Then you are too confident with your statement. Better to stay on the sidelines.
Then you are too confident with your statement. Better to stay on the sidelines.
New Jersey Better wrote:
Montesquieu wrote:
I'm sorry: I'm not a betting man. However, besides Hasay, only five US women have run sub 2:25. That's not a long list. Suppose Huddle adds to that list, and even supplants Goucher and becomes the sixth fastest US woman. Suppose further that she runs 2:24, which would be terrific, and which would be a 4 minute PR. She could still be several minutes behind Hasay. When one woman's PR is 7 minutes slower than another's (and yes, I know, one ran on a much slower course, and the pace was radically different, etc.) it is scarcely controversial to indicate that one might beat the other by several (three or more) minutes.
Then you are too confident with your statement. Better to stay on the sidelines.
Gee--I hadn't realized that one's willingness to bet on one's judgment was a sine qua non of making and reporting such a judgment.
Talk is cheap.
Put your money where your mouth is.
If you can't do the time, don't do the crime.
And so on.
PS Maybe I should go back look back at your predictions to see how well you've done. I bet your record is pretty dismal.
I hope an American wins in Boston this year with the strong American field and a relatively weak international field. Even if a Kenyan or Ethiopian wins, it will be compelling race to watch the Americans.
Though Hasay has had a great year (and I hope continues to improve), I doubt she actually will ever run faster than 2:20. I see 2017 as her perfect year, she was amazing but her 5k, 10k and half times are meaningful. They indicate that she’s already performed at the top of her capability.
Huddle’s marathon capability is tougher to predict. I wished she had fully transitioned to marathon in 2017. She’s the more talented runner but she will not have many years left for marathons but enough time to make the 2020 team.
I’m looking forward to watching the race. Regardless of who wins, I’ll be glued to the tv. I don’t have a favourite (Flanagan, Hasay, Huddle, Linden) but I also can’t think of a reason why one will win over another until the race is over.
Des Linden: "The entire sport" has changed since she first started running Boston.
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
Ryan Eiler, 3rd American man at Boston, almost out of nowhere
Matt Choi was drinking beer halfway through the Boston Marathon
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