Official 2025 Prefontaine Classic Discussion Thread

I'd like to take this opportunity to congratulate Bobby Kersee. His strategy of jogging 3000m and 1500m races against Junior Olympic competition has paid off, earning Athing Mu a top-10 finish at a Diamond League event. Congrats!

Did Mu think this was a 1500m race?

Absolutely nowhere. Going to be a long road back if she's going to get anywhere near the podium again.

One has nothing to do with the other. Do you know what every women's Olympic gold medalist in the 400 has in common? They have all had off days.

Yeah, I'm surprised the American record holder and 2021 Olympic champion is DFL. I expected better.

With her time today… MU is not even the best women’s HS 800 m in the US. Woof that was bad.

It takes $99 for a letsrun training plan. Does she have it after that performance?

Athing M. K. may have to worry about getting an 800 meter qualifying time just to run US Championships.

That would require her to make the US team. If today is any indication of her current fitness, she has little chance.

11 US women now have the World Standard in the 800m

Yes, unfortunately they said it was another 5k.

Much of the chatter here will be about Mu but another BAFFLING result from Moraa. And when will Reekie learn that going out in front does. not. work.????

This event looks absolutely wide open this year

Gabe Jennings is back baby!

Am I weird for finding Winfred Yavi attractive?

Natalie Dumas ran 2:00 while tripling events, so yeah

She'd be the 3rd best HS girl in NJ with a 4th almost beating her.

Sadly, not the first 600 either.

The disaster that is Kersee continues right in front of our eyes: watching the coach who listens to no one ever ruining possibly the greatest natural female 800 meter runner ever in real time.

At least when they ruined Houston McTear it wasn't right in front of our eyes.

Yavi, Cherotich, and Chemutai all in this steeplechase. Should be a good one

I was thinking the same thing. Not to be an armchair QB but she should be running 400s not 1500s