Next year's indoor world champs are in Glasgow and I'm sure British Athletics will be very keen to have their big names show up. By winning these three indoor tour races this winter Hodgkinson has now already gotten herself a wildcard.
So next year, which is an Olympic year, she won't actually have to put a proper indoor season together if she doesn't want to. She can just show up in Glasgow for a few days.
Next year's indoor world champs are in Glasgow and I'm sure British Athletics will be very keen to have their big names show up. By winning these three indoor tour races this winter Hodgkinson has now already gotten herself a wildcard.
So next year, which is an Olympic year, she won't actually have to put a proper indoor season together if she doesn't want to. She can just show up in Glasgow for a few days.
We haven't seen Mu since LAST JULY which is a very long break especially at her age, I wonder how motivated she feels right now as she already has an Olympic gold. Anyway last summer was a pretty odd season for the W8 so who know what will happen this year. We weren't really expecting Moraa to emerge at the very top so maybe someone else will join the trio?
She’s a bit stagnant. Wonder what she needs to change in training to beat Mu. I don’t think people realize Keely went 1:57.20 to 1:57.18 much older and experienced.
Apparently Mu has stagnated far more and actually has severely regressed so much that she can't even run. I wonder what Mu needs to do to come back to being anything noteworthy in womens 800. is she even top 100?
Yeah but the problem is Mu has won the last two flanks championships without racing. She’s the defending Olympic and World Champion and you only care if she improves a time. Mu is beyond that. She’s a championship racer.
We haven't seen Mu since LAST JULY which is a very long break especially at her age, I wonder how motivated she feels right now as she already has an Olympic gold. Anyway last summer was a pretty odd season for the W8 so who know what will happen this year. We weren't really expecting Moraa to emerge at the very top so maybe someone else will join the trio?
We are still working on timing her micro dosages for major meets.
In the past 6 years 3 women have run under 1:56.00. and that is not nearly enough .is this run a big deal? Really?
Women's 800M running is one of the softest events ever. It really has gone no where in 8 years. 1:55 just should not be that hard. Just my view..I wonder if just too many on here are afraid to say that? 1:57.18 on super speedway Indoor Tracks is a big deal? Not to me. sorry.
Apparently Mu has stagnated far more and actually has severely regressed so much that she can't even run. I wonder what Mu needs to do to come back to being anything noteworthy in womens 800. is she even top 100?
Yeah but the problem is Mu has won the last two flanks championships without racing. She’s the defending Olympic and World Champion and you only care if she improves a time. Mu is beyond that. She’s a championship racer.
The only thing Mu is now is a has been. Given that she always runs indoors and hasn't now pretty much means she knows she cant compete anymore. It's now Keely time!
In the last 20 years there have been a total of 10 sub 1:58 times in the women's indoor 800m. Four of those are Hodgkinson's - including the top two. And three of them were set within the last month.
In the last 20 years there have been a total of 10 sub 1:58 times in the women's indoor 800m. Four of those are Hodgkinson's - including the top two. And three of them were set within the last month.
I get it..and I think most would agree up and to at least 3K..assuming fitness you can run as fast inside as outside on today's speedways..I barely separate Out and In anymore.(again assuming fitness and season is a focus).I just think the event is one of the weaker of all time. Just my view.
I do find it odd how someone like Bol, SMU, Sydney, etc who has sub 50 speed can't just hobby jog 56/56 and take the 800 record. Hopefully someone takes a stab at it sometime
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Yeah but the problem is Mu has won the last two flanks championships without racing. She’s the defending Olympic and World Champion and you only care if she improves a time. Mu is beyond that. She’s a championship racer.
The only thing Mu is now is a has been. Given that she always runs indoors and hasn't now pretty much means she knows she cant compete anymore. It's now Keely time!
She is in good shape right now and is poised to take the crown at outdoors. Mu needs someone breathing down her neck and I think Keely is very very close to beating her this year. I hope it happens. Keeps the sport interesting.
Your take presumes that Mu won’t get better this year. I wouldn’t make such a presumption.
This is the point. We do not know as she has not raced. A bird in hand...
In the past 6 years 3 women have run under 1:56.00. and that is not nearly enough .is this run a big deal? Really?
Women's 800M running is one of the softest events ever. It really has gone no where in 8 years. 1:55 just should not be that hard. Just my view..I wonder if just too many on here are afraid to say that? 1:57.18 on super speedway Indoor Tracks is a big deal? Not to me. sorry.
The 800m is rarely taken that seriously indoors for both men and women. For that reason running 1:44 or 1:56-7 indoors pops a bit. There’re few examples of runners who dominated one season indoors and outdoors in the 800 (Kipketer in 97 is one). It doesn’t seem like it’s tried very often. I also don’t think when you remove DSD/doped Soviet runners there’s a reason to believe 1:55 or 1:54 should be that commonplace. It seems pretty evident the spikes are not moving the needle much for the 800, and 1:55 without being DSD/doped isn’t commonplace.
