Katie Mackey did something Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan have never done. Win a Diamond League meet.
Katie Mackey did something Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan have never done. Win a Diamond League meet.
She had announced she was going to double at worlds, but now says, “I’m not running the 200m. I’m telling my coach he has to change his mind. The 200m is too far so I’m set for the 100m!”
Ortega is ranked #1 in the world this year, but won't be able to compete in Beijing because he recently switched citizenship from Cuba to Spain.
Katie Mackey did something Molly Huddle and Shalane Flanagan have never done. Win a Diamond League meet.
Previously she had said her coach, Stephen Francis, was only letting her do the 100 and relay.
She threw 20.13 to win and put herself in an unbeatable position in the DL standings. Valerie Adams continued to struggle in her comeback and only finished 4th. Canada's Tim Nedow won the men's SP with 20.78m.
Martinez says she's sticking with what's worked in the past 60-70 mpw and 3 workouts per week week.
She called her recent 10.74 "mind-blowing". Her pb is 10.70.
Earlier, she said she'd just defend her 100m title.
With the Kenyan World Champs Trials this weekend, the mid-d/distance fields aren't quite as strong, but that opens the door for a slew of Americans. In the 1,500, Ayanleh Souleiman and Matthew Centrowitz will battle as Robby Andrews makes a rare DL appearance. Brenda Martinez, Molly Ludlow and Chanelle Price are all in the 800 and is there any way Andy Bayer can win the steeple?
Full results on one page.
Featuring classic rock music and sound effects, the competition attracted the attention of people passing by who normally wouldn't watch track and field. One interviewed spectator said he came by after he had a terrible "Tinder" date at a nearby cafe. "Even with the rain, this can't be worse than the date I was on, so I decided to watch and it was a great event. ... I don't know anything about athletics, maybe Usain Bolt. But I like what they did with the music and everything.”