Matt Centrowitz showed his steely racing acumen in the men's 1500m race. There was little chance of anyone beating Asbel Kiprop this year.
Asbel KIPROP KENYA KEN 3:36.28
2 Matthew CENTROWITZ UNITED STATES USA 3:36.78
3 Johan CRONJE SOUTH AFRICA RSA 3:36.83
4 Nixon Kiplimo CHEPSEBA KENYA KEN 3:36.87
5 Homiyu TESFAYE GERMANY GER 3:37.03
6 Silas KIPLAGAT KENYA KEN 3:37.11
7 Mekonnen GEBREMEDHIN ETHIOPIA ETH 3:37.21
8 Henrik INGEBRIGTSEN NORWAY NOR 3:37.52
9 Mohamed MOUSTAOUI MOROCCO MAR 3:38.08
Jenny Simpson showed that she is one tough and determined racer. I can't wait to watch as Mary Cain develops more as a runner.
1 Abeba Aregawi SWEDEN SWE 4:02.67
2 Jennifer Simpson UNITED STATES USA 4:02.99
3 Hellen Onsando Obiri KENYA KEN 4:03.86
4 Hannah England GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 4:04.98
5 Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon KENYA KEN 4:05.08
6 Ekaterina Sharmina RUSSIA RUS 4:05.49
7 Zoe Buckman AUSTRALIA AUS 4:05.77
8 Genzebe Dibaba ETHIOPIA ETH 4:05.99
9 Nancy Jebet Langat KENYA KEN 4:06.01
10 Mary Cain UNITED STATES USA 4:07.19
11 Siham Hilali MOROCCO MAR 4:09.16
12 Elena Korobkina RUSSIA RUS 4:10.18
Sunday, August 18, 2013
800m videos: 2013 Moscow World Championships
I have been watching the World Championships of Track and Field live (thanks BBC) over the past week or so and I was pleased to see some great races and finishes by American runners.
The men's 800m was an exciting men's race for American fans as Nick Symmonds positioned himself so it looked like he had a shot to win the overall title.
1 Mohammed AMAN ETHIOPIA ETH 1:43.31 SB
2 Nick SYMMONDS UNITED STATES USA 1:43.55 SB
3 Ayanleh SOULEIMAN DJIBOUTI DJI 1:43.76
4 Marcin LEWANDOWSKI POLAND POL 1:44.08 SB
5 Andrew OSAGIE GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 1:44.36 SB
6 Duane SOLOMON UNITED STATES USA 1:44.42
7 Pierre-Ambroise BOSSE FRANCE FRA 1:44.79
8 Abdulaziz Ladan MOHAMMED SAUDI ARABIA KSA 1:46.57
In today's women's race, all three American runners put on a show. Alysia Montano may get criticized for her front running tactics, but she certainly adds some drama to the race. Nineteen year old Ajee Wilson is a runner to watch in upcoming years.
1 Eunice Jepkoech SUM KENYA KEN 1:57.38 PB
2 Mariya SAVINOVA RUSSIA RUS 1:57.80 SB
3 Brenda MARTINEZ UNITED STATES USA 1:57.91 PB
4 Alysia JOHNSON MONTANO UNITED STATES USA 1:57.95
5 Ekaterina POISTOGOVA RUSSIA RUS 1:58.05 SB
6 Ajee WILSON UNITED STATES USA 1:58.21 PB
7 Nataliia LUPU UKRAINE UKR 1:59.79
8 Lenka MASNÁ CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 2:00.59
The men's 800m was an exciting men's race for American fans as Nick Symmonds positioned himself so it looked like he had a shot to win the overall title.
1 Mohammed AMAN ETHIOPIA ETH 1:43.31 SB
2 Nick SYMMONDS UNITED STATES USA 1:43.55 SB
3 Ayanleh SOULEIMAN DJIBOUTI DJI 1:43.76
4 Marcin LEWANDOWSKI POLAND POL 1:44.08 SB
5 Andrew OSAGIE GREAT BRITAIN & N.I. GBR 1:44.36 SB
6 Duane SOLOMON UNITED STATES USA 1:44.42
7 Pierre-Ambroise BOSSE FRANCE FRA 1:44.79
8 Abdulaziz Ladan MOHAMMED SAUDI ARABIA KSA 1:46.57
In today's women's race, all three American runners put on a show. Alysia Montano may get criticized for her front running tactics, but she certainly adds some drama to the race. Nineteen year old Ajee Wilson is a runner to watch in upcoming years.
1 Eunice Jepkoech SUM KENYA KEN 1:57.38 PB
2 Mariya SAVINOVA RUSSIA RUS 1:57.80 SB
3 Brenda MARTINEZ UNITED STATES USA 1:57.91 PB
4 Alysia JOHNSON MONTANO UNITED STATES USA 1:57.95
5 Ekaterina POISTOGOVA RUSSIA RUS 1:58.05 SB
6 Ajee WILSON UNITED STATES USA 1:58.21 PB
7 Nataliia LUPU UKRAINE UKR 1:59.79
8 Lenka MASNÁ CZECH REPUBLIC CZE 2:00.59
Monday, August 12, 2013
2013 Falmouth Road Race: finish line videos of race leaders
I posted my videos (here) of the top runners starting their run up Heights Hill as they neared the finish line. Here are the race leader descending on other side to the finish.
1 Joyce Chepkirui Kenya 13 F 24 5:10 /mi 36:42.75 +0:00
2 Gemma Steel Great Britain 35 F 27 5:13 /mi 37:05.73 +0:22.98
3 Linet Masai Kenya 58 F 23 5:14 /mi 37:06.49 +0:23.74
4 Diane Nukuri Johnson Burundi 34 F 28 5:15 /mi 37:15.17 +0:32.42
5 Adrienne Herzog Netherlands 20 F 27 5:16 /mi 37:20.79 +0:38.04
6 Alexi Pappas Eugene, OR 28 F 23 5:17 /mi 37:31.90 +0:49.15
7 KAtie Matthews Rocky Hill, CT 33 F 22 5:20 /mi 37:49.57 +1:06.82
8 JAne Murage Kenya 17 F 26 5:21 /mi 37:57.72 +1:14.97
9 Frances Koons Bryn Mawr, PA 60 F 27 5:22 /mi 38:06.97 +1:24.22
10 Delilah DiCrescenzo New York City, NY 15 F 24 5:24 /mi 38:22.09 +1:39.34
1 Micah Kogo Kenya 2 M 27 4:32 /mi 32:09.10 +0:00
2 Ben True Hanover, NH 62 M 27 4:32 /mi 32:11.11 +0:02.01
3 Emmanuel Mutai Kenya 4 M 28 4:33 /mi 32:19.86 +0:10.76
4 Abdi Abdirahman Tucson, AZ 7 M 36 4:34 /mi 32:28.40 +0:19.30
5 Ben Bruce Flagstaff, AZ 21 M 30 4:37 /mi 32:43.92 +0:34.82
6 Shadrack Biwott Eugene, OR 8 M 28 4:41 /mi 33:14.78 +1:05.68
7 Harbert Okuti Uganda 81 M 27 4:41 /mi 33:18.04 +1:08.94
8 Zachary Hine Boulder, CO 23 M 25 4:41 /mi 33:18.08 +1:08.98
9 Timothy Ritchie Brighton, MA 70 M 26 4:42 /mi 33:23.26 +1:14.16
10 Dino Sefir Kemal Ethiopia 6 M 25 4:45 /mi 33:43.66 +1:34.56
Here is the Runnerspace video of the interviews with top Americans Alexi Pappas and Ben True(2nd)both Dartmouth grads.
1 Joyce Chepkirui Kenya 13 F 24 5:10 /mi 36:42.75 +0:00
2 Gemma Steel Great Britain 35 F 27 5:13 /mi 37:05.73 +0:22.98
3 Linet Masai Kenya 58 F 23 5:14 /mi 37:06.49 +0:23.74
4 Diane Nukuri Johnson Burundi 34 F 28 5:15 /mi 37:15.17 +0:32.42
5 Adrienne Herzog Netherlands 20 F 27 5:16 /mi 37:20.79 +0:38.04
6 Alexi Pappas Eugene, OR 28 F 23 5:17 /mi 37:31.90 +0:49.15
7 KAtie Matthews Rocky Hill, CT 33 F 22 5:20 /mi 37:49.57 +1:06.82
8 JAne Murage Kenya 17 F 26 5:21 /mi 37:57.72 +1:14.97
9 Frances Koons Bryn Mawr, PA 60 F 27 5:22 /mi 38:06.97 +1:24.22
10 Delilah DiCrescenzo New York City, NY 15 F 24 5:24 /mi 38:22.09 +1:39.34
1 Micah Kogo Kenya 2 M 27 4:32 /mi 32:09.10 +0:00
2 Ben True Hanover, NH 62 M 27 4:32 /mi 32:11.11 +0:02.01
3 Emmanuel Mutai Kenya 4 M 28 4:33 /mi 32:19.86 +0:10.76
4 Abdi Abdirahman Tucson, AZ 7 M 36 4:34 /mi 32:28.40 +0:19.30
5 Ben Bruce Flagstaff, AZ 21 M 30 4:37 /mi 32:43.92 +0:34.82
6 Shadrack Biwott Eugene, OR 8 M 28 4:41 /mi 33:14.78 +1:05.68
7 Harbert Okuti Uganda 81 M 27 4:41 /mi 33:18.04 +1:08.94
8 Zachary Hine Boulder, CO 23 M 25 4:41 /mi 33:18.08 +1:08.98
9 Timothy Ritchie Brighton, MA 70 M 26 4:42 /mi 33:23.26 +1:14.16
10 Dino Sefir Kemal Ethiopia 6 M 25 4:45 /mi 33:43.66 +1:34.56
Here is the Runnerspace video of the interviews with top Americans Alexi Pappas and Ben True(2nd)both Dartmouth grads.
2013 Falmouth Road Race: Thousands of Runners videos at Heights Hill
Here are the full videos I got of the many thousands of finishers at the 2013 Falmouth road race taken at the bottom of Heights Hill minutes before the finish line. I only have a Flip Cam to record with and it ran out of space so runners at the back part of the race are not recorded. Also ignore my chatter about the race.
Part one is the first 20 minutes of runners starting with the lead women (the elite females had a 10 minute head start).
Parts two and three are the next 40 minutes of runners. Here is where you find the "wearing a tutu" championship, lobsterman, mullet men, a wedding party, and other assorted runners. You can also find 1972 Olympic Gold medalist in the marathon and former Falmouth winner Frank Shorter, and former marathon world record holder Steve Jones. It is always a thrill to see the former greats of the sport still enjoying a race.
I wasn't looking through the screen, so sometimes I was getting more feet than anything else. And thanks to the friendly lady I spent much of the race chatting with.
Part one is the first 20 minutes of runners starting with the lead women (the elite females had a 10 minute head start).
Parts two and three are the next 40 minutes of runners. Here is where you find the "wearing a tutu" championship, lobsterman, mullet men, a wedding party, and other assorted runners. You can also find 1972 Olympic Gold medalist in the marathon and former Falmouth winner Frank Shorter, and former marathon world record holder Steve Jones. It is always a thrill to see the former greats of the sport still enjoying a race.
I wasn't looking through the screen, so sometimes I was getting more feet than anything else. And thanks to the friendly lady I spent much of the race chatting with.
2013 Falmouth Road Race Wheelchair Athletes Video
Here is a video of the wheelchair athletes approaching and climbing Heights Hill before the quick downhill finish of the 2013 Falmouth Road Race. When I was in high school in the mid 1970s. I recall my great high school coach, Marvin W. Goldberg, traveling to watch the Boston Marathon and coming back to give a memorable chapel talk on the wheelchair athletes climbing Heartbreak Hill with the motions of their "crablike arms" pushing the chairs up the hill. Getting up the final hill yesterday was still a struggle to some of these tired athletes, but they got tons of encouragement from the cheering fans lining the hill.
Wheelchair results:
Wheelchair results:
Bib
|
Name
|
City
|
Sex/Age
|
Chiptime
|
Pace
|
OverAll
|
OverSex
|
OverDiv
| |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 20001 | Krige Schabort | Cedartown GA | M/49 | 24:17 | 3:25 /mi | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 20004 | James Senbeta | Savoy IL | M/26 | 25:50 | 3:38 /mi | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 20002 | Craig Blanchette | Battle Ground WA | M/45 | 26:37 | 3:45 /mi | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 20006 | Daniel Romanchuk | Mount Airy MD | M/15 | 26:51 | 3:47 /mi | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| 20003 | Tony Nogueira | Glen Ridge NJ | M/45 | 27:20 | 3:51 /mi | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 20007 | Hermin Garic | Utica NY | M/23 | 28:10 | 3:58 /mi | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| 20011 | Jill Moore | Champaign IL | F/20 | 35:11 | 4:57 /mi | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| 20012 | Jessica Galli | Cumming GA | F/29 | 35:40 | 5:01 /mi | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 20018 | Timothy Kelly | Weymouth MA | M/46 | 36:33 | 5:09 /mi | 9 | 7 | 4 |
| 20015 | Christina Kouros | Cape Elizabeth ME | F/18 | 43:19 | 6:06 /mi | 10 | 3 | 1 |
Sunday, August 11, 2013
2013 Falmouth Road Race: video of top runners
Quick video of the lead women racers (10 minute head start) and the lead men at the 2013 Falmouth Road Race from my cheap and old Flip Cam. Sorry for all my banter during the video. It was taken right at the base of the Heights Hill before the climb and descent to the finish line. More video will come later.
scroll ahead to 1:00 for the lead men.
Quick results here.
scroll ahead to 1:00 for the lead men.
Quick results here.
2013 Falmouth Miles
Quick videos of the 2013 Falmouth Mile races from my cheap and old Flip Cam.
Falmouth Elite Women’s One Mile Run
Record: 4:25.27 – Suzy Favor-Hamilton, Glarus, WI 2002
^ Bonus Money under 4:32
1.Katie Mackey - Seattle, WA 4:41.39
2. Heather Kampf - Minneapolis, MN 4:42.94
3. Sara Vaughn - Beaverton, OR 4:43.28
4. Heidi Gregson - Sydney, AUS 4:44.32
5. Jessica Tebo - Sammamish, WA 4:45.69
6. Emily Infeld - Washington, DC 4:45.73
7. Stephanie Garcia - Charlottesville, VA 4:46.12
8. Aisha Praught - Moline, IL 4:47.54
9. Ashley Miller - Tipton, IA 4:50.73
Falmouth Elite Men’s One Mile Run
Record: 3:54.89 – Jordan McNamara, Auburn, WA - 2011
^ Bonus Money under 3:58.00
1. Ben Blankenship - Eugene, OR 3:56.27
2. Will Leer - Ann Arbor, MI 3:56.45
3. Matt Elliot - Rock Hill, NC 3:57.45
4. Jack Bolas - Chapel Hill, NC 3:57.49
5. Elliott Heath - Winona, MN 3:57.91
6. David Torrence - Oakland, CA 3:58.14
7. Craig Miller - Colorado Springs, CO 3:58.28
8. Garrett Heath - Colorado Springs, CO 2:58.29
9. Andrew Bumbalough - Portland, OR 3:59.75
10. Duncan Phillips - Austin, TX 3:59.75
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