Saturday, June 26, 2010
Bershawn ‘Batman‘ Jackson, showing his racing skill, took on all comers and ran the fastest time in the world since the Beijing Olympics with his fine 47.32! Jackson looked great over all the hurdles, and was followed by Johnny Dutch, who ran his personal best, a hugely fast 47.63! Micheal Tinsely ran 48.72 for third place.
Bershawn Jackson, Nike Pre 2009, photo by Photorun.net.
When asked after the race, what he attributed his win to, Bershawn noted, ” It was the crowd! The crowd was with me and it was a great crowd!”
Bershawn Jackson broke the stadium and Iowa soil records for the 400m hurdles, set by Danny Harris in 1986, with a time of 48.28. Danny Harris gave Bershawn his award today after his 47.32 performance!
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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