Shakima Wimbley, silver medal, 400 meters, RunBlogRun Interview

A modest young athlete, Shakima had a battle down the final stretch as Scottish veteran (GBR team) Eilidh Doyle fought Wimbley over that last straightaway. Shakima held onto the silver and Eilidh took the bronze medal, a global prize that she and her fans treasure. Shakima ran so very well, at a time in the race, when many young athletes have not had the experience on the global stage. Perhaps it was her coaching and training, but something clicked as Shakima ran a fantastic race in a global championship and took the silver.

Shakima Wimbley, Eilidh Doyle, photo by PhotoRun.net

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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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