She runs for Australia by way of Ireland, she recently ran a 69:20 Half Marathon as well, Very good times, especially for being 41 years old.
She runs for Australia by way of Ireland, she recently ran a 69:20 Half Marathon as well, Very good times, especially for being 41 years old.
douglas burke wrote:
She runs for Australia by way of Ireland, she recently ran a 69:20 Half Marathon as well, Very good times, especially for being 41 years old.
Too good.
When I saw a 41-year-old run a 2:25, I just thought:so what, a 45-year-old guy earlier this year just ran a 2:09.
Then I realized it's a she, amazing!
George213 wrote:
When I saw a 41-year-old run a 2:25, I just thought:so what, a 45-year-old guy earlier this year just ran a 2:09.
Then I realized it's a she, amazing!
And I just checked her IAAF profile. She ran a 31:59 10k on the road this June.
apparently she only started running in 2010
very impressive
Sir Bastion Newbold wrote:
apparently she only started running in 2010
very impressive
What is even more impressive is that she seems to have a full-time job as an IT consultant.
Possibly a clean WR for masters, as the two women ahead of her on the list are of Russian origin. Beats Priscilla Welch by 1:52
George213 wrote:
Sir Bastion Newbold wrote:
apparently she only started running in 2010
very impressive
What is even more impressive is that she seems to have a full-time job as an IT consultant.
And has 2 kids under 10.
She's great for the sport. Races for her club week in week out, no sense of elitism and just seems to tick along enjoying her running. It's been great following her this year and seeing her drop massive performance after performance.
Her last 2.2km were at 3:14/5:11 pace.
Looking at the guy's times it wasn't a super fast section of the course - as far as I can tell she actually ran the last 2.2km faster than any woman OR man in the race!
Full splits here
https://www.sportsplits.com/m3/individual?c=1&r=6512&e=1&a=220550&l=en-US
I've heard conditions weren't perfect either - a bit of wind out there. Was there anyone in Melbourne that can comment on this?
chicked wrote:
Her last 2.2km were at 3:14/5:11 pace.
Looking at the guy's times it wasn't a super fast section of the course - as far as I can tell she actually ran the last 2.2km faster than any woman OR man in the race!
Full splits here
https://www.sportsplits.com/m3/individual?c=1&r=6512&e=1&a=220550&l=en-USI've heard conditions weren't perfect either - a bit of wind out there. Was there anyone in Melbourne that can comment on this?
It was pretty warm and windy, and the wind really picked up at about 8:45 so from about 26km to 35km was nasty headwind, then 36km-38km is uphill with tailwind followed by 38km-41km into the wind again before the final section runs across it.
It wasn't the worst conditions I've seen, but it was pretty tough especially late in the race.
An Australian wrote:
chicked wrote:
Her last 2.2km were at 3:14/5:11 pace.
Looking at the guy's times it wasn't a super fast section of the course - as far as I can tell she actually ran the last 2.2km faster than any woman OR man in the race!
Full splits here
https://www.sportsplits.com/m3/individual?c=1&r=6512&e=1&a=220550&l=en-USI've heard conditions weren't perfect either - a bit of wind out there. Was there anyone in Melbourne that can comment on this?
It was pretty warm and windy, and the wind really picked up at about 8:45 so from about 26km to 35km was nasty headwind, then 36km-38km is uphill with tailwind followed by 38km-41km into the wind again before the final section runs across it.
It wasn't the worst conditions I've seen, but it was pretty tough especially late in the race.
+1
Many were commenting on how warm it was later in the race, those running over 3 hours. About 55 at race start up to 70 when she would have been finishing so not ideal conditions. She had a couple of pacers including Jack Rayner (won the Commonwealth Games half marathon last week) so the wind wouldn't have been a huge problem in the group. The live video feed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GCDnDCtlDg&t=928sAn Australian wrote:
chicked wrote:
Her last 2.2km were at 3:14/5:11 pace.
Looking at the guy's times it wasn't a super fast section of the course - as far as I can tell she actually ran the last 2.2km faster than any woman OR man in the race!
Full splits here
https://www.sportsplits.com/m3/individual?c=1&r=6512&e=1&a=220550&l=en-USI've heard conditions weren't perfect either - a bit of wind out there. Was there anyone in Melbourne that can comment on this?
It was pretty warm and windy, and the wind really picked up at about 8:45 so from about 26km to 35km was nasty headwind, then 36km-38km is uphill with tailwind followed by 38km-41km into the wind again before the final section runs across it.
It wasn't the worst conditions I've seen, but it was pretty tough especially late in the race.
100% correct. Not as bad as 2016 or I think 2008. She did have the benefit of the tail wind and protection into the headwind courtesy of Rayner. Sensational performance!
What are older Aussies doing? We had a 40yo rep at the Rio Olympics and he now coaches Celia sullohern who is ripping chunks off pb's at multiple distances
I was there, I ought to know wrote:
An Australian wrote:
It was pretty warm and windy, and the wind really picked up at about 8:45 so from about 26km to 35km was nasty headwind, then 36km-38km is uphill with tailwind followed by 38km-41km into the wind again before the final section runs across it.
It wasn't the worst conditions I've seen, but it was pretty tough especially late in the race.
100% correct. Not as bad as 2016 or I think 2008. She did have the benefit of the tail wind and protection into the headwind courtesy of Rayner. Sensational performance!
Btw, interestingly enough, she ran 37:54 for 12k, which, despite being a rarely run event, should be her strongest pb on calculators (equivalent to a 2:24-flat marathon according to Jack Danials VDOT table).
George213 wrote:
I was there, I ought to know wrote:
100% correct. Not as bad as 2016 or I think 2008. She did have the benefit of the tail wind and protection into the headwind courtesy of Rayner. Sensational performance!
Btw, interestingly enough, she ran 37:54 for 12k, which, despite being a rarely run event, should be her strongest pb on calculators (equivalent to a 2:24-flat marathon according to Jack Danials VDOT table).
Downhill course.
Oops, my bad.
MUAC > SM wrote:
George213 wrote:
What is even more impressive is that she seems to have a full-time job as an IT consultant.
And has 2 kids under 10.
She's great for the sport. Races for her club week in week out, no sense of elitism and just seems to tick along enjoying her running. It's been great following her this year and seeing her drop massive performance after performance.
She certainly is. Basically the sport simply has to be made strictly amateur again to get rid of doping along with corrupt agents and coaches. Then people such as this woman or Kawauchi can deservedly flourish and make the sport great again. If the sports authorities don't want this then they are basically admitting that they are happy with corruption and doping.
How do we know she's not doped ?
Irish athletes don't dope. Its not in their character
I could see Australia being a doping hotbed