Under Armour Running: Video featuring Aisha Praught Leer, on her Birmingham World Indoor Experiences, part 1

Aisha Praught Leer, one lap to go, WIC Birmingham, photo by Mike Deering, for The Shoe Addicts

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. For more on the UA HOVR sonic, please click on Under Armour Running. Here’s our review of the Under Armour HOVR Sonic.

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This video series was done with Aisha Praught Leer just after her finish of the 1,500 meters for the World Indoor Championships, on March 3, 2018 at the World Indoor Championships. A bit short for Aisha, as she is the Jamaican record holder at the 3000 meter steeplechase. Aisha Praught Leer also set National Indoor records at 3000 meters and 1,500 meters this past winter.

In part 1, Aisha Praught Leer tells @runblogrun about racing with the finest indoor runners in the world over 1,500 meters. Special thans to The Shoe Addicts, digital partners for RunBlogRun.

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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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