Emma Coburn, her race she won

Emma Coburn had a near perfect season. She won the US champs, she ran American record, and she looked poised for greatness this season.

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Could she medal once again in global competition? The field in 2017 looked, on paper, tougher than 2016.

I picked Emma for silver in London, but really, did not know. I had observed Emma since college, and watched her hurdling develop, her racing strategy develop, but felt that she was just a bit too cautious to win one of the big medals.

Was I wrong.

Listening to her then fiance, and coach, and now husband, Emma stayed closer to the action than ever before. Her last 500 meters was perfection, and her attack over the last water jump, and Courtney Frerichs taking silver behind Emma’s gold is one of the finest moments in American Track & Field history.

Fast times are one thing, winning a global medal in the toughest venues in the world, when there are no pacers, no safety nets, is where Emma Coburn delivered.

Sub nine minutes? It is just a matter of time.

@emmacoburn heading to the finish line in the 1st round of the Women’s 3000m Steeplechase at the US Olympic Trials in Eugene, OR. Photo by Mike Deering, the Shoe Addicts. #TrackTown16 #newbalance #TeamNB #usatf #RoadtoRio #trackandfield #track #athletics #athlete #eugene2016 #running #steeplechase #run #performance #UStrials #Haywardfield #eugene #runblogrun #theshoeaddicts #letsrun
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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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