Official 2019 Valencia Half Marathon Discussion Thread

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  • rojo
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 12:27pm CDT
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    The world record is 64:51. Sifan Hassan's pb is 65:15. Fancy Chemutai has run 64:52.

    The rabbits are taking Hassan out 3:04 per km pace. A 30:40 10k converts to 64:42..

    The race is at 9 am locally in Valencia. Daylight saving s ends in Europe on Sunday night so that should be 4 am ET here. They race will be broadcast on tv so I assume there will be a live stream.

    Update: The live stream is supposed to appear here:

    The race is supposed to be live here :

    mediomaratonvalencia.com/live

    Kejelhca is in the men's field.

    IAAF Preview here:

    https://www.iaaf.org/news/preview/valencia-frankfurt-venice-ljubljana-preview

    Athletics Weekly preview here:

    https://www.athleticsweekly.com/event-news/sifan-hassan-eyes-world-record-at-valencia-half-marathon-1039926241/

    This started as a thread about Hassan but we've turned it into the official race thread.
  • rojo
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 12:28pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    Huge bonus for a WR.

    Organisers are offering a €70,000 (US$ 77,700) world record bonus on top of an additional €30,000 (US$ 33,300) bonus for landmark performances, sub 58:00 for men and sub-1:04:30 for women.
  • exrunner
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 1:03pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    If she doesn’t do it she probably never will. This is her shot, shape of her life.

    Say what you like about Salazar but he is a wonder coach and the athletes will be lost without him. None of them will run as well as they have this year again
  • Jo72
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 1:15pm CDT
    re: exrunner
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    exrunner wrote:
    If she doesn’t do it she probably never will. This is her shot, shape of her life.

    Say what you like about Salazar but he is a wonder coach and the athletes will be lost without him. None of them will run as well as they have this year again


    Some will. Certainly the younger athletes coached by Julian like Brazier and Koko will further improve, I am pretty sure about that. They are so talented and at 22 one will improve unless hampered by injuries are extraordinarily bad coaching.
    I wouldn't write off Hassan and Kejelcha either but I think that Hassan is stronger on track than on the road, she might actually break the 1500m world record next season . It seems that in Doha the only one affected by the ban was Murphy, so I am not sure about him, because overall he still ran a pretty good season. And of course Rupp and also Hasay were closer to Salazar than any of the others and might be more affected.
  • sleeeper
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 1:49pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    I don't see how she doesn't get it. I say 64:35.
  • KRM8993
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 1:55pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    Can Huddle lower her AR? Assume she will wear the Saucony version of the %s.
  • exrunner
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:02pm CDT
    re: Jo72
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    Jo72 wrote:

    exrunner wrote:
    If she doesn’t do it she probably never will. This is her shot, shape of her life.

    Say what you like about Salazar but he is a wonder coach and the athletes will be lost without him. None of them will run as well as they have this year again


    Some will. Certainly the younger athletes coached by Julian like Brazier and Koko will further improve, I am pretty sure about that. They are so talented and at 22 one will improve unless hampered by injuries are extraordinarily bad coaching.
    I wouldn't write off Hassan and Kejelcha either but I think that Hassan is stronger on track than on the road, she might actually break the 1500m world record next season . It seems that in Doha the only one affected by the ban was Murphy, so I am not sure about him, because overall he still ran a pretty good season. And of course Rupp and also Hasay were closer to Salazar than any of the others and might be more affected.


    I meant Salazars group really. Time will tell I suppose
  • Clerk
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:08pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    If she's wearing the latest Vaporfly shoes, she will.
  • Dufus
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:08pm CDT
    re: exrunner
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    Please Rojo, don't do this every time someone talks about a world record attempt. They shouldn't talk until the race is over and you shouldn't cater to the hype.
  • sleeeper
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:39pm CDT
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    Rojo started a different thread asking if WR would go down and for some reason it's been deleted. Personally, I don't see how she doesn't get the WR, especially with Fancy in the race and a male pacemaker. I'm calling 64:35.
  • Pierre Delecto
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:46pm CDT
    re: sleeeper
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    DNF

    She bombs like all the other NOPer dopers and GOES HOME DEVASTATED.
  • sleeeper
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:53pm CDT
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    Pierre Delecto wrote:

    DNF

    She bombs like all the other NOPer dopers and GOES HOME DEVASTATED.


    Good to see you back on Letsrun, Mitt.
  • Dufus
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 2:57pm CDT
    re: sleeeper
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    I asked Rojo to delete his thread. I don't know if that had anything to do with it now gone missing. Anyway , it's different to have an organic thread like this then it is to take an athletes announcement that they are going for a record and hype from there. That gets old fast.
  • cheatcode
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 3:35pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    She could get everyrecord from 1500 to the half .
  • Aussiestatman
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    8 months ago 10/25/2019 4:48pm CDT
    re: Dufus
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    Dufus wrote:

    I asked Rojo to delete his thread. I don't know if that had anything to do with it now gone missing. Anyway , it's different to have an organic thread like this then it is to take an athletes announcement that they are going for a record and hype from there. That gets old fast.


    Back up again. Took it down for maintenance (misspelling ‘going’) but then put it up the same again.
  • ICON
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 5:22pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    lol... the very best female distance runner in the world is racing till her heart pops for $100,000; chump change. Meanwhile rookie NBA players are going to make $838,464 this season. This sport is a joke lol..!
  • nikemann
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 5:35pm CDT
    re: ICON
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    ICON wrote:

    lol... the very best female distance runner in the world is racing till her heart pops for $100,000; chump change. Meanwhile rookie NBA players are going to make $838,464 this season. This sport is a joke lol..!


    You're right! The NBA actually has large number of people who PAY $$ to attend games, watch games on TV (ad supported) and purchase merchandise. If T&F/Road racing had paying fans, then the athletes would make more. I'm surprised they make as much as they do as I don't see how the ROI is justified paying that much for a half marathon that few people will even know happens.
  • troljo
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 6:41pm CDT
    re: rojo
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    rojo wrote:

    Sifan Hassan is goig


    Just another day.
  • Tons of fun
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 6:45pm CDT
    re: Clerk
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    Clerk wrote:

    If she's wearing the latest Vaporfly shoes, she will.


    You were the kid with the new shoes in elementary school that they made you faster, weren't you.
  • Such a busybody
    8 months ago 10/25/2019 6:50pm CDT
    re: Dufus
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    Dufus wrote:

    I asked Rojo to delete his thread. I don't know if that had anything to do with it now gone missing. Anyway , it's different to have an organic thread like this then it is to take an athletes announcement that they are going for a record and hype from there. That gets old fast.


    Thank you so much for your service. Of course, an easier route would be to just not read it.