'09 Monaco GP w1500

[Powell]

Who's the second pacer...takes a lot of air...never seen such rough running. Looks like a Discus thrower.

Erin Donohue - a pretty good runner in her own right. She's done 4:05 this year. I have to agree, though, she looks very heavy for a 1500 runner.

[Powell]

I believe Jamal ran the final 300 in around 43.5 :!:

[nevetsllim]

I suppose the British decision was right but great runs from the Brits.

Dobriskey 4:02.28
Twell 4:03.48 PB
England 4:04.29 PB

[K.I.R.]

Dobriskey, Twell, then England, all in quick times.
The UKA are lying in a quivering puddle on the floor somewhere, exhausted but relieved.

[lalala]

Dobriskey ran an awful race really...she HAS to be more involved if she's going to do any damage with her finish at the Worlds, but I guess she's feeling her way there at the moment, post-injury. That was very encouraging that she could run a 4:02 like that...only just off her PB remember!

[gh]

Official Results - Women - 1500 Metres
Pos Athlete Nat Mark Pts
1 Maryam Yusuf Jamal BRN 3:58.83 20
2 Gelete Burka ETH 3:59.56 16
3 Mariem Alaoui Selsouli MAR 4:00.95 14
4 Anna Willard USA 4:01.68 12
5 Lisa Dobriskey GBR 4:02.28 10
6 Sylwia Ejdys POL 4:02.30 8
7 Btissam Lakhouad MAR 4:03.23 6
8 Stephanie Twell GBR 4:03.48 4
9 Hannah England GBR 4:04.29 3
10 Nataliya Panteleeva RUS 4:04.29 3
11 Siham Hilali MAR 4:05.12 3
12 Lidia Chojecka POL 4:06.07 3
13 Iryna Lishchynska UKR 4:13.14
Erin Donohue USA DNF
Anna Mishchenko UKR DNF

[gh]

Who's the second pacer...takes a lot of air...never seen such rough running. Looks like a Discus thrower.

Erin Donohue - a pretty good runner in her own right. She's done 4:05 this year. I have to agree, though, she looks very heavy for a 1500 runner.

She was a useful high school javelin thrower; believe she also scored in the ACC one year.

[Half Miler]

Willard may have a hard time medaling in Berlin.

She should have run the 800 at the US Trials.

[Half Miler]

Erin Donohue - a pretty good runner in her own right. She's done 4:05 this year. I have to agree, though, she looks very heavy for a 1500 runner.

She's lighter than she was in her collegiate days.



source: www.fast-women.com

[Dutra]

Who's the second pacer...takes a lot of air...never seen such rough running. Looks like a Discus thrower.

Erin Donohue - a pretty good runner in her own right. She's done 4:05 this year. I have to agree, though, she looks very heavy for a 1500 runner.

She was a useful high school javelin thrower; believe she also scored in the ACC one year.

Runner up in the N.J. state javelin twice.

[smithg]

Willard

Very out of position with 400 to go - on the rail and didnt pull through and go with the leaders. I mean she is reading their numbers at 500 and just lets them get away. A medal will be a challenge, but Im hopeful she can get in a tactical race and work the kick

I think wurth-thomas actually has more guts and instinct after seeing this race. Rowberry is still a wildcard too. All in all we may see three from USA in final or well, "none" who knows

[smithg]

Erin Donohue - a pretty good runner in her own right. She's done 4:05 this year. I have to agree, though, she looks very heavy for a 1500 runner.

She's lighter than she was in her collegiate days.



source: www.fast-women.com

per USATF.COM

ERIN DONOHUE
Events: 800m, 1,500m
Height: 5-7
Weight: 143

ok, so she is about 2x burka in mass

Really though, all props to her I think the 4:05 is a 3 sec improvement over last year and in Osaka she ran 4:16 in a SF. Running 3 flat for 1100 today is pretty dang good too

[lovetorun]

I'm a bit disappointed in Willard...this was the perfect race for her to join Barringer and Wurth-Thomas in the sub 4:00 club...

[Powell]

She's lighter than she was in her collegiate days.



source: www.fast-women.com

In the arms and legs, possibly, but I thought she still carries a lot of excess baggage around the waist for a distance runner.

[Half Miler]

In the arms and legs, possibly, but I thought she still carries a lot of excess baggage around the waist for a distance runner.

Comparable to Anna Willard from her pre-Michigan days. I don't remember her when she competed for Brown, and would definitely not have recognized her from this photo: