Trumpets blaring! I'm almost done!!
And as they say, last but definitely NOT least, my picks for Outdoor Women's AOY!!
World Ourdoor, Women
AOY: VALERIE ADAMS
This was the closest contest of them all! I so wanted to give it to Shelly-Ann, but the fields she faced were missing (for the most part) 2 giants, Veronica Campbell Brown and Carmelita Jeter. And the others were generally up and down. Adams, meanwhile, faced everyone available, and "put" them away with power and grace! The Queen of the Shot!!
HM (by event)
100: Okagbare (tied at 13th with 2 others)
400: Montsho (24th)
5000: Ayana (6th)
Mar: R Jeptoo (18th)
3000SC: L Chepkirui (15th)
100H: Rollins (tied at 3rd with 1 other), Harrison (tied at 15th with 3 others)
400H: Hejnova (11th), Carter (tied at 21st with 1 other)
HJ: Barrett (tied 14th with 3 others)
LJ: Reese (13th)
PV: Silva (3rd)
JT: Mickle (17th), Huihui (21st)
HT: Lysenko (2nd), Wlodarczyk (4th), Kondratyeva (6th), Bingson (18th)
USA Outdoor, Women
AOY: BRIANNA ROLLINS
Almost put her up for WORLD Athlete of the Year! But the USA (and the Collegiate, which is to follow!) will have to do!
HM (by event)
100: Gardner & Pierre (both tied at 11th with 2 others), O Freeman (18th), Anderson (22nd)
200: Townsend (19th)
400: McCorory (14th), Spencer (24th)
800: Martinez (11th), Wilson (16th)
1000: Uceny (14th)
1500: Martinez (10th), Grunewald (11th), Moser (14th), Mackey (23rd), Cain (24th)
3000: E Infeld (tied at 14th with 1 other), Grunewald (19th), Huddle (22nd)
5000: Simpson (10th)
10000: Hasay (24th)
Mar: Burla (tied at 15th with 1 other)
3000SC: Cheever (5th)
100H: Rollins (AR, 1st), Harrison (tied at 6th with 2 others), Ali (tied at 12th with 1 other)
400H: Carter (6th), Moline (11th), Muhammed (12th)
HJ: Barrett (2nd)
LJ: Reese (2nd), Bowie (14th)
PV: Saxer (tied at 10th with 5 others), Buell (21st)
SP: Carter (AR, 1st), Brooks (10th), McCall (17th), F Johnson (tied at 23rd with 2 others)
DT: Lewis-Smallwood (7th), Podominick (16th), Ashley (19th)
HT: Bingson (AR, 1st), McCall (3rd), Berry (5th), Campbell (6th), Harbin (22nd)
Hept: Day (5th), Profit (22nd)
Collegiate Outdoor, Women
AOY: BRIANNA ROLLINS
She dominated the Collegiate ranks, then took on the World! No contest!
HM (by event)
100: Gardner (tied at 3rd with 1 other), O Freeman (7th), White (tied at 22nd with 1 other)
400: Spencer (4th), Miller (15th), Francis (tied at 19th with 1 other)
800: Goule (4th), Roesler (11th)
1500: Coburn (5th), McGee (20th), Winslow (23rd)
1 Mile: Macumber (17th), Detmer (21st)
5000: D'Agostino (3rd), Saina (5th), Tuliamuk-Bolton (7th)
10000: Saina (3rd), Hasay (4th), Tuliamuk-Bolton (5th)
3000SC: Coburn (2nd), Quigley (4th), Henry (11th), Sorna (22nd)
100H: Rollins (CR, 1st), Thomas (tied at 10th with 2 others), Carter (18th), Buchanan (tied at 19th with 1 other)
400H: Carter (CR, 1st), Moline (3rd), Thompson (20th)
HJ: Barrett (CR, 1st)
LJ: Ugen (tied at 14th with 1 other), Nettey (tied at 17th with 1 other), Thomas (23rd), Simpson (tied at 24th with 1 other)
TJ: Thomas (tied at 4th with 2 others), Brewer (13th)
PV: Buell (7th), Paine & Bartnovskaya (both tied at 8th with 3 others), Naseotte (tied at 13th with 1 other), Riebold & Caldwell (both tied at 15th with 1 other), Petrillose (tied at 21st with 2 others), Haarklau & Fields (tied at 24th with 1 other)
SP: Brooks (2nd), F Johnson (11th), Peoples (23rd)
DT: Jelmina (12th)
JT: Bain (15th), Vucenovic (20th)
HT: Cassulo (7th), Ratcliffe (10th), B Smith (12th), Storm (17th), Pleger (22nd)
Hept: Vollmer (9th), Alcide (12th), Pinnick (18th), Bougard (19th)
High School Outdoor, Women
AOY: MARY CAIN
She continued her record onslaught outdoors, adding 4 to the 6 indoors!
HM (by event)
100: Sant (14th), Holland (tied at 22nd with 3 others)
200: Davis-White (21st)
800: Cain (HSR, 1st), R Rogers (12th)
1500: Cain (HSR, 1st), Cranny (3rd), Efraimson (4th)
1 Mile: Frazier (6th), Han Meier (13th), Hal Meier (20th)
2 Mile: Frazier (7th), Heffernan (17th), DeBalsi (20th)
5000: Cain (HSR, 1st), Frazier (5th), Finn (10th), McConnville (13th), Knight (14th), Clark (23rd), B Brown (24th)
3000SC: Neale (2nd), Neeley (9th)
NOTE: The 3000SC list is just 9 deep!
100H: Hall (2nd), K Williams (tied at 8th with 1 other), Brisco (14th)
400H: Miller (tied at 9th with 1 other)
LJ: Corrin (tied at 12th with 1 other), Orji (tied at 14th with 1 other), K Williams (tied at 24th with 2 others)
TJ: Orji (2nd)
PV: Rhodes (tied at 3rd with 3 others), Taylor (7th), Freier (tied at 8th with 2 others), Merritt (tied at 13th with 2 others), Draxler (16th)
SP: Ewen (2nd), Scarvelis (tied at 18th with 1 other), N Jones (23rd)
DT: Allman (6th), Ewen (16th)
JT: Glasmann (2nd), Bulger (18th), Plank (19th)
HT: Gaitan (10th), Callahan (tied at 15th with 1 other), Thomas (18th)
Hept: Gustafson (17th), Harmon-Thomas (18th)
Done!
See you in 2014!
Have a GREAT and HAPPY New Year!!!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
2013 Athletes of the Year--Men Outdoor
I'm doing these in separate posts in order to make it somewhat easier to read!
World Outdoor, Men
AOY: BOGDAN BONDARENKO
I was tempted to go with either Usain Bolt or Wilson Kipsang, but settled on Bondarenko mainly because he made some serious WR attempts!!
HM (by event)
200: Weir (tied at 14th with 1 other), I Young (tied at 23rd with 3 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: Aman (9th)
1500: Kiprop (4th), Farah (6th), Ndiku (17th)
5000: Soi (24th)
NOTE: My lists contain the Boston course times. Thus, my "WR" is the 2:03:02 run there. Also, my "AR" is the 2:04:58 run there by Ryan Hall!
Mar: W Kipsang (2nd), Kimetto (5th), E Mutai (6th), E Kipchoge (8th), Kebede (12th) Desisa (13th), Shiferaw (tied at 14th with 1 other), Tola (16th), Shumi (tid at 19th with 1 other), B Koech (tied at 21st with 1 other)
3000SC: Benabad (11th), C Kipruto (12th), Yego (tied at 18th with 1 other)
110H: Parchment (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
400H: Gordon (22nd), Tinsley (23rd)
HJ: Bondarenko (tied at 3rd with 1 other), Barshim (tied at 5th with 4 others), Drouin (tied at 14th with 9 others), Kynard (tied at 24th with 8 others)
TJ: Tamgho (3rd)
PV Lavillenie (7th)
SP: Whiting (12th)
DT: Malochowski (5th)
JT: Tarabin (17th)
Dec: Schrader (21st)
USA Outdoor, Men
AOY: LASHAWN MERRITT
A narrow pick over Whiting. But I see his 43.74 as slightly better than Whiting's long SP. Also, he won in Moscow quite decisively.
HM (by event)
200: I Young (tied at 12th with 2 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: B Johnson (tied at 10th with 1 other), Mulder (20th)
1500: Torrence (13th), McNamara (20th), Heath (22nd), Bayer (24th)
1 Mile: Lomong (tied at 14th with 1 other), Centrowitz (18th), Rupp (21st), McNamara (23rd)
3000: True (9th), Leer (16th), Bumbalough (18th), Torrence (20th)
5000: Jager (8th), Derrick (9th), True (12th), Mead (16th), Bumbalough (19th), Hill (23rd)
3000SC: Leslie (24th)
400H: Tinsley (13th)
HJ: Kynard (tied at 3rd with 3 others)
TJ: Grinnell (tied at 17th with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (tied at 19th with 2 others)
SP: Whiting (8th)
JT: Dolezal (8th), Humphreys (tied at 10th with 1 other)
HT: Cralle (21st)
Dec: Nixon (tied at 16th with 1 other)
Collegiate Outdoor, Men
AOY: DEREK DROUIN & ERIC KYNARD (a tie!!)
They kept this dynamic event....dynamic during the collegiate season. They had the same mark through the NCAA meet. No way to separate them! Considered Wruck, but the HJ was the "sexy" event in 2013!!
NOTE: I don't count Collegiate marks beyond the NCAA meet!
HM (by event)
100: Locke (tied at 8th with 2 others), I Young (tied at 13th with 1 other)
5000: Estrada (2nd), Jenkins (6th)
10000: Mecheso (16th)
3000SC: A Rotich (8th), Lelei (tied at 14th with 1 other), Kebenei (20th)
110H: Lovett (tied at 23rd with 4 others)
400H: Wyatt (tied at 19th with 1 other)
HJ: Kynard & Drouin (both tied at 2nd with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (5th), Barber (tied at 14th with 2 others), Prader (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
SP: R Crouser (16th), P Davis (23rd)
DT: Wruck (CR, 1st)
JT: Humphreys (7th), S Crouser (23rd)
Dec: Hock (6th), Taiwo (8th), Uibo (10th)
High School Outdoor, Men
AOY: RUDY WINKLER
The HSR, even if by just a few inches. Dominant all season.
HM (by event)
100: Bromell (tied at 21st with 4 others)
200: Hill-Thompson (20th)
800: Arroyo (6th), Crossman (7th)
1500: Haney (11th)
1 Mile: Saarel (20th)
2 Mile: McGorty (15th)
5000: Leingang (17th)
3000SC: Root (16th)
110H: Humphrey & Brown (both tied at 8th with 1 other)
400H: Humphrey (14th), Holmes (tied at 20th with 1 other)
PV: Murphree (tied at 11th with 1 other)
HT: Winkler (HSR, 1st), Ionata (8th), Haugh (13th)
World Outdoor, Men
AOY: BOGDAN BONDARENKO
I was tempted to go with either Usain Bolt or Wilson Kipsang, but settled on Bondarenko mainly because he made some serious WR attempts!!
HM (by event)
200: Weir (tied at 14th with 1 other), I Young (tied at 23rd with 3 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: Aman (9th)
1500: Kiprop (4th), Farah (6th), Ndiku (17th)
5000: Soi (24th)
NOTE: My lists contain the Boston course times. Thus, my "WR" is the 2:03:02 run there. Also, my "AR" is the 2:04:58 run there by Ryan Hall!
Mar: W Kipsang (2nd), Kimetto (5th), E Mutai (6th), E Kipchoge (8th), Kebede (12th) Desisa (13th), Shiferaw (tied at 14th with 1 other), Tola (16th), Shumi (tid at 19th with 1 other), B Koech (tied at 21st with 1 other)
3000SC: Benabad (11th), C Kipruto (12th), Yego (tied at 18th with 1 other)
110H: Parchment (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
400H: Gordon (22nd), Tinsley (23rd)
HJ: Bondarenko (tied at 3rd with 1 other), Barshim (tied at 5th with 4 others), Drouin (tied at 14th with 9 others), Kynard (tied at 24th with 8 others)
TJ: Tamgho (3rd)
PV Lavillenie (7th)
SP: Whiting (12th)
DT: Malochowski (5th)
JT: Tarabin (17th)
Dec: Schrader (21st)
USA Outdoor, Men
AOY: LASHAWN MERRITT
A narrow pick over Whiting. But I see his 43.74 as slightly better than Whiting's long SP. Also, he won in Moscow quite decisively.
HM (by event)
200: I Young (tied at 12th with 2 others)
400: Merritt (5th)
800: B Johnson (tied at 10th with 1 other), Mulder (20th)
1500: Torrence (13th), McNamara (20th), Heath (22nd), Bayer (24th)
1 Mile: Lomong (tied at 14th with 1 other), Centrowitz (18th), Rupp (21st), McNamara (23rd)
3000: True (9th), Leer (16th), Bumbalough (18th), Torrence (20th)
5000: Jager (8th), Derrick (9th), True (12th), Mead (16th), Bumbalough (19th), Hill (23rd)
3000SC: Leslie (24th)
400H: Tinsley (13th)
HJ: Kynard (tied at 3rd with 3 others)
TJ: Grinnell (tied at 17th with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (tied at 19th with 2 others)
SP: Whiting (8th)
JT: Dolezal (8th), Humphreys (tied at 10th with 1 other)
HT: Cralle (21st)
Dec: Nixon (tied at 16th with 1 other)
Collegiate Outdoor, Men
AOY: DEREK DROUIN & ERIC KYNARD (a tie!!)
They kept this dynamic event....dynamic during the collegiate season. They had the same mark through the NCAA meet. No way to separate them! Considered Wruck, but the HJ was the "sexy" event in 2013!!
NOTE: I don't count Collegiate marks beyond the NCAA meet!
HM (by event)
100: Locke (tied at 8th with 2 others), I Young (tied at 13th with 1 other)
5000: Estrada (2nd), Jenkins (6th)
10000: Mecheso (16th)
3000SC: A Rotich (8th), Lelei (tied at 14th with 1 other), Kebenei (20th)
110H: Lovett (tied at 23rd with 4 others)
400H: Wyatt (tied at 19th with 1 other)
HJ: Kynard & Drouin (both tied at 2nd with 1 other)
PV: Kendricks (5th), Barber (tied at 14th with 2 others), Prader (tied at 22nd with 2 others)
SP: R Crouser (16th), P Davis (23rd)
DT: Wruck (CR, 1st)
JT: Humphreys (7th), S Crouser (23rd)
Dec: Hock (6th), Taiwo (8th), Uibo (10th)
High School Outdoor, Men
AOY: RUDY WINKLER
The HSR, even if by just a few inches. Dominant all season.
HM (by event)
100: Bromell (tied at 21st with 4 others)
200: Hill-Thompson (20th)
800: Arroyo (6th), Crossman (7th)
1500: Haney (11th)
1 Mile: Saarel (20th)
2 Mile: McGorty (15th)
5000: Leingang (17th)
3000SC: Root (16th)
110H: Humphrey & Brown (both tied at 8th with 1 other)
400H: Humphrey (14th), Holmes (tied at 20th with 1 other)
PV: Murphree (tied at 11th with 1 other)
HT: Winkler (HSR, 1st), Ionata (8th), Haugh (13th)
2013 Athletes of the Year--Women Indoor
For details of how I make my choices, see the previous post.
World Indoor, Women
AOY: JENN SUHR
She broke the WR! And no other WR's were broken.
HM (by event)
60: Ahoure (7th), Fraser-Pryce (tied at 21st with 6 others)
200: K Duncan (19th)
1500: Arigawa (2nd)
1 Mile: Reid (22nd)
3000: G Dibaba (4th)
2 Mile: Reid (24th)
60H: Rollins (tied at 13th with 2 others)
HJ: Trost (tied at 23rd with 11 others!!)
LJ: Klishina (tied at 13th with 2 others), Kucharenko (tied at 15th with 2 others)
TJ: Saladuha (tied at 14th with 1 other)
PV: Suhr (WR, 1st), Silva (8th), Hutson (11th)
SP: Adams (14th)
WT: McCall (6th), Berry (9th), Johnson (10th), Rohl (20th), Waller (21st)
USA Indoor, Women
AOY: JENN SUHR
As with Rupp, Suhr is an American, and the World AOY, thus she's also the American AOY! Simple!
HM (by event)
60: Lawson (tied at 14th with 2 others), Scott (tied at 22nd with 1 other)
200: K Duncan (7th), Scott (10th), A Purvis (11th), K Brown (tied at 13th with 1 other)
400: Floyd (tied at 17th with 1 other)
1000: Schneider (22nd)
1 Mile: Cain (6th), Grace (10th), Coburn (14th), D'Agostino (tied at 16th with 1 other)
3000: Reilly (19th)
2 Mile: Cain (11th), Erdmann (12th), S Brown (15th), Higginson (20th)
5000: D'Agostino (7th), Hasay (15th), Matthews (20th), Sisson (23rd)
60H: Rollins (3rd), Lewis (tied at 9th with 4 others)
LJ: Geubelle (15th)
TJ: Geubelle (7th)
PV: Suhr (AR, 1st), Hutson (3rd), Keppler (tied at 8th with 2 others), LeLeux (tied at 15th with 1 other), Kubishta (tied at 18th with 2 others), Morris (21st), Buell (23rd)
SP: Carter (2nd), Brooks (5th)
WT: McCall (4th), Berry (7th), F Johnson (8th), Rohl (16th), Waller (17th)
Collegiate Indoor, Women
AOY: BRIANNA ROLLINS
Brooks also got a CR, but I believe Rollins faced stiffer competition, and more historic names to beat!
HM (by event)
60: Scott (4th), K Duncan (tied at 10th with 3 others), Bryant (tied at 21st with 2 others)
200: K Duncan (5th), Scott (10th), A Purvis (11th), O Freeman (12th), K Brown (13th)
400: S Miller (5th), George (tied at 8th with 1 other), Spencer (12th)
800: Goule (6th), Roesler (8th), Lipsey (9th)
1500: Coburn (4th), D'Agostino (5th), Hasay (12th)
1 Mile: Coburn (5th), D'Agostino (6th), Winslow (9th), King (24th)
3000: D'Agostino (13th), Hasay (24th)
NOTE: Remember--no OT marks are on my DDD lists!!
5000: D'Agostino (4th), Saina (5th), Tuliamuk-Bolton (8th), Hasay (13th), Matthews (17th), Sisson (21st), Pappas (24th)
60H: Rollins (CR, 1st), McReynolds (11th)
HJ: Schaper (tied at 16th with 4 others), Butts (tied at 24th with 1 other)
LJ: Geubelle (tied at 10th with 1 other)
TJ: Geubelle (3rd), Thomas (5th), Brewer (18th)
PV: LeLeux (tied at 4th with 3 others), Riebold & Schultze & Bartnovskaya (all 3 tied at 8th with 1 other), Morris (12th), Buell (14th)
SP: Brooks (CR, 1st), F Johnson (14th), Hillman (18th), Hasslen (tied at 24th with 1 other)
WT: F Johnson (6th), Rohl (13th), Waller (14th), Krechyk (23rd)
High School Indoor, Women
AOY: MARY CAIN
Oh come on, do I REALLY have to explain THIS one??!! (Hint: Begin with 6 (!!) HSR's!!)
HM (by event)
60: Sant (tied at 13th with 2 others), Davis-White (tied at 16th with 3 others), A Brown (tied at 22nd with 3 others)
200: Davis-White (tied at 7th with 1 other), Washington (9th)
400: Holmes (8th), Baker (16th)
800: Southerland (2nd), Sawyer (6th), Berkson (11th), Martinez (tied at 24th with 1 other)
1500: Cain (HSR, 1st), Cranny (3rd), Han Meier (9th), Phelen (24th)
1 Mile: Cain (HSR, 1st), Cranny (5th), Han Meier (6th)
NOTE: Remember, no 1600 or 3200 times, or metric times converted to 1 or 2 miles, are included on my DDD lists!!
3000: Cain (HSR, 1st), Burda (8th), Frazier (9th), McConnville (11th), Finn (13th), Alcorta (19th), Belf (20th), Barrett (24th)
2 Mile: Cain (HSR, 1st), Frazier (11th), McConnville (14th), Belf (21st), Alcorta (22nd)
5000: Frazier (HSR, 1st), Finn (2nd), McConnville (5th), Barrett (6th), Hauger (10th), Barry (18th)
60H: Hall & Wallace (both tied at 2nd), Ross-Ransom (tied at 8th with 3 others), K Williams (tied at 14th with 2 others)
HJ: K Williams (14th), Virgo (tied at 15th with 2 others)
PV: Rhodes (4th), Taylor (5th), Brigham (9th), Freier (10th), Petty (tied at 13th with 1 other), Long (tied at 18th with 1 other), Bell (tied at 22nd with 3 others)
SP: Ewen (2nd), Saunders (4th **See Note Below), Scarvelis (tied at 20th with 1 other), Henderson (24th)
WT: Figueroa (11th), Callahan (12th), Gaitan (17th), Jackson (23rd)
Pent: K Williams (HSR, 1st), Harmon-Thomas (4th), Majors (8th), Gustafson (9th), Neal (24th)
NOTE: I just added the HS girl's indoor Pent to my DDD's!
** Raven Saunders threw her 53-8 & 1/4 last week. A different track season, but still in the numerical year of 2013. I list the marks with just the year, not the month and day. Thus, her mark is listed with 2013, even though it's part of the 2014 season! (Hopefully, she'll improve that mark indoors in the next 3 months, so I won't need an asterisk to explain it again! LOL)
World Indoor, Women
AOY: JENN SUHR
She broke the WR! And no other WR's were broken.
HM (by event)
60: Ahoure (7th), Fraser-Pryce (tied at 21st with 6 others)
200: K Duncan (19th)
1500: Arigawa (2nd)
1 Mile: Reid (22nd)
3000: G Dibaba (4th)
2 Mile: Reid (24th)
60H: Rollins (tied at 13th with 2 others)
HJ: Trost (tied at 23rd with 11 others!!)
LJ: Klishina (tied at 13th with 2 others), Kucharenko (tied at 15th with 2 others)
TJ: Saladuha (tied at 14th with 1 other)
PV: Suhr (WR, 1st), Silva (8th), Hutson (11th)
SP: Adams (14th)
WT: McCall (6th), Berry (9th), Johnson (10th), Rohl (20th), Waller (21st)
USA Indoor, Women
AOY: JENN SUHR
As with Rupp, Suhr is an American, and the World AOY, thus she's also the American AOY! Simple!
HM (by event)
60: Lawson (tied at 14th with 2 others), Scott (tied at 22nd with 1 other)
200: K Duncan (7th), Scott (10th), A Purvis (11th), K Brown (tied at 13th with 1 other)
400: Floyd (tied at 17th with 1 other)
1000: Schneider (22nd)
1 Mile: Cain (6th), Grace (10th), Coburn (14th), D'Agostino (tied at 16th with 1 other)
3000: Reilly (19th)
2 Mile: Cain (11th), Erdmann (12th), S Brown (15th), Higginson (20th)
5000: D'Agostino (7th), Hasay (15th), Matthews (20th), Sisson (23rd)
60H: Rollins (3rd), Lewis (tied at 9th with 4 others)
LJ: Geubelle (15th)
TJ: Geubelle (7th)
PV: Suhr (AR, 1st), Hutson (3rd), Keppler (tied at 8th with 2 others), LeLeux (tied at 15th with 1 other), Kubishta (tied at 18th with 2 others), Morris (21st), Buell (23rd)
SP: Carter (2nd), Brooks (5th)
WT: McCall (4th), Berry (7th), F Johnson (8th), Rohl (16th), Waller (17th)
Collegiate Indoor, Women
AOY: BRIANNA ROLLINS
Brooks also got a CR, but I believe Rollins faced stiffer competition, and more historic names to beat!
HM (by event)
60: Scott (4th), K Duncan (tied at 10th with 3 others), Bryant (tied at 21st with 2 others)
200: K Duncan (5th), Scott (10th), A Purvis (11th), O Freeman (12th), K Brown (13th)
400: S Miller (5th), George (tied at 8th with 1 other), Spencer (12th)
800: Goule (6th), Roesler (8th), Lipsey (9th)
1500: Coburn (4th), D'Agostino (5th), Hasay (12th)
1 Mile: Coburn (5th), D'Agostino (6th), Winslow (9th), King (24th)
3000: D'Agostino (13th), Hasay (24th)
NOTE: Remember--no OT marks are on my DDD lists!!
5000: D'Agostino (4th), Saina (5th), Tuliamuk-Bolton (8th), Hasay (13th), Matthews (17th), Sisson (21st), Pappas (24th)
60H: Rollins (CR, 1st), McReynolds (11th)
HJ: Schaper (tied at 16th with 4 others), Butts (tied at 24th with 1 other)
LJ: Geubelle (tied at 10th with 1 other)
TJ: Geubelle (3rd), Thomas (5th), Brewer (18th)
PV: LeLeux (tied at 4th with 3 others), Riebold & Schultze & Bartnovskaya (all 3 tied at 8th with 1 other), Morris (12th), Buell (14th)
SP: Brooks (CR, 1st), F Johnson (14th), Hillman (18th), Hasslen (tied at 24th with 1 other)
WT: F Johnson (6th), Rohl (13th), Waller (14th), Krechyk (23rd)
High School Indoor, Women
AOY: MARY CAIN
Oh come on, do I REALLY have to explain THIS one??!! (Hint: Begin with 6 (!!) HSR's!!)
HM (by event)
60: Sant (tied at 13th with 2 others), Davis-White (tied at 16th with 3 others), A Brown (tied at 22nd with 3 others)
200: Davis-White (tied at 7th with 1 other), Washington (9th)
400: Holmes (8th), Baker (16th)
800: Southerland (2nd), Sawyer (6th), Berkson (11th), Martinez (tied at 24th with 1 other)
1500: Cain (HSR, 1st), Cranny (3rd), Han Meier (9th), Phelen (24th)
1 Mile: Cain (HSR, 1st), Cranny (5th), Han Meier (6th)
NOTE: Remember, no 1600 or 3200 times, or metric times converted to 1 or 2 miles, are included on my DDD lists!!
3000: Cain (HSR, 1st), Burda (8th), Frazier (9th), McConnville (11th), Finn (13th), Alcorta (19th), Belf (20th), Barrett (24th)
2 Mile: Cain (HSR, 1st), Frazier (11th), McConnville (14th), Belf (21st), Alcorta (22nd)
5000: Frazier (HSR, 1st), Finn (2nd), McConnville (5th), Barrett (6th), Hauger (10th), Barry (18th)
60H: Hall & Wallace (both tied at 2nd), Ross-Ransom (tied at 8th with 3 others), K Williams (tied at 14th with 2 others)
HJ: K Williams (14th), Virgo (tied at 15th with 2 others)
PV: Rhodes (4th), Taylor (5th), Brigham (9th), Freier (10th), Petty (tied at 13th with 1 other), Long (tied at 18th with 1 other), Bell (tied at 22nd with 3 others)
SP: Ewen (2nd), Saunders (4th **See Note Below), Scarvelis (tied at 20th with 1 other), Henderson (24th)
WT: Figueroa (11th), Callahan (12th), Gaitan (17th), Jackson (23rd)
Pent: K Williams (HSR, 1st), Harmon-Thomas (4th), Majors (8th), Gustafson (9th), Neal (24th)
NOTE: I just added the HS girl's indoor Pent to my DDD's!
** Raven Saunders threw her 53-8 & 1/4 last week. A different track season, but still in the numerical year of 2013. I list the marks with just the year, not the month and day. Thus, her mark is listed with 2013, even though it's part of the 2014 season! (Hopefully, she'll improve that mark indoors in the next 3 months, so I won't need an asterisk to explain it again! LOL)
2013 Athletes of the Year--Men Indoor
In recent days, several sources have produced their versions of Athletes of the Year.
Spikes, Athletics Weekly, IAAF, USATF, and Track and Field News.
The latter is the most popular, and the most debated.
They have 3 criteria for choosing their AOY's: Honors Won, Win-Loss, and Marks.
Mine are different.
As a blogger most enthralled by records, I give marks the highest value.
In fact, if I'm honest, the ONLY value!!
However, winning in Moscow (or the BIG meet in your category) WAS important, and it helped if you didn't lose every meet.
It's just that I feel a fast time, high height, or long throw should be given more points than a win--even a WC, etc win--with an "average" mark.
I will now present my AOY's!
They will be in 4 categories: World, USA, Collegiate, and HS.
I will of course choose separate awards for men and women.
Also, as is my custom for inclusion on my lists (DDD's), I will give separate awards in each category for indoors and outdoors.
Thus, 16 awards in all.
I will NOT choose a Top Ten, as others do.
But I will list "Honorable Mentions".
These are determined not by my own opinion or judgment, but by whether an athlete's mark from 2013 put them on one of my DDD's.
Or, if already on a DDD from a previous year's mark, whether their 2013 mark improved their spot on the All-Time list.
That is my ONLY criteria for being an HM!!
Now you know HOW I've determined my AOY's and HM's.
Because this is going to be so lengthy, I will divide it into a few posts, to be determined as I go along!
World Indoor, Men
AOY: GALEN RUPP
Had fastest mile and 3000 times. With no WIC, marks were everything.
HM (by event):
60: Dasaolu & Vicaut (both tied in 20th with 5 others)
200: Webb (15th)
400: Lendore (10th)
800: Aman (15th)
1000: Souleiman (12th), Lewandowski (tied with 1 other at 21st)
1500: Rupp (22nd)
1 Mile:Rupp (5th), Lomong (8th), Centrowitz (9th), O'Lionaird (11th), O'Hare (20th)
3000: Rupp (7th), Ndiku (10th), Gebrhiwet (16th)
2 Mile: Lagat (10th), Bumbalough (16th), Levins (20th), Jager (23rd)
5000: Lomong (11th), Derrick (24th)
HJ: Barshim (tied at 15th with 7 others), Dmitrik (tied at 22nd with 7 others)
LJ: Menkov (tied at 23rd with 2 others)
TJ: Greco (tied at 10th with 1 other)
SP: Whiting (8th)
WT: Ziegler (14th)
USA Indoor, Men
AOY: GALEN RUPP
Since Rupp won the World AOY, he also wins the USA prize, since he's an American.
HM (by event)
60: Cherry (tied at 16th with 2 others), Patton (tied at 19th with 2 others)
200: Webb (10th)
800: Momoh (8th), Loxsom (21st)
1000: Andrews (2nd), Gagnum (5th), Rutt (6th), Centrowitz (13th), Boylan-Pett (15th), Leslie (20th), Guarino (24th)
1500: Rupp (2nd), Lomong (4th), Centrowitz (5th), Heath (13th), Hill (18th)
1 Mile: Rupp (2nd), Lomong (3rd), Centrowitz (4th), Hill (13th)
3000: Rupp (AR, 1st), Jager (5th), Bumbalough (8th)
2 Mile: Lagat (AR, 1st), Bumbalough (3rd), Jager (4th), Leer (7th)
5000: Lomong (AR, 1st), Derrick (4th), Bumbalough (7th), Heath (12th), Jager (13th), Tegenkamp (18th)
60H: Lovett (tied at 19th with 2 others)
HJ: Jonas (tied at 7th with 3 others), Kynard (tied at 11th with 3 others)
LJ: Dendy (tied at 13th with 2 others)
TJ: Lamb (tied at 23rd with 1 other)
SP: Whiting (5th)
Collegiate Indoor, Men
AOY: CHRIS O'HARE
He broke 2 CR's. No one else broke any (in the events I cover in my book!).
HM (by event)
60: Cherry (4th), Bracy (tied at 14th with 7 others), Rowland (tied at 22nd with 6 others)
200: Webb (8th), Jobodwana (20th), Hadnot (21st)
400: Lendore (5th), Berry (tied at 19th with 1 other), Graham (22nd)
800: Momoh (7th), Squalla (14th), Loxsom (tied at 20th with 1 other), Greer (23rd)
1500: O'Hare (CR, 1st), Lalang (5th), Hill (8th), Jenkins (14th), Matthews (16th)
NOTE: My Collegiate Men's Indoor 1500 DDD is only 16 long!
1 Mile: O'Hare (CR, 1st), Lalang (3rd), Hill (4th), Casey (15th)
3000: Lalang (2nd), Campbell (9th), Erassa (15th), Estrada (16th), Lelei (19th)
5000: Kithuka (10th)
60H: Lovett (3rd), Adams & Davis (both tied at 16th with 1 other)
HJ: Drouin (2nd), Kynard (tied at 4th with 3 others)
LJ: Dendy (tied at 5th with 1 other), Forbes (tied at 12th with 1 other)
TJ: Lamb (tied at 19th with 1 other), Craddock (tied at 24th with 1 other)
PV: Irwin (tied at 9th with 1 other)
WT: Ziegler (7th), Pounds (23rd)
High School Indoor, Men
AOY: :EDWARD CHESEREK
Broke 2 Gerry Lindgren records, both 49 years old!
HM (by event)
60: Burrell (2nd), Taylor (tied at 4th with 2 others), Whitfield & Brandt-Sims (both tied at 7th with 3 others), Brazil & Friday (both tied at 18th with 3 others), Williams (tied at 23rd with 3 others)
200: Smith (tied at 15th with 1 other), Ways (tied at 19th with 1 other)
400: Cherry (5th), Clemes (13th), Smith (24th)
800: Kiley (10th), Ibarra (11th), Kinniard (12th), J Clark (13th), I Clark (16th), Markertz (21st)
1500: Wynne (12th), Gilley (15th), Baker (16th), Mora (19th), Randon (20th)
1 Mile: Wynne (tied at 16th with 1 other), Gilley (19th)
3000: Cheserek (HSR, 1st), Randon (10th), Norris (13th), O'Toole (14th), Templeton (15th), O'Neill (17th), McGorty (19th), Abushouk (20th)
2 Mile: Cheserek (HSR, 1st), Templeton (21st), Abushouk (23rd)
5000: Armstrong (16th), Norris (18th), DeLaRosa (19th), Sleight (22nd), Sheryak (24th)
60H: Crittenden (tied at 10th with 2 others), Humphrey & Brown (both tied at 20th with 1 other)
LJ: White (tied at 11th with 1 other), Jefferson (tied at 16th with 2 others)
TJ: Green (12th)
PV: Murphree & King (both tied at 18th with 3 others)
WT: Winkler (4th), Ionata (11th), Zedela (12th), Whitener (15th), Kelly & Mangan (both tied at 18th )
Spikes, Athletics Weekly, IAAF, USATF, and Track and Field News.
The latter is the most popular, and the most debated.
They have 3 criteria for choosing their AOY's: Honors Won, Win-Loss, and Marks.
Mine are different.
As a blogger most enthralled by records, I give marks the highest value.
In fact, if I'm honest, the ONLY value!!
However, winning in Moscow (or the BIG meet in your category) WAS important, and it helped if you didn't lose every meet.
It's just that I feel a fast time, high height, or long throw should be given more points than a win--even a WC, etc win--with an "average" mark.
I will now present my AOY's!
They will be in 4 categories: World, USA, Collegiate, and HS.
I will of course choose separate awards for men and women.
Also, as is my custom for inclusion on my lists (DDD's), I will give separate awards in each category for indoors and outdoors.
Thus, 16 awards in all.
I will NOT choose a Top Ten, as others do.
But I will list "Honorable Mentions".
These are determined not by my own opinion or judgment, but by whether an athlete's mark from 2013 put them on one of my DDD's.
Or, if already on a DDD from a previous year's mark, whether their 2013 mark improved their spot on the All-Time list.
That is my ONLY criteria for being an HM!!
Now you know HOW I've determined my AOY's and HM's.
Because this is going to be so lengthy, I will divide it into a few posts, to be determined as I go along!
World Indoor, Men
AOY: GALEN RUPP
Had fastest mile and 3000 times. With no WIC, marks were everything.
HM (by event):
60: Dasaolu & Vicaut (both tied in 20th with 5 others)
200: Webb (15th)
400: Lendore (10th)
800: Aman (15th)
1000: Souleiman (12th), Lewandowski (tied with 1 other at 21st)
1500: Rupp (22nd)
1 Mile:Rupp (5th), Lomong (8th), Centrowitz (9th), O'Lionaird (11th), O'Hare (20th)
3000: Rupp (7th), Ndiku (10th), Gebrhiwet (16th)
2 Mile: Lagat (10th), Bumbalough (16th), Levins (20th), Jager (23rd)
5000: Lomong (11th), Derrick (24th)
HJ: Barshim (tied at 15th with 7 others), Dmitrik (tied at 22nd with 7 others)
LJ: Menkov (tied at 23rd with 2 others)
TJ: Greco (tied at 10th with 1 other)
SP: Whiting (8th)
WT: Ziegler (14th)
USA Indoor, Men
AOY: GALEN RUPP
Since Rupp won the World AOY, he also wins the USA prize, since he's an American.
HM (by event)
60: Cherry (tied at 16th with 2 others), Patton (tied at 19th with 2 others)
200: Webb (10th)
800: Momoh (8th), Loxsom (21st)
1000: Andrews (2nd), Gagnum (5th), Rutt (6th), Centrowitz (13th), Boylan-Pett (15th), Leslie (20th), Guarino (24th)
1500: Rupp (2nd), Lomong (4th), Centrowitz (5th), Heath (13th), Hill (18th)
1 Mile: Rupp (2nd), Lomong (3rd), Centrowitz (4th), Hill (13th)
3000: Rupp (AR, 1st), Jager (5th), Bumbalough (8th)
2 Mile: Lagat (AR, 1st), Bumbalough (3rd), Jager (4th), Leer (7th)
5000: Lomong (AR, 1st), Derrick (4th), Bumbalough (7th), Heath (12th), Jager (13th), Tegenkamp (18th)
60H: Lovett (tied at 19th with 2 others)
HJ: Jonas (tied at 7th with 3 others), Kynard (tied at 11th with 3 others)
LJ: Dendy (tied at 13th with 2 others)
TJ: Lamb (tied at 23rd with 1 other)
SP: Whiting (5th)
Collegiate Indoor, Men
AOY: CHRIS O'HARE
He broke 2 CR's. No one else broke any (in the events I cover in my book!).
HM (by event)
60: Cherry (4th), Bracy (tied at 14th with 7 others), Rowland (tied at 22nd with 6 others)
200: Webb (8th), Jobodwana (20th), Hadnot (21st)
400: Lendore (5th), Berry (tied at 19th with 1 other), Graham (22nd)
800: Momoh (7th), Squalla (14th), Loxsom (tied at 20th with 1 other), Greer (23rd)
1500: O'Hare (CR, 1st), Lalang (5th), Hill (8th), Jenkins (14th), Matthews (16th)
NOTE: My Collegiate Men's Indoor 1500 DDD is only 16 long!
1 Mile: O'Hare (CR, 1st), Lalang (3rd), Hill (4th), Casey (15th)
3000: Lalang (2nd), Campbell (9th), Erassa (15th), Estrada (16th), Lelei (19th)
5000: Kithuka (10th)
60H: Lovett (3rd), Adams & Davis (both tied at 16th with 1 other)
HJ: Drouin (2nd), Kynard (tied at 4th with 3 others)
LJ: Dendy (tied at 5th with 1 other), Forbes (tied at 12th with 1 other)
TJ: Lamb (tied at 19th with 1 other), Craddock (tied at 24th with 1 other)
PV: Irwin (tied at 9th with 1 other)
WT: Ziegler (7th), Pounds (23rd)
High School Indoor, Men
AOY: :EDWARD CHESEREK
Broke 2 Gerry Lindgren records, both 49 years old!
HM (by event)
60: Burrell (2nd), Taylor (tied at 4th with 2 others), Whitfield & Brandt-Sims (both tied at 7th with 3 others), Brazil & Friday (both tied at 18th with 3 others), Williams (tied at 23rd with 3 others)
200: Smith (tied at 15th with 1 other), Ways (tied at 19th with 1 other)
400: Cherry (5th), Clemes (13th), Smith (24th)
800: Kiley (10th), Ibarra (11th), Kinniard (12th), J Clark (13th), I Clark (16th), Markertz (21st)
1500: Wynne (12th), Gilley (15th), Baker (16th), Mora (19th), Randon (20th)
1 Mile: Wynne (tied at 16th with 1 other), Gilley (19th)
3000: Cheserek (HSR, 1st), Randon (10th), Norris (13th), O'Toole (14th), Templeton (15th), O'Neill (17th), McGorty (19th), Abushouk (20th)
2 Mile: Cheserek (HSR, 1st), Templeton (21st), Abushouk (23rd)
5000: Armstrong (16th), Norris (18th), DeLaRosa (19th), Sleight (22nd), Sheryak (24th)
60H: Crittenden (tied at 10th with 2 others), Humphrey & Brown (both tied at 20th with 1 other)
LJ: White (tied at 11th with 1 other), Jefferson (tied at 16th with 2 others)
TJ: Green (12th)
PV: Murphree & King (both tied at 18th with 3 others)
WT: Winkler (4th), Ionata (11th), Zedela (12th), Whitener (15th), Kelly & Mangan (both tied at 18th )
Sunday, December 29, 2013
2013: Best and Worst, Part 2
Here's more random thoughts from 2013.
Ageless Runners
Bernard Lagat and Joan Samuelson.
Lagat set Age 38 records almost every time he ran, indoors and out.
I assume all the relevant Age 39 records will be in jeopardy in 2014!
Joanie, bless her heart, broke the Age 55 record at Boston, running 2:50:37!
That's a time women half her age would kill for!!
Best Competitions
Not necessarily the best marks, or a record, but just great competitions.
Moscow Men's HJ
Four or five of the best in the world, and producing the marks to prove it.
Then, Bondarenko tried for the WR!
Moscow Women's PV
Again, a head to head (to head!) competition between 3 of the 4 members of the 16 foot club!
Only Feofanova was missing!
And what a great battle it was!
USATF Women's 12K
Another shoulder to shoulder battle between the two fastest 5K Americans, with both Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan breaking the WR!
They were side by side for the first 6 miles!!
And this wasn't a friendly coffee chat.
This was a WAR....and may only the fastest survive!!
NXN Cross Country for Girls
The Portland course was cold, but fast! No mud this year!
And no Mary Cain either!
But who needed her? (Just joking, Mary; you would've been most welcome!)
This was a 3-way between the 3 best HS runners in the country (apart from Cain), Alexa Efraimson, Elise Cranny, and Sarah Baxter.
And what a race!!
Together all the way, the lead changing often, any of the 3 could've won.
And all 3 deserved to!!
In the end, it was Efraimson, with Cranny and Baxter close behind.
A Race for the (teen) Ages!!
The Worst Races
Any race, between 1500 and 10000, that was jogged for the first 80 or 90%, then sprinted.
Come on, guys and gals, if I wanted to see a 400 or a mile race, I'd watch THOSE, not the yawners you all produced!
Anyway, here's a short list of some of the worst.
Men's 5K at USATF
Women's indoor mile at USATF.
Women's outdoor 1500 final at USATF
Mo Farah running 14:10 at Gateshead, with a 50.89 last 400.
And any other distance race that started slower than high school freshman would run!!
Best Elite Athlete's Blog/Twitter
Phoebe Wright, hands down!
She hilarious, insightful, self-effacing, and did I mention hilarious?!
Others are Carrie Tollefson's videos from her "C Tolle Run" site, and Lauren Fleshman's blog.
Another good one is former HSR holder in the 5000, Caitlin Chock, who produces some really great cartoons about running!
A few Good "New" Meets
Oxy High-Performance: It's been going on a few years now (since 2009??), but this year's was the best.
It's where Mary Cain ran her 4:04.62, but also where Molly Huddle ran 15:05, and Jenny Simpson ran 2:00.45.
Re-RUN: They didn't have a curb by the track, so all the times were no good for record or list purposes, but still, Brenda Martinez ran 1:59.59 and Susan Kuijken ran 4:27 for the mile.
Portland Track Festival.
And the Drake Relays.
Drake's been around forever, but "new" in the sense it had "London Rematches", which made this a MAJOR meet this year!
Worst "Meets"
The two 10K's set up specifically to allow Jordan Hasay and Tara Erdmann to get needed Q's for Moscow.
They changed the dates, venues, and had male pacers, in "races" in which the only real competition was the clock!!
Both failed in their quest for A's, but Jordan got a B, so she went to the WC, while Tara stayed home.
Hasay's achievement notwithstanding, these were a farce!!
On December 31, I'll pick my Athletes of the Year.
Ageless Runners
Bernard Lagat and Joan Samuelson.
Lagat set Age 38 records almost every time he ran, indoors and out.
I assume all the relevant Age 39 records will be in jeopardy in 2014!
Joanie, bless her heart, broke the Age 55 record at Boston, running 2:50:37!
That's a time women half her age would kill for!!
Best Competitions
Not necessarily the best marks, or a record, but just great competitions.
Moscow Men's HJ
Four or five of the best in the world, and producing the marks to prove it.
Then, Bondarenko tried for the WR!
Moscow Women's PV
Again, a head to head (to head!) competition between 3 of the 4 members of the 16 foot club!
Only Feofanova was missing!
And what a great battle it was!
USATF Women's 12K
Another shoulder to shoulder battle between the two fastest 5K Americans, with both Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan breaking the WR!
They were side by side for the first 6 miles!!
And this wasn't a friendly coffee chat.
This was a WAR....and may only the fastest survive!!
NXN Cross Country for Girls
The Portland course was cold, but fast! No mud this year!
And no Mary Cain either!
But who needed her? (Just joking, Mary; you would've been most welcome!)
This was a 3-way between the 3 best HS runners in the country (apart from Cain), Alexa Efraimson, Elise Cranny, and Sarah Baxter.
And what a race!!
Together all the way, the lead changing often, any of the 3 could've won.
And all 3 deserved to!!
In the end, it was Efraimson, with Cranny and Baxter close behind.
A Race for the (teen) Ages!!
The Worst Races
Any race, between 1500 and 10000, that was jogged for the first 80 or 90%, then sprinted.
Come on, guys and gals, if I wanted to see a 400 or a mile race, I'd watch THOSE, not the yawners you all produced!
Anyway, here's a short list of some of the worst.
Men's 5K at USATF
Women's indoor mile at USATF.
Women's outdoor 1500 final at USATF
Mo Farah running 14:10 at Gateshead, with a 50.89 last 400.
And any other distance race that started slower than high school freshman would run!!
Best Elite Athlete's Blog/Twitter
Phoebe Wright, hands down!
She hilarious, insightful, self-effacing, and did I mention hilarious?!
Others are Carrie Tollefson's videos from her "C Tolle Run" site, and Lauren Fleshman's blog.
Another good one is former HSR holder in the 5000, Caitlin Chock, who produces some really great cartoons about running!
A few Good "New" Meets
Oxy High-Performance: It's been going on a few years now (since 2009??), but this year's was the best.
It's where Mary Cain ran her 4:04.62, but also where Molly Huddle ran 15:05, and Jenny Simpson ran 2:00.45.
Re-RUN: They didn't have a curb by the track, so all the times were no good for record or list purposes, but still, Brenda Martinez ran 1:59.59 and Susan Kuijken ran 4:27 for the mile.
Portland Track Festival.
And the Drake Relays.
Drake's been around forever, but "new" in the sense it had "London Rematches", which made this a MAJOR meet this year!
Worst "Meets"
The two 10K's set up specifically to allow Jordan Hasay and Tara Erdmann to get needed Q's for Moscow.
They changed the dates, venues, and had male pacers, in "races" in which the only real competition was the clock!!
Both failed in their quest for A's, but Jordan got a B, so she went to the WC, while Tara stayed home.
Hasay's achievement notwithstanding, these were a farce!!
On December 31, I'll pick my Athletes of the Year.
Friday, December 27, 2013
2013's Best & Worst, Part 1
This post has a LOT of Mary Cain material.
But who can deny she was America's "track darling" this past year?!
Several were faster, won more often, but when you look back at 2013 in USA track & field, her name was everywhere!
Ten HSR's, two wins (Seattle & USATF indoor), youngest ever finalist in WC, and signed as a pro at age 17!
So no apologies for spotlighting Ms Cain in this post.
Mary Cain's Best Races
1. The 4:28.25. Second to Sheila Reid in fastest US mile, indoors or out! Also 2nd massive breaking of indoor HS record. Beat some good runners.
2. The 4:04.62. Broke HSR (Her's!!) by 6.15 seconds! Don't think anyone, female or male, has ever broken a major mile record by that much! Also, she sprinted from 6th or so at 150 to go, to a very close 2nd!
3. The 1:59.51. Even CainSanity folks had hard time believing she could break Kim Gallagher's iconic standard, then 31 years old! But she did it!! And reduced her PR from 2:01.68!
Best Mary Cain Photo Op
Seeing Mary on the line at Boston, prior to the start of the 2 mile.
Right next to her was the "Baby Faced Destroyer", aka the greatest female distance runner of all time, the inimitable Tirunesh Dibaba.
Cain later joked about it, but I'm certain it's a moment she'll not soon forget!
Best Mary Cain Moments
Actually, there's 2 of them, and they came just moments apart!
The first was when Coach Salazar came on the track in Eugene at the Pre Classic to inform Mary she'd just become the first HS girl to go under two minutes in the 800.
She yelped a shocked "YES!!", then kneeled on the track and pounded her fist on Hayward's storied oval, truly lost in the pure joy of her achievement. Raw emotions for all of us to share in!
The second happened just moments later when Alysia Montano, track's Flower Girl, hugged Mary in congratulations.
Mary told her how much she loved her flower.
Do you want it?
Before she could reply, Alysia was removing her flower, and pinning it to Mary's hair!
A truly remarkable moment.
Other great "off track" moments
The huge outpouring of love given to Yelena Isinbayeva by the Moscow crowd.
She may be somewhat controversial, but her pure joy at winning, and Russia's response, brought tears to my eyes, and her's!
And how can anyone forget Amanda Bingson's cartwheels after breaking the American Record (Twice!!) in the Hammer Throw!!
We all shared in her happiness, as that video went viral!!
Most Shocking American
Several.
Jordan Hasay, for her seemingly effortless transition from 1500 gal to 10000 runner.
Not really a shocker, but nice to see Brenda Martinez reach SOME of her potential!
Treniere Moser making a "comeback". (But sad she had to pull out of the WC at the last minute.)
On the UNhappy side, I have to mention Tyson Gay's drug charges. It's still being adjudicated, but this was definitely the WORST news for the USA this year!
Quite different, but another sad moment was when Alysia Montano, in a heroic effort to medal, sprawled to the track at the finish line of the Moscow 800, then remained there, crying her heart out! (It was nice to see young Ajee Wilson go to her and try to comfort her.)
More to come.
But who can deny she was America's "track darling" this past year?!
Several were faster, won more often, but when you look back at 2013 in USA track & field, her name was everywhere!
Ten HSR's, two wins (Seattle & USATF indoor), youngest ever finalist in WC, and signed as a pro at age 17!
So no apologies for spotlighting Ms Cain in this post.
Mary Cain's Best Races
1. The 4:28.25. Second to Sheila Reid in fastest US mile, indoors or out! Also 2nd massive breaking of indoor HS record. Beat some good runners.
2. The 4:04.62. Broke HSR (Her's!!) by 6.15 seconds! Don't think anyone, female or male, has ever broken a major mile record by that much! Also, she sprinted from 6th or so at 150 to go, to a very close 2nd!
3. The 1:59.51. Even CainSanity folks had hard time believing she could break Kim Gallagher's iconic standard, then 31 years old! But she did it!! And reduced her PR from 2:01.68!
Best Mary Cain Photo Op
Seeing Mary on the line at Boston, prior to the start of the 2 mile.
Right next to her was the "Baby Faced Destroyer", aka the greatest female distance runner of all time, the inimitable Tirunesh Dibaba.
Cain later joked about it, but I'm certain it's a moment she'll not soon forget!
Best Mary Cain Moments
Actually, there's 2 of them, and they came just moments apart!
The first was when Coach Salazar came on the track in Eugene at the Pre Classic to inform Mary she'd just become the first HS girl to go under two minutes in the 800.
She yelped a shocked "YES!!", then kneeled on the track and pounded her fist on Hayward's storied oval, truly lost in the pure joy of her achievement. Raw emotions for all of us to share in!
The second happened just moments later when Alysia Montano, track's Flower Girl, hugged Mary in congratulations.
Mary told her how much she loved her flower.
Do you want it?
Before she could reply, Alysia was removing her flower, and pinning it to Mary's hair!
A truly remarkable moment.
Other great "off track" moments
The huge outpouring of love given to Yelena Isinbayeva by the Moscow crowd.
She may be somewhat controversial, but her pure joy at winning, and Russia's response, brought tears to my eyes, and her's!
And how can anyone forget Amanda Bingson's cartwheels after breaking the American Record (Twice!!) in the Hammer Throw!!
We all shared in her happiness, as that video went viral!!
Most Shocking American
Several.
Jordan Hasay, for her seemingly effortless transition from 1500 gal to 10000 runner.
Not really a shocker, but nice to see Brenda Martinez reach SOME of her potential!
Treniere Moser making a "comeback". (But sad she had to pull out of the WC at the last minute.)
On the UNhappy side, I have to mention Tyson Gay's drug charges. It's still being adjudicated, but this was definitely the WORST news for the USA this year!
Quite different, but another sad moment was when Alysia Montano, in a heroic effort to medal, sprawled to the track at the finish line of the Moscow 800, then remained there, crying her heart out! (It was nice to see young Ajee Wilson go to her and try to comfort her.)
More to come.
Monday, December 23, 2013
Are 55's necessary? and other indoor questions
First, a bulletin...of sorts.
This happened Saturday (Dec 21), but it's "record news"-worthy.
A (now former) 42 foot SP'er has jumped (or spun!!) all the way to...53-8!!
Raven Saunders (Raven is a POE-etic name! HaHa!), a senior at Burke HS in SC, has thrown the shot an amazing 53-8!!
All of a sudden, she is All Time # 4 indoors!
She'd thrown 52-3 last Wednesday, according to reports.
If a change of style, from glide to spin, adds over 11 feet to your PR, what MORE will it bring the rest of her senior year?
Stay tuned!!
So, are the 55 meter flat and 55 meter hurdles races indoors necessary?
I say they can both be done away with, and indoor track will be the better for it.
Indoor sprints have ranged (since metrics became commonplace) from 50 to 200 meters.
The shortest sprints have also included the 55 and 60 meters. (Same distances for the hurdles!)
Yet if you look at most meet results, you'll see the 60 is BY FAR the most popular.
The main source of 55's are HS and Collegiate meets, and then mainly in non-championship meets.
They are so close in distance that it's really silly to have BOTH!!
Maybe it's an unfair (and questionable) comparison, but it reminds me of when we first switched from yards to meters.
Back in the day (For me, that means the 60's--meaning the 60's DECADE, not distance!), we had both the 100 yards and 100 meters, the 110 meter hurdles and the 120 yard hurdles (& the 400-440, 800-880!).
Eventually, the yard distances went the way of the Edsel and the dial telephone!
Back to Earth!
Sprinters would be able to focus on the one distance--60 meters--instead of trying to compare his/her times at the 50-55-60!
The 50 meters isn't run anymore.....or it's extremely rare!
Let's make the 60 meters THE sprint indoors!
Now for some "quickies".
Let's eliminate the 300 and the 500 too.
We have the 200 and 400.
Why do we need the 300?
That's like having the 800 and the mile, but also having the 1200!
Or the 5000 and 10000, but having the 7500 too!
Just so much detritus....with all due respect to all the GREAT 300 races over the years!!
Basically the same goes for the 500.
We have the 400, 500, 600, and 800.
Do we need all 4?
NO!!
Save the 400 and 800 for sure!
The 600 is an interesting distance, and there have been several record attempts of late, so keep it.
Besides, as an INdoor race (on a 200 meter track), it's perfect.
Three really quick laps!
Now for a SUPER quickie...or two.
(Though these deserve a full blog post....or 17.....at least!)
Do away with Oversize Tracks (OT's) indoors!
Seattle, Notre Dame et al.
Maybe you can't remove them completely, but at least don't use them for "big time" track meets.
Marks made on those tracks are NOT record-allowable!
An athlete can SAY he/she ran X time there, but it won't make the year-end list.
It will get listed UNDER the list with the stigmatized "OT" as the label!
Same as with wind-aided marks!
They're not included in REAL lists--only in separate "wind-aided" lists!
One more!
Disclaimer: I LOVE Track and Field News Magazine!!
I've read every word of every issue from 1957 forward!!
57 years!!
But they do something with their lists that irritates me no end!
When outdoor season starts, they include INdoor marks on those lists....if it's better than X athlete's OUTdoor mark.
That does, to my mind, two things.
1. It tells me there is no distinction between indoor and outdoor seasons!
2. It confuses me, because if an outdoor mark is a bit lesser than an indoor mark, the reader won't know of X athlete's OUTdoor mark...because all the reader sees is X athlete's INdoor mark!!
In my T&F Record Book, I TOTALLY SEPARATE indoor from outdoor!
On my lists, you will find indoor marks ONLY on indoor lists...and outdoor marks ONLY on outdoor lists.
Baseball doesn't combine stats made during the Exhibition season with stats made during the regular season...or post-season!!
Unless you take to the premise that INdoor track and field doesn't exist, then why would you not keep completely separate stats and records for indoor and outdoor?
We have separate World Championships for indoor and outdoor,
Also separate USATF and NCAA championships indoors and outdoors.
Until they actually become ONE homogenous season, let's keep them separate!!!
I do!
(Wait until the politicos start labeling it "trackism"....as in racism, sexism et al! LOL)
This will be my last post before Christmas, so......
Merry Christmas to all track and field people and their families....and to their fans and friends!
This happened Saturday (Dec 21), but it's "record news"-worthy.
A (now former) 42 foot SP'er has jumped (or spun!!) all the way to...53-8!!
Raven Saunders (Raven is a POE-etic name! HaHa!), a senior at Burke HS in SC, has thrown the shot an amazing 53-8!!
All of a sudden, she is All Time # 4 indoors!
She'd thrown 52-3 last Wednesday, according to reports.
If a change of style, from glide to spin, adds over 11 feet to your PR, what MORE will it bring the rest of her senior year?
Stay tuned!!
So, are the 55 meter flat and 55 meter hurdles races indoors necessary?
I say they can both be done away with, and indoor track will be the better for it.
Indoor sprints have ranged (since metrics became commonplace) from 50 to 200 meters.
The shortest sprints have also included the 55 and 60 meters. (Same distances for the hurdles!)
Yet if you look at most meet results, you'll see the 60 is BY FAR the most popular.
The main source of 55's are HS and Collegiate meets, and then mainly in non-championship meets.
They are so close in distance that it's really silly to have BOTH!!
Maybe it's an unfair (and questionable) comparison, but it reminds me of when we first switched from yards to meters.
Back in the day (For me, that means the 60's--meaning the 60's DECADE, not distance!), we had both the 100 yards and 100 meters, the 110 meter hurdles and the 120 yard hurdles (& the 400-440, 800-880!).
Eventually, the yard distances went the way of the Edsel and the dial telephone!
Back to Earth!
Sprinters would be able to focus on the one distance--60 meters--instead of trying to compare his/her times at the 50-55-60!
The 50 meters isn't run anymore.....or it's extremely rare!
Let's make the 60 meters THE sprint indoors!
Now for some "quickies".
Let's eliminate the 300 and the 500 too.
We have the 200 and 400.
Why do we need the 300?
That's like having the 800 and the mile, but also having the 1200!
Or the 5000 and 10000, but having the 7500 too!
Just so much detritus....with all due respect to all the GREAT 300 races over the years!!
Basically the same goes for the 500.
We have the 400, 500, 600, and 800.
Do we need all 4?
NO!!
Save the 400 and 800 for sure!
The 600 is an interesting distance, and there have been several record attempts of late, so keep it.
Besides, as an INdoor race (on a 200 meter track), it's perfect.
Three really quick laps!
Now for a SUPER quickie...or two.
(Though these deserve a full blog post....or 17.....at least!)
Do away with Oversize Tracks (OT's) indoors!
Seattle, Notre Dame et al.
Maybe you can't remove them completely, but at least don't use them for "big time" track meets.
Marks made on those tracks are NOT record-allowable!
An athlete can SAY he/she ran X time there, but it won't make the year-end list.
It will get listed UNDER the list with the stigmatized "OT" as the label!
Same as with wind-aided marks!
They're not included in REAL lists--only in separate "wind-aided" lists!
One more!
Disclaimer: I LOVE Track and Field News Magazine!!
I've read every word of every issue from 1957 forward!!
57 years!!
But they do something with their lists that irritates me no end!
When outdoor season starts, they include INdoor marks on those lists....if it's better than X athlete's OUTdoor mark.
That does, to my mind, two things.
1. It tells me there is no distinction between indoor and outdoor seasons!
2. It confuses me, because if an outdoor mark is a bit lesser than an indoor mark, the reader won't know of X athlete's OUTdoor mark...because all the reader sees is X athlete's INdoor mark!!
In my T&F Record Book, I TOTALLY SEPARATE indoor from outdoor!
On my lists, you will find indoor marks ONLY on indoor lists...and outdoor marks ONLY on outdoor lists.
Baseball doesn't combine stats made during the Exhibition season with stats made during the regular season...or post-season!!
Unless you take to the premise that INdoor track and field doesn't exist, then why would you not keep completely separate stats and records for indoor and outdoor?
We have separate World Championships for indoor and outdoor,
Also separate USATF and NCAA championships indoors and outdoors.
Until they actually become ONE homogenous season, let's keep them separate!!!
I do!
(Wait until the politicos start labeling it "trackism"....as in racism, sexism et al! LOL)
This will be my last post before Christmas, so......
Merry Christmas to all track and field people and their families....and to their fans and friends!
Saturday, December 21, 2013
NOP invades BU--Records?
Translated, the title of this post would be---Galen Rupp, Treniere Moser, Jordan Hasay, Cam Levins, Shannon Rowbury, Matthew Centrowitz, and Mary Cain of the Nike Oregon Project (NOP) will be racing at meets on Boston University's track---site of Rupp's 3:50.92 mile earlier this year--in January and February of 2014!
Here's the scheduled appearances (so far), with record and DDD placing possibilities:
January 16
5000 Rupp, Levins
2 mile Rowbury, Hasay
1000 Cain, Moser
January 24-25
1 mile Rowbury, Cain, Hasay, Moser
2 mile Rupp
February 8
1 mile Rupp
As of now, no announcement of what Centrowitz will run has been released.
Okay, now for the numbers--event by event, race by race!
Jan 16--5000
American Record 13:07.00 Lopez Lomong 2013
Age 27 Record 13:09.37 PK Koech 2009 (Rupp will be 27!)
Age 24 Record 13:11.44 Galen Rupp 2011 (Levins will be 24!)
Rupp is currently tied for 19th on the World DDD with his 13:11.44.
He is also # 3 on the US DDD.
Jan 16--2 mile
American Record 9:23.38 Regina Jacobs 2002
Age 29 Record 9:45.99 Brenda Webb 1984 (Rowbury will be 29!)
Age 22 Record 9:31.7 Jan Merrill 1979 (Hasay will be 22!)
Neither Rowbury or Hasay are on the World DDD.
Sheila Reid's 9:37.97 from the Boston race this year is currently in 24th place on the World DDD.
Neither Rowbury or Hasay are on the USA DDD list,
It only takes a 9:51.41 to make the USA DDD list.
I assume enroute times will be taken at 3000 meters.
Rowbury's 8:47.18 from 2010 is currently 10th on the USA 3000 DDD
Hasay isn't on the list.
(Remember---NO marks made on OT's are acceptable!)
The 2 Age Records (22 and 29) for the 3000 are too fast, so for now, I won't even list them. Hasay and Rowbury have almost zero chance of breaking them!
Jan 16--1000
Neither Moser or Cain are on the World or US DDD lists!
24th on the World list is a 2:35.88.
24th on the US list is a 2:43.44.
High School Record 2:43.40 Sarah Bowman (Brown) 2005
12th Grade Record same
Cain's 1000 PR is her 2:47.29 from 2012, which currently is # 6 on the A-T HS list!
As far as I know, Cain's Sophomore Class Record is also the World Age 17 (or younger) Record!
(Bowman-Brown's HSR is, again. as far as I can tell, the World Age 18 Record!)
Age 32 Record Toomey 2:34.19 2004 (Moser will be 32 then!)
Jan 24-25--1 mile
HSR Mary Cain's 4:28.25 from 2013.
Age 17 Cain's 4:28.25
Age 22 Dulecha's 4:23.33 from 2001 (Hasay will be 22.)
Age 29 Artyemova's 4:24.98 from 1992. (Rowbury will be 29.)
Age 32 Melinte's 4:25.46 from 1989. (Moser will be 32. Note: The following year, Melinte ran the
WR of 4:17.14!!!)
The American Record is Mary Slaney's 4:20.5 from 1982.
Only Cain (# 6) and Moser (# 15) make the US DDD list.
None of the 4 make the World DDD. 24th on that list is a 4:27.18.
24th on the World 1500 DDD is 4:03.53.
24th on the US 1500 DDD is 4:11.51.
Rowbury (# 5) and Moser (# 6) are currently on the US 1500 DDD list.
Cain's 4:11.72 just misses, probably in 25th or 26th place.
Jan 24-25---2 mile
The World Record is 8:04.35!
Rupp has a fair shot at that mark!!
The American Record is Lagat's 8:09.49 from this year!
The Age 27 Record is Eliud Kipchoge's 8:07.39 from 2012.
Kipchoge also has the Age 27 3000 Record--7:32,03 from 2012.
Can Galen get ALL of them??
February 8--1 mile
Rupp, of course, ran that 3:50.92 last winter.
Can he top that?
Rupp's time is the Age 26 Record.
Coghlan has the Age 27 mile record, his 3:52.9 from 1980.
The Age 27 1500 mark is 3:35.46.
Same question as above!!
As I said, I don't know at this time what Centrowitz is going to run!
Looks like the 2014 Indoor Season is about to get H-O-T!!!!!
Here's the scheduled appearances (so far), with record and DDD placing possibilities:
January 16
5000 Rupp, Levins
2 mile Rowbury, Hasay
1000 Cain, Moser
January 24-25
1 mile Rowbury, Cain, Hasay, Moser
2 mile Rupp
February 8
1 mile Rupp
As of now, no announcement of what Centrowitz will run has been released.
Okay, now for the numbers--event by event, race by race!
Jan 16--5000
American Record 13:07.00 Lopez Lomong 2013
Age 27 Record 13:09.37 PK Koech 2009 (Rupp will be 27!)
Age 24 Record 13:11.44 Galen Rupp 2011 (Levins will be 24!)
Rupp is currently tied for 19th on the World DDD with his 13:11.44.
He is also # 3 on the US DDD.
Jan 16--2 mile
American Record 9:23.38 Regina Jacobs 2002
Age 29 Record 9:45.99 Brenda Webb 1984 (Rowbury will be 29!)
Age 22 Record 9:31.7 Jan Merrill 1979 (Hasay will be 22!)
Neither Rowbury or Hasay are on the World DDD.
Sheila Reid's 9:37.97 from the Boston race this year is currently in 24th place on the World DDD.
Neither Rowbury or Hasay are on the USA DDD list,
It only takes a 9:51.41 to make the USA DDD list.
I assume enroute times will be taken at 3000 meters.
Rowbury's 8:47.18 from 2010 is currently 10th on the USA 3000 DDD
Hasay isn't on the list.
(Remember---NO marks made on OT's are acceptable!)
The 2 Age Records (22 and 29) for the 3000 are too fast, so for now, I won't even list them. Hasay and Rowbury have almost zero chance of breaking them!
Jan 16--1000
Neither Moser or Cain are on the World or US DDD lists!
24th on the World list is a 2:35.88.
24th on the US list is a 2:43.44.
High School Record 2:43.40 Sarah Bowman (Brown) 2005
12th Grade Record same
Cain's 1000 PR is her 2:47.29 from 2012, which currently is # 6 on the A-T HS list!
As far as I know, Cain's Sophomore Class Record is also the World Age 17 (or younger) Record!
(Bowman-Brown's HSR is, again. as far as I can tell, the World Age 18 Record!)
Age 32 Record Toomey 2:34.19 2004 (Moser will be 32 then!)
Jan 24-25--1 mile
HSR Mary Cain's 4:28.25 from 2013.
Age 17 Cain's 4:28.25
Age 22 Dulecha's 4:23.33 from 2001 (Hasay will be 22.)
Age 29 Artyemova's 4:24.98 from 1992. (Rowbury will be 29.)
Age 32 Melinte's 4:25.46 from 1989. (Moser will be 32. Note: The following year, Melinte ran the
WR of 4:17.14!!!)
The American Record is Mary Slaney's 4:20.5 from 1982.
Only Cain (# 6) and Moser (# 15) make the US DDD list.
None of the 4 make the World DDD. 24th on that list is a 4:27.18.
24th on the World 1500 DDD is 4:03.53.
24th on the US 1500 DDD is 4:11.51.
Rowbury (# 5) and Moser (# 6) are currently on the US 1500 DDD list.
Cain's 4:11.72 just misses, probably in 25th or 26th place.
Jan 24-25---2 mile
The World Record is 8:04.35!
Rupp has a fair shot at that mark!!
The American Record is Lagat's 8:09.49 from this year!
The Age 27 Record is Eliud Kipchoge's 8:07.39 from 2012.
Kipchoge also has the Age 27 3000 Record--7:32,03 from 2012.
Can Galen get ALL of them??
February 8--1 mile
Rupp, of course, ran that 3:50.92 last winter.
Can he top that?
Rupp's time is the Age 26 Record.
Coghlan has the Age 27 mile record, his 3:52.9 from 1980.
The Age 27 1500 mark is 3:35.46.
Same question as above!!
As I said, I don't know at this time what Centrowitz is going to run!
Looks like the 2014 Indoor Season is about to get H-O-T!!!!!
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Millrose Women's 800 Loaded for Records
This is an "extra" post, as my next post was NOT going to be on the Millrose women's 800!
But news came in this morning of the field for this race, and even if no one else is added, it's spectacular....at least as far as records potential goes.
I'll try not to be too hyperbolic (HA!!!), but I'm excited, to say the least.
The four announced entrants (with PR's & ages at time of Millrose):
Ajee Wilson 1:58.21 19
Mary Cain 1:59.51 17
Natoya Goule 1:59.93 22
Anita Hinsrikdottir 2:00.49 18
All listed times are from the 2013 outdoor season.
The Millrose Meet Record for the 800 is Jolanda Ceplak's 1:59.98 from 2002.
That should be the easiest record to get!
I don't have an age 18 record for the women's indoor 800.
(Can someone supply it for me? Thank you in advance!)
But here are the relevant (known) age records:
Age 17 Legesse 2:01.03 2004
Age 18 (unknown)
Age 19 Magiso 2:00.30 2012
Age 22 Wodars 1:57.67 1988
I'll guess that the Age 18 record is NOT better than the Age 17 & Age 19 marks, thus making it slower than 2:00.
That makes it easy for Hinriksdottir to "set" a record.
Of course, it would have to remain "tentative" until I find out what the actual record is!
Mary, if it's a fast race--and I'm guessing it WILL be!--should easily get her age's mark!
Same with Ajee, whose PR is more than 2 full seconds faster than Magiso's record!
The only one which probably will NOT fall is Goule's target!!
As for places on my DDD lists (Double Dandy Dozen--remember??) , those will be easily accomplished, assuming they don't dawdle!
Before I go further, I must ask: Is PRO runner Mary Cain still eligible to break HSR's??
She's still in school in Bronxville.
In 2013, she was given 6 HSR's indoors, and 4 more outdoors, while running as an "unattached" athlete, even though coached by Alberto Salazar.
Still, she was NOT then a PRO!!
Does that change things??
Whatever the case, she's sure to make my Top 24 HS Performers list (the DDD), and if eligible, could quite easily get the HSR, set by Mary Decker (Slaney) in 1974, time of 2:01.8.
Also, the Collegiate Record is safe, since none of the ladies are competing for a college.
The American record MIGHT go.....but it would have to be a VERY fast race!
That record is held by Nicole Teter, a 1:58.71 in 2002.
Natoya is Jamaican.
The Jamaican indoor record is held by Kenia Sinclair, a 1:59.54 from 2006.
Goule would have to PR to get it, but it's doable!
The WR is out of reach, as it's 1:55.82 by Jolanda Ceplak in 2002!
Back to my DDD's!!
Except for the HS DDD (see above), the only DDD's targeted are for US and World.
24th best for US is just a 2:02.0!
24th best in the World is 1:58.9!
Wilson and Cain are NOT on the US indoor list....currently!
To make the Top 10, they'd need to run at least 1:59.97.
If they're under 2:01, they'll be Top 13 US.
Obviously, none are currently on the World Top 24 list.
Will any of them make it??
The only young woman NOT in this field I wish was, is Jessica Judd!
Millrose is less than 8 weeks from today!!
On your marks.........!!
But news came in this morning of the field for this race, and even if no one else is added, it's spectacular....at least as far as records potential goes.
I'll try not to be too hyperbolic (HA!!!), but I'm excited, to say the least.
The four announced entrants (with PR's & ages at time of Millrose):
Ajee Wilson 1:58.21 19
Mary Cain 1:59.51 17
Natoya Goule 1:59.93 22
Anita Hinsrikdottir 2:00.49 18
All listed times are from the 2013 outdoor season.
The Millrose Meet Record for the 800 is Jolanda Ceplak's 1:59.98 from 2002.
That should be the easiest record to get!
I don't have an age 18 record for the women's indoor 800.
(Can someone supply it for me? Thank you in advance!)
But here are the relevant (known) age records:
Age 17 Legesse 2:01.03 2004
Age 18 (unknown)
Age 19 Magiso 2:00.30 2012
Age 22 Wodars 1:57.67 1988
I'll guess that the Age 18 record is NOT better than the Age 17 & Age 19 marks, thus making it slower than 2:00.
That makes it easy for Hinriksdottir to "set" a record.
Of course, it would have to remain "tentative" until I find out what the actual record is!
Mary, if it's a fast race--and I'm guessing it WILL be!--should easily get her age's mark!
Same with Ajee, whose PR is more than 2 full seconds faster than Magiso's record!
The only one which probably will NOT fall is Goule's target!!
As for places on my DDD lists (Double Dandy Dozen--remember??) , those will be easily accomplished, assuming they don't dawdle!
Before I go further, I must ask: Is PRO runner Mary Cain still eligible to break HSR's??
She's still in school in Bronxville.
In 2013, she was given 6 HSR's indoors, and 4 more outdoors, while running as an "unattached" athlete, even though coached by Alberto Salazar.
Still, she was NOT then a PRO!!
Does that change things??
Whatever the case, she's sure to make my Top 24 HS Performers list (the DDD), and if eligible, could quite easily get the HSR, set by Mary Decker (Slaney) in 1974, time of 2:01.8.
Also, the Collegiate Record is safe, since none of the ladies are competing for a college.
The American record MIGHT go.....but it would have to be a VERY fast race!
That record is held by Nicole Teter, a 1:58.71 in 2002.
Natoya is Jamaican.
The Jamaican indoor record is held by Kenia Sinclair, a 1:59.54 from 2006.
Goule would have to PR to get it, but it's doable!
The WR is out of reach, as it's 1:55.82 by Jolanda Ceplak in 2002!
Back to my DDD's!!
Except for the HS DDD (see above), the only DDD's targeted are for US and World.
24th best for US is just a 2:02.0!
24th best in the World is 1:58.9!
Wilson and Cain are NOT on the US indoor list....currently!
To make the Top 10, they'd need to run at least 1:59.97.
If they're under 2:01, they'll be Top 13 US.
Obviously, none are currently on the World Top 24 list.
Will any of them make it??
The only young woman NOT in this field I wish was, is Jessica Judd!
Millrose is less than 8 weeks from today!!
On your marks.........!!
Monday, December 16, 2013
The Indoor 5000--The Records and Such
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Today, I'll be covering the indoor 5000, with enough records to last maybe....12:49.60 to 14: 24.37!
Those two times happen to be the indoor 5K WR's, set, respectively, by Ken Bekele in 2004, and Meseret Defar in 2009.
The American Records are:
13:07.00 Lopez Lomong 2013
14:47.62 Shalane Flanagan 2009
The HSR's are:
13:57.04 Ed Cheserek 2012
16:18.01 Wesley Frazier 2013
(With Honorable Mention to Erin Finn for her valiant but "losing" effort in that NBN race, pushing through 3000 at 15:55 pace--9:33--, then being passed--by 2 inches, maybe?--by Frazier at the tape, Finn timed in 16:18.02!!)
I saved the Collegiate Records for last, for a reason.
(They are 13:08.28 by Lawi Lalang in 2012, and Kim Smith's 15:14.18 in 2004. See note at bottom about the women's CR!)
This past weekend, in Boston's Reggie Lewis Center, Abbey D (aka Abbey D'Agostino) ran what I believe is the fastest EVER 5K run in December, her time being 15:40.55.
No, it's not the CR.
Nor even Abbey's fastest, as she ran 15:28.11 this past winter for 4th A-T Collegian and 7th A-T USA!
Just the fastest ever run in December! In the WORLD. EVER!!
And best part was, she had no competition, except for lapped runners!!
Second place was 88 seconds behind her!!
I'll make a bold prediction here.
All 4 records (World, American, Collegiate, HS) on the women's side can be broken in 2014.
Of course, it will take someone (or someone's!!) "getting after it", as Carrie Tollefson says at the end of her fabulous videos at @CTolleRun.
The WR will be the toughest.
The women's AR is tough, as it's just 3 seconds slower than the outdoor best of Molly Huddle.
But the CR can go, if D'Agostino runs the distance for time.
Abbey D is a definite threat to Smith's mark! She's run 3 seconds faster than that time outdoors.
The girls HSR is a GONER!!
If ANY of the "Big 3" run at the NBN in 2014, say "Bye Bye" to that 16:18.01.
I'm thinking Efraimson, Cranny, and Baxter (not to mention one Mary Cain!!) would SHATTER that record, with ALL of them--all 4--going under 16:00....maybe well under!
As for the guys, the WR and HSR would be difficult.
But I believe Cheserek, after his fantastic upset of Kennedy Kithuka in the NCAA cross country meet, can take those needed 49 seconds off his best to get the CR.
I know that's a bunch of seconds, but he was Sooooooo impressive in the NCAA's!!
The AR would be the easiest....IF Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat, and Lomong give it a go!
There are other 5000 records available for breaking....meet, age, class....but I'll cover those another time.
As for that women's CR, Smith's 15:14.18, you might be asking why Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's mark of 15:01.70 from 2009 isn't considered the CR.
Remember my first blog post?
I said that NO marks made on Oversize Tracks (OT) would be considered.
She ran that fantastic time on Seattle's 307 meter oval!!
No record!
See you next time!
Oh heck!
Was going to stop after the above---too much info!--but have decided to at least list all the Class Records, from 9th grade HS to Senior class Collegiate.
Without comment, here they are (men first, then women):
9th Lukas Verzbicas 14:18.42 2009 Bri Jackucewitz ** 16:43.02 2004
10th Elijah Armstrong 14:54.27 2013 Wesley Frazier 16:50.55 2011
11th Ed Cheserek 13:57.04 2012 Erin Finn 16:19.69 2012
12th Kirubel Erassa 14:19.83 2010 Wesley Frazier 16:18.01 2013
Fr. Richard Kiplagat 13:41.89 2003 Alicia Craig 15:43.04 2003
So Lawi Lalang 13:08.28 2012 Sally Kipyego 15:27.42 2007
Jr Len Korir 13:26.01 2011 Abbey D'Agostino 15:28.11 2013
Sr Stephen Sambu 13:13.74 2012 Kim Smith 15:14.18 2004
** Jackucewitz was just a 7th grader when she set the Frosh Class record for HS'ers!
The best known "real" 9th grade best is Samantha Nadel's 17:15.38 from 2009!
Please let me know how I'm doing.
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Today, I'll be covering the indoor 5000, with enough records to last maybe....12:49.60 to 14: 24.37!
Those two times happen to be the indoor 5K WR's, set, respectively, by Ken Bekele in 2004, and Meseret Defar in 2009.
The American Records are:
13:07.00 Lopez Lomong 2013
14:47.62 Shalane Flanagan 2009
The HSR's are:
13:57.04 Ed Cheserek 2012
16:18.01 Wesley Frazier 2013
(With Honorable Mention to Erin Finn for her valiant but "losing" effort in that NBN race, pushing through 3000 at 15:55 pace--9:33--, then being passed--by 2 inches, maybe?--by Frazier at the tape, Finn timed in 16:18.02!!)
I saved the Collegiate Records for last, for a reason.
(They are 13:08.28 by Lawi Lalang in 2012, and Kim Smith's 15:14.18 in 2004. See note at bottom about the women's CR!)
This past weekend, in Boston's Reggie Lewis Center, Abbey D (aka Abbey D'Agostino) ran what I believe is the fastest EVER 5K run in December, her time being 15:40.55.
No, it's not the CR.
Nor even Abbey's fastest, as she ran 15:28.11 this past winter for 4th A-T Collegian and 7th A-T USA!
Just the fastest ever run in December! In the WORLD. EVER!!
And best part was, she had no competition, except for lapped runners!!
Second place was 88 seconds behind her!!
I'll make a bold prediction here.
All 4 records (World, American, Collegiate, HS) on the women's side can be broken in 2014.
Of course, it will take someone (or someone's!!) "getting after it", as Carrie Tollefson says at the end of her fabulous videos at @CTolleRun.
The WR will be the toughest.
The women's AR is tough, as it's just 3 seconds slower than the outdoor best of Molly Huddle.
But the CR can go, if D'Agostino runs the distance for time.
Abbey D is a definite threat to Smith's mark! She's run 3 seconds faster than that time outdoors.
The girls HSR is a GONER!!
If ANY of the "Big 3" run at the NBN in 2014, say "Bye Bye" to that 16:18.01.
I'm thinking Efraimson, Cranny, and Baxter (not to mention one Mary Cain!!) would SHATTER that record, with ALL of them--all 4--going under 16:00....maybe well under!
As for the guys, the WR and HSR would be difficult.
But I believe Cheserek, after his fantastic upset of Kennedy Kithuka in the NCAA cross country meet, can take those needed 49 seconds off his best to get the CR.
I know that's a bunch of seconds, but he was Sooooooo impressive in the NCAA's!!
The AR would be the easiest....IF Galen Rupp, Bernard Lagat, and Lomong give it a go!
There are other 5000 records available for breaking....meet, age, class....but I'll cover those another time.
As for that women's CR, Smith's 15:14.18, you might be asking why Jenny (Barringer) Simpson's mark of 15:01.70 from 2009 isn't considered the CR.
Remember my first blog post?
I said that NO marks made on Oversize Tracks (OT) would be considered.
She ran that fantastic time on Seattle's 307 meter oval!!
No record!
See you next time!
Oh heck!
Was going to stop after the above---too much info!--but have decided to at least list all the Class Records, from 9th grade HS to Senior class Collegiate.
Without comment, here they are (men first, then women):
9th Lukas Verzbicas 14:18.42 2009 Bri Jackucewitz ** 16:43.02 2004
10th Elijah Armstrong 14:54.27 2013 Wesley Frazier 16:50.55 2011
11th Ed Cheserek 13:57.04 2012 Erin Finn 16:19.69 2012
12th Kirubel Erassa 14:19.83 2010 Wesley Frazier 16:18.01 2013
Fr. Richard Kiplagat 13:41.89 2003 Alicia Craig 15:43.04 2003
So Lawi Lalang 13:08.28 2012 Sally Kipyego 15:27.42 2007
Jr Len Korir 13:26.01 2011 Abbey D'Agostino 15:28.11 2013
Sr Stephen Sambu 13:13.74 2012 Kim Smith 15:14.18 2004
** Jackucewitz was just a 7th grader when she set the Frosh Class record for HS'ers!
The best known "real" 9th grade best is Samantha Nadel's 17:15.38 from 2009!
Saturday, December 14, 2013
Should HS boys throw the 16 pound SP from Day One?
This post was going to be about the weight events, of which there are only two indoors, the Weight Throw and the Shot Put, with all the attendant records and names and possibilities for the new indoor season.
And I will get to that. (It's only December 14th--have patience!)
But in thinking of the stats, I got to thinking of, shall I say, more WEIGHTY matters. (Heh!)
As in, the actual weights of the shot ball itself.
I'm more into running, but I've been around T&F long enough to know the records, and the weights used.
In international events, the men's SP weighs 16 pounds (7.26 kilograms), while the women's shot weighs 8.8 pounds, or 4 kilograms.
In fact, the female weight doesn't change, as it's the same weight from high school on....in college, and in the professional ranks.
However, the men's weight DOES change after high school!
While high school boys DO throw a 16 pounder from time to time, the main weight for them is 12 pounds.
I believe the only times boys throw the heavier weight is in post-season championship meets, and if they compete in "adult" meets in the "open" division.
Why?
Why do HS boys throw the 12 pounder, when as soon as they leave the HS ranks, they will NEVER throw that weight shot again....at least not in NCAA or USATF or IAAF events?
I don't see why boys can't throw the 16 pounder from freshman year on.
To my mind, the 12 pound shot (or any of the other "junior" weights used around the world--see Jacko Gill's records in 3 or 4...or is it 5 or 6...different weight categories!!) is equivalent to training wheels on a bicycle.
When a kid learns to ride a bike, dad or mom tacks on training wheels to help create some balance while the kid learns to balance him or herself atop this new vehicle.
Once they get situated, the training wheels are removed, and the rider is on his or her way to the Tour de France!!
What good does using the 12 pounder in HS do?
Coaches might say that a kid's body isn't fully developed at age 14 or 15 (or even 16 or 17) to be able to handle the heavier weight.
Not enough muscle, or something.
I'm not a physiologist or an anatomist or in the medical field, and I've never been an official coach, but it makes more sense to me to have the kids throw the same weight shot they're GOING to throw once they're in college, or turn pro.
As soon as they start college training, the 12 pounder is GONE!!
(Do college coaches use it in training their new guys?)
Even though the distances would be less than they are now, the new putter would get used to throwing the 16 BEFORE entering college.
The way it is now, it forces the athlete to start over from scratch while adjusting to the heavier weight.
Four pounds difference isn't much to a guy weighing over 200 pounds, but I'm sure there must be SOME alterations needed in making the switch-over.
So eliminate the switch-over.
Use the "training wheels" shot, the 12 pounder....IF YOU MUST.....in fall & winter training ONLY!!
Once the freshman has started to learn the technique, and adjusted himself to holding a big ORB next to his neck, then those "training wheels" can be removed and stored away!!
Meanwhile, the frosh SP'er will toss the "adult" ball, and be on his way to Olympic glory!!
The current indoor HSR for the 16 pounder is:
63-11 Ryan Crouser 2011
(The outdoor 16 pound record is Michael Carter's 67-9, achieved the same year--1979-- he threw the 12 over 81 feet!!)
The girls throw the same weight throughout their career!
Why not the boys??
And I will get to that. (It's only December 14th--have patience!)
But in thinking of the stats, I got to thinking of, shall I say, more WEIGHTY matters. (Heh!)
As in, the actual weights of the shot ball itself.
I'm more into running, but I've been around T&F long enough to know the records, and the weights used.
In international events, the men's SP weighs 16 pounds (7.26 kilograms), while the women's shot weighs 8.8 pounds, or 4 kilograms.
In fact, the female weight doesn't change, as it's the same weight from high school on....in college, and in the professional ranks.
However, the men's weight DOES change after high school!
While high school boys DO throw a 16 pounder from time to time, the main weight for them is 12 pounds.
I believe the only times boys throw the heavier weight is in post-season championship meets, and if they compete in "adult" meets in the "open" division.
Why?
Why do HS boys throw the 12 pounder, when as soon as they leave the HS ranks, they will NEVER throw that weight shot again....at least not in NCAA or USATF or IAAF events?
I don't see why boys can't throw the 16 pounder from freshman year on.
To my mind, the 12 pound shot (or any of the other "junior" weights used around the world--see Jacko Gill's records in 3 or 4...or is it 5 or 6...different weight categories!!) is equivalent to training wheels on a bicycle.
When a kid learns to ride a bike, dad or mom tacks on training wheels to help create some balance while the kid learns to balance him or herself atop this new vehicle.
Once they get situated, the training wheels are removed, and the rider is on his or her way to the Tour de France!!
What good does using the 12 pounder in HS do?
Coaches might say that a kid's body isn't fully developed at age 14 or 15 (or even 16 or 17) to be able to handle the heavier weight.
Not enough muscle, or something.
I'm not a physiologist or an anatomist or in the medical field, and I've never been an official coach, but it makes more sense to me to have the kids throw the same weight shot they're GOING to throw once they're in college, or turn pro.
As soon as they start college training, the 12 pounder is GONE!!
(Do college coaches use it in training their new guys?)
Even though the distances would be less than they are now, the new putter would get used to throwing the 16 BEFORE entering college.
The way it is now, it forces the athlete to start over from scratch while adjusting to the heavier weight.
Four pounds difference isn't much to a guy weighing over 200 pounds, but I'm sure there must be SOME alterations needed in making the switch-over.
So eliminate the switch-over.
Use the "training wheels" shot, the 12 pounder....IF YOU MUST.....in fall & winter training ONLY!!
Once the freshman has started to learn the technique, and adjusted himself to holding a big ORB next to his neck, then those "training wheels" can be removed and stored away!!
Meanwhile, the frosh SP'er will toss the "adult" ball, and be on his way to Olympic glory!!
The current indoor HSR for the 16 pounder is:
63-11 Ryan Crouser 2011
(The outdoor 16 pound record is Michael Carter's 67-9, achieved the same year--1979-- he threw the 12 over 81 feet!!)
The girls throw the same weight throughout their career!
Why not the boys??
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Symmonds, Simpson, Martinez: Records to shoot for
Nick Symmonds made a brash announcement recently: He wants to break the 800 and 1000 American Records, indoors and out. Four AR's total!
Also, the first two major entrants in Boston's New Balance indoor meet were announced: Jenny Simpson will run the 2 mile, Brenda Martinez the 1000.
Here's the list of the records (and places) on the All Time lists these 3 greats will be shooting for.
One at a time.
Okay, Nick, you're up first!
Symmonds will be 30 years old all of 2014.
The age records for 30 year olds:
800 indoor: Borzakovskiy 1:46.08 2012
1000 indoor: Basha 2:17.29 2009
800 outdoor: Barbosa 1:43.08 1991
1000 outdoor: Rotich 2:14.64 1999
The AR's are:
Indoor: Gray 1:45.00 1992
Krummenacker 2:17.86 2002
Outdoor: Gray 1:42.60 1985
Wohlhuter 2:13.9 1974
My T&F Record Book has what I call "DDD's", or "Double Dandy Dozens".
These are my lists of the top 24 (Thus the DDD's--two dozen=24!!) all time performers.
Here's some places Symmonds will be aiming at.
Indoor:
Nick is currently 12th US, with his 1:46.48 from 2008.
He's not on the 1000 list, but 24th indoors is just 2:17.81 on the World DDD, and a mere 2:20.32 on the US DDD!!
24th on the World 800 list is 1:45.57.
For now, I'll pass on the outdoor targets, etc, and wait until the sunshine season begins.
Jenny Simpson
She'll be 27 in 2014.
The best age 27 3000 I have is Meseret Defar's 8:36.91 from 2011.
This MIGHT be wrong, as ages 26 and 28 are both sub-8:30's!!
However, the two mile mark is Tirunesh Dibaba's 9:13.16 from the 2013 Boston meet!
(That's where Mary Cain got her HSR's in the 3000 and 2 mile!!)
The AR's are:
3000 Shalane Flanagan 8:33.25 2007
2 mile Regina Jacobs 9:23.38 2002
Simpson's 3000 PR of 8:42.03 from 2009 currently ranks 5th on the US DDD.
She doesn't have a two mile time, as far as I know.
The Boston meet records are both held by Defar.
The 3000 mark is 8:30.05 from 2005.
The two mile is her 9:10.50 from 2008.
Brenda Martinez
She'll be 26 during the indoor season.
The age 26 record for 1000 is....the WORLD Record!!
It's 2:30.94 by Maria Mutola, set in 1999.
The US mark is a bit easier.
It's 2:34.19 by Jen Toomey in 2004
Toomey's mark is now 8th A-T in the World.
In 24th on my US DDD is a 2:43.44.
There are 10 under 2:40, and 4 under 2:38.
In 24th on the World DDD is a 2:35.88.
Some (or ALL??) of these records could go!!
If you liked this post, please pass the word around.
Thanks!
Also, the first two major entrants in Boston's New Balance indoor meet were announced: Jenny Simpson will run the 2 mile, Brenda Martinez the 1000.
Here's the list of the records (and places) on the All Time lists these 3 greats will be shooting for.
One at a time.
Okay, Nick, you're up first!
Symmonds will be 30 years old all of 2014.
The age records for 30 year olds:
800 indoor: Borzakovskiy 1:46.08 2012
1000 indoor: Basha 2:17.29 2009
800 outdoor: Barbosa 1:43.08 1991
1000 outdoor: Rotich 2:14.64 1999
The AR's are:
Indoor: Gray 1:45.00 1992
Krummenacker 2:17.86 2002
Outdoor: Gray 1:42.60 1985
Wohlhuter 2:13.9 1974
My T&F Record Book has what I call "DDD's", or "Double Dandy Dozens".
These are my lists of the top 24 (Thus the DDD's--two dozen=24!!) all time performers.
Here's some places Symmonds will be aiming at.
Indoor:
Nick is currently 12th US, with his 1:46.48 from 2008.
He's not on the 1000 list, but 24th indoors is just 2:17.81 on the World DDD, and a mere 2:20.32 on the US DDD!!
24th on the World 800 list is 1:45.57.
For now, I'll pass on the outdoor targets, etc, and wait until the sunshine season begins.
Jenny Simpson
She'll be 27 in 2014.
The best age 27 3000 I have is Meseret Defar's 8:36.91 from 2011.
This MIGHT be wrong, as ages 26 and 28 are both sub-8:30's!!
However, the two mile mark is Tirunesh Dibaba's 9:13.16 from the 2013 Boston meet!
(That's where Mary Cain got her HSR's in the 3000 and 2 mile!!)
The AR's are:
3000 Shalane Flanagan 8:33.25 2007
2 mile Regina Jacobs 9:23.38 2002
Simpson's 3000 PR of 8:42.03 from 2009 currently ranks 5th on the US DDD.
She doesn't have a two mile time, as far as I know.
The Boston meet records are both held by Defar.
The 3000 mark is 8:30.05 from 2005.
The two mile is her 9:10.50 from 2008.
Brenda Martinez
She'll be 26 during the indoor season.
The age 26 record for 1000 is....the WORLD Record!!
It's 2:30.94 by Maria Mutola, set in 1999.
The US mark is a bit easier.
It's 2:34.19 by Jen Toomey in 2004
Toomey's mark is now 8th A-T in the World.
In 24th on my US DDD is a 2:43.44.
There are 10 under 2:40, and 4 under 2:38.
In 24th on the World DDD is a 2:35.88.
Some (or ALL??) of these records could go!!
If you liked this post, please pass the word around.
Thanks!
Monday, December 9, 2013
Track and Field has a Record for YOU to break--but which one?
This is my first blog, so bear with me.
Track and Field Records have been around forever, it seems.
They've gone through massive changes, with all kinds of confusing side issues to blur their significance.
With this blog, I intend to HONOR the breaking of records in our favorite sport.
There are several sources where you can find T&F records.
Books, magazines, websites, Twitter, maybe even other blogs.
With THIS blog, I hope to CENTRALIZE and bring together ALL (Well, most!) of the massive amount of records broken.
I will concentrate on 4 central groups of marks: World, American, Collegiate, and High School.
Within these 4 core groups, I will expand on the records, with key facts, trivia, what the records mean, who held them, who MIGHT hold them in the future (Meaning...predictions!!), and anything else I can think of.
This blog was born from my lifelong obsession with T&F records, to the point I created and compiled my OWN T&F Record Book, which I will use as the key source for what I write.
Therefore, for this initial post, it's probably a good idea to tell you some "rules" I live by when considering a new entry for my Record Book.
What this really comes down to is a list of marks I do NOT accept!!
1. I won't accept indoor marks made on Oversize Tracks.
2. I won't consider 1600 or 3200 meter High School marks, nor marks converted from them, such as converting a 1600 time to a one mile time.
3. I go along with Track and Field News magazine's "rule" about Collegiate marks. They (and I) don't consider marks made by collegians after the NCAA Championship meet!
4. Enroute marks, if officially timed, are eligible. (Thus, Mary Cain's enroute 9:04.51 3000--to her 9:38.68 two mile--is considered her 3000 High School Record indoors.)
I will go much further into all of this, sometimes with opinionated commentary, in future blogs.
With the 2014 indoor season upon us, the first several blogs will center on indoor records.
I'm hoping all those interested in T&F records, whether the history and facts about them, or whether you want to know what the records are, so YOU can challenge them, will read this blog.
While centered on "elite" athletes, EVERY T&F athlete can break a record...or try to.
Even if it's "just" a personal record (PR).
Because, guess what, even a WORLD record is someone's PR!!
Welcome to AaronK's Track and Field Record Book!
Hope to see you again!
Track and Field Records have been around forever, it seems.
They've gone through massive changes, with all kinds of confusing side issues to blur their significance.
With this blog, I intend to HONOR the breaking of records in our favorite sport.
There are several sources where you can find T&F records.
Books, magazines, websites, Twitter, maybe even other blogs.
With THIS blog, I hope to CENTRALIZE and bring together ALL (Well, most!) of the massive amount of records broken.
I will concentrate on 4 central groups of marks: World, American, Collegiate, and High School.
Within these 4 core groups, I will expand on the records, with key facts, trivia, what the records mean, who held them, who MIGHT hold them in the future (Meaning...predictions!!), and anything else I can think of.
This blog was born from my lifelong obsession with T&F records, to the point I created and compiled my OWN T&F Record Book, which I will use as the key source for what I write.
Therefore, for this initial post, it's probably a good idea to tell you some "rules" I live by when considering a new entry for my Record Book.
What this really comes down to is a list of marks I do NOT accept!!
1. I won't accept indoor marks made on Oversize Tracks.
2. I won't consider 1600 or 3200 meter High School marks, nor marks converted from them, such as converting a 1600 time to a one mile time.
3. I go along with Track and Field News magazine's "rule" about Collegiate marks. They (and I) don't consider marks made by collegians after the NCAA Championship meet!
4. Enroute marks, if officially timed, are eligible. (Thus, Mary Cain's enroute 9:04.51 3000--to her 9:38.68 two mile--is considered her 3000 High School Record indoors.)
I will go much further into all of this, sometimes with opinionated commentary, in future blogs.
With the 2014 indoor season upon us, the first several blogs will center on indoor records.
I'm hoping all those interested in T&F records, whether the history and facts about them, or whether you want to know what the records are, so YOU can challenge them, will read this blog.
While centered on "elite" athletes, EVERY T&F athlete can break a record...or try to.
Even if it's "just" a personal record (PR).
Because, guess what, even a WORLD record is someone's PR!!
Welcome to AaronK's Track and Field Record Book!
Hope to see you again!
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