mary cain at indoor nationals in NM

[az2004]

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cain entered in 1500

and in 800, but time is not qualified??


why is cain not qualified in the 800 with a 2:03 when someone with a 2:08 is qualified

is there a time frame in which marks need to be reached


Qualifying window: November 17, 2012 - February 24, 2013

[az2004]

TV March 3, LIVE 4-6 p.m. on NBC Sports Network easterm as the meet ends 4in NM


the saturday has round 1 of 800 at 4:05 pm

sunday has the final at 3:04 pm

sunday dirct mile final at 2:44 pm

the short time in between is not enough

so cain to the mile final seems what she'll do

[Marlow]

mary cain at indoor nationals in NM

as in New Mexico?
as in Albuquerque?
as in OVER a mile high?

as in 'no records that night'!

[az2004]

think she's shooting for the win there

unless some of the big 3 show up, she has a good

reid wont be there

[az2004]

https://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar ... tatus.aspx


womens 800

looks like ajee wilson and chanelle price are the 2 top entrants

and the mile boils down

to sarah brown bowman and mary cain. although trennier moser is in the mix

[az2004]

Qualifying window: November 17, 2012 - February 24, 2013

so window closes today, anyone know what time is the t,echnical close

[aaronk]

Isn't it amazing that this 16 year old kid might be FAVORED TO WIN the USATF Championship mile??
Unless people like Uceny, Simpson, Pierce enter, Cain just might be the favorite!!
She's lost to Bowman, but she also beat her!!
I don't think Moser will be a serious factor.

But I can't believe there will be just 3 women in the race!!
(I'm assuming Cain will run the mile!!)

[az2004]

it's at altitude, so run to win

same for ajee wilson, who races channlle price in the 800



uceny, simpson, pierce are thinking moscow in august and who knows what shape they are in now

[aaronk]

it's at altitude, so run to win

same for ajee wilson, who races channlle price in the 800



uceny, simpson, pierce are thinking moscow in august and who knows what shape they are in now

I agree that at altitude the win will be more important than the time.
I do NOT expect Cain (or anyone!!) to improve their PR in New Mexico!!

But to beat Bowman (Like I said, Cain is now 1-1 vs Bowman in 1 mile races!), Cain will need to either jump first and force Bowman to try to outkick her.......or go IMMEDIATELY with Bowman if she moves first.....and don't depend on her last 200 or 300!!

As for the 800, I see an easy win for Wilson over Price.
But who else is in that race??
Any sub-2:00's??

[gh]

...

But I can't believe there will be just 3 women in the race!!...

In a year with no World Champs to qualify for, you can probably expect lots of shallow fields in ABQ next week.

[Marlow]

In a year with no World Champs to qualify for, you can probably expect lots of shallow fields in ABQ next week.

This is not how it used to be. To what shall we attribute this?
The 'peaking' phenomenon - no one willing to come out of training for the outdoor scene?
A lack of an indoor circuit to prepare oneself?
The death of indoors altogether?

Meanwhile, the college indoor scene is chugging along very nicely . . .

[Conor Dary]

Why run a distance race at altitude, when little, including money, is on the line?

[aaronk]

Why run a distance race at altitude, when little, including money, is on the line?

How about for the prestigious honor of being called 2013 United States Champion??

If my memory serves me well, that USED to be enough reason to compete in the (then-) AAU Championships......back in those AMATEUR days!!!

Now only greed gets speed!!
(Unless you're an innocent waif, like Mary Cain, who I'm sure does NOT run for the bucks!!)

[az2004]

the mile is a direct to final field so all accepted entrants make the final

can cain acept any winning moneys, or would that violate any rule about posssibly running in college

ajee wilson has 800 too, so i'd assume she could accpt fees she'd be eligible for

[Master Po]

I think conor has it right, and I think gh has it right, too. The fact that this championship doesn't lead you to the WIC does matter. Any meet has to be "incentivized" relative to other opportunities. For some up and coming athletes who are seeking opportunities (Mary Cain being a currently high profile example) the national championship is incentive enough. For others with their sights set on outdoors, or other things, having the national championships placed in ABQ, in a year without the WIC coming up, etc. would be sufficient I would think for some/many top athletes to stay home.

Marlow may have it right too, at least in part (not a critique, Marlow -- you gave many possible reasons! ). If the "peaking" thing is a way of describing frequency of racing, then in this era, athletes seem to race less often than in the good old days (which I missed, by the way) -- when I read about those days on here, I note how frequently some athletes raced indoors.

As for the "indoor track is dead" suggestion (and its larger relative "all track is dead"), I don't know. I can't argue with the good old days perspective, but this indoor season has seemed to me to be more lively than a few recent years. Maybe not lots of post-collegiate meets, but some well-organized & presented, reasonably well-attended meets, with a lot of outstanding performances. A couple of meets at the Armory, in Boston, in Europe (for real elites), others such as Husky Classic, Tyson Invite, etc. I do think that any athlete with an actual interest in USATF indoors would in fact have had enough meets to prepare (e.g., this is Cain's 5th meet -- how many would an athlete need in January & February?)

I do think ABQ is a problem site, and not just for its altitude. Please don't anyone feel like you have to bother to take the energy to explain why sites are chosen, and the problems, etc. I have read all those threads over the years, and I get it. But I note this anyway -- maybe this should be a minor T&F fantasy contribution: Most of the best post-collegiate indoor meets in the USA are on the east coast (and many of the big collegiate meets -- but I know, not all). So, in the same way that I have to accept that outdoor track is significantly a west coast phenomenon, and thus the USATF meet is likely going to be out there most of the time, and should be out there as a matter of practical reality, indoor track however small its presence is more an east coast phenomenon. Thus, I wish that USATF indoors could be in Boston or at the Armory. I think it would be a better, higher profile meet, even if only marginally so. I think it would have more fans, and perhaps a few more athletes.

Just my 2 cents, and worth about that much.

[26mi235]

Why run a distance race at altitude, when little, including money, is on the line?

The 800 (Ajee) is not substantially affected by the (relatively modest) altitude of ABQ; the mile more so, but even there it is not a huge deal (not anywhere close to Mexico City, which had a pretty fast 1500; I know the arguments there). I think that, even with the times she has been running, that racing has played a major role in Cain's races. They were designed to be record-fast just to be in the race, but I think a lot of attention was paid to the racing. Cheserek, as good as his race was, was not really racing but running for time.

[az2004]

here is the status by event
https://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar ... tatus.aspx

price and wilson are the only 2 declared in the womens 800

beck only one in the mile, cain not declared, perhaps some one with knowledge can clear up this delared idea for me




jeremy wariner doing the 400 and is declared, which might be the most interesting male news to me

[dj]

price and wilson are the only 2 declared in the womens 800

beck only one in the mile, cain not declared, perhaps some one with knowledge can clear up this delared idea for me

jeremy wariner doing the 400 and is declared, which might be the most interesting male news to me

Declarations (intention to compete) closes Tuesday 11:59pm, EST. Late entries and declarations may also be made, but with a financial penalty.

[az2004]

is dj the same guy at state college this weekernd handing out awards

watche the live stream of the meet

good to see tim win his 24th state indoor meet

has anyone won more??? anywhere

[az2004]

https://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar ... tatus.aspx

mary cain is now declared in both the 800 and mile

bowman, infeldnor moser NOT DELARED as of now


wilson and price are declared,thats more cureent competition than exists in mile

do the 800 heat on saturday, and mile final on sunday???


2:44 p.m.
Mile
final



3:04 p.m.
800m
final


is she really going to try to run both??

or is the purpose to do the 800 round the day before???

[dj]

is dj the same guy at state college this weekernd handing out awards

watche the live stream of the meet

good to see tim win his 24th state indoor meet

has anyone won more??? anywhere

I was one, Tim Hickey the other, with Ryan Whiting do the SPs.

[ExRun]

The world record for the Women's indoor Mile is around 4:17 and they have Moser listed as having run a 4:13?

https://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2013/USATFCS/Events/USA-Indoor-Track---Field-Championships/Status.aspx

mary cain is now declared in both the 800 and mile

bowman, infeldnor moser NOT DELARED as of now


wilson and price are declared,thats more cureent competition than exists in mile

do the 800 heat on saturday, and mile final on sunday???


2:44 p.m.
Mile
final



3:04 p.m.
800m
final


is she really going to try to run both??

or is the purpose to do the 800 round the day before???

[RichC]

mary cain at indoor nationals in NM

as in New Mexico?
as in Albuquerque?
as in OVER a mile high?

as in 'no records that night'!

Perhaps some need a refresher in Math class? (or at least altitudeology!! Sorry to disappoint but the Albuquerque Convention Center where the track is set up is not OVER one mile high. Last I checked one mile is 5280 feet and we miss by about 300 of those. Trying to lower the building some so were are not as high:)

[aaronk]

[quote="ExRun"]The world record for the Women's indoor Mile is around 4:17 and they have Moser listed as having run a 4:13?


That's Moser's 1500 time!!

[az2004]

is dj the same guy at state college this weekernd handing out awards

watche the live stream of the meet

good to see tim win his 24th state indoor meet

has anyone won more??? anywhere

I was one, Tim Hickey the other, with Ryan Whiting do the SPs.

i saw whiting hand out the girls awards

i saw tim inthe red shirt, you guys have a couple months to get ready for penn relays


tim hickey was an early advocate for girls track, 1970 or so before title 9

lots of work

i wasthe guy on the philly, atlanta, daegu flight

pleasure to meet you

[az2004]

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i see where bowman and moser are both in the mile as declared now

hope infeld gets added too

from the iaaf article
http://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/cain-s ... -very-able

Cain, who will conclude her indoor season at the USA Indoor Championships in Albuquerque this coming weekend, got another boost in confidence after her Two Miles race at the Boston Indoor Games, when she and her Oregon Project teammates were put through a post-meet workout by Salazar.

“People were all watching us like, ‘What the heck are they doing?’” Cain said. “Tara (Erdmann) and Treniere (Moser) and I did it together. Afterward, being able to turn in a really good workout and a solid effort, I closed my last 200 of the workout really fast, I was like, ‘Wow! I still have this left.’ That really builds confidence.”


this might explain why she isdoing a potential 800 after the mile

[aaronk]

Salazar says he's giving Rupp and Farah two weeks off.....with NO running at all!!......after the indoor season ends.

But he didn't say anything about Cain......so I'm assuming she does NOT get a vacation from running after USATF!!

Unless he'll make that announcement later!!

[KevinM]

Salazar says he's giving Rupp and Farah two weeks off.....with NO running at all!!......after the indoor season ends.

But he didn't say anything about Cain......so I'm assuming she does NOT get a vacation from running after USATF!!

Unless he'll make that announcement later!!

I'm guessing he'll make that announcement once a venue large enough to hold such a press conference is made available.

[az2004]

i see where nick symmonds has scratched from the 800

andb dorian ulrey scratched from the mile and 3k

brie felnagle in the mile and scratched from 3k

mile getting stronger

[kuha]

I'm guessing he'll make that announcement once a venue large enough to hold such a press conference is made available.

I wonder what might be appropriate? The London Olympic stadium, perhaps?

[az2004]

i can see rupp taking time off with the indoor season over

mo farah did the new orleans half marathon

and do only half the london marathon

i guess this is how salazar preps farah for moscow

rupp races where once outdoor starts, prefontaine??

[az2004]

emily infeld has selectedthe 3k and scratched the mile

so the 3k looks to be a battle between uhl and infeld

leaving the mile to be the nike oregon battle moser, bowman brown cain

800 price and wilson with cain entered butis she really doing the round and the final

[dj]

800 price and wilson with cain entered butis she really doing the round and the final

With only eight entered and seven declared, I would imagine the 800 heats will be cancelled.

The more pertinent question is whether someone would double back when the Mile and 800 start only 20 minutes apart.

[az2004]

that was my point earlier

sounds like angelo taylor 400h and 400 m at trials 2008

i think ajee wins 800

and cain wins mile

[aaronk]

that was my point earlier

sounds like angelo taylor 400h and 400 m at trials 2008

i think ajee wins 800

and cain wins mile

If your prediction comes true......and I think it IS possible!!.....would that be the first time TWO teenagers won national titles in one meet??

Closest I can think of would be the 1965 AAU....when Ryun beat Snell in the 1 mile, and Lindgren came THIS close to beating OG Champ Mills in the 6 mile, both timed in a WR 27:11.6.
Ryun was 18 and Lindgren was 19.