News of the Global Athletics World

A few more things happened over the weekend! Meets in Shanghai and Yokohama, a blistering 3k at the Great North Run, and a ceritan Ethiopian set a marathon world record and another looks to be winning a very nice pot of cash!

Here are some other things happening in the world of athletics this past weekend:
Friday, September 28, 2007-Shanghai, China
Tyson Gay, Liu Xiang upset!
Wallace Spearmon, Tyson’s training parter got the better of Tyson, taking the 100 meters, running a pesonal best o 9.96! Veronica Campbell ran 10.90 a near personal best. Sanya Richards took second, with a PB of 10.97.
Daron Robles of Cuba, who ran 12.92 at the World Athletics Final last week, upset Liu Xiang of China. Robles won in 13.01, with Anwar Moore of the US in second, and Liu Xiang in third and Allen Johnson in fourth.
Jeremy Wariner ran 44.02, winning by over a second!
Daniel Kipchirir Komen of Kenya ran a fast 3:31.75 with Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia on his heels, running a personal best of 3:32.35 for second!
For the complete story on the Shanghia meet: http://www.iaaf.org/GP07/news/Kind=2/newsId=41891.html

Saturday, September 29, 2007- Mo Farah Dusts Eliud Kipchoge, Great North Run,
3k, Mile
Mo Farah, silver medalist from 2006 Europeans, caught Eliud Kipchoge with 200 meters to go and that was it, running a fine 7:56.3 at the 3,000 m run and elite mile that was held the day before the Great North half marathon.
Vivian Cheriyuit of Kenya, with no real competition ( Tirunesh Dibaba did not run), ran a fine 9:02, taking the lead over the last 800 meters.
For more on the elite runs at Great North: http://www.iaaf.org/news/Kind=2/newsId=41904.html

Sunday , September 30, 2007-Yokohama, Japan
It was a cold and rainy day in Yokohama, Japan. The pole vault had a tough time, as only one women vaulter cleared a height, and on the men’s side, no male vaulters cleared.
Sanya Richards, coming off her 100 meter personal best of 10.97 PB, ran a 50.27
for 400 meters.
Tyson Gay won the 100 meters in 10.22, by nearly a half second. Coming off his 20.00 run in Shanghai, Asafa Powell was in control by 50 meters, but was limping at 100 meters and stopped, not finishing the race. JJ Johnson ended up winning
the 200 meters.
Bershawn Jackson won the men’s 400 meter hurdles. The match up of the meeting, Ivan Tikhon of Belarus versus Koji Murofushi of Japan did no develop. Tikhon threw 77 plus meters, but Murofushi, the Olympic champion, could only muster 74 meters.
Again, a very, very long season!
For more on the Yokohama Super Meet: http://www.iaaf.org/news/kind=2/newsid=41917.html#richards+beats+conditions+powell+injured+chilly+yokohama

September 30, 2007 real, -Berlin coverage
All that is known on this race, linked or written by RN staff: http://www.runningnetwork.com/features/berlin07list.html

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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