2009 Reebok GP: W-1.500m [Wurth-Thomas 4.03,96 PB/AL]

[Flumpy]

It was a short-lived world leader, however. Three in Hengelo went faster.

1500 Metres - Women
Pts
1 Burka , Gelete ETH 3:58.79 10
2 Alminova , Anna RUS 4:01.54 8
3 Kibiwot , Viola KEN 4:02.70 7

I don't think it ever was the WL. Samitova ran faster earlier that day.

[ExCoastRanger]

Meant to write CWT.
Where did Samitova run and what was the result? I missed that one.

[tandfman]

It was the previous day (Friday), it was in Sochi, and she ran 4:03.62. A story on the performance appeared on the front page here on Saturday.

[ExCoastRanger]

Thank you. Found it.
The mark doesn't seem to be on the IAAF's world list.

[odelltrclan]

CTW's face is always screwed with effort and concentration. It's just the way she rolls. But boy can she roll. That was a great mostly solo effort.

She reminds me a little of Paula Radcliffe with those facial expressions. She is not pretty to watch as she does not have a smooth stroke so to speak, but she is fun to watch because she is a gutsy runner.

[Gleason]

Didn't Wirth-Thomas run well in the early season last year only to not have anything left psot trials? I hope that isn't the case this yr if so!

She ran:
4:27.18 Mile at Tyson Indoor on February 15
4:04.94 at Adidas on May 18
4:04.88 at Pre on June 8
4:08.48 at OT on July 6
4:05.31 at Monaco on July 31
4:09.70 at OG semi on August 21
4:19.76 at Gateshead on August 31
dnf at Lausanne on September 2

I just typed a few of her most important meets. It seems that she ran well until her last two meets after OG, so I wouldn't be surprised if she made the final at Berlin and broke 4:00 in 2009.

[knite]

Didn't Wirth-Thomas run well in the early season last year only to not have anything left psot trials? I hope that isn't the case this yr if so!

She ran:
4:27.18 Mile at Tyson Indoor on February 15
4:04.94 at Adidas on May 18
4:04.88 at Pre on June 8
4:08.48 at OT on July 6
4:05.31 at Monaco on July 31
4:09.70 at OG semi on August 21
4:19.76 at Gateshead on August 31
dnf at Lausanne on September 2

I just typed a few of her most important meets. It seems that she ran well until her last two meets after OG, so I wouldn't be surprised if she made the final at Berlin and broke 4:00 in 2009.

Yeah but she didn't improve after trials, she actually had gotten slower so I hope she takes some down time after the Nationals and retool for the 2nd half of the summer. 4:09 isn't gonna cut it in Berlin, neither is a 4:05!

[26mi235]

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Yeah but she didn't improve after trials, she actually had gotten slower so I hope she takes some down time after the Nationals and retool for the 2nd half of the summer. 4:09 isn't gonna cut it in Berlin, neither is a 4:05!

From the Front Page article (RW Racing News) of June 1

"We've been trying to train for August and September, so we don't know how I got fit so fast. As long as we're watching it (carefully), my coach and I are happy with where we're at...I just wanted to come through in 2:08 (for 800 meters) and see how I responded. We've been hitting 2:08 pace relatively easily in practice."

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[SQUACKEE]

Running a windy and solo 4:03 in May shows she has the talent to be in the mix in a world 1500 final if she stays healthy.

[knite]

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Yeah but she didn't improve after trials, she actually had gotten slower so I hope she takes some down time after the Nationals and retool for the 2nd half of the summer. 4:09 isn't gonna cut it in Berlin, neither is a 4:05!

From the Front Page article (RW Racing News) of June 1

"We've been trying to train for August and September, so we don't know how I got fit so fast. As long as we're watching it (carefully), my coach and I are happy with where we're at...I just wanted to come through in 2:08 (for 800 meters) and see how I responded. We've been hitting 2:08 pace relatively easily in practice."

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That's great news! I was worrying about that when I saw this great effort from her as she was going for it on the last lap. It was a great effort by her and very much alone.