KBC Nacht Heusden - Pamela Jelimo returning to competition

[REngelhardt]

With Paris GL completed, it's on to KBC Nacht in Heusden-Zolder tomorrow (Saturday) night. The headliner is Pamela Jelimo, who will return to competiton after more than a month off the circuit. According to today's press conference, PJ is healthy and with solid workouts behind her. The pacemaker will be targeting a lap time of 58 seconds. The English-language meet web site is posted on the T&FN home page, but to see today's detailed Jelimo update, check the Dutch-language (NL) version (sorry, no English translation) in the upper left corner.

See link below for the main program's entries.

http://www.sport.be/kbcnacht/2009/eng/deelnemers/

[26mi235]

Unfortunately, the weather tomorrow night will be similar to Paris tonight, expect that H-Z is pretty much at ground level without a lot of stadium, whereas Paris is sunk down with a very big stadium that is partially covered. There could be a lot of wind that will slow any race of a lap or more. It may mean that Tegenkamp does not run 13:1x and thus that He stays with an A and his teammate Jager is out as they would have [A]AB..B and the last B is left home. Of course, Jager could find a race somewhere in the next few days to run 13:1x but it does not seem likely. Too bad, as the experience would be valuable to this very young runner (he would have been a college sophomore this year if he stayed in school).

[rasb]

Unfortunately, the weather tomorrow night will be similar to Paris tonight, expect that H-Z is pretty much at ground level without a lot of stadium, whereas Paris is sunk down with a very big stadium that is partially covered. There could be a lot of wind that will slow any race of a lap or more. It may mean that Tegenkamp does not run 13:1x and thus that He stays with an A and his teammate Jager is out as they would have [A]AB..B and the last B is left home. Of course, Jager could find a race somewhere in the next few days to run 13:1x but it does not seem likely. Too bad, as the experience would be valuable to this very young runner (he would have been a college sophomore this year if he stayed in school).

Hey 26.... I know that you know your stuff, but isn't it a bit early to be writing off the chance of people running standards? I know we have several Canadians who will be going for it Heusden, so I hope your weather forecasting is wrong, for a change... :wink:
Is the Meet being streamed anywhere, perhaps on channelsurfing?
Start time for the International Events?

[Jerome Marrow]

Does anybody know where Jelimo has been (geographically) the last month or so? Was she back in Africa or somewhere else for her "rehab"?

[Marlow]

See lots of Amis in the start lists

ABDIRAHMAN ABDI
BAUHS SCOTTY
BOYLAM-PETT LIAM
BROWN RUSSELL
CAMARENA JILL
CLEMENT TRENIERE
COX SHANA
DONOHUE ERIN
DURST STEPHANIE
FAMIGLIETTI ANTHONY
FUREY SEAN
GALAVIZ LISA
GALL GEENA
HAZLE MIKE
JAGER EVAN
KIMMONS TRELL
LEER WILL
LEWIS YVETTE
LOMONG LOPEZ
MANZANO LEONEL
MCADAMS JOSH
MCCOY REUBEN
MCLAIN ERICA
MYERS ROB
NELSON TIM
OFILI TIFFANY
PERKINS DACIA
PIFER STEPHEN
QUIGLEY SEAN
RILEY JONATHON
SCHERER MATT
SMITH CHRISTIAN
TEGENKAMP MATT
TORRANCE JAMAAL
TORRENCE DAVID
UCENY MORGAN
UFODIAMA BLESSING
VAUGHN SARA
VAUGHN BRENT
WANLESS LIZ
WILLIAMS ANGELA
WILLIAMS CHARONDA

[3]

KBC's live results will appear in the link below:
http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/kbcnacht ... edule.html

[The Captain]

Jelimo has been at home in Kenya. Ran a 52s relay leg at the championships.
Should be a feed according to:
http://www2.myp2p.eu/competition.php?co ... line=other
(Zaragoza too)

[26mi235]

Unfortunately, the weather tomorrow night will be similar to Paris tonight, except that H-Z is pretty much at ground level without a lot of stadium

Hey 26.... I know that you know your stuff, but isn't it a bit early to be writing off the chance of people running standards?

Let me go on record as saying I strongly hope the weather is more like last year.

[dl]

Meet already started.

Jager-Torrence 1-2 in B 1500.

http://www.sport.be/belgavideo/kbcnacht ... edule.html

[REngelhardt]

Women's 800m up next.

[bhall]

Jelimo 1:59.59 for the win. Looked better.

[REngelhardt]

My hand-held splits for Pamela: 59.6 - 60.0

[bhall]

m800 - Mansour 1:45.28, Manzano 3rd appeared to be under 1:46

[croflash]

Jelimo 1:59.59 for the win. Looked better.

Better, a lot better or dominant ?

[bhall]

Better. Definitely not dominant. Solid run. Won from 3rd/4th place after 500m. Hard to tell how much was left in the tank. It wasn't an easy win.