RE: Is Jenny Barringer all hopped up on goofballs?

trackcoach wrote:

I am amazed that she she still ended up with a very good time and in the grand scheme of things, it is not that big a deal. Although, I do have a few questions about exactly how did this happen?

o In an event under 5K

o You have been running indoor races for nearly a decade

o You have a clearly visible lap counter

o You have a coach counting out splits and laps

o You can see the clock as you approach the finish line

o You see no change in the cadence or body movement of the athlete in front of you

o You don't see a tape stretched out accross the finish line

o Why would you spot an athlete that much distance if you knew you only had one lap to go

goofballs are a powerful drug

What do you all think Jenny would have run without her screw-up on the penultimate lap? I think she would have come close or maybe even have been under the American record which was a couple of seconds faster than how she finished. I wonder whether she would have beaten Kipyego, it certainly seemed like she had quite a bit of strength on that 'last' lap.

These things happen. I used to coach high school, and once I had a kid in the two mile who was so locked in that he miscounted and ran an extra lap. This is despite the fact that I was five feet or so away from him on the back stretch yelling at him at the top of my lungs (on lap 8) that it was the last 200, and (on lap 9) that he should get off of the track. It is funny when these things happen, but not completely unusual. Even for pros.

One of the things that makes JBS great is also her greatest weakness - her mind. Her ability to break through in big meets is due to her inability to acknowledge what most athletes would see as limits.

Her inability to count laps and believe the outrageous is because she isn't like a normal athlete. She is something special and I thoroughly enjoyed her interview. She is going to have a very good year this year. She is getting stronger and stronger and with a mind willing and able to believe anything is possible - watch out.

It's a cruel world -- professional athletics. People in their 20's are expected to not make mistakes whereas in other professions, those people's work is constantly corrected before given to clients, published, etc.

Even at the age of retirement in athletics, people are still learning everyday. And you can bet Jenny will never make that mistake again!

If you've never lost track of space and time in a race you aren't letting go properly.

Jenny is a track siren of titanesque proportions; she could hop up on this goofball any time she pleased.

Whoops wrote:

These things happen. I used to coach high school, and once I had a kid in the two mile who was so locked in that he miscounted and ran an extra lap. This is despite the fact that I was five feet or so away from him on the back stretch yelling at him at the top of my lungs (on lap 8) that it was the last 200, and (on lap 9) that he should get off of the track. It is funny when these things happen, but not completely unusual. Even for pros.

I agree that these things happen, partially because the brain is somewhat deprived of oxygen near the end of a race. But is still interesting to see it happen when there is jumpbotron, coaches, a clock, lap counters, a finish line tape, etc.

Cragg beat KBekele in a 3000m at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games in 2005 when Bekele kicked a lap early. It was understandable why Bekele's head wasn't in the race, though.

You head goes when you are running at the end of a race and its hard to work out how many laps you've done etc - didn't they have a bell?

Acid Acid Acid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_raXzIRgsA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uN0yI-ambNY

Does anybody have a link to the race video?

Lopes Lemong kicked a lap early at the Stanford Invite two to three years ago. I'm not sure if that was the same race that Chris Derrick was in. He stopped and restarted and ran around 61 seconds for his last lap and ran a 13:08 from what I recall. It was stunning....

Cal_Poly_Dad wrote:

Lopes Lemong kicked a lap early at the Stanford Invite two to three years ago. I'm not sure if that was the same race that Chris Derrick was in. He stopped and restarted and ran around 61 seconds for his last lap and ran a 13:08 from what I recall. It was stunning....

If Jenny could run 13:08 for 5000 and stop momentarily a lap early I think it would be even more stunning.

Kipyego would've won it anyway.

Nope, there's no excuse, period.

Whoops wrote:

These things happen. I used to coach high school, and once I had a kid in the two mile who was so locked in that he miscounted and ran an extra lap. This is despite the fact that I was five feet or so away from him on the back stretch yelling at him at the top of my lungs (on lap 8) that it was the last 200, and (on lap 9) that he should get off of the track. It is funny when these things happen, but not completely unusual. Even for pros.

So many kids move out west and get nailed in the brain by Oriental mystics. Take a look at Sara Bei and Ryan Hall for instance who ramble on and on in interviews. It's worse in Boulder which has been overrun by Mormons, Japanese elite runners, and Kumbayah Californians. I mean, wither the white race!

the look at 10:42 is great.

Hmm , I don't know of any athlete who counts laps while racing. All you have to do is look laps board on the line , her coach was there guess he is mute and the bell was rung for the last lap of all races prior to hers and in her race as well.

At the end of day , she will kick booty outdoors.

A quack wrote:

Does anybody have a link to the race video?