'09 London GP w1500

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15:31 - 1500 METRES - Women START LIST

Personal Best Season Best
1 Malindi ELMORE CAN 4:02.64 4:06.94
2 Shannon ROWBERRY USA 4:00.92 4:03.92
3 Morgan UCENY USA 4:06.93 4:09.95
4 Anna JAKUBCZAK POL 4:00.15 4:15.57
5 Charlene THOMAS GBR 4:05.06 4:05.06
6 Anna WILLARD USA 4:01.44 4:01.44
7 Stephanie TWELL GBR 4:03.62 4:03.62
8 Erin DONOHUE USA 4:05.21 4:05.21
9 Lisa DOBRISKEY GBR 4:02.10 4:08.35
10 Hannah ENGLAND GBR 4:05.87 4:05.87
11 Katrina WOOTTON GBR 4:07.94 4:07.94
12 Irina LISHCHINSKA UKR 4:00.04 4:05.63
13 Alysia JOHNSON USA

[lovetorun]

This should be a very interesting race.I think Anna Willard will win it.

[gadlor]

Yeah...I've got Willard for the W, with that recent 1:58. Not too many of the others are close to her 1500 PR either - three others in the race have run faster, but not this season.

[rasb]

Yeah...I've got Willard for the W, with that recent 1:58. Not too many of the others are close to her 1500 PR either - three others in the race have run faster, but not this season.

Go Malindi ! Run that 4:06, eh....

[James Fields]

London GP - W1500m

Yes, Willard's recent 800m run was impressive -- even more so if you noticed that she was shoved by a competitor, toward Lane 3 on the backstretch, momentarily breaking stride and momentum which may explain in part why she stayed in Lane 3 on the home straightaway.

Almost overlooked is Shannon Rowbury who achieved a personal best 800m time of 2:00.94 at Paris on 17 July 2009, where one year earlier she got her 1500m personal best of 4:00.33. Rowbury is also in W1500m at London.

[TripleJump]

Does the official start list really have Rowbury's (NOT Rowberry) name that poorly misspelled? I know she's not a household name, but come on folks!

[TripleJump]

Does the official start list really have Rowbury's (NOT Rowberry) name that poorly misspelled? I know she's not a household name, but come on folks!

[sprintblox]

Her bib has Rowberry.

[tandfman]

What's the point in having a pacesetter if she's going to set a pace that slow? Was that pace planned?

[jeremyp]

Willard nips Rowbury in good last lap by the US duo. Slowish, and I suspect Shannon would have fared better with faster pace.

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15:31 - 1500 METRES - Women OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Anna WILLARD USA 4:07.95
2 Shannon ROWBURY USA 4:08.21
3 Lisa DOBRISKEY GBR 4:08.27 SB
4 Hannah ENGLAND GBR 4:08.38
5 Erin DONOHUE USA 4:08.64
6 Stephanie TWELL GBR 4:08.87
7 Malindi ELMORE CAN 4:09.54
8 Morgan UCENY USA 4:10.15
9 Charlene THOMAS GBR 4:12.01
10 Katrina WOOTTON GBR 4:13.70
11 Anna JAKUBCZAK POL 4:14.39 SB
Alysia JOHNSON USA DNF
Irina LISHCHINSKA UKR DNS
Split Times

400 Alysia JOHNSON USA 1:10.05
800 Alysia JOHNSON USA (1:07.64) 2:17.69
1100 Stephanie TWELL GBR (49.73) 3:07.42
Finish Anna WILLARD USA (1:00.53) 4:07.95

[TripleJump]

Willard nips Rowbury in good last lap by the US duo. Slowish, and I suspect Shannon would have fared better with faster pace.

Agreed. Shannon probably wanted 4:24 pace at the 800, not 4:34. How much does Alysia get paid to run a 2:17 high???

[knite]

15:31 - 1500 METRES - Women OFFICIAL RESULTS

1 Anna WILLARD USA 4:07.95
2 Shannon ROWBURY USA 4:08.21
3 Lisa DOBRISKEY GBR 4:08.27 SB
4 Hannah ENGLAND GBR 4:08.38
5 Erin DONOHUE USA 4:08.64
6 Stephanie TWELL GBR 4:08.87
7 Malindi ELMORE CAN 4:09.54
8 Morgan UCENY USA 4:10.15
9 Charlene THOMAS GBR 4:12.01
10 Katrina WOOTTON GBR 4:13.70
11 Anna JAKUBCZAK POL 4:14.39 SB
Alysia JOHNSON USA DNF
Irina LISHCHINSKA UKR DNS
Split Times

400 Alysia JOHNSON USA 1:10.05
800 Alysia JOHNSON USA (1:07.64) 2:17.69
1100 Stephanie TWELL GBR (49.73) 3:07.42
Finish Anna WILLARD USA (1:00.53) 4:07.95

Wow, Alysia Johnson must've been a last minute replacement for the a pace setter...cuz wow, she did not do that great of a job...

[sprintblox]

From I saw the slow pace I knew Anna Willard would win. None of the Europeans or Americans can handle her finishing kick.

[TripleJump]

Willard nips Rowbury in good last lap by the US duo. Slowish, and I suspect Shannon would have fared better with faster pace.

Agreed. Shannon probably wanted 4:24 pace at the 800, not 4:34. How much does Alysia get paid to run a 2:17 high???