Good win
Wada is levelling the playing field for white guys
Garrett Heath wins Great Edinburgh Cross-Country
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looked STRONG. blasted Kiprop on that last hill!
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Garret MF Heath wrote:
looked STRONG. blasted Kiprop on that last hill!
Pretty damn impressive. He was the only one that had anything left.
I'm beginning to think though that Bekele is never going to get anywhere near his old form back. :( -
Or perhaps Jerry has found the secret room at Nike headquarters that Salazar understands to compete internationally?
What will Jerry do with so many guys? Lamong, Derrick, Jager, Heath, Hueling, Webb, Teg, Solinsky, Hill, Bayer! -
LM wrote:
I'm beginning to think though that Bekele is never going to get anywhere near his old form back. :(
Bekele is in the marathon base phase, it's quite understandable he can't compete with guys like Kiprop on 4K XC -
I think Chris Derrick actually won.
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Different distance
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Was Kiprop drunk?
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this.
he probably ran hard long run yesterday (30km in 1:32). -
Emil Landy wrote:
Kiprop 3rd, Bekele 5th.
I missed the men's race (I was out running 8 miles). Is there a replay? I saw the women's race.
I love this- ok, I'm 54, when I was younger I wished there was a way I could watch European XC races (without going to Europe). -
another option wrote:
Or perhaps Jerry has found the secret room at Nike headquarters that Salazar understands to compete internationally?
What will Jerry do with so many guys? Lamong, Derrick, Jager, Heath, Hueling, Webb, Teg, Solinsky, Hill, Bayer!
Garrett isn't in Jerry's group. His brother, Elliott, is. -
Kind of a shock, really. What has Garrett done in cross previously?
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Great write up from IAAF.org, http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/edinburgh-cross-country-garrett-heath-gemma-s
USA Dominates!!! Go Heath and Derrick! -
Kiprop 3rd, Bekele 5th.
LetsRun.com note: Our recap of the 2013 Bupa Great Edinbrugh XC event which also included a dominating victory by reigning US champ Chris Derrick in the men's 8k is now up. -
It might appear at the link below. I have no idea if BBC iplayer can be accessed from outside the UK.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03pznr1/Great_Edinburgh_International_Cross_Country_2014/ -
And Kudos to Garrett Heath! Really enjoyed watching.
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he probably just returned from the typical Kenyan three-months rest period after last season. Having done only 2-3 weeks of easy jogging, he ran pretty damn fast, I dare say.
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Here is the 4K Replay on USATF.tv, http://www.usatf.tv/gprofile.php?mgroup_id=45365&do=videos&video_id=102316
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Not a total shock on Heath winning
he is a 3:34 7:44 13:20 guy who seems to keep himself fit and in some kind of racing shape most of the year
If you pointed to this one, you could catch guys who are clearly not in peak fitness -
Bekele was there just to collect a paycheck. He is a marathoner now and trying to be competetive in 4k does not make any sense. He should have gone for 8k.