Athing Mu opens season with a 4:37 mile!

She's probably not even in prime shape yet. I 100% believe she could go low 4:20s in the shape she was in at the olympics

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

It is actually slow but she is speed oriented. She is not someone who will ever run a fast 1500. She will never break 4 but she is obviously a star at 800m.

just a hair slower than her 4:16 1500 from last April

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

Let's see some other sub 50 gals race a mile...Could AF even finish a mile?

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

Not for one that is also a 49 second 400 runner.

wgfssr wrote:

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

Let's see some other sub 50 gals race a mile...Could AF even finish a mile?

Don't you go dissing AF - she is a mom after all!

Capy short finger wrote:

wgfssr wrote:

Let's see some other sub 50 gals race a mile...Could AF even finish a mile?

Don't you go dissing AF - she is a mom after all!

You're right, now that you mention it, maybe I did hear that somewhere.

mugotrange wrote:

https://results.flashresults.com/2022_01-15_TedNelson/005-1-01.htm

Nearly lapped the entire field doing so! What a great start!

No doubt she’s a 400/800 runner. She’s not going to moving up during her career. Would like to see her race Kipyegon at 1000 m. Based on this run, I think Kipyegon wins at 1000.

wgfssr wrote:

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

Let's see some other sub 50 gals race a mile...Could AF even finish a mile?

I'm also impressed by her 18:32 5k in High-School, where she also has a 23:62 200m PB.

I mean 23.62 is basically state championship level, while she was also able to crank 3 x sub 6 min mile. She definitely is aerobically gifted given that she was probably training like a 400m-800m runner.

Allyson Felix is a MOM!! Let’s get a shot of baby Camryn in the stands to confirm;

Wait for it….

Yup, she’s a mom!

maternal identifier wrote:

Allyson Felix is a MOM!! Let’s get a shot of baby Camryn in the stands to confirm;

Wait for it….

Yup, she’s a mom!

Probably be a grandmother before Jamin has his next date.

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

and

high school xc coach wrote:

just a hair slower than her 4:16 1500 from last April

Slow? When she ran that 4:16 1500 in April, I immediately said she's make the Olympic team. Her endurnace is quite good for someone who ran 49 in the 400. Please tell me how many HS boys that you know that run 4:37 in the m ile that have the speed to run 49 in the 400.

Here is video of the end of the race.

rojo wrote:

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

and

high school xc coach wrote:

just a hair slower than her 4:16 1500 from last April

Slow? When she ran that 4:16 1500 in April, I immediately said she's make the Olympic team. Her endurnace is quite good for someone who ran 49 in the 400. Please tell me how many HS boys that you know that run 4:37 in the m ile that have the speed to run 49 in the 400.

Here is video of the end of the race.

https://twitter.com/aggietfxc/status/1482445983640440834

Yeah but Rojo high school boys that run 49 usually do not run the 1600 or mile. And those that do often run under 4:30. Plus Athing Mu is a Gold Medal winner so she is not like a high school boy. But more to the point she is a speedster so her 49 is vastly superior to her mile much like somebody like Alberto Juantorena who ran 44.26 and 1:43.5 but likely could not run faster than 4:08 for a mile. It is slow but only relative to their 400 and 800 times. It is not slow in that it is about what one would expect from a 400-800 female who is prodigiously talented.

Semenya ran 49.XX and sub 4 without super shoes.

Gunndar wrote:

bio Domer wrote:

Seems kind of slow for an Olympic champion in the 800

It is actually slow but she is speed oriented. She is not someone who will ever run a fast 1500. She will never break 4 but she is obviously a star at 800m.

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YOU ARE SO WRONG. A s a 14 or 15year old she ran a sub 5 minute mile indoors. She also triple at AAU outdoors in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m.

I TRULY thought she was a 800m/1500m in high school and have NO DOUBT she could definitely run sub 4 minutes of she trained for it but how far under 4 is the ❓. Forget her 400m achievements she showed her 1509m potential EARLY in high school but has yet to explore that potential like she did in the 400m.

VIPAM wrote:

Gunndar wrote:

It is actually slow but she is speed oriented. She is not someone who will ever run a fast 1500. She will never break 4 but she is obviously a star at 800m.

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YOU ARE SO WRONG. A s a 14 or 15year old she ran a sub 5 minute mile indoors. She also triple at AAU outdoors in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m.

I TRULY thought she was a 800m/1500m in high school and have NO DOUBT she could definitely run sub 4 minutes of she trained for it but how far under 4 is the ❓. Forget her 400m achievements she showed her 1509m potential EARLY in high school but has yet to explore that potential like she did in the 400m.

I am SO WRONG? Yet you offer nothing but a sub 5 minute mile by a 15 year old as evidence. Those are a dime a dozen kid.

I hope she's not another Nijel Amos or Mohammed Aman, known for peaking in their teens.

Essentially ran 4;38