Track & Field News

nevetsllim · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 7:54 am Post subject:

Another sub-67min half-marathon for Keitany in New Delhi.

http://www.iaaf.org/LRR09/news/newsid=54802.html

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Jon · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 8367 Location: UK

I'd only glanced at that IAAF report last weekend, but I've just read it properly. Keitany went through 10km in 30:39 (the sixth fastest clocking for a road 10km EVER), and went through 15km in 46:40, which is a WORLD BEST! Shocked

It's one second quicker than what Paula clocked at the GNR in 2003, and is 11 seconds faster than her own en-route 15km split in Birmingham earlier this month.

She might be a world champ and a world record-holder, but Keitany is definitely one of the best unsung athletes of the year.

This thread should be split, as this performance (and Keitany) deserves way more attention.

LopenUupunut · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:38 am Post subject:

Jon · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 8367 Location: UK

Thanks to mods for splitting this.

Lopen - yes, I wouldn't be surprised if Keitany soon broke the WRs for 10km and the HM.

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LopenUupunut · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 2:16 am Post subject:

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mump boy · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1842 Location: saaaaaarf london

i think we have a new favourite for marathon on 2012 Smile

gh · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

which Japanese would that be? Smile

LopenUupunut · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:07 pm Post subject:

nevetsllim · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject:

LopenUupunut · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks. If she does manage to build a good comeback she's as good a candidate for '12 as any. As I recall it the list of women who have beaten Mizuki Noguchi in a marathon is pretty short...?

nevetsllim · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:24 pm Post subject:

If I'm honest I think Noguchi's career is pretty much finished. Her career path has alarmingly followed the pattern of Takahashi and a lot of other Japanese marathoners who have really struggled to produce great longevity.

As for Keitany, I don't really want to make predictions about how she does at the marathon. Running fast at 10km and the half-marathon doesn't always translate to the full marathon distance - just as Kiplagat, Chepkemei, Kibet, Masai etc.

LopenUupunut · Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject:

Come on, a bit more optimistic outlook please. If these boards still exist in '12 I don't want the main topic during the women's marathon to be how totally a top-form Joan Benoit would dominate everyone today.