ISTAF Berlin - Mills, Mechaal, Kessler, Parsons, Bartelsmeyer

I don’t know who the hell sees this thread and gives the OP a downvote.

Anyway, thanks for the link and putting this on my radar. Definitely seems like there’s no reason for Gidey to be in that race unless it’s a concerted WR attempt. Karissa Schweizer is on the start list as well.

Gidey skipping the Worlds 5000 for this really better pay off or she'll look like a real moran

Prize money for 1st is: 2000 $. So that is safe for Gidey. They will bring the wavelights.

For 1500 men:

Immediately downvoted the OP and downvoted you. I think you secretly like getting downvoted.

Gidey definitely has to be targeting that WR. Otherwise, the M1500, MPV, W100H (Williams), W400 (Miller-Uibo) seem decent. Lyles bailed on this one, evidently.

I’m wondering how Hobbs Kessler will fare in this, given that he pretty much went quiet after USA’s. Was the Ryan Shay mile in Charlevoix the last time he’s competed?

Only Lyles brother is competing..but Noah was at ISTAF last year.

Yes it a WR attempt as confirmed by her coach. Regardless of whether she is successful her marathon prep stats in earnest immediately after. She has also stated her desire to represent Ethiopia at the Olympic marathon in Paris. Could it be we’ve seen the last of her on the track? either way going forward she has the talent to retire in the future as the greatest road running woman in history..

Seriously? How long have you been here? People downvoted the post about Addy Wiley raising money and donating $5,000 of her own money for kids with cancer. People will downvote anything and everything. RARELY does a post not get at least one downvote here.

Probably they will go for the Olympic standard?

3:33,50 min

Only Farken has it so far.

ISTAF is where Augustine Choge cemented his legend as the only human to have ever ran sub 1:45, sub 3:30, sub 7:30, sub 12:55, and even a sub 60 HM.

Anybody got stream/schedule info for this meet?

Man, I wonder what appearance money they pay now for the meet. With limited events on that prize money list, that is shockingly low for ISTAF which used to be of course one of the Golden Four meets. Sadly indicative of the lack of money in the sport these days - we should be happy ISTAF still exists and doesn't suffer the same fate as Helsinki, Koln, Koblenz etc - great meets of the past that died because of lack of sponsorship money :/

Yawn. Gidey needs to learn to win championship races. They represent the real world, not the computer-controlled paced time trials.

Two fake Germans in one meet. Kudos.

Preview here:

watchathletics.com

Gidey, Williams, Weber, and Miller-Uibo Set to Dazzle at ISTAF Berlin Showdown | Watch Athletics

Letesenbet Gidey, Shaunae Miller-Uibo, Danielle Williams and Valerie Allman are among the stur studded line ups for the ISTAF Berlin 2023.

Link:www.watchathletics.com/article/12640/g...

Prize money for 100 m is: 5000 $

Prize money for 5000/1500m m is: 2000 $

Pretty unfair.

Also curious how they will do in this meet. Both have not performed as good as they should.

Mills performed and won. Pacers were too fast then too slow..no Paris time at all.

Both Bartelsmeyer and Parsons did not run in their local German teams jersey but in their US teams.

Parsons was introduced to his home stadium (Olympiastadion / SCC Berlin)