No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

[no one]

?

[gh]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

see Zagreb thread

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Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Vessey had her best season ever IMO. She ran more sub 2:00's this season then in her entire career previously I believe. She ran hard in Daegu, something like 57.x for the first 400. But the runners in front of her were simply stronger. Can she realistically drop he PR down to 1:56.xx to be a serious medal contender in 2012?

[gh]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

10 career sub-2:00s, 7 of them this year (and counting?)

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Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

So the question is, "How can Vessey run the 800 faster"? Get stronger or improve her 400 PR, or both? Vessey has the #3 all-time fastest 400 m time at Cal Poly, SLO with a 53.86 sec. back in 2001. Has she ever bettered this time since then?

[gh]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

53.74 last year

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Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

53.74 last year

Thanks gh! I wonder how that compares to the other top lady 800 m runners?

[Davidokun]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

I wonder how that compares to the other top lady 800 m runners?

From the IAAF Web site:

• I. Usovich 50.31[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• S. Usovich 50.55[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Lobanova 51.85[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Okoro 52.00[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Savinova 52.05[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Magiso 52.09[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Montano 52.09[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Zavhorodnya 52.13[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Krevsun 52.45[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Semenya 52.54[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Meadows 52.67[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Lupu 52.91[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Bouras 52.98[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Klocová 52.98[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Klyuka 53.12[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Thomas 53.17[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Kostetskaya 53.72[/*:m:199bs6ni]
• Zinurova 54.14[/*:m:199bs6ni]

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Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

I wonder how that compares to the other top lady 800 m runners?

From the IAAF Web site:

• I. Usovich 50.31[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• S. Usovich 50.55[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Lobanova 51.85[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Okoro 52.00[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Savinova 52.05[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Magiso 52.09[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Montano 52.09[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Zavhorodnya 52.13[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Krevsun 52.45[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Semenya 52.54[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Meadows 52.67[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Lupu 52.91[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Bouras 52.98[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Klocová 52.98[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Klyuka 53.12[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Thomas 53.17[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Kostetskaya 53.72[/*:m:2h7it0qk]
• Zinurova 54.14[/*:m:2h7it0qk]

Hmmm...so Vessey would be next to last on this list. I guess she needs to work on her 400m speed then.

[26mi235]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Is this a list of 800 runners or 800 runners with fast times relative to their 800 time?

[Davidokun]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

800 runners who have run sub-2:00 this year and have a 400 PR listed on the IAAF Web site. Not comprehensive, but sufficient to answer the question.

[Bruce Kritzler]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Kostetskaya ran about 55.0 400h as junior world champ, so I'm sure she's lots faster than listed.

[James Fields]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Maggie Vessey won another overseas 800m run yesterday (18 Sep 2011) at the DecaNation meet in Nice, France, where her 9 points assured USA team score victory over Russia.

1 - 2:00.39 VESSEY Maggie - USA
2 - 2:03.10 FELIX Fanjanteino - FRA
3 - 2:03.80 MACIAS Isabel - ESP
4 - 2:04.07 KREBS Aline - GER
5 - 2:04.86 VOSMERIKOVA Anastasiya - RUS
6 - 2:10.20 BRANDT Mandie - RSA

[fourjz]

Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Maggie Vessey won another overseas 800m run yesterday (18 Sep 2011) at the DecaNation meet in Nice, France, where her 9 points assured USA team score victory over Russia.

1 - 2:00.39 VESSEY Maggie - USA
2 - 2:03.10 FELIX Fanjanteino - FRA
3 - 2:03.80 MACIAS Isabel - ESP
4 - 2:04.07 KREBS Aline - GER
5 - 2:04.86 VOSMERIKOVA Anastasiya - RUS
6 - 2:10.20 BRANDT Mandie - RSA

California Girl.

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Re: No love for Maggie Vessey ... ?

Maggie Vessey won another overseas 800m run yesterday (18 Sep 2011) at the DecaNation meet in Nice, France, where her 9 points assured USA team score victory over Russia.

1 - 2:00.39 VESSEY Maggie - USA
2 - 2:03.10 FELIX Fanjanteino - FRA
3 - 2:03.80 MACIAS Isabel - ESP
4 - 2:04.07 KREBS Aline - GER
5 - 2:04.86 VOSMERIKOVA Anastasiya - RUS
6 - 2:10.20 BRANDT Mandie - RSA

California Girl.

Cal Poly girl, and Santa Cruz County girl! Go Maggie!

(I have a soft spot for Vessey since I also attended Cal Poly and I am also from Santa Cruz County.)