2009 USATF: w1500 - Shannon Rowbury 4:05.07

[bhall]

1. Christin Wurth-Thomas (Nike) 3
2. Anna Willard (Nike)
3. Shannon Rowbury (Nike) 1
4. Erin Donohue (Nike) 2
5. Amy Mortimer (Reebok) 6
6. Sarah Bowman (Tennessee) 9
7. Lauren Centrowitz (Stanford) nr
8. Treniere Clement
9. Margaret Infeld (Georgetown)
10. Jordan Hasay (California HS)

[502CD]

Re: 2009 USATF: w1500

I'm looking forward to this one. Even if Barringer were to run this I have a hard time believing that Rowbury would finish out of the money. She faded at Pre but I still think she'll be there unless she has an injury.

[knite]

Re: 2009 USATF: w1500

I'm looking forward to this one. Even if Barringer were to run this I have a hard time believing that Rowbury would finish out of the money. She faded at Pre but I still think she'll be there unless she has an injury.

Rowbury wasn't gearing up for Pre, IMO, she will do well this weekend.

[guruof track]

If Barringer WERE running, I'd bet on her.

[jeremyp]

Re: 2009 USATF: w1500

I'm looking forward to this one. Even if Barringer were to run this I have a hard time believing that Rowbury would finish out of the money. She faded at Pre but I still think she'll be there unless she has an injury.

Rowbury wasn't gearing up for Pre, IMO, she will do well this weekend.

She has been, unlike last year, focusing on strength work later into her training. In Eugene she looked like she eased up once she realised she was being outkicked in the straightway. My guess is she'll be second at worst, and she'll push the pace.

[Moura]

My pick:

Willard
Rowbury
Thomas

[26mi235]

My pick:

Willard
Rowbury
Thomas

"What He Said"

... Even though there is some uncertainty about where Rowbury is, it is not enough to change my mind. Also think that an in-form Rowbury takes the race. We know that Willard is 'in-form' and that CWT has upped her game a notch as well. Also, with Willard doubling she may be content to place and not burn all her marbles to take first.

[What is the "A" mark? and do more than these three have them among the contestants?]

[Moura]

My pick:

Willard
Rowbury
Thomas

"What He Said"

... Even though there is some uncertainty about where Rowbury is, it is not enough to change my mind. Also think that an in-form Rowbury takes the race. We know that Willard is 'in-form' and that CWT has upped her game a notch as well. Also, with Willard doubling she may be content to place and not burn all her marbles to take first.

[What is the "A" mark? and do more than these three have them among the contestants?]

I think no more athletes has A standard, but I think Clement has B standard which can gives her a spot if she reach top 3 in US champs.

[Gleason]

My pick:

Willard
Rowbury
Thomas

"What He Said"

... Even though there is some uncertainty about where Rowbury is, it is not enough to change my mind. Also think that an in-form Rowbury takes the race. We know that Willard is 'in-form' and that CWT has upped her game a notch as well. Also, with Willard doubling she may be content to place and not burn all her marbles to take first.

[What is the "A" mark? and do more than these three have them among the contestants?]

4:06.00. Barringer, Willard, CWT & Rowbury have made it. The "B" is 4:09.00, so many milers have made it. Even Goucher and Flanagan have easily made the "B" standard.

[Jnathletics]

Rowburry
Wurth-Thomas
Willard

Too event with all the doubling going on. :?

[Gleason]

I'm glad to see that Bowman finally led the first two laps. She would have been second or better if she had run her first lap in 65 at the NCAA. I hope that she runs 64-66 for a 2:10 at 800. IF another miler takes over there Bowman could break 4:06 for fourth and be ready if Willard were to scratch after the Steeple at WCh.

[mrbowie]

Hasay will benefit from racing with older.

[Gleason]

Hasay will benefit from racing with older.

What does this mean? Hasay didn't make the final.

[Daisy]

Some quotes from the USATF site.

Hasay on her prelim race:

I’m obviously disappointed, I didn’t do as well as I hoped. But it’s great to be out there. It was slow at the start, and then when they took off, I didn’t have the acceleration

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Hasay on competing at trials:

It’s an honor to be out there with these women, but it would have been nice to be more fit coming into the race.

Anyone know if there is a place where the results for each heat can be seen? The USATF site compiles all the athletes together in one list.

[EPelle]

http://flashresults.com/2009_Meets/outd ... 25P010.htm

Splits:

http://flashresults.com/2009_Meets/outd ... 010-01.pdf