2015 Herculis Monaco - Monaco Diamond League
Monaco
July 17, 2015
The tenth stop of the 2014 DL track and field circuit. *Schedule / Results *Meet website
Genzebe Dibaba Runs 3:50.07 to Smash 1500m World Record!!!
Genzebe Dibaba has done the unthinkable run 3:50.07 for 1500m to smash the world record and take a Chinese world record off the books.
July 17, 2015
Rest of Monaco: A Guy You've Never Heard of From Bosnia Runs 1:42.51, Boris Borian Runs 1:43.34, The Clean World Record in the Shot Put by Kovacs? and Ghribi Runs World Leading Steeple
Some dude you've never heard of (Amel Tuka) ran 1:42.51, Boris Berian of the US went 1:43.34, Joe Kovacs threw a bomb in the shot, Justin Gatlin kept winning, Ghribi led a world leading parade in the steeple as Emma Coburn had another sub par race.
July 17, 2015
Asbel Kiprop Puts On An Exhibition In Monaco 1500, Running 3:26.69 To Destroy Field And Become Third-Fastest Man In History
It's was the deepest men's 1500m race in history with ten of the top twelve setting lifetimes personal bests and three men running in the 3:28-range, but no one was even close to touching Kiprop.
July 17, 2015
Monaco Preview: What a Meet - Mo Farah & Genzebe Dibaba Drop Down to Face Loaded 1500 Fields; Souleiman vs. Amos vs. Aman at 800; A Loaded Women's Steeple + Caleb Ndiku Tries Not To Fall
Dibaba takes on Jenny Simpson, Shannon Rowbury and Sifan Hassan while Farah faces Asbel Kiprop, Taoufik Makhlhoufi, Matthew Centrowitz and Leo Manzano. Emma Coburn tackles a strong field in the steeple, while field/sprint action includes PPP vs. Christian Taylor vs. Marquis Dendy in the TJ and Justin Gatlin in the 100.
July 15, 2015
Outside Letsrun
Asbel Kiprop Talks About His Strange Tactics In The London DL Meet, Disappointment Of Missing The WR In Monaco And Doubling At Worlds
Kiprop blames being tripped on his tactics in London, mentions Matt Centrowitz and Ben Blankenship as guys he had to worry about kicking against and says he celebrated early because he forgot the mile starting line wasn't the finish line.July 30, 2015
Q&A With Chanelle Price On Pacing Genzebe Dibaba To Her 3:50.07 World Record
Dibaba's coach and agent told her they were comfortable with her pacing because they knew she was comfortable front running.July 27, 2015
Good Read: Chanelle Price Talks About Pacing Genzebe Dibaba; Says It Was A "Dream Come True"
"... My agent approached me at dinner in Switzerland after the meet and said, 'Hey, the meet director in Monaco gave me a call and was wondering if you would be willing to rabbit the 1500.' And first I was like, 'Eh, I’m kind of tired.' And then he said, 'It’s going to be a world record attempt by Dibaba,' and I was immediately like, 'Oh, absolutely, I would love to be a part of that.' She’s one of my idols, so I said yes. And I was headed to Monaco the next day." "To see her in person, it was quite the show. I was cheering her on, and I wanted her to get [the world record] so bad. And so when she did, I just ran across the track and I picked her up. She’s probably only 90, 95 pounds [laughs]. We gave each other a big hug, and it just really meant a lot to help someone else achieve their goal." *MB: Chanelle Price: yet another poor women's pacing job.July 24, 2015
Shannon Rowbury Is USATF AOW After Breaking AR
“The 1500m race is contested often, so to have the record stand for 31 years just shows how strong it was. Mary Decker Slaney is a legend in our sport and I feel very proud to have placed myself amongst the best women in the history of American distance running.”July 23, 2015
Genzebe Dibaba Talks About Training With Men Rather Than Women And The Chinese Women Who Set The Records Before Her
Looking ahead she said, "I am a dreamer – I don't think solely of beating records. In the future, the records over 1500m, 5000m and even 800m I'd like to beat them." On the Chinese: "As for the history of the record and the past of the Chinese runners, I don't know, I know nothing of this. ... I want to live my own history. I'm not interested in others or the conditions in which they were, concerning their private life."July 23, 2015
Interesting Stuff: Statistical Analysis Of Genzebe Dibaba's 3:50.07 And Other World Records: Will Other Previously "Untouchable" Records Fall Too?
Crazy Stat: Dibaba closed in 2:01.7 for the last 800m, which would have made her the 8th fastest Ethiopian woman in the 800m ever. *Stat Analysis From Before Dibaba's WR Saying How Many Women's WRs Are "Unphysiological"July 22, 2015
Nick Willis After Running 3:29.66 To Finish 5th In Monaco: "It puts me in the top five or six in contention for medals."
Willis talks about staying away from the action before Monaco staying in a separate hotel and warming up outside the stadium.July 22, 2015
Good Q&A With Shannon Rowbury About Running 3:56.29 To Break The American 1500 Record In Monaco
Rowbury talks about her rivalry with Jenny Simpson, medaling at worlds, training with NOP and her thoughts on the Turkish dopers who placed ahead of her at the 2012 Olympics. *MB: Shannon Rowbury Fires back at Jenny Simpson *LRC Genzebe Dibaba Runs 3:50.07 To Smash 1,500m World Record!!! Shannon Rowbury Crushes AR!July 22, 2015
Shame On You adidas: adidas Prevents Two Of Its Athletes From Running In 4x100 At Monco DL Meet Because Of USATF's Nike Singlets
Adidas won't let their athletes wear a USA (Nike) kit unless it's Worlds or the Olympics. Bad on adidas and bad on whoever said the athletes had to wear USA Nike singlets for a DL race. Mike Rodgers: "I wish our 'B' team would have run. ... They need to fix it or people with different shoe companies won't have a chance to get on relay teams. I just think if we had a little push we would have been faster today. ... We were very upset we didn't have anyone to race today."July 20, 2015
IAAF: "Genzebe Dibaba Is Finally A Master Of All Trades"
Dibaba talks about all the changes she's made to break the streak of disappointing outdoor seasons following stellar indoor ones. She also mentions the cold shoulder she got from Almaz Ayana after the Paris 5000 and compliments Chanelle Price's pacing. "The pacer did a really good job and I was confident in her. In Barcelona I was alone from early on in the race, but here the pacer took me through to 800m. She did such a good job that I knew I had to keep pushing. I didn’t want to waste the opportunity." On indoors vs outdoors: “Usually, it is not difficult to change from indoors to outdoors. I find outdoors easier than indoors but I am more interested in indoor athletics. I prefer it because it is hotter indoors and I like the shorter laps."July 19, 2015
Justin Gatlin: "Hopefully the 9.7sec will be my standard and I can get some rest and run faster in Beijing."
July 18, 2015
Mo Farah In A "Happy Place" Despite NOP Doping Allegations
"I've answered all the questions that I've needed to answer. All I want to do is to be Mo Farah and continue running faster and enjoy it."July 18, 2015
Nick Willis Wasn't Thrilled With His New 1500 PR In Monaco As He Only Finished 5th
"It took a long time but I got through. I crossed the line not feeling the jubilation I thought after running a sub 3m 30s. I really wanted to finish in the top two. I was ready to drive more, but it's my fault for being slightly behind those guys."July 18, 2015
IAAF Preview: Mouth-watering clashes on tap in Monaco
July 16, 2015
Press conference highlights: Dibaba thinks she can get closer to 3:50 1500 WR
"Last week I ran 3:54 and it felt comfortable,” said the two-time world indoor champion. “Tomorrow I’m looking to run faster. I don’t know how much faster, but I’m going to go for it."July 16, 2015
Asbel Kiprop Anticipating His Clash With Mo Farah In The Monaco 1500 On Friday
Kiprop: “Farah is in a class of his own in 5,000m. His 1,500m personal best tells it all since no Kenyan athlete in 5,000m has that time." Field also has Taoufik Makhloufi, Nick Willis, Matt Centrowitz, and Leo Manzano.July 15, 2015
On The Boards
- Six men ran under 3.30 in Monaco, only one guy in the race got tested. Guess who
- Shannon Rowbury Fires back at Jenny Simpson
- Chanelle Price: yet another poor women's pacing job.
- Monaco track short ???
- No love for Dibaba from fellow competitors?
- Explain Dibaba's post race energy to me...
- Salazar, Best Coach in the world Rowbury Destroys Simpson and Runs 3:56 American Record
- Mo Runs 3:28 again -- does anyone care?
- Holy Mother of ***. Kiprop 3:26.69!! At 70% fitness, he destroys the Monaco field.
- Dibaba says F*CK YOU Qu Yunxia, runs 3:50 WR