Emma Coburn pulls a Meb - gaps field early and shockingly wins Shanghai DL

absolutely stunning. not only do the africans disrespect meb, a former african, but they really disrespect blond americans. note that CU is one of the top running schools that does not recruit foreign nationals...

Maybe fixed by the IAAF to boost interest in the event? I have no proof...just idle speculation.

amazing performance.

Does "idle" mean "groundless?"

Obviously has a lot more in her. Picked it up after the rabbit dropped. Ran alone the second half. Could be close to an AR at Pre if the rest of the field goes hard harder than this one.

The east africans look clueless in the women's steeple. It wouldn't surprise me if they thought Coburn was a pacer. Maybe they'll actually pay attention to the event they're running in now that it has cost them.

Awesome, woohoo!

Great race by Emma Coburn; that's the way to run.

go buffs 123456789 wrote:

absolutely stunning. not only do the africans disrespect meb, a former african, but they really disrespect blond americans. note that CU is one of the top running schools that does not recruit foreign nationals...

Which has got what to do with anything? Good for Wetmore, give him a medal. Meb ran smart and others rather stupidly ON THAT DAY. Emma ran wonderfully, and others ran stupidly ON THAT DAY. It is one early season DL meet - lots more before the end of the season.

The Steeple seems wide open - good that Coburn can stamp herself as a contender this season leading into next year's World Championship year. Maybe Jenny can help her out in some future meets so she doesn't have to travel the world to find a good race.

tokeon wrote:

Maybe fixed by the IAAF to boost interest in the event? I have no proof...just idle speculation.

Your brain is on idle. If they DID fix an event (what a stupid idea) they would make it a closer race- I saw it, she gapped them on the first lap.

Sledge wrote:

The east africans look clueless in the women's steeple. It wouldn't surprise me if they thought Coburn was a pacer. Maybe they'll actually pay attention to the event they're running in now that it has cost them.

This would be awesome if they though she was a rabbit. If the EAs don't even take time to learn hurdling form and still kill everyone, why would they worry about any other country's runners than theirs?

Would this be the second fastest ever by an American woman?

Race recap and analysis of Coburn's stunning win can be found here:

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2014/05/emma-coburn-pulls-meb-gaps-field-early-runs-pr-stunningly-wins-womens-steeple-shanghai/

There is a flaw in the LRC analysis where 9:19 only "wins" one DL from 2013.

Emma was not pushed at all in the race...she time-trialed a 9:19. Several of the DL wins last year were within a few seconds of that.

Emma would have been in contention for the win in at least 50% of the DL meets last year.

The obligatory response to any Emma thread . . . Pics?

Tafooly Makhlooofeee wrote:

color blind.. wrote:

Remember, the Africans live in grass huts, if the white man had not colonized over in Africa they would all be clueless and primitive. Why are you surprised when they act that way?

Funny. True. And the best part is that it is so Politically Incorrect. Which the truth always is.

Now, all we need is someone to write that Emma looked like a golden Amazonian goddess being chased by horde of pygmies.

Someone posted that during Shalane's bid to win Boston.

After watching the race, I'm thinking the rest of the field might have thought she was a rabbit.

If you ask me, she didn't look like a rabbit..she looked like a total fox!

Congrats!! wrote:

If you ask me, she didn't look like a rabbit..she looked like a total fox!

Ba-dumsh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EReRZ8wenT4

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