-Men's 800: Arop v Wanyonyi v Sedjati. Wavelight set for 1:41.11. Does the WR go? -Women's steeple: Yavi v Chemutai. Wavelight set to 8:44.32 WR pace. -Men's 200: Tebogo v Bednarek. Can anyone go sub-19.50
Doubt anyone can run sub-19.5 in this chilly weather, but would love to be wrong.
I think the 800 WR chances are very, very slim TBH. Women’s steeple is more likely but Yavi may have to put her neck on the line earlier than she typically does.
I’m looking forward to the women’s 1500. Sure, Kipyegon winning in 3:51-3:53 seems predictable but I want to see how Hull/Welteji/Bell/Jepchirchir/Hailu shake out. It’s pretty stacked.
Eugene gets a lot of flak on here but you gotta admit last year’s DL final was much better than this has been (so far). Low/mid 50s just isn’t conducive to fast running and even in the longer distances, I think it might play into the feeling that the season’s expired, psychologically.