Official 2017 Prefontaine Classic discussion thread - Is this the best Pre meet ever?

Pacer sooooooo far out in front

ah man wrote:

principe just missed 4 again

I.e. youngest white guy.

Can't wait to see Rowbury shadow Jenny for 1400 meters!

They are making fun of the rabbit for having her own watch? Do the announcers not get why she has her own watch.

Mecke should be fired. She's supposd to run 64 and she's 20 meters ahead one lap in.

AWFUL.

What's the point of this pacemaker

1 Faith KIPYEGON Kenya 3:59.67

2 Hellen OBIRI Kenya 4:00.46

3 Laura MUIR Great Britain 4:00.47

4 Rababe ARAFI Morocco 4:01.75

5 Gudaf TSEGAY Ethiopia 4:01.78

6 Brenda MARTINEZ USA 4:03.56

7 Kate GRACE USA 4:03.59

8 Jenny SIMPSON USA 4:04.16

9 Shannon ROWBURY USA 4:04.61

10 Sofia ENNAOUI Poland 4:05.74

11 Shelby HOULIHAN USA 4:06.43

12 Linden HALL Australia 4:07.37

13 Laura WEIGHTMAN Great Britain 4:10.50

Dana MECKE USA DNF

Place Athlete Affiliation Time

1 Faith KIPYEGON Kenya 3:59.67

2 Hellen OBIRI Kenya 4:00.46

3 Laura MUIR Great Britain 4:00.47

4 Rababe ARAFI Morocco 4:01.75

5 Gudaf TSEGAY Ethiopia 4:01.78

6 Brenda MARTINEZ USA 4:03.56

7 Kate GRACE USA 4:03.59

8 Jenny SIMPSON USA 4:04.16

9 Shannon ROWBURY USA 4:04.61

10 Sofia ENNAOUI Poland 4:05.74

11 Shelby HOULIHAN USA 4:06.43

12 Linden HALL Australia 4:07.37

13 Laura WEIGHTMAN Great Britain 4:10.50

Dana MECKE USA DNF

where is that chinese guy getting that extra meter .

that couldnt find for past few seasons

i wonder could it be the speed endurance side of things .

track is just disgustingly beyond dirty .

enjoy the nike illusion brought to you by iaaf .

what is iaaf going to do about this ped

nothing as they control it and went to whole charade of banning

similar meldonium and now wont test for this stuff but athletes

were in russia were popping up left and right for meldonium

a joke

FightFor15 wrote:

Pacer sooooooo far out in front

No the pacer did her job...They didn't follow. The pacer went out on the proper time. They made it a 400 meter race

Simpson beaten by two Americans!

Still zero top 5 finishers for American distance 👎🏽

Can Murphy break the streak? I say no

Macdaddy wrote:

Still zero top 5 finishers for American distance 👎🏽

Can Murphy break the streak? I say no

Great stat. Does that count heats?

rojo wrote:

They are making fun of the rabbit for having her own watch? Do the announcers not get why she has her own watch.

Mecke should be fired. She's supposd to run 64 and she's 20 meters ahead one lap in.

AWFUL.

I think a lot of pacers are worried about not getting to the front. Mecke basically sprinted off the line.

Would be much better for her to go out with the field and then gradually make her way around the front during the first 100m. That way they don't have to bridge a gap just to stay with her.

A lot of the time when the field "doesn't go with the rabbit", it's the rabbit's fault, and in the first 50m. That was certainly true here.

man...Faith has mastered this distance. She looks strong...Dibaba might not win the 1500 at worlds either. so 1500 and 5000 are not locks for her.

Things are going to be really, really interesting leading up to Worlds. Will Dibaba run a 1500 in the DL before Worlds? Obiri looking strong too..out there working on her speed for 5000 meters.

Scorpion_runner wrote:

FightFor15 wrote:

Pacer sooooooo far out in front

No the pacer did her job...They didn't follow. The pacer went out on the proper time. They made it a 400 meter race

Just an early race observation. I didn't say she should be fired like Rojo did. I agree with you that they didn't follow her.

Pl Ln Athlete Affiliation Time 300m 700m 1100m 1500m

1 11 Faith KIPYEGON Kenya 3:59.67 48.71 [48.71] 1:56.60 [1:07.90] 3:00.13 [1:03.53] 3:59.67 [59.55]

2 10 Hellen OBIRI Kenya 4:00.46 48.92 [48.92] 1:56.99 [1:08.07] 3:00.47 [1:03.49] 4:00.46 [59.99]

3 12 Laura MUIR Great Britain 4:00.47 48.64 [48.64] 1:56.82 [1:08.19] 3:00.28 [1:03.46] 4:00.47 [1:00.19]

4 4 Rababe ARAFI Morocco 4:01.75 48.88 [48.88] 1:57.07 [1:08.19] 3:00.66 [1:03.59] 4:01.75 [1:01.10]

5 7 Gudaf TSEGAY Ethiopia 4:01.78 48.80 [48.80] 1:56.97 [1:08.17] 3:00.32 [1:03.35] 4:01.78 [1:01.46]

6 3 Brenda MARTINEZ USA 4:03.56 48.75 [48.75] 1:57.10 [1:08.35] 3:01.02 [1:03.93] 4:03.56 [1:02.54]

7 2 Kate GRACE USA 4:03.59 48.60 [48.60] 1:56.59 [1:07.99] 3:00.16 [1:03.58] 4:03.59 [1:03.44]

8 13 Jenny SIMPSON USA 4:04.16 49.13 [49.13] 1:56.80 [1:07.67] 3:00.80 [1:04.00] 4:04.16 [1:03.36]

9 9 Shannon ROWBURY USA 4:04.61 49.02 [49.02] 1:57.27 [1:08.25] 3:01.19 [1:03.92] 4:04.61 [1:03.43]

10 8 Sofia ENNAOUI Poland 4:05.74 49.40 [49.40] 1:57.31 [1:07.91] 3:01.98 [1:04.67] 4:05.74 [1:03.77]

11 1 Shelby HOULIHAN USA 4:06.43 49.71 [49.71] 1:57.77 [1:08.06] 3:02.42 [1:04.65] 4:06.43 [1:04.02]

12 5 Linden HALL Australia 4:07.37 49.34 [49.34] 1:56.90 [1:07.57] 3:01.83 [1:04.93] 4:07.37 [1:05.54]

13 6 Laura WEIGHTMAN Great Britain 4:10.50 49.24 [49.24] 1:57.54 [1:08.30] 3:02.83 [1:05.30] 4:10.50 [1:07.68]

DNF 14 Dana MECKE USA - 46.60 [46.60] 1:56.06 [1:09.46]

The went out fairly slow

Kate Grace definitely went for, Martinez caught her in last 10 meters, both at 4:03

Rowbury didn't look too good, but she might not be that sharp at all, Houlihan a solid 4:06

And Laura Muir proving, once again, to be the great white hype.

Not sure this is fair. Kipyogen is excellent and is for sure the favourite and I assume Dibaba will run the 1500 too in London. Muir's effort wasn't quite as good as she is capable of, perhaps her hayfever was an issue -- London WC is going to be good.

El Keniano wrote:

And Laura Muir proving, once again, to be the great white hype.

Bowie wins women's 200