Official 2017 Muller Bimingham Indoor Grand Prix Live Discussion Thread

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.@EilishMccolgan runs a fabulous final lap to claim 5th in 8:43.03 (PB) #MullerIndoorGPBham

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With her 8:43.03 PB for fifth, @EilishMccolgan moves to sixth on the UK indoor 3000m all-time list #MullerIndoorGPBham

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Watching Melissa bishop and jozwik up front of that 800m was a treat. Wowwwwzah. Jozwik ftw

Jozwik takes the 800m Bishop treads water in 4th

Women's 800.

59 (Bishop) and 1:30.86 in the 800. Jozlik takes the lead and cruises to victory in 2:01.14 as Bishop looks horrible and fades to 4th.

US Olyimpian Chrishuna Williams was running in her first 800 of the year.It was a disaster.

14:29 - 800 METRES - Women - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Joanna JOZWIK POL 2:01.12

2 Lovisa LINDH SWE 2:01.69 PB

3 Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE GBR 2:01.71 PB

4 Melissa BISHOP CAN 2:02.19

5 Noelie YARIGO BEN 2:03.67

6 Adelle TRACEY GBR 2:04.18

7 Chrishuna WILLIAMS USA 2:05.31 SB

Kendra CHAMBERS USA DNF

Split Times

400 Kendra CHAMBERS USA 58.29

Finish Joanna JOZWIK POL (1:02.83) 2:01.12

I'm watching on the BBC. Anyone watching on BEinsports. Who are the commentators?

What's up with the 3000 results still not posting?

Women's 3000 results are finally up.

14:02 - 3000 METRES - Women - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Hellen OBIRI KEN 8:28.41 NR

2 Sifan HASSAN NED 8:30.76 NR

3 Dawit SEYAUM ETH 8:37.65 PB

4 Meraf BAHTA SWE 8:43.00 NR

5 Eilish MCCOLGAN GBR 8:43.02 PB

6 Maureen KOSTER NED 8:44.63 PB

7 Sofia ENNAOUI POL 8:45.29 PB

8 Shannon ROWBURY USA 8:45.48

9 Genevieve LACAZE AUS 8:45.81 PB

10 Stephanie TWELL GBR 8:45.95 PB

11 Birkutan Fente ALEMU ETH 8:57.65 PB

12 Kalkidan FENTIE ETH 8:58.06 PB

13 Katie MACKEY USA 8:59.53 PB

14 Birtukan ADAMU ETH 9:03.99 SB

Winny CHEBET KEN DNF

Split Times

1000 Winny CHEBET KEN 2:51.92

2000 Hellen OBIRI KEN (2:50.35) 5:42.27

Finish Hellen OBIRI KEN (2:46.14) 8:28.41

Kim Collins is just age less. Still a stud

Here is our 3000 recap

Women’s 3000: Hellen Obiri Comes Back on Sifan Hassan To Win and Set New Kenyan National Record

We fully expected to see this one come down to a battle between Sifan Hassan and Hellen Obiri and that’s what happened. The big surprise was that American Shannon Rowbury was a non-factor.

The pace was honest from the gun as they hit 1k in 2:51, 1500 in about 417-18 (the race was already down to Obiri and Hassan at that point) and 3k in 5:42. Obiri, who ran a Kenyan national record of 8:29.46 in Germany two weeks ago in losing to Laura Muir, was doing all of the work and driving the pace as Hassan sat on her until just before the bell. Just before the bell, Hassan went to the lead. However, Obiri came back on her on the backstretch and pulled away to earn a much deserved victory and new Kenyan indoor record of 8:28.41 (28.91 last lap) as Hassan set a new Netherlands national record of 8:30.76 in second, breaking the long-standing record of 8:33.82 that Elly van Hulst ran to win World Indoors in 1989 - which at the time was a world record.

Behind them, there was a battle for first non-African born honors and it surprisingly went to Eilish McColgan who ran a big indoor pb 8:43.42 for 5th (previous pb of 8:49.31, her outdoor pb is 8:43.27) as Rowbury who ran 8:41.94 in Bosotn only managed an 8:45.84.

3000 METRES - Women - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Hellen OBIRI KEN 8:28.41 NR

2 Sifan HASSAN NED 8:30.76 NR

3 Dawit SEYAUM ETH 8:37.65 PB

4 Meraf BAHTA SWE 8:43.00 NR

5 Eilish MCCOLGAN GBR 8:43.02 PB

6 Maureen KOSTER NED 8:44.63 PB

7 Sofia ENNAOUI POL 8:45.29 PB

8 Shannon ROWBURY USA 8:45.48

9 Genevieve LACAZE AUS 8:45.81 PB

10 Stephanie TWELL GBR 8:45.95 PB

11 Birkutan Fente ALEMU ETH 8:57.65 PB

12 Kalkidan FENTIE ETH 8:58.06 PB

13 Katie MACKEY USA 8:59.53 PB

14 Birtukan ADAMU ETH 9:03.99 SB

Winny CHEBET KEN DNF

Split Times

1000 Winny CHEBET KEN 2:51.92

2000 Hellen OBIRI KEN (2:50.35) 5:42.27

Finish Hellen OBIRI KEN (2:46.14) 8:28.41

Women’s 800: Poland’s Joanna Jóźwik Stays Undefeated

The battle between the fourth and fifth placers at the Rio Olympics proved to be no contest as Poland’s Joanna Jóźwik, who had already won the $20,000 series title before the race even was run, cruised to her fourth straight victory this winter in 2:01.12. The pace was never that fast as Bishop had the lead at 400 (59ish) once the rabbit dropped out. She hit 600 in 1:30.86 and then Jóźwik bolted to the lead and never looked back. Bishop faded badly over the final lap to fourth (2:02.19). US Olympian Chrishuna Williams’ first crack at an 800 this year (she’d run 52.02 for 400 last week) didn’t go well as she was last in 2:05.32.

14:29 - 800 METRES - Women - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Joanna JOZWIK POL 2:01.12

2 Lovisa LINDH SWE 2:01.69 PB

3 Shelayna OSKAN-CLARKE GBR 2:01.71 PB

4 Melissa BISHOP CAN 2:02.19

5 Noelie YARIGO BEN 2:03.67

6 Adelle TRACEY GBR 2:04.18

7 Chrishuna WILLIAMS USA 2:05.31 SB

Kendra CHAMBERS USA DNF

Split Times

400 Kendra CHAMBERS USA 58.29

Finish Joanna JOZWIK POL (1:02.83) 2:01.12

winner Loxsom in the 800 does 28.6 for last 200.

Lox wins 800 in 1:46:12 I think

Nice race. Loxsom goes out fast and holds on for a 1:46.14 win.

Men's 800. Thought; if you go through 400 in under 51 seconds should you run slower than 1:45? To run each successive 200m lap slower than the preceding one makes no sense, surely?

mark b wrote:

Men's 800. Thought; if you go through 400 in under 51 seconds should you run slower than 1:45? To run each successive 200m lap slower than the preceding one makes no sense, surely?

Have you never watched an 800m before? Running each 200m slower is quite common.

mark b wrote:

Men's 800. Thought; if you go through 400 in under 51 seconds should you run slower than 1:45? To run each successive 200m lap slower than the preceding one makes no sense, surely?

It is only February. Humans are biological organisms who have to contend with their physiological condition which fluctuates according to multiple variables.

Overtaking is harder indoors with the tight bends and narrow track so it pays to get to the front early on even if it means running a bit too fast. Positive splits are normal in the 800 in any case.

Men’s 800: Cas Loxsom gets a big win and a world leader

One week ago, Loxsom looked out of place running the 1000m at the Millrose Games. But he closed quickly in that race to move up for second over the final 200, and he shone today in an event he’s far more comfortable in, the 800.

Loxsom got out well and was the only man to stick right on rabbit Bram Som, who took him through 400 in 50.28. By the time Som dropped out at 500, Loxsom had opened up a big gap on the field and at the bell (1:17.50), he had a lead of approximately 15 meters.

The rest of the field, led by 2015 world bronze medallist Amel Tuka, was closing hard as Loxsom was starting to tie up. But he dug deep and managed to hold on, and was rewarded for his aggressive running with a world leader of 1:46.13. Tuka wound up second in 1:46.59, a Bosnian national record, while American Erik Sowinski finished fourth in 1:46.85.

15:04 - 800 METRES - Men - Final OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Casimir LOXSOM USA 1:46.13 PB

2 Amel TUKA BSH 1:46.59 NR

3 Kyle LANGFORD GBR 1:46.79 PB

4 Erik SOWINSKI USA 1:46.85 SB

5 Guy LEARMONTH GBR 1:47.00 PB

6 Andrew OSAGIE GBR 1:47.02 SB

Bram SOM NED DNF

Split Times

400 Bram SOM NED 50.28

Finish Casimir LOXSOM USA (55.85) 1:46.13

Quick Take #1: Loxsom is definitely the favorite to win the 600 at USAs

This was already the case, as Loxsom won the 600 the last time it was held at USAs in 2015, and earlier this year set a world indoor best in the event (1:14.91). But if there was any doubt, he removed it today with a strong run from the front. Loxsom has the speed to get to the lead early and the strength to hold on to it late. He will be tough to beat in Albuquerque.

https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/832972130358804481

PS. Running every lap slower than the previous lap is actually the proper way to run an 800.

Blankenship just holds off Gregson in the 1500

Rowbury cannot be happy going from queen of the NOP house to 2nd fiddle to hassen. How long will she put up with this?