Berlin 09 Diary: Day 7, Women's 200m: ALLYSON, Note by Larry Eder

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Allyson Felix, 200 meter rounds, photo courtesy of PhotoRun.net.
Allyson Felix won the World Champs in 2005 and 2007. In 2008, Veronica Campbell-Brown suprised Allyson Felix in Beijing and took the gold, and Felix took the silver.
What a difference a year makes. Allyson was in lane six, Veronica was in lane five, Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas was in lane four and Muna Lee was in lane three.
Allyson Felix had a good start, so did Veronica Campbell-Brown and they came off the turn nearly even. That was when Allyson Felix put the burners on and powered away, winning in 22.02 to 22.35.
Muna Lee was making a game run for third, but Debbie Ferguson-McKenzie of the Bahamas took the bronze in 22.41, with Muna Lee in fourth in 22.48.
Allyson Felix has now won three 200 meter titles now. In the press conference, Allyson did say she would trade three WC medals for one gold medal in a certain Olympic competition.
Just two more years to wait…..
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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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