Sarah Disanza, 15:20 to win BU 5000 over Sisson (15:21)

Holy cow, she just prances on her feet... so light and effortless, yet efficient. Wow.

Looks like she could have gone 15:15-ish... great finish. Easy.

The Poultry Strangler wrote:

Cain is never going to run 15:20. She might be physically capable of it someday, maybe, bit that's doubtful and there's no reason for her to run an event in which she'll just get badly whooped. If she sticks to the 8/15, she'll make her mark one day, you can bet on that.

Cain was only 9 seconds behind Sisson at the USA 5k road champs and Cain is a lot more comfortable on the track than the roads. So I have no doubt she will run 15:20 next time she gives it an honest effort.

Sorry for not being clearer. In NJ and most of these talented kids they start running at an earlier age. In the area she grew up running programs became established for grade school and junior high kids. In the NJ Herald article she had shown promise at this level but stopped participating and then didn't start running again competitively till her sophomore year of highschool.

From her sophomore to junior year in highschool she made huge strides and again from junior to senior year with an average highschool team and program.

What I was saying is the reason she isn't as a big house hold name is because she hasn't been on the national seen as much as other runners. Typically female runners show greater promise as at younger age but since she missed her freshmen year where she could get exposure to meets, how real training is, etc. it slowed her growth as a sophomore and even as a junior but when she hit it on all cylinders she cruised to NJ MOC title.

Coming into her senior in HS she wasn't one of the big names predicated to win the state title it was people like her current team Colette Richter, but as her senior season wore on you saw it clicking and she finished with a flurry of great results. Winning MOCs, setting the NJ record for Bowdin Park in NY State, and finishing in the top 10. The result being Wisconsin swooping in at the end.

Now if you look at her college career you see this similar pattern of hardwork and results from the improved coaching and not saying the highschool staff was bad but just saying its Wisconsin. Improved workouts with better teammates, and slight tweaks to the type of workouts as well as natural growth. Its just impressive. I hope that is more clear.

milethon wrote:

The Poultry Strangler wrote:

Cain is never going to run 15:20. She might be physically capable of it someday, maybe, bit that's doubtful and there's no reason for her to run an event in which she'll just get badly whooped. If she sticks to the 8/15, she'll make her mark one day, you can bet on that.

Cain was only 9 seconds behind Sisson at the USA 5k road champs and Cain is a lot more comfortable on the track than the roads. So I have no doubt she will run 15:20 next time she gives it an honest effort.

Yes, but they ran 9:23/3:00/2:57 for the finish, so a rabbited, faster start without the slower traffic the CR of 15:14 by end of the season is not at all a stretch for these two, and Disanza had something left from the looks of it (68.6 last 400, and even Sisson was sub-70 for the finish). And, Disanza led for all of the last 2000 after splitting the first half evening with Sisson.

milethon wrote:

Cain was only 9 seconds behind Sisson at the USA 5k road champs and Cain is a lot more comfortable on the track than the roads. So I have no doubt she will run 15:20 next time she gives it an honest effort.

Yah, but that 15:44 was not a top effort by Sissin, who just ran 2.4 5Ks on the roads without resting in 15:58 each. Sissen has obviously gotten much stronger this fall after her times stagnated a bit on the track for a couple years. I would not be surprised if Sissan runs under 15:10 outdoors, maybe even under 15:05. I agree that Cain could run 15:20 with specific preparation in the right race and perhaps as fast as 15:12.5, but there are just too many Americans who can thwack her but good at distances longer than the 15. And right now she needs to take 3-4 seconds off her 15 not to get thwacked (but good) in that event as well. I love American runners, and Emily Sissun.

'15 already looking a bit rough for Cuffe ....

Sarah Di Sanza was well known in NJ for many years. Good for her. You are full of crap.

Brokedown Palace wrote:

keanu wrote:

check yo math

Not my math...my keystroke. Her PR was 4:59

1500 Meters 4:20.72 5-18-14

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Yes, but they ran 9:23/3:00/2:57 for the finish...

Wow, that's a very big negative split. What was their split for the last 3000m?

jCol wrote:

Holy cow, she just prances on her feet... so light and effortless, yet efficient. Wow.

Watching the video it's clear she's got great lean strong muscle. The kind of form good mAle runners have.

Also to the other poster discussing improvements from better teammates and coaching that is true. Probably now is a better time at Wisconsin for a female runner than previously. In the past three years the school has improved many if their facilities--better student athlete nutrition, better weight room, better academic support university wide, better study amenities university wide. 8-10 years ago, things were a bit primitive and unhealthy compared to now. A new coaching structure has also been in place now.

hjdfhjk wrote:

505 wrote:

Does Sission still have eligibility?

Indoor only.

Indoor and Outdoor.

Drerderdrdddrrrdddrd wrote:

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Yes, but they ran 9:23/3:00/2:57 for the finish...

Wow, that's a very big negative split. What was their split for the last 3000m?

She beat her 3000m PR of 9:34 in the first 3000m of that race and beat it again in the last 3000m of that race. Probably finished the last 3000m somewhere between 9:04 to 9:08. Assuming that the first 2000m was not too slow.

Breaks Abby D's American college indoor record for 5000.

Ccdfdfcdfctcf wrote:

Drerderdrdddrrrdddrd wrote:

Wow, that's a very big negative split. What was their split for the last 3000m?

She beat her 3000m PR of 9:34 in the first 3000m of that race and beat it again in the last 3000m of that race. Probably finished the last 3000m somewhere between 9:04 to 9:08. Assuming that the first 2000m was not too slow.

She beat her mile PR of 4:59 in the last 1609m of that race and came close to her 1500m PR of 4:20 in the last 1500m (she probably ran somewhere around 4:27 in that last 1500m).

Imagine this...Sisson started her collegiate career at Wisconsin, had she stayed and they had both right now, WOW:-)

info wrote:

Imagine this...Sisson started her collegiate career at Wisconsin, had she stayed and they had both right now, WOW:-)

I didn't know that, when did she leave?

I watched the video and she ran her last 3k in 9:04, that's down right insane

By that time alone she would make NCAA's in the 3k

She even crushed 3k PR, average mile pace was 4:57 and her mile PR is 4:59

It seems like this girl is making some very rapid improvements

In an article after NCAA's it said she got her way up to 90mpw, for a woman, that's quite a bit, but it's definitely paying off

As long as she can stay injury free I think she will have a good indoor outdoor season

She'll probably run a fast 3k, around 8:57, then I'd hope she would do the Payton Jordan 5k, maybe run around 15:08-09, but I'm not sure, she probably in really good peak form RN, and that BU indoor track is really fast, as fast as an outdoor track

Considering the fast times the W&M women ran last spring; I do believe that fast times result from Jill Miller being present on the coaching staff !!!