Just days after saying (yet again, in my previous post!) how the Diamond League meets are a "deterrent to the progress of our sport", along comes Paris!
It's where my niece lived for many years--before moving to Mumbai, India--so maybe I should have expected this particular DL might be a bit more productive--and progressive!
And for 46.98 seconds of brilliantly flawless running by Abderrahman Samba, it was!!
This incredible newcomer is suddenly closer to Kevin Young's WR of 46.78 than Rai Benjamin came a mere 3 weeks ago!!
(And according to sources, they won't be meeting in a 400H race until 2019!!)
Kirsten Warholm might have been closer than his 3rd place 48.06--if he hadn't stumbled over a hurdle late in the race!
As it was, Samba's time gives him the Age 22 Record, the Paris Meet Record, and breaks his own National Record of Qatar!
He moves from 14th A-T World to 2nd!!
BTW, his best flat 400 is 45.47, so his total time of 1:32.45 for the Combined Events of the 400 & 400H does NOT make my list, which requires a total time of 1:31.99 or faster!
Another 400H guy having a big 2018 is Kyron McMaster!
He ended 2nd in 47.54, breaking his own National Record of the British Virgin Islands!!
He's 18th A-T World, tied with 2 others!
As noted, Warholm took 3rd in 48.06, followed by TJ Holmes's 48.30--a PR!
This meet was rife with incredible marks!
For example, Mariya Lasitskene continued her long win streak, HJ'ing 6-8.25!
This gave her the Paris Meet Record, and kept her well ahead of Nafi Thiam and Yuliya Levchenko, both clearing 6-5.50!
Or Beatrice Chepkoech, who won the 3000SC in 8:59.36!
She broke her own Age 26 Record, but remains 4th A-T World.
On my World C-E list for the 3000 and 3000SC, her times of 8:28.66 and 8:59.36 add to 17:28.02.
She remains on Top of the World!!
Celiphine Chespol took 2nd in 9:01.82, with Hyvin Jepkemoi 3rd in 9:03.86.
Norah Tanui's 9:04.17 gives her the best 4th Place mark!!
Winfred Yavi took 5th in 9:12.74!
The Men's 200 was a blazer!!
With two recent USC Trojans gone Pro ending 1st & 2nd!!
(And wearing their USC colors--as they haven't yet signed with a shoe company!!)
Winner was Michael Norman's 19.84--INTO a wind of 0.6!!!
He is 14th A-T US!
He misses the World DDD by 0.04 seconds!
However, he improves his standing on both my World & US Combined Events lists for the 100 & 200 & 400!
His times are 10.27, 19.84, and 43.61--adding to 1:13.72.
He moves from 5th to 4th on the World list, and from 3rd to 2nd on the US list!
Rai Benjamin took a quick 2nd with a PR of 19.99--reportedly making him the fastest 200 guy on the A-T 400H list!!
He misses the US list by 0.03 seconds!!
Alex Quinonez ended 3rd in a good 20.08!
BTW, in the South American Championships, Quinonez broke TWO National Records of Ecuador--his 100 time of 10.09, and his 19.93 over 200!
The Brothers Three (aka Sam Kendricks, Mondo Duplantis, and Renaud Lavillenie) had another Battle Royale in the PV!
Kendricks emerged on top (Literally!! LOL) with his 19-6.50!
Mondo again ended better than the INdoor WR holder, his 19-4.25 topping the 19-2 by the Frenchman!
In a great competition, Piotr Lisek and Shawn Barber also cleared 19-2's!
Kendricks was perfect through 5.90, then missed once at his winning height!
He took 3 tries at 19-10.25!!
Salwa Naser continues to amaze!
She easily won the 400 in 49.55--with 2nd a full 0.84 seconds behind--Jessica Beard's 50.39!
She misses my World DDD by 0.23 seconds!
But she breaks her own National Record of Bahrain!
Tim Cheruiyot pretty much soloed to his 3:29.71 in the 1500, as 2nd (Ayanleh Souleiman) was timed in 3:31.77!
Jakub Holusa's 5th place time of 3:32.85 broke his own National Record of the Czech Republic!!
Shericka Jackson of Jamaica improved yet again in the 200, her 22.05 PR easily defeating Jenna Prandini's 22.30!
Ronnie Baker sped the 100 in 9.88 (0.8), missing my World list by a mere 0.01 seconds!!
But he moves from 15th A-T US to 9th, tied with 4 others!!
Jimmy Vicaut and Bingtian Su were both timed in 9.91, but Vicaut was given 2nd!
For Su, it ties his own National Record of China!
Fourth went to Akani Simbine's 9.94!!
Both 800's were good!
The Men's race went to Ferguson Rotich's 1:43.73.
Jon Kitilit was 2nd in 1:43.83.
In 3rd came Isaiah Harris's 1:44.42, which gives him the title of Caboose on my US DDD train!!
The Women's race----and I DO emphasize "WOMEN's"!!!--went to Ajee Wilson's 1:57.11.
Habitam Alemu took 2nd in 1:57.17, with Natoya Goule's 1:57.69 in 3rd giving her the National Record of Jamaica!
It was a deep race, as 8th went to Sifan Hassan's 1:59.35.
Oh yes, a certain South African was timed in 1:54.25---a time which 100's of MEN have run while in High School!!
Just saying!
And someone with the initials FN ran 1:55.86.
This event continues as FARCE of the Century!!
Sad.
The Paris DT's went to Fedric Dacres's 219-10, and Sandra Perkovic's 225-1, which broke her own Meet Record!
Yaime Perez took second with her 218-4.
Caterine Ibarguen's 48-8 TJ won over Kimberly Williams's 47-8.25, and the former star of the Oiselle team--Tori Franklin--who measured out at 47-6.50!
They had a Triathlon (LJ, SP, and 110H) for the Multi's Men!
Kevin Mayer showed he might be moving towards a 9000 score soon, as he PR'ed in the SP (16.51) and 110H (13.71), while LJ'ing 7.62!!
A pair of National Records were taken care of in a B 100 race!!
Abdallah Mohammed's 10.03 won the race, and gave him the NR of Saudi Arabia, while Hassan Taftian (sp??) was also timed in 10.03--for the NR of Ireland!!
Finally--from Paris!--we have Sergey Shubenkov False Starting in the 110H!!
The race was won by Ron Levy's 13.18!
(Shubenkov had run 13.05 in the heats!!)
The Russian redeemed himself by speeding a BIG PR of 12.92 in the Istvan Gyulai Memorial meet in Hungary!!
This meet also produced a slough of top marks!!
But it was Shubenkov's that shone the brightest!
He broke his own National Record of Russia!
Winning by a BIG 0.35 seconds, he moves from 17th A-T World, tied with 2 others, to 8th, also tied with 2 others!
Mutaz Barshim won the HJ with 7-10.50, which ties the Age 27 Record!!
But more importantly, he took 3 attempts at a WR height of 2.46, or 8-0.75!!!
His 1st was said to be THIS close!
On his 3rd, however, he seemed to hurt his ankle, as his people were seen examining him before he left the pit!!
Let's hope it's minor--as he seems ready to FINALLY get Javier Sotomayor's legendary 8-0.50 WR!!
Raven Saunders "centimetered" to victory in the SP---her 61-7.75 literally beating second by ONE centimeter!!
Sharika Nelvis's 12.55 in the 100H beat 3 other Americans--the 12.58 of Kendra Harrison, the 12.65 of Christina Manning, and the best so far for Dawn Harper-Nelson in her farewell season--time of 12.75!
Christian Taylor actually COMPETED in Hungary, winning the TJ with his 57-10.50.
Shaunae Miller-Uibo cruised to the W in the 400, time of 49.53!
Ferguson Rotich took the 800 in 1:44.08 over the 1:44.18 of Nijel Amos.
In 4th came Clay Murphy, his time of 1:44.69 being his 2018 best.
Then Genzebe Dibaba jogged to a Mile victory in 4:24.29.
Kate Grace was 3rd in 4:29.33.
Lots of other stuff to report---
From the Old News Department comes the 22-6.50 LJ by Caterine Ibarguen!
This breaks her own National Record of Colombia!
Jianan Wang's 27-9.50 LJ tied his own National Record of China!
Lujiao Gong's SP of 66-10.50 became the World Leader!
The Ratingen Multi's went to the 8481 Decathlon score of Arthur Abele--and to Carolin Schafer's 6549 in the Heptathlon.
Irina Dadic took 2nd with 6413, while 3rd went to Georgia's (and Germany's!) Louisa Grauvogel, who scored a PR total of 6162 points!!
Juan Echevarria continues to astound--his latest sending him 28-5.75 in the LJ, breaking his own Age 19 Record!!
He remains 10th A-T World!!
Good PV marks go to---
Timur Morgunov's 19-5
Anzhelika Sidorova's 15-5
Iryna Zhuk's 15-3.50--which gets her the National Record of Belarus
Robelys Peinado's 15-5--breaking her own National Record of Venezuela!!
Alonzo Edward also got an NR--his 10.01 in the 100 being Panama's new NR!
Lea Sprunger sped the 400 in 50.52, making her Switzerland's new National Record holder!
Arthur Cisse sprinted the 100 in 9.94, giving him the National Record of the Ivory Coast!
Emily Jerotich might have won an 800 race in France (NOT in the Paris DL!!) in 1:58.04, but it was Halimah Nakaayi's 1:58.39 in 2nd which gave her the National Record of Uganda!!
Emiliano Lasa LJ'ed 27-1.25, giving him the National Record of Uruguay!
Wojciech Nowicki continued his 2018 dominance of the Men's HT---and Pawel Fajdek!!--by beating his fellow Pole for the fifth straight time!!
His 268-6 beat Fajdek's 266-2.
At the British Championships, Dina Asher-Smith won the 100 in 10.97!
And Lorraine Ugen finally got a 7 meter LJ, her 7.05 winner translating to 23-1.25 in, um, English measure!!
LOL
Jazmin Sawyers also PR'ed in 2nd, her longest measuring 22-6.50!
A bit of Road action to report---
Kenneth Mungara is phenomenal!
He's my "40 & over" Age Record holder for the Marathon with his 2:08:38, which he ran in 2016--when only 42!!
Well, now Age 44 (born September 7, 1973), he ran 2:09:49--to WIN the Gold Coast Marathon in Australia!!
I've heard that SHATTERS the Age 44 Record!!
Also at the Gold Coast race--but in the Half--two American Women took 1st and 2nd!
Sara Hall snipped 10 seconds off her previous best, winning in 1:09:27!
She remains 8th A-T US!
And Laura Thweatt was 2nd in 1:10:17--which makes her 16th A-T US!!
I have a couple of additions (and corrections??) to make--
Donald Scott's winning TJ at the USATF meet moved him from 19th A-T US to 16th, tied with 1 other!
And if you recall, I reported that Genzebe Dibaba had won a 2000 meters race in 5:27 & change!
Well, if the eTN is correct, she actually ran 5:38.00, NOT 5:27!!
I remember seeing 5:27 in a report on Twitter--but Twitterers DO make mistakes!!
If I find out anything further, I'll update it!
Finally--
I'm thrilled to report the birth of daughter Rosaleen to Pablo Solares and Shannon Rowbury on June 30th!!
Might we see her (Shannon, that is!! LOL) next INdoor season??
Oh, almost forgot!
I saw a podcast advertised for the Runners Book Club (??), to feature one Mary Cain!!
I'd seen this Club (and its podcasts) mentioned on Twitter, but hadn't listened to any of the first 4!
This 5th edition---with Cain--spoke about the book "The Little Prince"!
But while I'd read that book (& liked it) a long time ago, I was MUCH more interested to hear what Cain had to say about her running!
Interviewed by Kyle Merber and Alexi Pappas (apparently the Club's founders!), Cain said she fully intends to race in 2018---"in the next month or two"!!
She was injured, and went through a long recovery, and "getting back to basics" training (MY quotes!), but is in good shape, and will race again soon!
(This interview took place DURING the USATF Champs!!)
She also mentioned having a boyfriend--name unknown--and of being a Med student at Fordham!
She spoke also about training IN New York City--especially Central Park--and of attending Yankee games, and doing other "non-running" stuff!
Welcome back, Mary!!
(Good to hear Merber & Pappas too--the latter of whom said she recently married!!)
If you're wondering where my report is on the Women's Decathlon held on June 30th and July 1st in Grass Valley, CA---wonder no more!!
I've been busy redecorating my T&F Record Book with a variety of Records and Lists---all about the Decathlon for Women!
And I will give a FULL report on this long-awaited event in my next post--possibly in a few hours, but no later than early tomorrow!!
Watch for it!!
See you soon!
ADDED 1 Hour Later---
Dana Baker threw 180-10 in the JT this past weekend--report just in!
Didn't want you to have to wait, so adding it here!
It moves her from 4th A-T HS to 3rd!
And it gives her the Senior Class Record!!
She'll be throwing at the WJC in Finland!!
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