Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the Queen of the 100 meters,
The women with the red hair extensions, making her look like a back up singer with George Clinton and Funkadelic, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, did her thing in the 100 meter final, running a world leader and taking the gold. The women’s 100 meters in our RunBlogRun Event of Day three.
Day Three Event of the Day
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce is the pocket rocket. This women is to women’s sprinting what Usain Bolt is to men’s sprinting.
Her victory in London was spectacular, but you know how sprinting is: you are only as good as your last race.
In Moscow, Shelly-Ann ran with one focus: to win. She had a fine start, and just took off, the pocket rocket flying down the track, and winning the gold in 10.71, a world leader.
Murielle Ahoure, from the Ivory Coast, took second in 10.85 and Carmelita Jeter took the bronze in 10.94.
English Gargdner, the new US sprint sensation, was fourth in 10.97!
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce made a statement with her fantastic, world leading run. Many times, the Jamaican is not given the respect that she deserves, but in Moscow, sporting the red hair extensions, Fraser-Pryce let her feet do the talking for her!
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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