OFFICIAL ZURICH DIAMOND LEAGUE 2015 THREAD

Yeah, on the Kenyans part. I think Jager less so. If he and his coaches were smart they would have left for Zurich immediately after the steeple final to rest and get acclimated. But the point is Jager's not a sub-8 (not counting his fall) steeplechaser any more. Not even close.

rojo wrote:

ladedah wrote:

What happened to Rudisha and Balla after 600m?

Sorry for not posting. I've been cussing out the cable company people. My bill is over $200 a month. How much do you all pay?

ANyway, that was a bizarre race. Rudisha bot passed by like 5 people and then tried to rally. His losing wasn't a shock to me considering he lost in 2011 and 2012 at the end of the season but falling back to 5th or 6th mid-race was a weird site.

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Catherine Fennell wrote:

What was her time?

8:34 for Simpson, 839 for Rowbury, 852 for Infeld and 859 for Coburn.

Ranking Order

1 AYANA Almaz ETH 21 NOV 1991 12-1 8:22.34 MR 14 2

2 DIBABA Genzebe ETH 8 FEB 1991 13-1 8:26.54 16 1

3 TEFERI Senbere ETH 3 MAY 1995 10-1 8:34.32 PB 5 3

4 SIMPSON Jenny USA 23 AUG 1986 8-1 8:34.43

5 CHERONO Mercy KEN 7 MAY 1991 4-1 8:35.48 5 3

6 CHERUIYOT Vivian Jepkemoi KEN 11 SEP 1983 11-1 8:38.91 SB 1 7

7 ROWBURY Shannon USA 19 SEP 1984 7-1 8:39.92

8 KIBIWOT Viola Jelagat KEN 22 DEC 1983 9-1 8:41.93 3 5

9 JELAGAT Irene KEN 10 DEC 1988 1-1 8:47.04

10 CHEPTAI Irine Chebet KEN 4 FEB 1992 6-1 8:48.03 PB

11 INFELD Emily USA 21 MAR 1990 5-1 8:52.02

12 COBURN Emma USA 19 OCT 1990 3-1 8:59.76

BELETE Mimi BRN 9 JUN 1988 2-1 DNF

PLIS Renata (PM) POL 5 FEB 1985 14-1 DNF 2 6

WAFULA Lydia (PM) KEN 15 FEB 1988 15-1 DNF

Intermediate times: 1000m 2:49.92 WAFULA Lydia (KEN)

2000m 5:35.36 AYANA Almaz (ETH)

1 Ayana - 8:22

2 Dibaba - 8:26

3 Teferi - 8:34.32

4 Simpson - 8:34.43

5 Cherono - 8:35

6 Cheruiyot - 8:38

7 Rowburry - 8:39

...

11 Infield - 8:52

12 Coburn - 8:56

InWyo wrote:

1 Ayana - 8:22

2 Dibaba - 8:26

3 Teferi - 8:34.32

4 Simpson - 8:34.43

5 Cherono - 8:35

6 Cheruiyot - 8:38

7 Rowburry - 8:39

...

11 Infield - 8:52

12 Coburn - 8:56

How did the race play out for the Americans?

Were they all together?

When did they separate?

Thanks!

Wow, Coburn last? She has not had a great race all season. Disappointing.

Asbel MF Kiprop

And Infield is a WC medalist!

Kiprock.

Kiprop is amazing. So fun to watch. I had the feeling he was just tracking kIplagat for the first 1k, making sure he won $40,000. Then he might as well win the race.

Kenya certianly should have run Biwott at worlds and not Cheruiyot.

RObby Andrews picked up a nice scalp in Silas Kiplagat.

Does anybody know what "3000m Americaine Relay" means on the Zurich results? Is that some kind of European distance medley relay?

Wow, Robby didn't go to the back and stay put. He's learning.

As in the Monaco 1500 the two winners went with the faster rabbit. Jenny was definitely running for third place, ran with Teferi much of the race. Even that pace was too hot for Rowbury and she gradually faded. Infeld and Coburn ran about what they are capable of, in fact this might be Emma's 3k personal best (in a very small number of races).

The amazing thing about Coburn is you would never predict her 3000SC time from her 1500(4:05)/3000 times.

Hands down the worst, most disappointing meet of the year. Thought it being close to the worlds meant most would be around peak form? The Weltlasse used to be such a great meet, records galore. Something has to change.

From the stories I heard from my Santa Monica Track Club teammates years ago, after an Olympics or Worlds half of the athletes have probably been drinking and eating for 4 straight days! They are probably hungover and 5lbs heavier!

That 1500 by Kiprop was a thing of beauty.

He is so good right now and knows just how much he has to do to win.

Tori Bowie on the 4x100

alanson wrote:

As in the Monaco 1500 the two winners went with the faster rabbit. Jenny was definitely running for third place, ran with Teferi much of the race. Even that pace was too hot for Rowbury and she gradually faded. Infeld and Coburn ran about what they are capable of, in fact this might be Emma's 3k personal best (in a very small number of races).

The amazing thing about Coburn is you would never predict her 3000SC time from her 1500(4:05)/3000 times.

coburn is certainly capable of under 8:50, not 8:59. her steeple is 9:11! she should be running 8:30s

Les wrote:

Does anybody know what "3000m Americaine Relay" means on the Zurich results? Is that some kind of European distance medley relay?

3 runners, you can run any distance you like and hand off as often as you like (it tends to gravitate towards roughly 200m segments)

Coburn's previous personal best from 2011 is 9:17.46. I agree there is a disconnect between her 3000SC and her 1500/3000. I do think this result in Zurich is representative of her performance in flat races.

reed wrote:

coburn is certainly capable of under 8:50, not 8:59. her steeple is 9:11! she should be running 8:30s