Two laps to go and Hassan is boxed in and getting bounced around. Hailu with a jump at the bell winning in 8:32. Great final 200 from her, and poor positioning from Hassan, but I'm not sure she had the gear to go with Hailu anyways.
Two laps to go and Hassan is boxed in and getting bounced around. Hailu with a jump at the bell winning in 8:32. Great final 200 from her, and poor positioning from Hassan, but I'm not sure she had the gear to go with Hailu anyways.
ehehh wrote:
Two laps to go and Hassan is boxed in and getting bounced around. Hailu with a jump at the bell winning in 8:32. Great final 200 from her, and poor positioning from Hassan, but I'm not sure she had the gear to go with Hailu anyways.
she got out of the box with 250 to go but let Hailu get the big jump on her
odd tactical race there from Hassan
sat in the back for 2000m, worked her way to the lead, then let Chepkoech and Hailu pass her within 400m. Then worked hard again to get to position before the bell, but waited to go.
Bad news for Shelby Houlihan. Lemlem Hailu -- who ran a world U20 indoor record of 4:01 last year -- just blew the doors off two reining world champs to win in 8:32.55. She looks like the real deal.
Hassan looked a little out of it in her season opener. Either that, or she didn't give Hailu the proper respect. Hassan took the lead with 900 to go, but gave it up very easily and was only in third at the bell. Hailu moved so viciously that the gap was five meters before Hassan knew what hit her. Though maybe it wouldn't have mattered.
Season openers are a little bit like this Covid NBA season in my opinion
- subpar performances should be contextualized
- excellent races should be celebrated
- in general, benefit of doubt should be given, esp. to past championship performers
Hassan (and Clayton Murphy) will be fine come Tokyo
rojo wrote:
Some photos:
https://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/1359227451113619464
Grant comes out FIRING. He ran 7.35 in March 2019. This could be good!
Colin Jackson's 7.30 WR is quickly nearing 30y/o. 3/6/94
Mariano Garcia wins the 800m in 1:47:29
Crazy fast 24.5 first 200
field backed off for 27mid, 27mid led by Langford; unable to hold it through finish and the field passes him coming home
Giles destroys the field in 1:45:49
Bosse completely crashed out.
A Heat
1:45.49 for Giles, wins by a bunch
Bosse followed the pacer through 50.14, then 27.7, 27.65 (leader, then Giles split to finish)
Bosse dropped for 6th
Dominant win for Giles. Bosse seems to be unsponsored. Looked beat after the race.
NERunner53 wrote:
Dominant win for Giles. Bosse seems to be unsponsored. Looked beat after the race.
I think Bosse made a deal with the track devil that he’d win a world championship and then never run very well again. Poor Bosse.
What a stupidly long false start. They were near the end already.
Watching the meet on:
https://tv.nrk.no/serie/friidrett/2021/MSPO34050121/avspiller
John Wesley Harding wrote:
NERunner53 wrote:
Dominant win for Giles. Bosse seems to be unsponsored. Looked beat after the race.
I think Bosse made a deal with the track devil that he’d win a world championship and then never run very well again. Poor Bosse.
Solid deal if you're Bosse, though.
Did you really edit the title with "HOLY CRAP"?
Embarrassing...
The Ingebrigtsens have desensitized me to low 3:30 races. I want to see Jakob bust the doors down and run 3:29i. 3:32 is lame.
birdbeard wrote:
The Ingebrigtsens have desensitized me to low 3:30 races. I want to see Jakob bust the doors down and run 3:29i. 3:32 is lame.
When are they racing?
Great interview with Steve Cram - says Jakob has no chance of WRs this year
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