by Alfonz Juck
Pozzi windy 13.13
CLERMONT (USA, Apr 15): Florida sprint paradise again offered fast times (in most cases windy) at Pure Athletics Spring Invitational. Brits clocked sub 10 with +4.4, Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 9.90 and Ojie Edoborun 9.93. In heats Chinese Xie Zhenye 9.91 (+4.1), Noah Lyles 9.95 (+4.3) and Canadian Gavin Smellie 9.97 (+5.1). Danny Talbot posted 19.86 in the 200 m aided by +2.9 ahead of Smellie 20.21, Dutch Solomon Bockarie in other race 20.21 (+3.6). Another fast time wind-aided by European Indoor champion Andy Pozzi 13.13 (+5.8) at 110 m hurdles. Mike Berry won the 400 m in 45.79 as World champion 2007 Tyson Gay clocked 47.78. Lucky Brandon Roulhac as his 16.75 triple had +2.0. In the 4×100 m China 39.26 beat Germany 39.39. In women events Olympic winner Shaunae Miller-Uibo clocked 21.90 (+3.1) in the 200 m (also 629 +1.5 in long jump, her debut in the event) ahead of Jo Atkins 22.54, in other races Germans Tatjana Pinto 22.53 (+3.0) and Rebekka Haase 22.58 (+3.0). In the 100 m Dutch Naomi Sedney won the final in 11.01 (+4.6), but Tori Bowie clocked 10.80 (+3.3) in heats, Kelly Ann Baptiste 10.94 (+4.1) and Rebekka Haase also 10.94 (+2.3). In the 4×100 m China surprisingly in 43.70 beat Germany 44.05. Dutch win also in hurdles 12.57 (+4.5) by Nadine Visser, but legal 12.87 (+1.8) in heats.
RunBlogRun opines: Elite athletes are testing their fitness this weekend, as Euro champ Andrew Pozzi ran a windy 13.13 in Clermont. The well respected British hurdler, now healthy, is finally coming into his own. Watch this young man. He has serious wheels. Nice to see Tori Bowie, double Olympic medalist running a windy 10.80. Some nice performances from Pure Athletics, coached by one of our favorites, Coach Lance Braumann.
