Andy Vernon looked fantastic in the elite race at Highgate10k. His fitness was pretty good, and he confidence was evident. On the windy night, Andy ran 28:21.15. This was his second 10,000m in the past few weeks, as he ran 27:58 at Payton Jordan. ” I had back cramps over the last 5000 meters in Palo Alto, so I had to drop off the pace. I think I could have run the winning time without the cramps.”
Andy Vernon, with the media, post HighGate 10k, photo by Larry Eder
I like Andy Vernon. When Vernon is fit (remember, 2014 European 10,000m and 5,000m bronze medalist), he is quite tough. After having had two tough years with injuries, I asked Vernon how to compare his fitness this year to 2014. He told us that he was finally back to that level.
Andy Vernon will race the 10,000m at Hengelo to get the standard of 27:45 for London 2017.
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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