Women's 1500 Rankings [merged]

[gh]

(heck, with this many bodies I'm sure they can recreate all the excitement of the Daegu trainwrecks!)


MÅKESTAD Ingvill
MARTYNOVA Yekaterina
HILALI Siham
LAKHOUAD Ibtissam
GEZAHEGNE Kalkidan
JEPKOSGEI Janeth
KOSTETSKAYA Yekaterina
UCENY Morgan
RODRÍGUEZ Natalia
ENGLAND Hannah
MISHCHENKO Anna
ALAOUI SELSOULI Mariem
BARRINGER-SIMPSON Jenny
JAMAL Maryam Yusuf
MARACHEVA Irina
BELETE Almenesh
PLIS Renata
OBIRI Helen
DIBABA Genzebe
BELETE Mimi

[croflash]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

At this point you probably have to admit that Uceny could or maybe even would have won in Daegu.

[jeremyp]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

Uceny superb and awesome and.....gosh if she hadn't tripped in Daegu.

[26mi235]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

OK

When was the last time the US women had #1 (and WL time) in the 1500?

When was the last time the US women won WC/OG in the 1500?

And they are not the same runner!

[gh]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

At this point you probably have to admit that Uceny could or maybe even would have won in Daegu.

If you'd asked me going in if an American could win the gold, I would have given a definite yes. And it wouldn't have been Simpson!

[gh]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

Uceny 3-1 over Simpson this year. Who gets No. 1?

[Half Miler]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

Seriously? Uceny!

[26mi235]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

At this point you probably have to admit that Uceny could or maybe even would have won in Daegu.

If you'd asked me going in if an American could win the gold, I would have given a definite yes. And it wouldn't have been Simpson!

Well, that race could have played out as an even bigger stunner with an American 1-2. When was the last time Americans went 1-2 in anything longer than a 400? (1/4 marathon in Munich, 1-3 in the 5000 in Rome? Wottle won the 800, but no second).

[jeremyp]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

Uceny #1 for sure, but Simpson? Where do you put a WChamp who finishes 4,5,12,13 in Europe?

[Davidokun]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

When was the last time Americans went 1-2 in anything longer than a 400? (1/4 marathon in Munich, 1-3 in the 5000 in Rome? Wottle won the 800, but no second).

Tokyo

[odelltrclan]

Re: Brussels DL w1500—(20-woman roller derby)

At this point you probably have to admit that Uceny could or maybe even would have won in Daegu.

Some of us were saying that. Today was no surprise. Uceny has shown clearly she is number 1 this year. Too bad for her about Daegu but life goes on.

[vip]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

No offense to Jenny, but I think most would agree her WC victory was a bit of a fluke. Even she didn't believe she'd win, based on her reaction at the finish. And again, no offense to her; she seized the moment.

[gh]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

our WC Preview, in tagging Uceny for 3rd (behind Jamal and Langat) said, “The race-savvy Uceny isn’t a sub-4:00, but definitely knows how to win.”

And she's still not a sub-4:00, but has the WL and the inside track to a No. 1!

[Flumpy]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

Great run by her today. I was willing her on to overtake the drug cheat, but very odd finish.

She just seemed to drift over the last 50m or so with no real attempt to go under 4.00. She easily could of with a bit more effort.

What I really like about her is she's tactically really astute and always in the right position, unlike the Brit girls who seem to get medals despite doing everything in their power not to.

[26mi235]

Re: ¶Brussels DL w1500—Uceny 4:00.06 WL

our WC Preview, in tagging Uceny for 3rd (behind Jamal and Langat) said, “The race-savvy Uceny isn’t a sub-4:00, but definitely knows how to win.”

And she's still not a sub-4:00, but has the WL and the inside track to a No. 1!

If so, she will have about the same SB as Langat had last year when she was #1 but did not go sub-4:00.