Official 2016 Zürich DL Live Discussion Thread

Any chance Rowbury gets DQd for that move she put on Muir? I don't think so but that was a little bit ghetto.

Here are better 5000 results.

Final

Pl. Athlete Nat. Birth Result

1. Hagos GEBRHIWET ETH 94 13:14.82

2. Paul CHELIMO USA 90 13:16.51

3. Evan JAGER USA 89 13:16.86

4. Albert ROP BRN 92 13:17.56

5. Abdelaati IGUIDER MAR 87 13:19.35

6. Bernard LAGAT USA 74 13:19.73

7. Yomif KEJELCHA ETH 97 13:19.90

8. Mohammed AHMED CAN 91 13:20.31

9. Ryan HILL USA 90 13:20.46

10. Muktar EDRIS ETH 94 13:23.05

11. Cornelius KANGOGO KEN 93 13:25.12

12. Thomas Pkemei LONGOSIWA KEN 82 13:25.48

13. Ibrahim JEILAN ETH 89 13:30.55

14. Bethwell BIRGEN KEN 88 13:31.08

15. Isiah Kiplangat KOECH KEN 93 13:31.26

16. Paul Kipngetich TANUI KEN 90 13:31.75

17. Edwin Cheruiyot SOI KEN 86 13:36.19

18. Imane MERGA ETH 88 14:00.22

- Hassan MEAD USA 89 DNF

- Hillary Kipkorir MAIYO KEN 93 DNF

Lavillenie and Kendricks over 5.90, Braz attempt says R, I know that means something happened, but what does that mean? I hope he's ok.

rojo wrote:

run with the wom wrote:

Best run by Shannon in years!

Better than her AR last year?? I don't think so.

But everyone who thinks Rowbury only has beaten SImpson because she sits on her normally had better apologize after this one. She went for the AR and got the win.

You know that's gotta really piss Simpson off. She doesn't even like to act like Rowbury exists. In Rio, she claimed she didn't know where Rowbury finished until she was in the mixed zone.

Ummmm NO. Rowbury DOES normally sit on Simpson. She didn't this time and still got the win so maybe she will quit doing that.

Merritt wins it by a penis length

Merritt Extenzes it for the win

another ridiculous spectacle at the finish line in the ladies with them all scattered over the truck, but I give it to Rowbury for running more courageously here than I've seen in a long time. That is, instead of shadowing Simpson, she rightly shadowed Muir, figuring that could lead to an American record. Kipyegon looked very strong and then the wheels came off and she almost pulled up on the homestretch--injured? Simpson looked to be going for the win in the last 100m and by going when she did, boxing Rowbury, but she did not have quite the kick. The very finish though was questionable. Did Rowbury grab Muir or what? Is a dq possible there? Solid time but they should have been out in 2:06. That gave them a lot to do.

Hill and Kejelcha were clearly tired from running 7:30 and 7:28 4 days ago, so give them a break.

Lavillenie and Kendricks in joint first with the same number of misses, after clearing 5.9o they chose to skip 5.96 and go for 6.01, they both have 1 miss right now

run with the wom wrote:

What a great race. Congratulations ladies!

Are the East African Women the most brain dead runners ever?

- Kipyegon just had to finish what, 5th to win DL and she stupidly races out front for the win, fades badly and loses big jackpot.

- In the Oly marathon the shortest route is clearly marked and the E African women are running all over the place not taking tangents the way the US and other women are. See this on many other televised marathons as well

- Steeple winner in Oly had a crack at WR and lets up at the end (ya ya she got it later).

- Ayana runs perhaps the dumbest 5000 ever and ruins her chance at double gold.

- And who can forget Beijing Olympic marathon with Nderaba thinking she was in first the entire way, not even realizing until too late that Dita was in front! Duh.

I have to also blame their coach and managers, which in Kenyan we know is often not the best.

rojo wrote:

run with the wom wrote:

Best run by Shannon in years!

Better than her AR last year?? I don't think so.

It WAS better because it was a win in one of the biggest races of the year. When T&F News does their rankings they look at the win AND the quality of the field. This was a big win for Rowbury.

I don't remember her ever winning a Diamond League race before? Has she?

rojo wrote:

Let's hand out awards. Jager gets and A for effort."

If he failed to win and failed to come close to his PR, how does he get an A for effort?

If you try your best (A effort) and do not get good results it means that you are not good.

mens 800m coming up

rourke wrote:

mens 800m coming up

I see what you did there

Use of 'ghetto' there is a bit irksome. Chafes me in that, oh cool, glad to know you're kinda racist sort of way

[quote]rojo wrote:

Any chance Rowbury gets DQd for that move she put on Muir? I don't think so but that was a little bit ghetto.

good thing he takes those EXTENDZ

scattered over the track, that should have read.

Kendricks seems to be the best sport I've seen in track since Chaunte Lowe at Paris in 2010.

Why does this meet have three female distance races but only one male distance race? Zurich used to have all the Olympic or World final fields in all the events.

oh no! wrote:

Illegal dive from Rowbury!!!!

She dove after she crossed the line running in an upright position.

Well, that was a 800m race just like we've already seen many times this year.

lol

God I hate watching the woMEN in the 800.