Ava Hutchinson interview

Pisco Sour · 03-07-2012 2:01pm #1

For those who are interested

http://www.therunningreview.com/?p=748

BobMac104 · 04-07-2012 1:09pm

a great time for her second only marathon. A sub 2:30 would be an amazing time for her in London

Pisco Sour · 04-07-2012 1:14pm

BobMac104 wrote: »

a great time for her second only marathon. A sub 2:30 would be an amazing time for her in London

That would be serious running in a championship environment with no pacemakers and uneven pace. These races tend to be won in 2:24-2:26 Would be great to see of course, but perhaps 2:32-33 would be more realistic for all our girls IMO.

ecoli · 04-07-2012 1:48pm

Pisco Sour wrote: »

That would be serious running in a championship environment with no pacemakers and uneven pace. These races tend to be won in 2:24-2:26 Would be great to see of course, but perhaps 2:32-33 would be more realistic for all our girls IMO.

Also have to factor in that its a looped course with alot of turns which is gonna have an effect on times to

BobMac104 · 04-07-2012 2:10pm

i still think with the three of them together that one of them might go sub 2:30.

Pisco Sour · 04-07-2012 2:15pm

BobMac104 wrote: »

i still think with the three of them together that one of them might go sub 2:30.

Results from Beijing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_marathon

Sub 2:30 would have finished 12th on that occasion. Major Championship marathons tend to be on the slow side and are probably not the place to be chasing PB's. It's more about racing and trying to finish as high up the field as possible. If we could get all the girls in the top half of the field then that would be a good success IMO.

Krusty_Clown · 04-07-2012 2:26pm

Weather could be a factor too. Some of the qualification marathons were in cooler conditions. If the women's Olympic marathon takes place in warmer conditions it'll have a detrimental effect on their performance. I'm becoming an expert on warm weather marathons.

ecoli · 04-07-2012 2:34pm

Pisco Sour wrote: »

Results from Beijing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_marathon

Sub 2:30 would have finished 12th on that occasion. Major Championship marathons tend to be on the slow side and are probably not the place to be chasing PB's. It's more about racing and trying to finish as high up the field as possible. If we could get all the girls in the top half of the field then that would be a good success IMO.

Would have also get you 6th in Athens

rom · 04-07-2012 2:42pm

BobMac104 wrote: »

i still think with the three of them together that one of them might go sub 2:30.

http://www.marathonguide.com/history/records/alltimelist.cfm?Gen=F&Sort=Time

To get the A-standard they all had a huge choice of courses to get the best time. To PB in a huge way on a stressful day, in a race that is going on in the height of the summer over a route that is probably not the best route, well from what I read it has lost of turns compared to rotherdam for example. If you put things in context 2:29:01 is Sonia's marathon PB.
Anything is possible but it would be one hell of a performance for anyone of them to PB in London with all those factors if you ask me. I do think Lynda Bryne will do best of the 3 when getting the standard in Dublin but it depends on the heat on the day. London is not nice in the sun.

tunguska · 04-07-2012 3:52pm

rom wrote: »

I do think Lynda Bryne will do best of the 3 when getting the standard in Dublin but it depends on the heat on the day. London is not nice in the sun.

Yeah I think Linda is by far the strongest out of the three. The word on the street is she'll go sub 2:30 and I reckon she will and all.

woodchopper · 04-07-2012 10:35pm

tunguska wrote: »

Yeah I think Linda is by far the strongest out of the three. The word on the street is she'll go sub 2:30 and I reckon she will and all.

Word on the street counts for little in the heat of an Olympic battle.

BobMac104 · 05-07-2012 8:49am

woodchopper wrote: »

Word on the street counts for little in the heat of an Olympic battle.

such dramatics!

you never know. she has had around7-8 months of training sice she did that time in Dublin and the course will be twisty but also it will be quite flat. I am going to quote this when she comes home in 2:29:xx!!:P

tunguska · 05-07-2012 8:54am

BobMac104 wrote: »

such dramatics!

you never know. she has had around7-8 months of training sice she did that time in Dublin and the course will be twisty but also it will be quite flat. I am going to quote this when she comes home in 2:29:xx!!:P

Yeah shes in good nick. Championship race though so anything could happen. I mean the pace could be 2:40 for 20 miles and then someone could inject a couple of 5:05s and it'll be carnage. Hopefully Linda has incorporated surge training into her sessions.

BobMac104 · 05-07-2012 11:41am

I know its a championship race but in fairness she is not going to medal so why not just go out to run her own race at a steady pace to achieve her best time possible?

woodchopper · 05-07-2012 1:33pm

BobMac104 wrote: »

I know its a championship race but in fairness she is not going to medal so why not just go out to run her own race at a steady pace to achieve her best time possible?

In theory this is what she should do. However if the Kenyans are toying for the first half of the race ie. 2.32 pace with surges ie 5.45, 5.20, 5.50 pace, will Linda or any of the others have the bravery to take the lead knowing that as soon as they do the Kenyans and Americans will but the booth down. Instead they could be content to compete with the lead group yet by doing so impact on their potential times. If Linda or the others want to break 2.30 they can go to Rotherdam next Spring.

Only in the heat of an Olympic battle can these decisions be made

Ava Hutchinson interview

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