Semi-Live Blog: LetsRun.com's Thoughts As The 2009 adidas Track Classic Is Broadcast Live on ESPN2

Event 3 Women 200 Meter Dash

Heat 1 of 1

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Name Year Team Finals

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Wind: -1.9

1 Felix, Allyson USA 22.66

2 Richards, Sanya USA 23.03

3 Solomon, Shalonda USA 23.10

4 Knight, Bianca USA 23.11

5 Moore, Lashaunte'A USA 23.40

6 Hodge, Virgil SKN 23.66

7 Fletcher, Sherry GRN 24.00

8 Gilbert, Nina USA 24.25

-- Morris, Brooklyn USA DNF

Event 4 Men 200 Meter Dash

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Sponsor: Nutrilite

World: W 19.30 8/20/2008 Usain Bolt, JAM

American: A 19.32 1996 Michael Johnson, Nike

Meet: M 19.91 2007 Wallace Spearmon, USA

Name Year Team Finals Wind

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Finals

1 Merritt, LA Shawn U S A 20.07 -0.5

2 Carter, Xavier U S A 20.71 -0.5

3 Willie, Kelly U S A 20.73 -0.5

4 White, Damien U S A 20.74 -0.5

5 Martin, Rodney U S A 20.75 -0.5

6 Crawford, Shawn U S A 20.82 -0.5

7 Williams, Bernard U S A 21.11 -0.5

-- Witherspoon, Reggie U S A DQ -0.5 lane violation

Event 11 Women 5000 Meter Run

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Sponsor: Nutrilite

World: W 14:11.15 6/6/2008 Tirunesh Dibba, ETH

American: A 14:44.80 4/14/2007 Shalane Flanagan, Nike

Name Year Team Finals

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Finals

1 Kiros, Aheza E T H 14:56.33

2 Dibaba, Ejegayehu E T H 15:07.45

3 Kipyego, Sally K E N 15:09.03

4 Flanagan, Shalane U S A 15:10.86

5 Rhines, Jen U S A 15:36.09

6 Tollefson, Carrie U S A 15:52.38

7 Hastings, Amy U S A 15:59.87

8 Hall, Sara U S A 16:33.62

-- Kosgei, Rose K E N DNF

-- Wurth- Thomas, Christin U S A DNF

Event 16 Women Pole Vault

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Sponsor: Nutrilite

Starting height is 4.27

Progression is 4.27, 4.42, 4.52, 4.62, 4.72, 4.82, 4.92, 5.02

World: W 5.05m 8/18/2008 Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS

American: A 4.92m 7/6/2008 Jen Stuczynski, adidas

Meet: M 4.90m 2008 Jenn Stuczynski, USA

Name Year Team Finals

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Finals

1 Stuczysnki, Jenn U S A 4.76m 15-07.25

4.27 4.42 4.52 4.62 4.76 4.93

P P P XO O XXX

2 Dragila, Stacy U S A 4.42m 14-06.00

4.27 4.42 4.52

XXO XO XXX

3 Gao, Shuying C H N 4.27m 14-00.00

4.27 4.42

O XXX

4 Steiner- Bennett, April U S A 4.27m 14-00.00

4.27 4.42

XO XXX

-- Owen, Melinda U S A NH

4.27

XXX

-- Johnson, Chelsea U S A NH

4.27

XXX

-- Jansen, Lacy U S A NH

4.27

XXX

Event 6 Men 400 Meter Dash

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Sponsor: Visa

World: W 43.18 8/26/1999 Michael Johnson, USA

American: A 43.18 1999 Michael Johnson, Nike

Meet: M 44.42 2008 Jeremy Wariner, USA

Name Year Team Finals

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Finals

1 Wariner, Jeremy U S A 44.66

2 Brown, Chris B A H 45.03

3 Quow, Rennie T R I 45.05

4 Williamson, Darold U S A 45.63

5 Nixon, Greg U S A 45.67

6 Larry, Lionel U S A 45.88

7 Bain, Andretti B A H 46.32

8 Chambers, Ricardo J A M 46.72

9 Everhart, Craig U S A 47.39

men's 5000m?????

not ran until after the steeple, which is being run now

Men's 5k starts in 5 minutes.

It looked like Wariner peed himself a little before the race. There seemed to be a dark spot on his uniform in the crotch region. But we've all done that.

Event 10 Women 3000 Meter Steeplechase

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World: W 8:58.81 8/17/2008 Gulnara Galkina, RUS

American: A 9:22.26 8/17/2008 Jenny Barringer, Colorado

Name Year Team Finals

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Finals

1 Willard, Anna U S A 9:26.85

2 Anderson, Lindsey U S A 9:37.88

3 Allen, Lindsey U S A 9:47.21

4 Kiamayo, Irene K E N 9:50.55

5 Dicrescenzo, Delilah U S A 9:53.58

6 Galaviz, Lisa U S A 9:57.51

7 Lorenzen, Amanda U S A 10:07.72

-- Hyman, Mardrea J A M DNF

Anna's tired of everybody talking so much about Jenny B, so she decided to throw down.

updates on 5k please espn took it off air already.....

from the other thread

Finals

1 Lagat, Bernard U S A 3:36.38

2 Brannen, Nate C A N 3:37.03

3 Van Der Westhuizen, Pete R S A 3:38.29

4 Lomong, Lopez U S A 3:39.21

5 Leer, Will U S A 3:39.69

6 Lalang, Boaz K E N 3:39.90

7 Sherer, Steve U S A 3:39.97

8 Jager, Evan U S A 3:40.60

9 Solares, Pablo M E X 3:42.88

10 Rankin, Jon U S A 3:43.68

11 Myers, Rob U S A 3:44.83

12 Perkins, Adam U S A 3:48.14

13 Krummenacker, David U S A 3:49.70

14 Manzano, Leo U S A 3:57.55

Event 12 Men 5000 Meter Run

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Sponsor: adidas

World: W 12:37.35 5/31/2004 Kenenisa Bekele, ETH

American: A 12:58.21 1996 Bob Kennedy, Nike

Meet: M 13:08.64 2008 Ali Abdosh, ETH

Name Year Team Finals

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Finals

1 Gebremeskel, Dejen E T H 13:16.52

2 Cragg, Alistair I R E 13:16.83

3 Baughs, Scott U S A 13:38.95

4 Asmerom, Bolota U S A 13:39.93

5 Boit, Josphat K E N 13:42.19

6 Dobson, Ian U S A 13:46.65

7 Torres, Jorge U S A 13:54.32

8 Summerside, Seth U S A 13:58.31

9 Horn, Jordan U S A 14:00.70

10 Kimutai, Cosmas K E N 14:08.31

-- Pierce, Jon U S A DNF

-- Pifer, Stephen U S A DNF

-- Watson, Luke U S A DNF

Overall a VERY dissapointing meet. Not just the coverage but the meet itself... ho hum.

You know conditions are crap when a Dibaba runs over 15:00.

Aggreed

I know Larry is trying to appeal to the casual track fan, but I really would like to hear some new commentary or none at all. Hearing the same old comments since 2004 is getting a little bit annoying. I think Larry knows a lot about the sport. It just doesn't come off that way, because he repeats the same stuff over and over. Some of them are funny, but others make me want to change the channel. Let's see. Here are a couple Rawsonisms I can think of: Runners draft off each other just like cars at Indianapolis. To all you youngsters out there look how blank drives their arms and runs through the finish.