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.........!!

2 comments:

  1. Meskerem Legesse's age 17 time is 2:01.03, not 2:01.08. 2:01.03 is the WJR.

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    1. Thanks. I checked with Wikipedia, and she was indeed 17 when she ran 2:01.03 in Fayetteville in Feb 2004.
      (I corrected the time!)
      Tragic that she died so young!!

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