Under Armour Running: featuring Aisha Praught Leer, Steeplers have speed!

Aisha Praught Leer is an prime example of the how fast women’s elite running is growing around the world. Aisha competed at 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters, and in 2016 began to focus on the 3000 meter steeplechase. This is an continuing feature that we are publishing on Aisha Praught Leer, with special thanks to Under Armour Running.

Aisha Praught Leer, photo copyright with Jamaica Gleaner

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Aisha Praught Leer is a steeplechaser, one of the toughest events in our sport. She represents Jamaica, in honor of her family heritage. In the 2018 World Indoor Championships, Aisha Praught ran a fine sixth place run in a very slow (say race walking pace) and tactical early pace, then a screaming last 1000 meters.

In the old days, steeplers were the people who could not race well at 1,500 meters, or 3000 meters. Well, no more. Aisha Praught Leer has Jamaican records at the 1,500 meters indoors, 3000 meters indoors and steeplechase.

In the following Instagram, Aisha thanks Joe Bosshard, her coach, for fine tuning her for her fine indoor season. Time to prepare for the outdoor 2018 season. With all of the speed that Aisha Praught Leer is showing, looking forward to seeing her over the barriers and in flat outdoor races. Stay tuned!

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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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