Dibaba in Sabadell, Spain for 3000m on February 19, from EME News

Genzebe Dibaba, photo by Hasse SjÃ¶gren/Deca Text&Bild

Genzebe Dibaba and her coach, Jama Aden, will decide on whether she will double in Portland after this weekend. On Friday night, per EME News, she will be running the 3000 meters. How fast can she run?

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Dibaba in Sabadell

SABADELL (ESP): The city of Sabadell aims in future to bid for the European Indoor Championships. Deputy mayor Marisol Martinez responsible for sports announced. Part of the long term plan is the International indoor meet which will be held this Friday. Top entry is Ethiopian star and fresh mile World indoor record holder Genzebe Dibaba planning to run the 3000 m. It is also because she partly during the year trains here. Also running Gelete Bubrka on the men side Aman Wote and Gebremdhin Mekonnen. From top Spanish athletes in the 800 m Kevin Lopez, Luis Alberto Marco and Alejandro Rodriguez. In the 3000 m Ilias Fifa, Adel Mechaal and Victor Garcia. Good field in long jump with Chinese Wang Jianan, Ignisious Gaisah and Cuban Wilfredo Martinez. Shot put has Argentinian German Lauro with Spanish Yioser Toledo and Carlos Tobalina. Ethiopian Besu Sado is the main name in women 800 m and in triple Venezuelan record holder Yulimar Rojas and British Yamile Aldama.

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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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