mary cain phenomena???

[runforlife]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

When Mary Decker was 17 she was repeatedly injured.

That's because Decker didn't have someone like Al as her coach as Queen Mary does.

[doug5321]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

When Mary Decker was 17 she was repeatedly injured.

That's because Decker didn't have someone like Al as her coach as Queen Mary does.

actually salazar did coach decker at one time.

[TN1965]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

Could it be only on present performance?
The following is just a few people's records and time that stood she has broken

Debbie Heald's 41 year HS indoor mile
Lynn Jenning's 35 year indoor Jr 1500m
Polly Plummer's 31 year jr. outdoor mile
Suzy Favor's 26 year outdoor jr 1500m
Darlene Beckford's 25 year indoor jr mile

This list is quite telling.

Jenning went on to do great things.
Favor had an excellent college career (although disappointment after that.. and I' m not talking about her recent downfall.)
But what about the rest? What did they do after their HS records?

[Rothosen]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

I think what would be more interesting would be how much did they beat the prior record by? MC has been crushing these records and still has two years to go to improve on the last four which were Jr. records

When all is said and done I believe it will be her speed that makes the difference. 55.1 in the 400 in her second high school outdoor meet at 14? Are you kidding me? Anyone watch the last hundred of the Oxy. If you don't have the speed you end up like the UK runner mentioned earlier. You just don't get better and have to go longer and longer distances to make up for it. This kid has Decker speed.

In my previous post I mentioned Delle Donne. 6'5" and shoots like a guard. Unheard of in women's basketball...and she did it while in high school. Rare dual combination. That's what I see in MC. The rare combination of speed and endurance.

Time will tell...as it did with Tiger, Delle Donne, and hopefully MC.

[mump boy]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

I don't think Charlotte Moore's problem was lack of speed :?

She trained and raced too hard, too young, there was too much pressure, she got injured, she got disillusioned and decided she would rather run for fun

This is an ongoing problems we have with young female talent in the UK, and we don't have the numbers to disguise it like you may do in the US.

Vernicha James
Amy Spencer
Charlotte Dale
Emily Pidgeon
Sian Edwards
Danni Barnes
Laura Park

The list is endless

I know this happens in all sports but it seems much more acute with teenage girls, who often mature early and don't see the improvements that are expected.

Can't we just enjoy Mary Cain's amazing performances without having massive expectations for the future, which history tells us probably won't materialise.

[mrbowie]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

In any sport, but especially in track and field, young athletes with phenomenal potential always hold a greater fascination than the proven starts, because proven stars become somewhat state in the public imagination, while newcomers are still being discovered. We see this in horse racing all the time.

[runforlife]

Re: mary cain phenomena???

When Mary Decker was 17 she was repeatedly injured.

That's because Decker didn't have someone like Al as her coach as Queen Mary does.

actually salazar did coach decker at one time.

I was refering to when she was a teenager.