G Dibaba with new WR

ecoli

1500m in Germany tonight - 3 seconds off current WR

1 DIBABA, Genzebe ETH WR 3:55.17
2 CICHOCKA, Angelika POL 4:08.15
3 EMBAYE, Axumawit ETH PB 4:08.88
4 MAGNANI, Margherita ITA PB 4:09.27
5 BRONIATOWSKA, Katarzyna POL PB 4:11.42
6 MACIAS, Isabel ESP 4:12.06
7 CLAUDE-BOXBERGER, Ophelie FRA PB 4:13.23
8 KOBELEVA, Elena RUS PB 4:13.42

Eurosport showing this meet at 11.30 tonight

tomdempsey200

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL_mRBl8LVA

pa4

Some race, went through 800m in 2.09. second half must have been much quicker

tomdempsey200

got letsrun talkin' anyhow

world records are scarce enough now

pconn062

Incredible run, that last 700m is astounding. How is this possible on an indoor track?

pa4

pconn062 wrote: »

Incredible run, that last 700m is astounding. How is this possible on an indoor track?

It'll be interesting to see what she can do for the outdoors!

Chivito550

Stunning run by Dibaba, particularly off such an uneven pace. When you consider that the only people who have run faster than her OUTDOORS are Ma's Army, and the Communist Eastern Europeans it really hits home just how quick that is.

Seen as it hasn't been mentioned anywhere here, but as soon as a runner records an astonishing time it's all over the various message boards, I thought i'd mention that there was more than one great performance this week. Renaud Lavillenie jumped 6.08m. This now puts him number 2 on the all time list behind Bubka, and nobody but Bubka has jumped higher outdoors (though you could argue that indoors is a bit easier in the pole vault due to lack of wind). He cleared it pretty comfortably which suggests there's more to come. Completely deserving after the cruelty of European Indoors last year where he jumped 6.06m but the bar slipped off the rest and rested on the hook which resulted in the harshest foul even though the bar didn't actually fall to the ground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNK5lj5mgz0

tomdempsey200

possible wr again at Xl galan
over 3000m

8-23

ecoli

Chivito550 wrote: »

Stunning run by Dibaba, particularly off such an uneven pace. When you consider that the only people who have run faster than her OUTDOORS are Ma's Army, and the Communist Eastern Europeans it really hits home just how quick that is.

Seen as it hasn't been mentioned anywhere here, but as soon as a runner records an astonishing time it's all over the various message boards, I thought i'd mention that there was more than one great performance this week. Renaud Lavillenie jumped 6.08m. This now puts him number 2 on the all time list behind Bubka, and nobody but Bubka has jumped higher outdoors (though you could argue that indoors is a bit easier in the pole vault due to lack of wind). He cleared it pretty comfortably which suggests there's more to come. Completely deserving after the cruelty of European Indoors last year where he jumped 6.06m but the bar slipped off the rest and rested on the hook which resulted in the harshest foul even though the bar didn't actually fall to the ground.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNK5lj5mgz0

Competing in Ukraine in two weeks and is looking to go better, would be fitting if he could better Bubka there as the meet was organised by the man himself

tomdempsey200

pconn062 wrote: »

Incredible run, that last 700m is astounding. How is this possible on an indoor track?

faster indoor tracks now than they used to be

YFlyer

Imagine if she raced in AIT.

tomdempsey200

she's flying in this 3000m

tomdempsey200

lol she smashed it