Americans are hopelessly outclassed.

I don't think McGee got lucky at all. She was probably the athlete in the field with the worst record in tactical races, but she put herself at the front at the bell and made it work. She did the same thing at NCAAs. This is the same thing Centro does that has everyone labeling him a tactical genius; I really wonder why more runners don't make an effort to run this way.

yoder-begley fan wrote:

If you watch the interview of Shannon on Flotrack, you'll hear her say/imply that the usa 1500 final was a crapshoot, and in slow races like that, the cards fall where they may. Mcgee, despite being talented, got lucky on that day. I've been interested in seeing Shannon move up to the 5k at a world level for awhile now, b/c she clearly lacks the closing speed to medal in the 15. Watch the 1500 at Monaco and you'll see how Simpson can hold her own, and still close that last 200-150 meters. I've never seen Shannon close w/ that sort of authority unless it was a us championship. Let's hope that the longer distance will help her in terms of medaling.

Um no. Rowbury was not in good enough shape. It had little to do with the slow pace. Rowbury just ran her SB prior to this race in 4:06.8 losing by 4.7 seconds. She's been getting back to form but just wasn't good enough at USA's. If USA's were today she probably woulda beat McGee but it wasn't.

alanson wrote:

uandme wrote:

Cain will stomp them all at the WC's if she makes it to the final!

We'll see an indication if she runs in London next week.

I am a big Mary Cain fan but she is going up some very BIG names. Agegawi, Dibaba, Kipyeron can all go under 3:58.

Then there is Simpson, she might place of a slow pace.

I really agree with this. Maybe Rowbury would make more sense than McGee, but Anderson has only run 2 1500m races faster than McGees B standard run (Anderson has a bunch of near last place 4:07-4:09s this year on the DL circuit), and McGee actually had to do a lot of the work in her race Rowbury and Anderson were pulled along in a faster race.

We'll see an indication if she runs in London next week.

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Big if. No entry list posted yet. Don't bet the ranch on Cain showing up.

McGee isn't in the same league as Rowbury and Anderson. She had some luck in a very slow national meet. Don't make it more than it is.

I really agree with this. Maybe Rowbury would make more sense than McGee, but Anderson has only run 2 1500m races faster than McGees B standard run (Anderson has a bunch of near last place 4:07-4:09s this year on the DL circuit), and McGee actually had to do a lot of the work in her race Rowbury and Anderson were pulled along in a faster race-----------------------------------------------

If Anderson were to improve on her running form, perhaps she can lop off 5 seconds off her time.

the 800 is a fun race wrote:

I really agree with this. Maybe Rowbury would make more sense than McGee, but Anderson has only run 2 1500m races faster than McGees B standard run (Anderson has a bunch of near last place 4:07-4:09s this year on the DL circuit), and McGee actually had to do a lot of the work in her race Rowbury and Anderson were pulled along in a faster race.

I think running a 4:01 takes a little more than just being "pulled along".