get used to it. wrote:
Keep dreaming about Cain.
Just how much slower than a track do you think this course is?
Cain ran 15:45.46 for 5k (in a controlled effort, though who knows how much faster - if any faster - she could have gone if she wasn't just aiming for the qualifying standard).
What's that worth for a 3 mile on the track? About a 15:10 (probably in the 15:07-15:12 range).
So you're talking 5 seconds for a 15:15, or 10 seconds for a 15:20. And if she was capable of better than a 15:45, you're getting even more wiggle-room for her to sneak under those marks.
It's not dreaming to think she can run faster than Baxter for 3 miles, whether it's cross country or not. She is THAT fast on the track, and going from rubber to grass will slow you down some, it won't be drastic. And it's not like that course is hilly or has many sharp turns, and if it's 3.01 miles by GPS it's probably anywhere from 2.98-3.01 if one were to wheel it.
It's a flat/fast 3 mile course. Of course Cain can run a ridiculous time on it - it's a grass track!