Official Stockholm DL Discussion Thread

reed wrote:

ROBERTSON Zane

NZL

3:38.61

SB

6

SPONSOR ME!I had to borrow from my brother today.

reed wrote:

ROBERTSON Zane

NZL

3:38.61

SB

6

black rainbow wrote:

SPONSOR ME!I had to borrow from my brother today.

Perhaps lose the wigga attitude and start running faster than the Norwegians for a start.

3000m W:

Pace slowed down.

Defar leading now,

1k: 2:50

2k: 256

to 71s in a row now

7:30 before last lap

Dibaba fails completely from 250 out.

Defar wins 8:30.30, last lap 60 sec (59.99)

2. Cherono 8:31

3. Hassan 8:32

Rowbury 5-6th

Rowbury ran tough until the last 20 meters when she let 4 ladies pass her while essentially walking in.

Scandinavian Fellow wrote:

reed wrote:

curtis mitchell iin the 200 gets hurt. bronze last week, DNF this week.

patterns are forming

don't expect any medalists from moscow to be in good form today

Symmonds about racing after WC:

"Now my bags are once again packed, and tomorrow I head back into this crazy game of pro running.

I have signed on to race five times in the next three weeks. These are all exhibition races that mean very little to me and very little to my competitors.

We're going back to work, hoping to cash in on appearance fees, which are starting to become nonexistent, and prize money, which is slowly drying up."

It's like the post tour de france crits. Maybe the podium places and how it will play out are not predetermined in these track races like in the post tour crits, but after the WC or OG there is simply no energy and you can't expect the top guys to keep performing at 100%; there is no more motivation for them. The Stockholm meet is held at a terrible time being so close to the WCs.

Jordan Hasay 9:06, last place

Rowbury 8.34

Nice run by Rowbury. Sure she got passed at end but she was competitive in this one. 5k she's not competitive at all but 3k she has been for a while.

Hasay went for it, blew up last 700 meters. long season. can't wait to see what she throws down next year.

Merritt is DMX?

run with the wom wrote:

Rowbury ran tough until the last 20 meters when she let 4 ladies pass her while essentially walking in.

Rowbury did great. Ran 8:34 and closed in about 63. I wouldn't call that a walk.

She went for it and was the only non African in the hunt throughout the race

Slow 400

1. Merrit 44.69

2. Santos 45.25

3. Maslak 45.33

wejo wrote:

Nice run by Rowbury. Sure she got passed at end but she was competitive in this one. 5k she's not competitive at all but 3k she has been for a while.

I agree with the announcers. If Shannon decides to focus on 5k training I suspect that she will not only become more competitive at 3k - 5k, but I bet her 1500 meter time will improve as well.

Will be interesting to see what she decides to focus on next year.

last lap wrote:

run with the wom wrote:

Rowbury ran tough until the last 20 meters when she let 4 ladies pass her while essentially walking in.

Rowbury did great. Ran 8:34 and closed in about 63. I wouldn't call that a walk.

She went for it and was the only non African in the hunt throughout the race

You saw what you saw. I saw what I saw. I don't know how four people can pass someone unless they are packing it in. And I said she ran tough with the Africans. It was great to see.

I'm not convinced Rowbury packed it in. I think she mistimed the kick. The top 3 really pulled away the last 200m. Rowbury was leading that 2nd group and paid the price.

Merritt easy 44.69 win in 400m hurdles. McQuay didn't run. He was entered as of yesterdya.

Wow! Why did Montano finished in the fifth lane?

Da Troof wrote:

run with the wom wrote:

A Ukrainian just won the 200. What the heck is going on here?

drug testing is working

Actually not if Ukrainians are winning.