'09 Brussels w2000

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Order Athlete Nation PB SB
1 CHEMOS, Milcah KEN
2 CHOJECKA, Lidia POL 5:48.15
3 CHENONGE, Ines KEN 6:00.88
4 CHERONO, Mercy KEN
5 HILALI, Siham MAR
6 PLIS, Renata POL
7 MISHCHENKO, Anna UKR
8 KIBIWOT, Viola KEN
9 BELETE, Almenesh ETH
10 CHERUIYOT, Vivian KEN 5:31.52 5:31.52
11 YEVDOKIMOVA, Natalya RUS
12 ALMINOVA, Anna RUS 5:42.95 5:48.37
13 BURKA, Gelete ETH 5:37.80
14 ROMAN, Sonja SLO 5:55.42
15 WURTH-THOMAS, Christin USA

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World Record 5:25.36 Sonia O'Sullivan IRL Edinburgh 8 JUL 1994
Area Record 5:30.19 Zola Pieterse RSA London (CP) 11 JUL 1986
Area Record 5:32.70 Mary Slaney USA Eugene, OR 3 AUG 1984
World Lead 5:31.52 Vivian Cheruiyot KEN Eugene 7 JUN 2009

[Bruce Kritzler]

Anyone get the feeling that Wurth-Thomas could have kept going another lap, in the lead.

[Hano]

Anyone get the feeling that Wurth-Thomas could have kept going another lap, in the lead.

Not really, but Burka was not really strong either. Makes you have a little bit more respect for those "weak" WRs.

[nevetsllim]

Surprised Wurth-Thomas was setting the pace. I think she would have been good enough for second.

[pela2]

best time since Sonia O'Sullivans WR in 1994.

[catson52]

Initially, O'Sullivan's record looks relatively soft. But then it could involve something like a 4:18 mile (4:00 1500m) with a last lap of ~67 sec.. Considering that sub 4:00 times for the 1500m are now relatively uncommon, and that a last lap closer to 70 sec looks more likely, the record looks pretty good.