Zurich Flash: Isinbayeva Clears 5.06m, WR! by Larry Eder

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Yelena Isinbayeva, August 2009, WC Berlin, photo by PhotoRun.net.

What a difference one week makes. A week after her nightmare in Berlin, where Yelena Isinbayeva did not clear a height in the World Champs final, the world’s best women pole vaulter is back with a vengence. On her first attempt at the height, Yelena Isinbayeva cleared 5.06m, or 16 feet, 7 1/4 inches, giving her her 24th world record! The world record was well received by the fans in Zurich! The crowd of 60,000 plus at the Zurich Weltklasse applauded Isinbeyava’s effort, as she jumped, and ran to her coach, Vitaly Petrov.
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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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