Paula's great but simply not the best!

Wow, noone argued with you my friend! I guess your right!

10k runner

Who is "noone"?

Add a space, simply mistake! This isn't a creative

writing forum; however, thank you.

Thank you Vipam! I read what you wrote about Derrick-absolutely brillant, my friend!

10k runner

HEY Vipam,

I Love Paula to,I think she is ready for her coronation. You know who else is running fantastic is that Fernandez girl from Mexico.She took out some of the ATeam kenyans at Beach to Beacon recently. I think Paula is ready for Tulu she showed signs of an improved kick against Szabo in that 3000 last month.

Go Paula Go.

Paula have improved her kicked; however, it is still

no match for Derartu in the last lap of a 10k! Next

year will see Paula and the world try to neutralize

Derartu's kick! She can also run sub 30; however, she

concentrate on winning Championships! I would like to

see Paula hammer at World Championships at sub 30 pace and see what happens!!!

I disagree. Paula is the best right now at 5k-marathon. Yes, Catherine the Great is the WR-holder, but hasn't been in superior form this year and Paula has, so she edges ahead. Kiplagat is unproven outside of the roads and Tulu is probably near retirement.

You watch. Paula will beat Catherine and Lornah (if she's running Chicago) this fall and Tulu will not beat her again.

Except for Paula vs. Szabo, my money is on the British star all the way. With her present form, she will just run the legs out of all the others. Bet this will happen in Chicago.

If both Paula and Catherine show up HEALTHY, Paula will

not blow away Catherine! Catherine is still Catherine the

great- whose last two marathons average 2:19:29.5!

I hope they BOTH run EXCELLENT races and may the best women win!

Vipam

Vipam,

Look no one is arguing that Derartu Tulu hasn't had a better career than Paula. No doubt. However, in current form? You've got to be kidding.

The title best runner in the world is a fleeting thing but it currently belongs to Radcliffe on the women's side.

Paula is clearly the world's dominant runner in 2002. A world xc title in the long course, a freaking 2:18 and a 30 min 10k. Here marathon and 10k performances are definitely the 2nd best efforts ever at those distances and some would say the best ever achievements at those distances.

Tulu hasn't had a good year at all. Paula beat her by 3 or 4 minutes at 10k on the roads in Puerto Rico (when Paula almost broke the world record in extreme heat and windy conditions) and Tulu was 9th in London in 2:28.

As for Ndereba, she doesn't appear to be in great form either. That being said, she is really strictly a road runner and the marathon is by far her best distance so she can't be totally left out of the equation for Chicago.

We're not saying Paula's had a better career but she's clearly dominant right now.

I mean just imagine if it was a man. Imagine if Khannouchi had also run and won world xc and then run a 26:30 10k on the track.

-Robert

It is no arguement that Paula is CURRENTLY the most

dominant overall female distance runner as you stated; however, some threads and messages were stating that she

is the best female runner! Such a statement does not

specify when and what surface, also ROJO by now you should

now that Derartu focus on winning major track titles! Derartu was counted out of the last Olympic 10k because of her long habitus! As far as Catherine she had a thigh spasm in Boston and still ran 2:21:12 a time that would have shatterd the previous CR had it not been for M. Okayo!

So how can you say Çatherine is not in form and isn't it

APPROXIMATELY 59 days to Chicago (almost 2 months)!

ROJO you did however make some credible points in your last

post!

Vipam

does anyone post more than vipam? wow

Does anyone sound like a bigger weinie than vipam? wow

Thanks butmeunch!

Morocco's Asmae Legzhaoui came out of nowhere and ran a 30:28? road 10K WR in Central freakin' Park (that's about 30-flat) and set the 8K record at Crazy 8's in Tennessee (low-24). Yah-yah, maybe she's on EPO. Regardless, Asmae Legzhaoui may or may not be the very best, but she is worthy of mention in this grouping of top women on the planet.

Good point - but as far as I know she's strictly a "roadie": Paula's (and Tulu) done the business over x-c, road and now track......no comparison.

PLus like you said shes probably either a doper or a man.

Asmae L. ran 14:51 for a track 5,000-meters in Europe in July. May have been at Monaco or Brussels, don't remember the exact meet. She did win over some good comp though.

Vipam,

I think your judgement is clouded a bit by your fandom. Right now Paula is dominating the women, and it could turn out that she is the best ever (as once was the case with Ingrid K.) until the next phenom comes along. I think Catherine the great has her work cut out for her in Chicago. If weather conditions are right, look for Paula to break that WR.