SIFAN HASSAN BREAKS WOMEN’S MILE WR

Questioning WR performance is part of the sport. Just accept it.

TrackCoach wrote:

Jessen jeffla wrote:

Must be on some ghost pepper sauce.

Is this all you've got?

Do you have anything to share with us other than something off the top of your head.

More than anything you've ever shared you old fart!

credit where it’s due wrote:

jessen jeffla wrote:

she broke a wr from a russian during the height of the epo era.

salazar is her coach.

is that enough for you?

Let’s say they’re all doped. Well guess what? A 23 year old record was broken. Equal playing field. Give credit where it’s due, and if not doped give extra credit.

thats too nice for the people on this message board smh

I never heard why Dibaba dropped out. Does anyone know?

YourEnemy2015 wrote:

I think she is phenomenal. She looks really strong and is a threat at any distance she chooses. After setting the WR in the mile, I'm sure she'll throw out the 10k and go for the 1500/5K double in Doha.

Doha 2019 1500m final will look something like:

Faith Kipyegon

Laura Muir

Jenny Simpson

Sifan Hassan

Genzebe Dibaba

Shelby Houlihan

Guday Tsegay

Rababe Arafi

I don't think any of them have the mental fortitude to beat Kipyegon. She just came back from having baby and ran 3:59, and just blew Muir away who is having a great season.

Hassan is crazy form, but has to convert that into winning championships.

Dibaba has the speed and talent, and has been great this season. But has lost to Kipyegon in two straight championships.

Simpson will find a way to medal, and Houlihan's style does not stand a chance to me. They are not going to leave until the last 200m. It will always be a 800m burner.

Saladbar haters everywhere seething mad.

YourEnemy2015 wrote:

I think she is phenomenal. She looks really strong and is a threat at any distance she chooses. After setting the WR in the mile, I'm sure she'll throw out the 10k and go for the 1500/5K double in Doha.

Doha 2019 1500m final will look something like:

Faith Kipyegon

Laura Muir

Jenny Simpson

Sifan Hassan

Genzebe Dibaba

Shelby Houlihan

Guday Tsegay

Rababe Arafi

Don't count out Laura Weightman or Gabriala Stafford. Both are running very well right now. If I'm not mistaken Stafford has gotten faster in almost every race she has run this season.

WOW, great run! I got emotional watching it. The mile world record is very symbolic. Congrats to her!

But of course creepy Alberto had to ruin it when he kissed his athlete when congratulating her. Weird.

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

Not so sure the 1500 will be a sit-and-kick race. We have precedent that Dibaba wants to go from further out. Muir doesn't want to leave it until the last 200. Hassan if she's smart can just dawdle for two laps and run a controlled grinding pace to the finish. Kipyegon might be unbeatable this way, but I think the rest are.

Juiced to the gills wrote:

She's a good time trial 1500 runner. But in a sit and kick championship race? No. 5k/10k double will be a safe bet for her. She has really good strength, see her half marathon last year.

1500m championship race is always a blazing 800m race...No is going to take a chance a push early...no one.

YourEnemy2015 wrote:

I think she is phenomenal. She looks really strong and is a threat at any distance she chooses. After setting the WR in the mile, I'm sure she'll throw out the 10k and go for the 1500/5K double in Doha.

Doha 2019 1500m final will look something like:

Faith Kipyegon

Laura Muir

Jenny Simpson

Sifan Hassan

Genzebe Dibaba

Shelby Houlihan

Guday Tsegay

Rababe Arafi

The 1500/5000 double will not be possible at Worlds.

besides all the dope talk, has anyone pointed out that this record was soft, the equivalent of 3:54, which has been either ran or is well within the reach of several current elites. So this is Hassan improving slightly from the 3:55 where she lost to Dibaba, who would have broken 4:10 after her 3:50 effort had been a mile instead.

Wow, what a tribute to Gabe! Hassan is on fire these past few weeks

YourEnemy2015 wrote:

I think she is phenomenal. She looks really strong and is a threat at any distance she chooses. After setting the WR in the mile, I'm sure she'll throw out the 10k and go for the 1500/5K double in Doha.

Doha 2019 1500m final will look something like:

Faith Kipyegon

Laura Muir

Jenny Simpson

Sifan Hassan

Genzebe Dibaba

Shelby Houlihan

Guday Tsegay

Rababe Arafi

As others have said the 1500/5000 double is not possible this year. I believe the finals are 30 minutes apart. Also it would mean the rounds would be overlapping as well.

Agree with those who thought this was totally cool. Great to watch it live!

OK, for those of you who consider 1600m to be an actual event for which records are kept (this likely includes every previous poster on this thread), why wasn't a timing trap set up at that distance? Half marathons often have one at 20km. Sometimes at 15km and 10 miles also. We all remember last winter with mile races having 1500 timing also in case both records were broken.

Kind of renders moot (and laughably ridiculous) all the threads about training for/racing/record keeping/recruiting for the mysterious 1600m distance.

Question for the masses. wrote:

OK, for those of you who consider 1600m to be an actual event for which records are kept (this likely includes every previous poster on this thread)

No one thinks that

Les wrote:

YourEnemy2015 wrote:

I think she is phenomenal. She looks really strong and is a threat at any distance she chooses. After setting the WR in the mile, I'm sure she'll throw out the 10k and go for the 1500/5K double in Doha.

Doha 2019 1500m final will look something like:

Faith Kipyegon

Laura Muir

Jenny Simpson

Sifan Hassan

Genzebe Dibaba

Shelby Houlihan

Guday Tsegay

Rababe Arafi

As others have said the 1500/5000 double is not possible this year. I believe the finals are 30 minutes apart. Also it would mean the rounds would be overlapping as well.

The 5000 heats are 50 minutes after the 1500 preliminary heats and the 5000 final is immediately after the 1500 final.

ANEWWORLDRECORD412 wrote:

Holy sh*t

Discus.

Peep the spikes.

Nike haters in 3.. 2..

Not Gonna Do It wrote:

The 5000 heats are 50 minutes after the 1500 preliminary heats and the 5000 final is immediately after the 1500 final.

Maybe she'll do the 1500 -10,000m double!

Suspending my disbelief, but that was incredible to watch (all three versions I found).