Ajee' Wilson is Back!!! 1:58.27 American Indoor Record

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  • wejo
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    3 years ago 02/11/2017 5:05pm CST
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    What a run, both Wilson and her new training partner Charlene Lipsey broke the old American 800 indoor record of 1:58.71 from Nicole Teter in 2002.

    Wilson only ran 1:59.44 outdoors last year and had never broken 2:00 indoors.

    Lipsey's best outdoors prior to today was 2:00.60 and 2:02.01 indoors.

    Congrats to the Derek Thompson coached athletes.

    1 USA Ajee Wilson adidas 1:58.27
    2 USA Charlene Lipsey adidas 1:58.64
    3 GBR Lynsey Sharp Great Britain 2:01.14
    4 FRA Justine Fedronic Nike 2:01.36
    5 USA Cecilia Barowski HOKA NJNY 2:01.52
    6 USA Samantha Watson Henrietta, NY 2:01.78
    7 USA Olivia Baker Stanford 2:05.00
    8 CAN Jenna Westaway Brooks 2:06.32
    JAM Kimarra McDonald Jamaica
  • Queens Queens
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 5:07pm CST
    re: wejo
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    Too bad she can't win an outdoor medal for the next few years
  • Shameful
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 5:22pm CST
    re: wejo
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    No props to Sammy Watson for setting the high school record in that race?
  • nu xn
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 5:23pm CST
    re: Queens Queens
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    Does it mean anything that Watson was wearing Nike? She has been wearing her high school kit all year. I guessing she's skipping college.
  • swaglord
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 5:53pm CST
    re: wejo
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    Just an absurdly beastly run. I wonder what they're doing in training to be able to run that fast this early.
  • wejo
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    3 years ago 02/11/2017 6:07pm CST
    re: Shameful
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    Shameful wrote:

    No props to Sammy Watson for setting the high school record in that race?

    Props to Sammy as well! Great day for American 800 women.

    Brief article here:

    http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/02/800-madness-millrose-ajee-wilson-breaks-american-record-sammy-watson-gets-mary-deckers-high-school-record/
  • White guy fan
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 8:09pm CST
    re: wejo
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    A great run !!!
    Congrats Agee !!!!
  • comebacked
    3 years ago 02/11/2017 9:27pm CST
    re: swaglord
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    swaglord wrote:

    Just an absurdly beastly run. I wonder what they're doing in training to be able to run that fast this early.


    CERA?
  • 12345
    3 years ago 02/12/2017 8:11am CST
    re: swaglord
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    Mary Cain would have won that race.
  • just wondering2
    3 years ago 02/12/2017 8:41am CST
    re: nu xn
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    nu xn wrote:

    Does it mean anything that Watson was wearing Nike? She has been wearing her high school kit all year. I guessing she's skipping college.

    Wrong she has been wearing the Nike kit in all her open races (Boston, ATI, Millrose), but not wearlng Nike spikes so at this point don't read too much into what she is wearing
  • NERunner053 wrote:
    3 years ago 02/12/2017 9:55am CST
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    NERunner053 wrote:

    But Rojo and Wejo is she a true American? Does this really count as an AR? She isn't white so I'm confused as to why you're promoting this.

    *Written from my Safe Space*
  • Lark
    3 years ago 02/12/2017 11:46pm CST
    re: 12345
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    Ajee just ran an amazing race. her teammate has been running well also. does anyone know what specific adidas race shoe Ajee wears? And in response to the Mary Cain comment...she is not really relevant right now.
  • Big turnaround
    3 years ago 02/13/2017 1:31am CST
    re: wejo
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    Big turnaround for Lipsey. Quite the training group. Looks like they are shooting for World Indoors. Will be interesting to see what they can do in the outdoor season.
  • jimmy bobby
    3 years ago 02/13/2017 1:47pm CST
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    Great to see Ajee do so well.

    Too bad she has to beat men to win the serious hardware.
  • zx.vm.sadfljk
    3 years ago 02/13/2017 3:20pm CST
    re: jimmy bobby
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    That is terrific to see her coming all the way back and to see Lipsey make an incredible drop. It will take 1:55-56 to medal from now on with the men in the outdoor race.