Could Allyson Felix break 2:00? What about 5 minutes for the mile?

I was not assuming that a sprinter 'could just move up'. I was not considering 5:00 as anything empirically special for a world class 200/400 runner.

You make a good case, and I have rethought my premise, but since this is Let's Run and no one admits fault in their arguments, I will stick with my prediction for Ms. Felix, however wrong it may be.

Idontreallyknow wrote:

https://twitter.com/allysonfelix/status/410206546036273152

Mile time trial in 2013- 6:49

Thats REALLY SLOW.

I'm OBESE and I jog 6:30 for 3 miles.

IDK but Courtney Okolo rac 5:05 for 1600m in practice in the fall (2014) and she's the only collegiate to ever break 50 in the 400m.

There was a guy I ran against in high school - Derek Moye - who was state champ in 400 and 200. His 400 was sub 49 and his 200 was low 22.

He ran one 4x8 at districts. He anchored with what I remember to be a 1:53 split. His team went from 6th or 7th to 3rd and qualified for state.

Given Felix's strength at 400, she might be able to get close to sub 2:00. Sub 5:00 is certainly easier for distance runners but not for sprinters. I still think a sub 5:00 is more likely for Felix than sub 2:00. It would be rather interesting to see her race Bolt at either distance.

If elite male sprinters like Carl Lewis and Nehemiah could only manage to run 2:10-2:15 for the half mile in the superstars contest, how in the world could Felix go sub-2?

She may be thin but she's built for sprinting. The drop-off at 800 would be huge.

Any Which Way But Loose wrote:

--- Her form is a thing of beauty --- ?

Have you actually watched her?

She has a major hitch in her stride. Her left heel seems to bottom out each stride, while her right heel does not.

This could be a major issue moving up in distance.

or...

This could disappear when she moves away from sprinting.

man, i'm sure it's been said before, but i'm glad you said it again, because it motivated me to go check her out in slow motion. it really isn't very beautiful. when it's that finely tuned and performing that well, i guess you don't tinker...but what if her mechanics were good???

No and anyone who thinks so is an idiot. Sub 2 is a world class time and to think a sprintercould do that even one as talented as Felix is ridiculous. Everyone touts Wariner running 1:53 and I consider him a similiar type sprinter. That would be the female equivalent of about 2:07 to 8 tops. I mean I guess it would be possible with specific training but still highly unlikely and with her current training never.

Sub 5 is more do able especially with focused training. That is no where near as strong of time as 2:00. I still say no.

Here's an example wrote:

There was a guy I ran against in high school - Derek Moye - who was state champ in 400 and 200. His 400 was sub 49 and his 200 was low 22.

He ran one 4x8 at districts. He anchored with what I remember to be a 1:53 split. His team went from 6th or 7th to 3rd and qualified for state.

Given Felix's strength at 400, she might be able to get close to sub 2:00. Sub 5:00 is certainly easier for distance runners but not for sprinters. I still think a sub 5:00 is more likely for Felix than sub 2:00. It would be rather interesting to see her race Bolt at either distance.

Yeah, he looks fast -

Comparison wrote:

I know of a female athlete whose coach endorses some longer distance races in the winter. This particular athlete is a world class 400 / 400h runner, about a second slower than Alison in the 400, but further adrift at 100/200 so would arguably have better endurance.

800m - tried several times, best of 2:08

Mile (road) - 5:40

2.9M (road) - 18:40ish

I think macdaddy is in the right ballpark.

The fact that you didn't provide a name means this is probably a lie. Name of the athlete or it never happened!

You were wrong to doubt me.

http://thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=19891