From the Trials to Tokyo: One

 After finally finishing the gathering of Records & Marks for my blog--but not posting any of it!--I have a problem.
How do I divide up the 35 or so pages of notes into a coherent gathering of results from the Trials end to the Tokyo Olympics?
You do NOT try to jam everything into just one post--that's obvious!
Do I separate the various Diamond League meets?
OK, here's what I'm going to do--I'll go from page 1 to page 35 or so in a fairly chronological manner.
Also, I'll try to put any Records at the top of each post!
And there will be lots of event groupings!
Hope you make sense of it all, and better yet, enjoy reading!

Let's begin with a whopper!
A meet in Georgia moved the Women's Pole Vault INdoors due to weather.
Thus, Katie Nageotte clearing 16-2.50 makes her 2nd A-T US and 5th A-T World--but on the INdoor lists!!
Sandi Morris was 2nd with 15-5!

Lorraine Ugen LJ'ed 22-9.25!
Timi (?) Morgunov PV'ed 19-4.25!
Not at the same meet, Anzhelika Sidorova cleared 15-9, with Polina Knoroz ending 2nd with 15-5!
Lukas Weidheldinger had a DT of 226-6, while somewhere else, Khristjan Ceh's DT flew 223-7!

The Men's Hammer Throw kept busy throughout the Trials to Tokyo period!
We'll start with Wojciech Nowicki's 264-4!

Track action was far from ignored.
We'll begin there with Brit Oliver Distin's 1:43.82 in the 800!
Yelinzerf Yehuelew ran a 5000 in 14:53.77!
Ismael Debjani broke his own National Record of Belgium with his 1500 of 3:33.06!
Turkey's Men ran the 4X100 Relay in a quick 38.20!

Daniel Stahl was busy also!
He began with a DT of 223-2.

Fanny Roos broke her own NR of Sweden with her SP of 63-5!
Andrei Toader's SP went 69-10.25 for Romania's NR!
Yulimar Rojas showed outstanding potential in her "second" event, the Long Jump!
She won with a wind-aided 23-10.25!
That her best legal jump was 22-7 should leave you eagerly anticipating her next LJ!
BTW, her 22-7 and 50-7.25 adds to 73-2.25 for my LJ-TJ Combined Events list!
She ranks 3rd A-T World there!

Bingtian Su sprinted a 100 in 9.98!
Lijia Gong had a SP of 66-7.75!

Let's take a breather, and go to some non-results news!
Super Veteran Veronica Campbell-Brown announced her retirement after a lifelong career!

Athing Mu turned Professional just before she ran at the Trials!
She thus followed such people as Mondo Duplantis, Noah Lyles, and Sudney McLaughlin, all of whom went Pro following their Collegiate Frosh year!!
Also turning Pro was Isaiah Jewett!

Elise Cranny and Karissa Schweizer, as well as other Bowerman Track Club teammates, spoke out at the Trials in support of and love for Shelby Houlihan!
And every time they did, I cheered long and loud!!

There are 3 books I want to mention--and recommend!
Hayward Field: Legends and Legacy is an excellent photo essay coffee table book on venerable Hayward Field, its great coaches and athletes and others who created that historic legacy!
This book was actually published before the Covid pandemic (2019), so only has some preliminary shots of the current version of Hayward!
Of course, I bought the book to savor my memories of attending numerous meets at the old Hayward, and even running many miles on its track!!

There's two memoirs to mention--
By Lolo Jones (Over It)
And by Tianna Bartoletta (Survive & Advance)
I just received my autographed copy of Tianna's book, and expect to receive Lolo's soon!
I'll review both later in my blog (and maybe on Amazon also!).

Returning to more results for a bit---
Rachel Fatherly PR'ed mightily in the SP with her 63-0 mark in Pennsylvania!
This ranks her 14th A-T US!
Brit Charlie Hunter improved to 1:44.35 in the 800!
Good 800 runners are coming from everywhere for Great Britain!
In Germany, Ernest Obliena PV'ed 19-2.25 for the Philippines NR!

Fanny Roos improved her recent NR in the SP by half an inch with her 63-5.50!
Anthony Zambrano won a 400 in 44.51.
Right behind him came Wayde Van Niekerk, whose 44.56 is his best in years!!
Hughes Zango won a TJ, but ALL of his jumps were windy!!
In 2nd, and thus the "winner" in the legal jump category, came PPPP, aka Pablo Pedro Pichardo!
His mark was 58-0.50!
Speaking of windy Horizontals, Yulimar Rojos won her competition with a windy 50-4!
Her best legal jump was 49-10!!

Are Yorgelis and Adriana Rodriguez related?
The two Cuban Heptathletes went 1-2 recently, with Yorgelis winning with 6457 points to Adriana's 6313!
The Czech Republic set a National Record in the 4X400 Relay with their 3:02.42!
Milt Tentoglou LJ'ed 27-6!

And so I'll close this first installment of marks from the Trials to Tokyo!
Back with more soon!