2009 USATF: w10,000 - Amy Yoder-Begley 31:22.69

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1. Shalane Flanagan (Nike) 1
2. Amy Yoder-Begley (Nike) 3
3. Katie McGregor (Reebok) 8
4. Amy Hastings (adidas)
5. Sally Meyerhoff (EmpA)
6. Magdalena Lewy Boulet
7. Clara Grandt (West Virginia)
8. Molly Huddle (Saucony)
9. Melissa White
10. Stephanie Rothstein

[Moura]

My pick:

Flanagan
McGregor
Begley

[dj]

Formchart #10 Stepanie Rothstein scratched

[dl]

My pick:

Flanagan
McGregor
Begley

I'm biased because I help represent her, but I can't see AYB losing to McGregor. Amy has had a great year (won USATF Indoor 3000, Gate River 15K, and has run some decent 1500s) and is in fabulous shape.

[Jnathletics]

Re: 2009 USATF: w10,000

1. Shalane Flanagan (Nike)
2. Amy Yoder-Begley (Nike)
3. Katie McGregor (Reebok)

Can't argue with their top three.

[Jnathletics]

No distance fans here? :shock:

Flanagan gets out kicked again down the final straight at US champs?!?! :shock: Yoder-Begley having an excellent year.

[CunnySewer]

Just caught the W10K on RunnerSpace. The last few laps were awesome by Amy Yoder-Begley and Shalane -it was quite a battle.

[Jnathletics]

1 Amy Begley Nike 31:22.69S
2 Shalane Flanagan Nike 31:23.43S
3 Katie McGregor Reebok 32:08.04
4 Magdalena Lewy Boulet unattached 32:20.45
5 Molly Huddle unattached 32:43.11
6 Amy Hastings adidas 32:56.20
7 Serena Burla RIADHA 32:56.40
8 Melissa Cook New Balance 33:02.90
9 Sally Meyerhoff unattached 33:03.19
10 Allison Grace ZAP Fitness 33:12.34
11 Katherine Newberry N Y A C 33:21.56
12 Jill Steffens New Balance 33:27.43
13 Kara Storage RUNOHIO R T 33:27.75
14 Melissa White Hansons-Brooks D P 33:34.64
15 Erin Nehus unattached 33:37.76
16 Tara Storage RUNOHIO R T 33:39.57
17 Danielle Domenichelli unattached 33:41.72
18 Catherine White Arkansas 33:42.55

[26mi235]

Just caught the W10K on RunnerSpace. The last few laps were awesome by Amy Yoder-Begley and Shalane -it was quite a battle.

Friendly battle, but battle - there were points where each (especially Amy) could have used lapped runners to kill the others momentum but they did not do it.

[Alan Shank]

No distance fans here? :shock:

Flanagan gets out kicked again down the final straight at US champs?!?! :shock: Yoder-Begley having an excellent year.

I didn't see the race, but per the splits Begley led at every finish-line crossing from 2K-to-go. Of course, Flanagan could have passed her on last lap and been re-passed. Last 2K just under 6:06.

Based on the wind readings earlier, conditions were probably not that good.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA

[26mi235]

No distance fans here? :shock:

Flanagan gets out kicked again down the final straight at US champs?!?! :shock: Yoder-Begley having an excellent year.

I didn't see the race, but per the splits Begley led at every finish-line crossing from 2K-to-go. Of course, Flanagan could have passed her on last lap and been re-passed. Last 2K just under 6:06.

Based on the wind readings earlier, conditions were probably not that good.
Cheers,
Alan Shank
Woodland, CA

Flanagan did go to the fore only to be re-passed by Amy on the curve (150 to go), jockeying around several lapped runners.

[trig]

Yoder-Begley athlete of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  1 Amy Begley                   Nike                  31:22.69S
  2 Shalane Flanagan             Nike                  31:23.43S
  3 Katie McGregor               Reebok                32:08.04 
  4 Magdalena Lewy Boulet        unattached            32:20.45 
  5 Molly Huddle                 unattached            32:43.11 
  6 Amy Hastings                 adidas                32:56.20 
  7 Serena Burla                 RIADHA                32:56.40 
  8 Melissa Cook                 New Balance           33:02.90 
  9 Sally Meyerhoff              unattached            33:03.19 
 10 Allison Grace                ZAP Fitness           33:12.34 
 11 Katherine Newberry           N Y A C               33:21.56 
 12 Jill Steffens                New Balance           33:27.43 
 13 Kara Storage                 RUNOHIO R T           33:27.75 
 14 Melissa White                Hansons-Brooks D P    33:34.64 
 15 Erin Nehus                   unattached            33:37.76 
 16 Tara Storage                 RUNOHIO R T           33:39.57 
 17 Danielle Domenichelli        unattached            33:41.72 
 18 Catherine White              Arkansas              33:42.55 
 19 Mattie Bridgmon              Oregon                34:10.51 
 20 Clara Grandt                 West Virginia         34:13.76 
 21 Alissa McKaig                ZAP Fitness           35:41.80 
 22 Aileen Conlon                Nike Central Pk       35:51.52 
 -- Wendi Robinson               Indiana                    DNF 
 -- Lisa Koll                    Iowa State                 DNS 
 -- Denise Bargiachi             Arkansas                   DNS

[EPelle]

Amy has had a great year (won USATF Indoor 3000, Gate River 15K, and has run some decent 1500s) and is in fabulous shape.

You don't say ;-)

[26mi235]

4 Magdalena Lewy Boulet unattached 32:20.45

She surprised me here as I did not think of her as this 'quick'.