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Mutola's best days are behind her. She'll never run better than 1:56.5 again. You heard it here. She's now one of the older women in the game, and the training takes a bigger toll on you the older you get.
Kurt
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Uh, hasn't eldrick been around here longer than you have? Maybe he defines the way things are done!Originally posted by bekeselassieComment
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Eldrick felt the winds of change after my first week of posting here! As of December 5, 2005, these boards entered a new era. 8)Originally posted by GrazerismComment
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Happily.Originally posted by eldrick
But note who initiated the digs this time. Again. :roll:Comment
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what y'all so surprised about? she ran the fastest time in the semis. i knew she and sinclair would give maria a good run... i 'm not surprised at all (says the new kid)... :roll:Comment
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who the heck is KFC?Originally posted by eldrickComment
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I find it instructive never to use the word "unknown" (at least in the sense of "surprise") in the same sentence with "Kenyan" when it comes to running. If they're good enough to make an international team, by definition it means they pack the gears to challenge for the front.Comment
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Too true, if they made it through the trials you know they have skills... much like a US sprinterOriginally posted by ghComment
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The irony is, however, that Eldy commented on her last year when she broke the NR:
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/discus ... 284#219284Comment
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OK, Eldy made a mistake. BFD. Move on, folks, there is nothing to see here . . .Comment
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I think elders is pulling our leg... once a Kenyan, always....Comment
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Actually Jepkosgei had a very impressive last part of last summer, not just one fast race. Unfortunately for her she got into top form too late to be selected for Helsinki, otherwise she would probably have featured in the final there.
Because just a few days later in Zurich she ran an extremely impressive 1:59 (won by two seconds) in a U23 race before the main programme (where Calatayud won the highly competitive A race also in 1:59).
After Zurich Jepkosgei won in Rieti in another 1:59 defeating i.a. Kotlyarova and Sinclair before recording that 1:57 in Rovereto where she won by three full seconds!
Her lack of "big time" experience, however, showed up in Berlin (ISTAF) where she - in her first ever match-up with "all" the best - just followed a pace much too slow to be to her likening. World Champion Calatayud of course won convincingly in the finishing sprint but Jepkosgei still was only just beaten into 4th by WCh 3rd Andrianova and WCh 5th Martinez.
But the Commonwealth final obviously was a fairly fast race from the start and as such it suited Jepkosgei perfectly. So although she wasn't the favourite the outcome was not that big a surprise if you consider last August/September.Comment
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But it can be even more deceiving in Kenya because of the altitude factor. And American sprinter will always have a pretty decent time to his credit. But an "unknown" Kenyan can make the team with a slow time in the steeple/5/10 in Nairobi. Tricky stuff!Originally posted by knockoutComment
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the thing is, shoud we really be surprised by eventually finding a quick kenyan 800 woman ?Originally posted by EPelle
they after all have the same physiology/talent/etc ( but maybe not as yet shown the same encouragement ) as the men who can run 1'41.1, 1'42.2 , 1'42.3, 1'42.6 , 1'42.6 , 1'42.7 , 1'42.9 , 1'42.9 & that doesn't include 1 og champ & 1 wc who both failed to break 1'43 in their careers , but looked like low-mid 1'42 guyz on their championship days ( in fact i remember coe being as quoted as saying that the konchellah who so majestically won the '87 wc "looks to be the man to break my wr" )
if they do eventually get the top talent & train them properly, i probably woudn't be surprised to see 1'54's & 1'55's within a few yearsComment
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