Chris Thompson, Mo Farah, 2010 Euros, photo by PhotoRun.net

Chris Thompson, Euro silver medalist over 10,000m, running for the Nike Oregon TC/Elite, and coached by Olympic steeplechaser Mark Rowland, ran 13:29.94 for 5,000m on the 307m oversized track at UW Seattle. Sally Kipyego ran 15:15.41 there for 5,000m. Met Coach Rowland at Rosie O’Grady’s last ING NYCM, surprised to see distance runners in an establishment that sells adult beverages. Mark was a fine steeplechaser who possessed some serious mile speed. His athletes respect him, which is the highest praise a coach can receive.

Congrats to Gil Roberts for his nifty double of 20.58 and 45.39 in Albuquerque! That is flying!

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ROBERTS
45.39 WL

ALBUQUERQUE
(USA, Feb 10): Altitude world lead at 400 m for Gil Roberts with impressive
45.39 at 200 m track of Convention Center. Don Kirby Invite (1507 m altitude)
saw Roberts clocking also 20.58 in the 200 m. Jeff Demps achieved 6.55 to win
the 60 m over Ryan Milus 6.58. Last year junior English Gardner improved in the
women 60 m to 7.17 and also won the 200 m in 23.34. Canadian olympic finalist
Angela Whyte won the 60 m hurdles in 8.09. Bryan McBride bettered his best in
the high jump with 226 clearance. 20-years old Mike Woepse went over his
lifetime best 550 in the pole vault ahead of Nick Frawley (also 550). 21-years
old Jacob Thormaehlen for first time in his career went over 20 m in the shot
put with 20.25. Second Bosnian record holder Kemal Mesic 20.23 (missed his
national record from last weekend by 8 cm).

CLAYE
824 IN THE LONG JUMP

FAYETTEVILLE
(USA, Feb 10): Tyson Invitational started with college programme. Fast 400 m
races as Frankie Wright clocked low-altitude world lead 45.72. In another race
Ackheem Gauntlett 46.23 and in another one Estonian Marek Niit European leading
46.28. Will Claye equaled in the long jump world leading 824 cm, for World
triple medalist also indoor PB. Second Bahamian Raymond Higgs also indoor PB
793 cm. In women 60 m Octavious Freeman improved in heats to 7.19 at 60 m and
confirmed it with 7.20 in the finals. 24-years old Chelsea Hayes leaped to
overall long jump lifetime best 660 cm. In menÂ´s 60 m the fastest Isiah Young
6.62 in heats and 6.66 in the finals.

OTHER RESULTS

BOSTON
(USA, Feb 10): Emily Infeld won the 3000 m in 9:00.13 PB at Valentine
Invitational. Mile winner Nicole Schappert at 25 years improved to 4:33.16.
Jamaican Sophia Smellie at age of 32 overall personal best at 400 m 52.65.

SEATTLE
(USA, Feb 10): British European medalist Chris Thompson won the 5000 m at Husky
Classic in fast 13:29.94 on an oversized track (307 m) here. Second Kenyan
Kevin Chelimo 13:30.25 ahead of US Hassan Mead 13:33.42. In women 5000 m world
10k medalist Sally Kipyego of Kenya achieved oversized world lead 15:15.41.
Second Deborah Maier improved to 15:29.24.

COLORADO
SPRINGS (USA, Feb 10): At Air Force Invitational Hungarian Oliver Harsanyi
improved to 226 in the high jump.

HAMILTON
(NZL, Feb 11): World champion Valerie Adams achieved 20.19 at Porritt Classic
meet. Stuart Farquhar tossed the javelin to good 80.95 and Elizabeth Lamb
improved in the high jump to 190 cm.

OTHER NEWS

KINGSTON
(JAM): Usain Bolt will not run the Camperdown Classic this Saturday as the
double sprint record holder had to leave the island in midweek for an overseas
business assignment. Jamaican media are writing.

AUCKLAND
(NZL): Radiosport.co.nz informs that shot put sensation Jacko Gill will be able
to compete at the national track and field champs next month. The teenager was
initially told he was too young for the senior shot put event, with athletes
having to be at least 19. But Athletics New Zealand Sport Manager Brett Addison
says they’ve waived the rule for Gill as he is such an exceptional case.
Championships are planned for March 23 to 25 at Waitakere.

ADDITION

DUSSELDORF
(GER): Actually also the 4:07.55 of Anzhelika Shevchenko is a world lead,
that means five world leads in Dusseldorf on Friday night.

Author

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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