Men's 1500 Final Results

Looks like El Guerrouj handled this one with out problems. Took the lead on the second lap.

8 different countries represented in the final, none from North America though.

1 908 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:31.77
2 457 Baala Mehdi FRA 3:32.31
3 1352 Heshko Ivan UKR 3:33.17
4 813 Korir Paul KEN 3:33.47
5 1106 Silva Rui POR 3:33.68
6 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 3:33.84
7 984 Liefers Gert-Jan NED 3:33.99 (SB)
8 460 Chouki Fouad FRA 3:34.05
9 1189 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS 3:34.37
10 820 Songok Isaac KEN 3:34.39
11 399 Parra Roberto ESP 3:35.02 (PB)
12 388 Higuero Juan Carlos ESP 3:38.49

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No Americans in the finals. What a shame.
The great US distance decline continues.

How did Lunn do. Did he even break 3:40?

An investigation on the poor performances of US distance runners should commence after these world championships.

Where is the improvement in US distance running? If anything things are worse than ever.

Will any American distance runners make the finals in any event. At least we still have Krummenacker.

[BillVol]

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>8 different countries represented in the
>final, none from North America though.

I thought you had to be from Africa to succeed nowadays at middle and long distance? Who are these imposters from France, Ukraine, Portugal, Spain, Holland, and Russia in the final of the 1500M? And from Spain, France, Holland, Finland and Japan in the steeple final? Most of them (except Russia) with much smaller populations than we in the US have?


1 908 El Guerrouj Hicham MAR 3:31.77
2 457 Baala Mehdi FRA 3:32.31
3 1352 Heshko Ivan UKR 3:33.17
4 813 Korir Paul KEN 3:33.47
5 1106 Silva Rui POR 3:33.68
6 384 Estévez Reyes ESP 3:33.84
7 984 Liefers Gert-Jan NED 3:33.99 (SB)
8 460 Chouki Fouad FRA 3:34.05
9 1189 Shabunin Vyacheslav RUS 3:34.37
10 820 Songok Isaac KEN 3:34.39
11 399 Parra Roberto ESP 3:35.02 (PB)
12 388 Higuero Juan Carlos ESP 3:38.49


1 1121 Shaheen Saif Saaeed QAT 8:04.39
2 800 Kemboi Ezekiel KEN 8:05.11
3 392 Martín Eliseo ESP 8:09.09 (PB)
4 493 Tahri Bouabdallah FRA 8:10.65
5 797 Cherono Abraham KEN 8:13.37
6 393 Martín Luis Miguel ESP 8:13.52 (SB)
7 998 Vroemen Simon NED 8:13.71 (SB)
8 379 Blanco José Luis ESP 8:17.16
9 444 Keskisalo Jukka FIN 8:17.72 (PB)
10 911 Ezzine Ali MAR 8:19.15
11 761 Iwamizu Yoshitaka JPN 8:19.29
12 1119 Saifeldin Khamis Abdullah QAT 8:28.37
13 914 Hachlaf Abdelkader MAR 8:35.17

[BillVol]

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Big problem is the bongo-beating mentality in this country. We glorify goof-balls like what's his name, when we should be looking for some bad-ass MFers to glorify.

Distance running is not a bongo-beating activity. I think sometimes people confuse the great Pre era with bongo-beating, because he had that hippie look, I guess. But Pre was a bad-ass -- not a bongo-beating hippie. Same for many of the great US distance greats of that era.

I think people in this country think the answer is in being a hippie bongo beater. It is not. The future of distance running is not in bongo drums. It is in getting bad asses out on the track.

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"Big problem is the bongo-beating mentality in this country. We glorify goof-balls like what's his name, when we should be looking for some bad-ass MFers to glorify.

Distance running is not a bongo-beating activity. I think sometimes people confuse the great Pre era with bongo-beating, because he had that hippie look, I guess. But Pre was a bad-ass -- not a bongo-beating hippie. Same for many of the great US distance greats of that era.

I think people in this country think the answer is in being a hippie bongo beater. It is not. The future of distance running is not in bongo drums. It is in getting bad asses out on the track."

That's one of the best posts I've ever seen on this board. He's right; there's no room for wishy-washy nonsense in competitive running.

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>>8 different countries represented in
>the
>final, none from North America though.

I
>thought you had to be from Africa to succeed
>nowadays at middle and long distance? Who are
>these imposters from France, Ukraine, Portugal,
>Spain, Holland, and Russia in the final of the
>1500M? And from Spain, France, Holland, Finland
>and Japan in the steeple final? Most of them
>(except Russia) with much smaller populations
>than we in the US have?


Drugs have more of an effect on the longer distances. Those that can avoid true spot tests during their cycling phase(s) will dominate the longer races.

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I guess Japan and France are better than the US in distance events. I don't think there has ever been a worse World Championships for US distance runners. This is a national disgrace!

Two years ago we all thought Alan Webb would be in these finals. Webb is now an invisible semi-pro.

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>No Americans in the finals. What a shame.
The
>great US distance decline continues.

How did
>Lunn do. Did he even break 3:40?>

Really paying attention aren't we?

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El G showed great emotion at the finish. Where did the "air guitar" come from? You could tell he was relieved by the outcome. He just cranked a 2:19-2:20 last 1000m and said "Hang on Boys!!"

I am really a fan of his. One of the smoothest runners that I have ever seen. Can't wait for the 5000's to start. Another classic, I am sure!

my two cents

ty

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Lets hope at least Krummenacker can make the finals. Hopefully, maybe he will place.

This has been a nightmare world championships for US distance runners.

[BillVol]

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That's
>one of the best posts I've ever seen on this
>board. He's right; there's no room for
>wishy-washy nonsense in competitive running.

I was hesitant to post my real feelings on this because I don't like to rock the boat. I do that enough on the UT board. But I'm tired of seeing these Pre wannabes (or think they are) acting like goofballs. It's time to get serious and put the bongos away.

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Just curious how did Jason Lunn do?
Obviously, he was not great since he was not in the finals.


Joe Falcon, Steve Holman are lonely eyes look to you.
Where have you gone great US milers of yesterday.

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Masaback must resign.

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Steve Holman looked like the real thing. Why has he disappeared?

Isn't he about the same age as Krumenaker?

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>Lets hope at least Krummenacker can make the
>finals. Hopefully, maybe he will place.

This
>has been a nightmare world championships for US
>distance runners.

Krum will have a tough go of it. He hasn't been running very well as of late and when it not working in the 8 its just not working. There isn't much fixing.

Unfortunately he is running the wrong distance. Hopefully this awakening will put him in the 15 next year.