Portland 10k Chase/Roughrider Twilight Meet 2013Jul 15, 2013 by Jimmy Stevenson
Jordan Hasay is going to WORLDS 31:46, just off 'A' Standard
Jordan Hasay is going to WORLDS 31:46, just off 'A' Standard
Everything is in place. The pacers. The venue. The USATF officials. Coach Alberto Salazar made sure no stones were unturned, quite meticulous, down to every last detail. All so his newest athlete Jordan Hasay can make it to the World Championships? Bingo.
After finishing second place to Shalane Flanagan at the USA Championships less than a month ago, Hasay put her self in a position to compete in Moscow, Russia for Worlds.
In order for her to qualify she needed to break 32:05.00. If she did that than her teammate Tara Erdmann, who got third place at USAs would need to get the IAAF ‘A’ standard of 31:45.00.
But, if Hasay ran faster than the ‘A’ Standard tonight, than Erdmann would only need to run under 32:05.00. So why not go for the ‘A’ Standard, to make it easier on her teammate?
By the way, Erdmann did not toe the line tonight, but she did run . . . across the infield cheering for her teammate. Erdmann is set to run this upcoming Friday to take her shot at qualifying for Worlds.
The Race (list of every lap split)
Of the twelve people that started the 10,000 meter race, three of them were guys. Their job: pace Hasay to a sub-31:45.00.
1) The slowest lap of the race was the first lap in 78.9.
First mile (actually 1600m): 5:08.1 = 78.9 - 76.7 - 75.3 - 77.2
2) Besides her last mile of the race, Hasay’s next mile was her fastest. She did well locking in on the pacers and clicking off 75s like it was her job . . .oh wait, it is.
Second mile: 5:01.3 = 75.6 - 75.4 - 75.2 - 75.1
3) Jordan’s third mile was very similar to her first mile, but she was still in good shape coming through 4800m in 15:17 and the 5k in 15:55. Her 5k split was perfect because they were looking to close stronger over the second half of the race and negative split. The only other female in the race that was close to challenging Jordan was Adrienne Herzog, a six-time cross country national champion for the Netherlands who has a 15:34 5k personal record. It was around 5k where Herzog had enough and dropped out.
Third mile: 5:08.1 = 77.8 - 76.7 - 76.1 - 77.5
4) To start the fourth mile they pick up the tempo a bit and drop a 75.9. Nothing crazy, but it certainly got people thinking she looks good to snag this ‘A.’ With 6400m down Jordan was only three seconds off pace coming in at 20:23.1 = 10:09.4 + 10:13.7.
Fourth mile: 5:05.6 = 75.9 - 76.8 - 76.6 - 76.3
5) Only 200m into the fourth mile one of the pacers dropped out. Did that affect anything? Probably not because the other two pacers hung in tough, but this was the slowest mile of the race. In Jordan’s second and third lap of this mile, it seemed as if a little fatigue crept in as the pacers got away from her for a little bit. Jordan appeared to signal for one of them to come back and help her move back up.
Fifth mile: 5:08.3 = 76.4 - 76.7 - 77.8 - 77.3 25:31.4 through 8k
6) This is it! Jordan needs to really get after it. She is seven seconds under 32:00 pace going into the sixth mile, but remember, if she breaks 31:45 than Tara only needs to run under 32:05 to make Worlds as well.
5:04.1
77.00 Needs to run 4:56 last 1600m to break 31:45
76.2 28:04 total time
76.6 29:20 total time
74.3 Mary Cain is seen going bananas for Jordan with 500m to go
With 400m to go Jordan puts on a surge and passes the last pacer. It is now just her and a clock that continues to get closer and closer to reading 31:45.
If she runs under 70 its going to be close #TheChase
— Flotrack (@Flotrack) July 15, 2013
70.9 last lap … 31:46.42 WITH A 20 SECOND PR JORDAN HASAY IS GOING TO WORLDS!
During her post race interview as she is still trying to catch her breath Jordan says, “I'm excited, my first team. It's gonna be fun. I'm ready to go.”
There is one way to make it even more fun though…
What about teammate Tara Erdmann?
Since Jordan didn’t break 31:45.00, in order for Tara to make it to Worlds she will have to get the IAAF ‘A’ Standard of 31:45.00. Tara will be gunning for that time this upcoming Friday, July 19.
If Tara does not get the ‘A’ Standard then Amy Hastings will go to Worlds because Hastings already has the ‘A’ Standard.
After being a 2-time Footlocker National Champion, setting record after record in high school, racing at the 2008 Olympics Trials while still in high school, going on to be an almost 20-time All-American at the University of Oregon, Jordan Hasay finally gets the chance to represent her country at the 2013 Outdoor Track and Field World Championships.
But before she heads off to Moscow she makes sure to send her appreciation to all the fans that came out to support her tonight.
“I'm just so thankful for eveyone coming out," says Jordan as she smiles and waves to the Portland crowd. "It just humbles me to how many people, and it's really late. It’s past my bedtime, so I'm sure everyone wants to get to bed. But I'm really, really, really thankful. It helps so much, so thank you so much.”
No Jordan, thank you.