Some new, Some old

So much great stuff last weekend, a back-up post is needed.
Want to clear the decks before the results come in from Stockholm (tomorrow) and Birmingham (Saturday).

First, I got some 1500 splits from the Wanamaker Miles at Millrose.

Bernard Lagat added to his rising total of Age 40 records.
He split 3:40.20 at 1500 in his Mile race, giving him his 3rd Age 40 record of the year.

Matthew Centrowitz's 1500 split was 3:36.73, but it's not an Age record.
His 3:51.35 winning time does become the Age 25 Mile record!

According to T&FN's eTN, Nick Willis got the same exact split as Centro.
Hus 3:36.73 is the New Zealand National Record, as was his 3:51.46 Mile!
It's also the Age 31 record for both the 1500 and Mile.
 However, I don't have his 1500 split from his previous Mile best, the 3:51.61.

Both Willis and Centro now own the Millrose Meet Record for 1500.
Centro, of course, has the MR for the Mile!

Pat Casey's enroute 1500 time was 3:38.28.
He's now 11th A-T US

Ed Cheserek's 1500 split was 3:41.19.
He's now 13th A-T Collegiate.

Johnny Gregorek's 1500 split was 3:41.76.
This makes him 18th A-T Collegiate.

It should be noted that my Collegiate INdoor 1500 list is not the full 24, as 1500 splits are rarely taken in Collegiate Miles, or run as separate races.

In the Women's Mile, I also have some 1500 splits.

Shannon Rowbury hit 1500 in 4:05.08.
This moves her from 7th A-T US to 3rd.

Jordan Hasay PR'ed at 1500, hitting 4:07.83.
She moves up 2 spots on the A-T US list, from 11th to 9th.

Stephanie Charnigo timed 4:10.68 at 1500.
She's now 24th A-T US.

Shelby Houlihan split 4:11.90 at 1500.
She's 4th A-T Collegiate.

And Rosie Clarke split 4:12.18 at 1500.
She's now 5th A-T Collegiate.

The same applies to the Women as to the Men.
Few 1500 splits are taken in Mile races, and Collegians rarely run just a 1500.

One more thing about the Women's Millrose Mile.
Most everyone faded BADLY in the final 109 meters of the race, as the fast early pace affected most everybody.
They ran those closing 109 meters in the 18 to 20 second range, instead of what would normally be 16 to 18 second splits!
Thus, for example, Rowbury's 4:22.66 Mile at the JDL meet probably gave her a 4:04 to 4:06 split at 1500.
That COULD have been her PR, but it wasn't timed enroute!

I made a grievous error in my last post.

It was NOT Jason Richardson who ran 7.51 in  the Millrose 60H race.
It was David Oliver.
So remove Richardson's time from the US list!
Oliver is already on the list with a faster time!

I found out Will Georghegan is an American!
So his 7:45.71 in the Millrose 3000 makes him 22nd A-T US!

Now for some NEW news!
Or at least "new" info I've discovered since my last post!

Florence Kiplagat set THREE World Records during the Barcelona Half-Marathon!
Her 1:05:09 breaks her own WR by 3 seconds!
(That's approximately 4:58 per mile pace!!)

After a "slow" first 5000 in 15:38, she zipped a 15:24 2nd 5K, for a 10K split of 31:02.
Then she picked it up even more, to a 15:12, or about 4:52 per mile!!

Her 15000 time of 46:14 is a WR!

She then slowed to 15:40 for her 4th 5K.
Her 1:01:54 at 20K is another World Record!
(Consider that Molly Huddle's track PR at 10K is 30:47.  Kiplagat averaged 30:57 for her first two non-stop consecutive 10K's!!)

Venelina Veneva Mateeva HJ'ed 6-4.25 to raise her own Age 40 record!

Kim Collins PR'ed AGAIN!!
His 6.47 60 breaks his own record---for the FIFTH time this INdoor season!!
Oh yes, it also moves him from 21st A-T World (tied with 7 others) up to 16th (tied with 5 others).
And he breaks his own St Kitts National Record!

Anzhelika Sidorova matched Demi Payne's PR of 15-7 in the PV.
This moves her from 13th A-T World, tied with 2 others, into 11th, also tied with 2 others---including Payne!

Speaking of whom, Demi had a relatively quiet day at her team's Southland Conference meet.
She vaulted just 14-0.25 in winning easily.
She missed her 3 attempts at 14-9.
(She'd tweeted earlier that day about bringing only big poles with her.  So I assume one reason for her "poor" day was not having a variety of poles with her!)
"Poor" is relative!
How many Collegiate Women would KILL to jump 14-0.25??!!

Homiyu Tesfaye ran 1500 meters in 3:35.71 for the National Record of Germany.

Orlando Ortego ran the fastest 60H of the year, 7.45.
It's his PR, but misses my World DDD by 0.01 seconds!!

The two remaining HS Pro's had good and bad results, in 2 entirely different circumstances!

Alexa Efraimson ran the 1000 in Sunday's Husky Invitational on Seattle's OT.
Her time of 2:43.39 won the race by 6 seconds!!
Mary Cain's 2:35.80 from last year is the HS Pro record for the 1000.
Of course, ANY time Efraimson runs on an Oversize Track would NOT be eligible to break the record, or make the A-T list!

Alana Hadley was running the "26.2 for Donna" Marathon in Florida Sunday.
But she strained her achilles coming off the sand onto the road at the 8 mile point, and had to drop out.
It's not a bad injury, according to Hadley, and doesn't require surgery.

Alysia Montano returned to the track, following her giving birth to her daughter Linnea last summer!
She'd run a 5000 meter road race last fall (December?)
She ran the 400 in Seattle, time of 53.86, finishing 2nd.
(She apparently also ran on a pick-up team in the 4X400 Relay there!  Two of her teammates were Geena Gara and Phoebe Wright!!  Don't have their splits!)

I'll close with 2 spectacular HS times.

Kamryn McIntosh broke the HSR in the 600 meter run!
Her time was 1:28.87.
She also gets the 10th Grade Class Record!
That's correct---she's just a sophomore!!
In 2014, as a Frosh, her best 600 was just 1:35.10!!
I don't have any faster times for my "0-17" Age category, so I'm listing this as my Age 0-17 record, until and if I find a better time!
If she were in college, she would be 16th A-T Collegiate!!
But she DOES make the A-T US list--she's now 19th A-T US, tied with---Hazel Clark!!

And Katelyn Tuohy is one remarkable young lady!
She's in the SEVENTH Grade!
She ran the 1000 meters in her State Meet in 2:56.36.
I don't have records for 7th Graders, but this MUST be the A-T Record!!
And what, she's 12 or 13 years old?
Must be an Age record too!

Coming in the next post will be whatever great records and marks happen at tomorrow's Stockholm DN Galan meet, and at Saturday's Sainsbury meet in Birmingham.
As well as whatever else happens in our great sport!!

BTW, Mary Cain was said to be racing the 1500 in Birmingham, but she's NOT listed as entered!!
Is she through for INdoors, or will she run at USATF.
Stay tuned.

One WR that MIGHT happen in Stockholm will be by Genzebe Dibaba in the 5000 meters.
She says she's making the attempt!

See you soon!