The start list has her PB and SB at 15:21 and she wins the Pre Classic with a 14:32... talk about a massive improvement! 49 Seconds and the funny thing is that she had the second slowest PB in the field.
Here are the results from the DL site.
The start list has her PB and SB at 15:21 and she wins the Pre Classic with a 14:32... talk about a massive improvement! 49 Seconds and the funny thing is that she had the second slowest PB in the field.
Here are the results from the DL site.
Obiri, at 8:20 for the 3000m (a race where she smoked Dibaba), is capable of a lot better. She just coming off a pregnancy where she gave birth to her daughter about a year ago so this makes it all the more impressive.
Right now 3k is her best event.
She ran 3:59 in her first Diamond League race since childbirth and now this. Pretty amazing. I still think she's stuck between events.
Our recap of tonight's action is up:
Just wondering how Faith Kipyegon would have faired had she run this race considering she ran 14'31" last year in her debut in this distance. Considering she is stronger than Obiri, maybe she would have run sub 14'25" tonight? I had hoped she would run a fast 5K before the Olympics, say like in May, but the games are getting nearer and running one now would likely mess up her training for 1500m.
49 seconds? Impossible. She must have joined in with Jess Andrews' sophisticated doping programme.
wejo wrote:
Right now 3k is her best event.
She ran 3:59 in her first Diamond League race since childbirth and now this. Pretty amazing. I still think she's stuck between events
That 3k might be her best event doesn't help her
Genze has run ?8'15i virtually solo which is likely ~ 8'10 !!! outdoors & Ayana finished her WC win with a last 3k of 8'19 !!!
Genze was carrying injury when she lost that 8'20 race to Obiri
So Obiri is still proverbial miles behind 2 best 5k runners in the world at 3k
