Suzy finishes in Zurich...fast

I guess she was saving her self for Zurich, she just got the year wrong.

The Big Booper wrote:

I guess she was saving her self for Zurich, she just got the year wrong.

That's pretty good. Man that chick is hot/cold like nobody else.

What is this, *four* U.S. females this year 4:03 or better?

Age 34, trying to put all the training variables togeather

isn't easy. She was trashed for whining and dropping out,

but should be given maximum cudos for producing world

class times.

Shit, I got to give it to her, out side of Marion best effort by an american. ( If you don't coun't Felix )

Let's see if Regina can step up to the plate. I doubt it.

Suzy's been looking quite tough and healthy lately...she doesn't look so gaunt and anemic like she did in Olympics and even XC worlds....hopefully she stays healthy for the rest of the season...and possibly beat Mary Slaney's american record. That record is almost 20 years old, aint it....Look at the relaxation of her shoulders in the pic. She usually looks really tense and weak in the shoulders, but looks really strong here, reminds me kinda of NicoleT in this picture...

Compare pictures from last week vs o

http://www.fast-women.com/photos/falmouthmile02/mile14.jpg

Regina has already beat Suzy ( again ) and run 4:01 and 4:02...guess shall in two weeks, thats what makes racing fun!

Huge Non-Surprise, I distinctly recall predicting fastttt times a few weeks ago. She has been burning McClimon track up in her workouts and handing Sarah her ass in them. I knew it. If she gets good weather in Brussels in a few weeks look out-3:57.12. She is brimming with confidence right now and will ready to rock and roll in a few weeks. And FYI to the yahooooos on this board-only Mary has run under 4min-Regina has neverrrrr done and never will, Teter hasn't done it. Suzy has now 4 of the last 5 years. Tough-I don't know the next American woman who will do that. So give credit where credit is due-if anyone of u even got to line it up in a Golden League meet or even a Gran Prix meet u would be crapping your pants. Another great accomplishment by Suzy-she is not done yet-there is a lot of leg speed still in her and they have been hammering the weights this year for more strength also. GO SUZY!

NOLIMIT buddy. She finishes ONE race which hardly makes a career. Let the flake finish a few more before you run off at the mouth.

Suzy is a huge talent. I am thrilled for her that she has been able to produce this kind of a performance after everything she has experienced the last couple of years. The problems with which she has been struggling appear to be the kind of that don't go away easily. Hopefully, this is a step out of that abyss for her.

But this race doesn't really tell us much. She punched a sub-4:00 here prior to Sydney, but in Sydney the demons reared their ugly heads again. It remains to be seen whether this race is a genuine sign that she is getting a handle on things, or yet one more glimpse of the promise that will remain unfulfilled.

Does anyone know what happened to Sarah Schwald?

NoLimt. it's great she ran fast again. However, she finished ONE race and ran well let the race of the season speak for herself. Her last race in europe she dropped out, again. No one questions they oung lady's talent and we don't really get that surpised that she has great workouts do we? It's about racing, being consistant, and also being able to live up to expections of one's self and as this board will tell you others! Most of the posters on this board have the show me mentality and then they bash you anyway so you defense of a girl with "Strange Brain" is a waste of time. If she runs great the rest of the year good for her but her record over the years against Regina speaks for it's self.

With all of this talk about "abysses" and "demons", blah,blah,blah, you'd think that the fate of millions of peoples lives were riding on SFH's shoulders every time she lines up for a race. Message to my fellow running fans: it is only a SPORT! It is about running around in circles until your eyes bug out and the spittle builds up on the corner of your mouth. It is a GAME to be enjoyed for all its ups, downs, record times and yes, even it's DNF's. Suzy may be a Grade "A", top-of-the-line Nutball, but I love her nonetheless... maybe even FOR it! Maybe she'll get that record/medal or maybe she'll fall down on that lovely ass again, but I'll pay to see her do it any chance I get. It's way better entertainment than watching any number of Amgen-fueled "funny car" athletes in another boring world-record attempt time trial.

Hey thanks to Suzy and Paula and Alan and anyone else who brings a healthy dose of HUMANITY to the sport! You are out there falling on your face, getting back up (hopefully with a smile) and getting back into it every chance you get. You are delivering the Class Valedictorian speech with T.P. hanging off your backside, and were all cracking up, but this time maybe you'll laugh with the rest of us and in the end we'll all be on our feet for a standing f^%*ing ovation! Now come over here for a great big Lightning Up bearhug, ya Goof!!!

I agree - all this counting wins based on what country someone lives in is a twisted form of patriotism that has nothing to do with real item. Demanding that athletes play a game for the agrandisment of anyone but themselves is just foolish. I'm happy to watch people race hard, but they don't owe me or any of my fellow spectators anything.

The other way of looking at it is if their meals and rent didn't depend on those races, maybe they'd handle them better mentally.

"They don't owe me or any of my fellow spectators anything" That is waaaay off base. Are you confusing amateur and professional? These runers are profesionals, running for paychecks just like a professional football or basketball player (just paid considerably less) or a lawyer or accountant or sales clerk. If they want us to pay to attend their Meets, they owe us, the customer, a hard, or at least fair, effort. Suzy has done that, except for when the emotional problems she has had rears its ugly head.. I wish her the best and hope she gets the US 1500 record.

USA Top 10 2002

3:59.10 Suzy Favor Hamilton

4:01.02 Regina Jacobs

4:02.95 Marla Runyan

4:04.19 Nicole Teter

4:04.53 Sarah Schwald

4:08.21 Carrie Tollefson

4:09.16 Cheri Kenah

4:11.74 Jen Toomey

4:13.59 Jenelle Deatherage

4:13.83 Collette Liss

"In the women's 1500m, Gabriela Szabo made up for her disappointing Munich performance (silver) with a late sprint finish which guzzled up the distance separating her from Suzy Favor Hamilton (USA), who had stolen a surprise 10 metres lead coming into the final 100m. Szabo timed her finish to perfection cruising past the American no more than five metres from the tape for the victory. Her winning time of 3:58.78 was a world season's best."

What is with that last 100m that Suzy tends to lose the race...guess she would be world and olympic champion at 1400m :) Nonetheless, great performance.

This loss in the last 100 meters cannot be compared to Suzy's loss in the Olympics. In the Olympics, she was in a position to win, and freaked. In Zurich, she made a bold strong move and TRIED to win, but Szabo, whose finishing speed is the best among the women, ran her down. Suzy may have gone a little too soon, but 20 or 25 meters from the end she was still ahead and TRYING to win. I think in terms of attitude and psychology, that's a big step forward on her part.

Rocket Scientists-why is everyone soooooo miseducated? In '98 Suzy ran faster than Regina has everrrr in her career, in '00 Suzy ran faster than Regina has everrrr run in her careet, in '01 Suzy ran faster than Regina everrr has in her career, and in '02 Suzy has run faster than Regina ever hassss in her career. Regina will not break the American record, she will not outrun her dog in the 200, and in the record books she will not go down as a better runner than Suzy, she will be known as a person that ran fast, was a great talent-had an unparalleled college career, took a while to blossom as a professional but ran very very fast and did it clean. She will be known as a person that had some problems in big races-but she rannnn fasttttttt, faster than everyone, save one, and maybe before she is done maybe faster than every female 1500m runner in the US.