What happened in Women's 1,500 meters? Here's the London WC presser with Jenny Simpson, silver, Faith Kipyegon, gold and Caster Semenya, bronze!

The women’s 1,500 meters may have been the finest race of the championships. Faith Kipyegon battled Sifan Hassan down the straight before Sifan fall back. Jenny Simpson, who has medaled in 4 of her six global finals, pulled the best impersonation of Steve Ovett running on the inside that I have witnessed. Caste Semenya moved from seventh to third over the final fifty meters, with a move that only an 800 meter runner could have pulled off, relegating Laura Muir to fourth place.

Semenya, Kipyegon, Simpson battle, photo by PhotoRun.net

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Here is an fine presser, with nice commentary from Jenny Simpson, Caster and Faith.

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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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