Emily Sisson negative splits a 2:23:08 in her debut, moves to #6 all-time in US history!

That is so awesome for Sisson. She seems to take the Hasay route and really take on to the Marathon!

On a side note, was she wearing the Hanzo S?

It’s tough to see Huddle so disappointed, but appreciate the rawness of the interview. Kudos to her for tackling the questions honestly and even taking the interruption in stride where she was willing to smile for a photo with her partner who had a better day.

George213 wrote:

On a side note, was she wearing the Hanzo S?

Not sure what the Hanzo S is but I too am wondering what shoe she wore. Can we assume if she didn't have Nike's on that her time is better than Hasay's?

big dave22 wrote:

First two clean women. Congrats to them.

By "clean" do you mean "white"? Typical pathetic LR comment.

I read it as drug free. White never even came to mind until you mentioned it

LetsRun.com wrote:

Ray Treacy told us years ago Emily Sisson was made for the marathon and she backed that up today by negative splitting a 2:23:08 - 71:49, 71:19 - to finish 6th in her marathon debut.

2:23:08 is the 2nd best American debut ever (Jordan Hasay ran 2:23:00 at Boston) and make Sisson the 6th fastest American ever according to Track and FIeld News.

2:19:36 Deena Kastor (Asics) 4/23/06

2:20:57 Jordan Hasay (Nike Oregon Project) 10/08/17

2:21:14 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 9/28/14

2:21:21 Joan Samuelson (Athletics West) 10/20/85

2:21:42 Amy Cragg (Bowerman TC) 2/25/18

2:22:38′ Desiree Linden (Hansons) 4/18/11

2:23:08 Emily Sisson (New Balance) 4/28/19

Post-race interview with Sisson.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQGAqdR-nUc

Molly Huddle after her 2:26:33 12th place

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCOjUilEHUw

You have her listed 7th but you say that she is 6th? I assume this is because Linden's time was at Boston and Boston is not record eligible? If this is correct then Sisson ran the FASTEST debut because Hasay's debut time was also at Boston. Correct?

Two class acts. Thanks for the interviews.

I agree Sisson's run should be the real debut record as it was run on the London course which holds way more weight than Boston and is certified.

Sisson more impressive wrote:

I agree Sisson's run should be the real debut record as it was run on the London course which holds way more weight than Boston and is certified.

Agree with your sentiment, but Boston is a carefully measured and certified course. I believe you mean "record quality."

SteelTownRunner wrote:

Sisson more impressive wrote:

I agree Sisson's run should be the real debut record as it was run on the London course which holds way more weight than Boston and is certified.

Agree with your sentiment, but Boston is a carefully measured and certified course. I believe you mean "record quality."

I believe you mean record eligible.

DunRunny12 wrote:

It’s tough to see Huddle so disappointed, but appreciate the rawness of the interview. Kudos to her for tackling the questions honestly and even taking the interruption in stride where she was willing to smile for a photo with her partner who had a better day.

Those interviewers are the worst. Molly obviously wasn't feeling well, she was hurting a lot half of the race and then they confront her with her bad performance time and time again. They should have tried to make her feel better, or maybe ask 1-2 questions and then let her go. She needs to rest now and regain strength.

Marathons are cruel. One bad day and half of the year is f*cked. A bad day on a 5k, no problem do another 2 weeks later and you are right at it again.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

DunRunny12 wrote:

It’s tough to see Huddle so disappointed, but appreciate the rawness of the interview. Kudos to her for tackling the questions honestly and even taking the interruption in stride where she was willing to smile for a photo with her partner who had a better day.

Those interviewers are the worst. Molly obviously wasn't feeling well, she was hurting a lot half of the race and then they confront her with her bad performance time and time again. They should have tried to make her feel better, or maybe ask 1-2 questions and then let her go. She needs to rest now and regain strength.

Marathons are cruel. One bad day and half of the year is f*cked. A bad day on a 5k, no problem do another 2 weeks later and you are right at it again.

It's their job to ask tough questions, and it's her job to answer. No softballs or ducking questions because of a bad race. It's not an interviewer's role to make her feel better. She's a class act, and a professional, so she answered the questions honestly.

Always tough to see a pro you like be disappointed with their race, when everyone knows they're capable of better. Even when she has a great race, though, Molly never comes off super confident or pumped up. Which to me makes it all the more impressive that she's been as dominant as she has been on the roads and at USAs in track. She's got some real strength deep down when races get tough. She'll be back!

Hanzo S is a Japanese style racing flat. There's even a cool ninja on the back. From a performance perspective and feel, it's the New Balance equivalent of the Nike Zoom Streak LT, except it's more expensive and heavier.

Not to detract from Sisson's marvelous run, but when one looks at the all-time US list, one has to marvel at Deena Kastor's greatness (on the roads and X-C especially).

2:19:36 Deena Kastor (Asics) 4/23/06

2:20:57 Jordan Hasay (Nike Oregon Project) 10/08/17

2:21:14 Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 9/28/14

2:21:21 Joan Samuelson (Athletics West) 10/20/85

2:21:42 Amy Cragg (Bowerman TC) 2/25/18

2:22:38′ Desiree Linden (Hansons) 4/18/11

2:23:08 Emily Sisson (New Balance) 4/28/19

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

DunRunny12 wrote:

It’s tough to see Huddle so disappointed, but appreciate the rawness of the interview. Kudos to her for tackling the questions honestly and even taking the interruption in stride where she was willing to smile for a photo with her partner who had a better day.

Those interviewers are the worst. Molly obviously wasn't feeling well, she was hurting a lot half of the race and then they confront her with her bad performance time and time again. They should have tried to make her feel better, or maybe ask 1-2 questions and then let her go. She needs to rest now and regain strength.

Marathons are cruel. One bad day and half of the year is f*cked. A bad day on a 5k, no problem do another 2 weeks later and you are right at it again.

They're journalists, not USATF coaches. No one would expect the press to lob softballs or issue a pep talk to Lebron after a loss.

Emily seems like a wonderful person. What a great race for her.

rojo wrote:

George213 wrote:

On a side note, was she wearing the Hanzo S?

Not sure what the Hanzo S is but I too am wondering what shoe she wore. Can we assume if she didn't have Nike's on that her time is better than Hasay's?

She was wearing the New Balance 1500 v4, no where near on the same level as the 4%/Next%. No plate, no special foam. Just a basic marathon flat with some posting for pronation.

I totally agree. Thanks for saying these nice things about Molly. I thought she handled the interview very well, all things considered. Her mature demeanor makes me admire her even more.