London GP: wSteeple

[gh]

with no Russians and just one Kenyan, this one not up to caliber of some of the other events:

Athlete Nat
Jessica Augusto POR
Ancuta Bobocel ROU
Fionnuala Britton IRL
Tina Brown GBR
Helen Clitheroe GBR
Delilah Di Crescenzo USA
Una English IRL
Lisa Galaviz USA
Korene Hinds JAM
Roisin McGettigan IRL
Victoria Mitchell AUS
Mercy Wanjiku Njoroge KEN
Barbara Parker GBR

[AthleticsInBritain]

Race under way now - Augusto just limped out by the looks of things after hitting a barrier.

[ponytayne]

My god...some of the worst stutter stepping I have ever seen in this race.

Was that Delilah stepping off? There was a light-haried girl who pulled off about a lap in...not Delilah that i saw. Looks like she's running in last.

[Powell]

Clitheroe's SCing is absolutely atrocious. She takes about 10 half-sized steps before each barrier :?

[AthleticsInBritain]

Sorry - was Jessica Augusto of Portugal, not Di Crescenzo - don't blame me, blame Brendan Foster who's calling the race!

[ponytayne]

That Bobocel looking good...running AND otherwise. :wink:

[AthleticsInBritain]

McGettigan 9:33 with a good finish in a cracking battle with Bobocel! Jaack'll be pleased about that.

Not so great from Helen Clitheroe, but the stuttering's gotta take a toll on her. Barbara Parker of Florida State was ahead of her in 5th or 6th I think.

[BCBaroo]

Why or how was that a World Leading time? (as reported on WCSN)

Just a mistake I guess..

[ponytayne]

it was a mistake, and was noted by the English announcing team that 9:08 is the leading time...if it was Carol Lewis and the other dumbass on WCSN syaing that...I'm not surprised. Idiots.

watch this feed: http://www.justin.tv/channel34

[measurer]

No curb or cones on the inner path of the water jump....just a "naked" white line!

[Jaack]

God I love McGettigan's pitter patter style. Her knees barely lift. She looked strong as an ox and I'm definitely seeing a 9.1x in Beijing with a harder pace. Get to the final Ro and then smash the NR! 8-)

[nevetsllim]

God I love McGettigan's pitter patter style. Her knees barely lift. She looked strong as an ox and I'm definitely seeing a 9.1x in Beijing with a harder pace. Get to the final Ro and then smash the NR! 8-)

You wouldn't think she would be suited to the steeplechase with the running style. It's rather similar to Jen Rhines.