Although I promised a separate post covering just the Two Mile races, I decided--upon seeing the results--that a separate post wasn't necessary!
However, read on to find what DID happen in those events, and everything else at the "new" Hayward Field!
Things began Friday evening with some distance races, mostly for Women.
The first Men's mile saw Brit Geordie Beamish (LOVE that name!!) win in 3:54.86!
Then Rebecca Mehra took the 1st Women's 1500 in 4:06.35!
Special Note on the Women's Two Mile--
Francine Niyonsaba is a woman with higher than normal levels of testosterone, and was limited by World Athletics to running only certain distances.
However, my FIRM belief is that testosterone high women should be banned from ALL Track events!
Thus Niyonsaba's mark is NOT considered legal by this blog!
So my lists and records do NOT include her time!
Argue your points if you want, my mind is made up!
So MY winner of the Deuce was Letesenbet Gidey, with her great 9:06.74!
It's a Meet Record, and ranks 2nd A-T World!
Helen Obiri's 9:14.55 ranks 9th A-T World, and gets her the Age 31 Record!
Konstanze Klosterhalfen's 9:18.16 is the Age 24 Record, Germany's National Record, and ranks her 13th A-T World!
Amy Eloise-Markovic finished 4th in 9:21.98.
She's ranked 18th A-T World!
Elise Cranny ran 9:22.44 in 5th.
She ranks 5th A-T US, and 20th A-T World!
Well back in 6th was Katie Wasserman's 9:40.82.
Shockingly, that actually ranks her 11th A-T US!
Katie Rainsberger's 9:41.79 ranks her 14th A-T US!
Sifan Hassan's announced WR attempt in the 5000 ended Friday's program, but her 14:27.89 fell well short!
But she won easily over Senbere Teferi's 14:42.25 and Fantu Worku's 14:42.85!
Back in 5th came American Alicia Monson!
Her 14:48.49 is her first sub-15, and ranks her 8th A-T US!
Abbey Cooper also PR'ed, her 14:52.37 ranking her 13th A-T US!
Andre De Grasse sprinted a windy (2.9) 100 in 9.74!
Then Noah Lyles showed how it's done in the 200, his 19.52 the Age 24 Record and the Meet Record!
Kenny Bednarek's solid 19.80 looked snail pace in comparison!
Lyles's brother Josephus PR'ed in 3rd with 20.03!
(Fastest brothers act in history??)
Rai Benjamin took 5th in 20.16!
Marco Arop is consistent over 800 meters, as his 1:44.51 took the race here!
The Bowerman Mile was going to be a showdown between Tim Cheruiyot and Jakob Ingebrigtsen!
Hardly!
When the youngster starts moving, do NOT get in his way--he'll cut you to pieces!!
His 3:47.24 is the fastest ever Mile run OUTdoors in the United States!!
It of course gets the MR, and it breaks his own National Record of Norway.
He ranks 8th A-T World!
Stew McSweyn fought hard, but lost to Jakob's kick, despite running 3:48.40, just 0.03 off his PR!
Cheruiyot was really never in it, but his 3:51.17 took 3rd!
Ronald Kwemoi ran 3:51.31 in 4th, beating the 3:51.63 PR by Ollie Hoare!
Matthew Centowitz finished 9th in 3:53.32!
Knocked OFF my World DDD was Steve Ovett's 3:48.40 from 1981!!
The Men's Two Mile was far better than the Women's, but still not as good as it COULD have been!
Josh Cheptegei won it in 8:09.55.
Selemon Barega was close behind in 8:09.82.
And he JUST nipped Paul Chelimo's 8:09.83!
But the American nabbed the Age 30 Record!
Jacob Kiplimo's 8:10.16 gets him the best 4th Place mark, and ranks him 12th A-T World!
Berihu Aregawa ran 8:11.04 for the best 5th Place mark.
He ranks 15th A-T World.
Two Americans were next in good times.
Grant Fisher's 8:11.09 is the best 6th Place mark.
He ranks 3rd A-T US, and 16th A-T World!
Joe Klecker ran 8:11.55 for the best 7th Place mark!
He ranks 5th A-T US, and 18th A-T World!
Place Records continued to be broken!
Mark Lomuket's 8:15.54 is the best 8th Place mark!
N Melok (sp?) ran 8:16.75 for the best 9th Place mark.
And Michael Kibet's 8:18.01 ranks as the best 10th Place mark.
(My Records only go through 10th Place for this event!)
But in 12th came Luis Grijalva's 8:21.98, which gets him Guatemala's National Record!
The 4P man, Pedro Pablo Pichardo, won the TJ easily, his 57-10.25 pummeling Hughes Zango's 56-2!
Ryan Crouser destroyed the Prefontaine MR with his 75-11.50 in the Shot Put!
Joe Kovacs took 2nd with his 71-11.75--a decent mark, but FOUR FEET behind Crouser's best!
Darlan Romani's 71-2 beat Tom Walsh's 70-2.25 for 3rd!
And then came THE RACE of (pun intended) the CENTURY!
All of the Tokyo podium was there--meaning the 3 Jamaicans.
Oh yeah, that brash (to be nice) blonde tressed (this time!) joint smoker was there also!
SAFP, ET-H, SJ, and (drum roll, please!) Sha'Carri Richardson!
When the smoke faded, and the fire on the track was extinguished, Elaine Thompson-Herah had run a World Rec...um, er...the 2nd (??) fastest time EVER, behind only Flojo's ever-controversial and debated 10.49!!
Out in front by 25 meters, she steam rolled down Hayward's speedy track, leaving maybe the greatest field in 100 meter history in her wake!
It's the Meet Record, Jamaica's National Record, and the Age 29 Record!
As noted, she's 2nd A-T World!
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce ran 10.73, but looked to be in another race!!
But she tied for the best 2nd Place mark!
Shericka Jackson's 10.76 tied for the best 3rd Place mark!
Then came Teahna Daniels's 10.83, crushing her old PR!
It's the best 4th Place mark, and ranks her 14th A-T US, tied with 1 other!
Another trio ended sub-11--Marie Josee Ta Lou's 10.90 beat the 10.96 of Javianne Oliver, with Mujinga Kambundji's 10.96 taking 7th!
Brianna Williams ran 11.09.
Richardson??
DEAD LAST in 11.14!!
Maybe she's learned a lesson here--STFU and GROW UP!!
BTW, ET-H's 10.54 and 21.53 adds to 32.07, 2nd A-T World on that Combined Events list!
As with the Men's 100, the Women's 200 was spoiled by a wind of 2.4.
Ms Kambundji surprised Gabby Thomas and Dina Asher-Smith, winning in 22.06!
Athing Mu ended her 2021 campaign by breaking her own Americaan Record in the 800!
And I think she was actually aiming at a possible World Record!
After a first 400 of 55.4, she passed 600 in 1:24.4.
But then she faded to a 30.6, ending in her new AR of 1:55.04!
She also breaks the MR, and her own Age 19 Record!
She ranks 7th A-T World!
Her 49.57 and 1:55.04 adds to 2:44.61, keeping her 4th A-T World, and making her 1st for the US!
Kate Grace took a far back 2nd in 1:57.60, followed by Natoya Goule's 1:57.71 and Raevyn Rogers's 1:58.01.
Ajee Wilson ended in 7th with her 2:00.21.
Just one of those days!
Faith Kipyegon broke her own Meet Record with her runaway 3:53.23!
Linden Hall ran 3:59.73 in 2nd, with Josette Norris a solid 3rd in 4:00.07!
Laura Muir tried to stay with Kipyegon, but faded badly over the last 300, ending 12th in 4:05.92!!
Courtney Frerichs is fast (pun intended!) becoming the US's premier Steeplechaser, with Emma Coburn having a generally down season (although pretty good compared to other Americans).
Norah Tanui took just 2:55 for her 1st K, with Frerichs fairly close!
They tangled for most of the next 2K, but Tanui's kick took her to a big win in 8:53.65!
It's the MR and ranks 3rd A-T World!
Her Combined Events times of 8:33.61 and 8:53.65 adds to 17:27.26, which ranks her 2nd A-T World!
For Frerichs, her 8:57.77 cuts over 3 seconds from her previous AR!!
She gets the Age 28 Record.
She ranks 4th A-T World, and gets the best 2nd Place mark!
Her 8:47.90 and 8:57.77 adds to 17:45.67, making her 8th A-T World and 2nd A-T US (behind one Jenny Simpson!!).
Hyvin Jepkemoi just can NOT get under 9 minutes!!
Her PR is 9:00.01, and her 9:00.05 here has to bother her just a bit!
(She's also run 9:00.12!!)
Anyway, she does get the Age 29 Record and the best 3rd Place mark!!
Winfred Yavi's 9:04.27 took 4th, with Celliphine Chespol's 9:07.07 beating Gesa Krause's 9:07.61 for 5th!
Another good time was Peruth Chemutai's 9:10.07!
Marissa Howard PR'ed, her 9:22.69 ranking her 8th A-T US!
Delilah Muhammad had it easy in a 400H absent WR holder Syd McLaughlin and Femke Bol!
Her 52.77 was far ahead of Shamier Little's 53.79.
Gianna Woodruff's 54.20 just nipped her own National Record of Panama!
Iryna Hereshchenko and Vashti Cunningham needed a jump-off to determine the winner.
Hereshchenko's 6-6 beat Vashti's 6-6!
Finally (at Pre), for some reason, most of the Women's PV was a miss menagerie!
Surviving best was Katie Nageotte, who won with 15-9.75!
Holly Bradshaw cleared 15-5.75 in 2nd, with Olivia Gruver topping 14-10!
No one else bettered 14-4, with Ekaterina Stefanidi No Heighting!!
I have a few other marks to report--from before Pre--
Josette Norris ran a Mile in 4:25.92, ranking her 23rd A-T US!
Marvin Bracy sprinted a 100 in a PR-tying 9.85!
Rebecca Mehra is coming on--doubling in the 800 and 1500 with 2:00.82 and 4:04.90!
The latter time was courtesy of a 60.82 final 400!!
Jessica Ramsey threw the SP 63-0.25!
Ferdinand Omwura broke the Kenya NR with his 100 of 9.86!
He ranks 23rd A-T World, tied with a whopping 9 others!
J Joseph sped the 110H in 13.12, getting Switzerland's NR!
And Ajia Del Ponte broke her own NR of Switzerland with her Century of 10.90!
She also PR'ed in the 200 with 22.38!
Sydney McLaughlin made HUGH news with a highly emotional, tear-laden Instagram video lasting over 10 minutes!
Her main point was how she's never sought celebrity, and was in despair over some of the messages she received on social media!
She said all she wanted was respect!
You really need to watch it to get everything she said.
Beware--you WILL start crying also--as I did--while watching!
But then she Insta'ed again, this time with a beautiful photo of her husband to be (a Pro football player!), in which he's on his knees apparently proposing.
She wears a beautiful dress and carries a bouquet of flowers!
Allyson Felix appeared on Jimmy Kimmel's show, and said kind words about Sha'Carri Richardson.
Which that little Diva apparently did not appreciate!
She tweeted some DISS shit at the 11 time Olympic medalist!!
Get a life, Sweetheart!!
Up next are the Lausanne and Paris DL's!!
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