World XC Champs - Brussels

[EPelle]

Wow, great job to the junior women: 4th place.

4 United States 120

21 second spread from #1-#4.

USA #1 1.10 from winner, Meselech Melkamu, ETH 20.48

Harper Amber 24 21.58
Costello Alison 30 22.10
Trotter Amanda 31 22.11
Barringer Jennifer 35 22.19
Trotter Kathleen (36) 22.20
Brockman Brittany (62) 23.04

Even race... USA finished 23-27-28-29 after 1 lap.

USA was 29-31-33-34-35 after 2 laps.

MENS SHORT: KB and E 1-2-3

Bekele ran faster than 20km an hour, and apparently made it look so easy!!

Cragg 16th (11.58)
Sullivan 17th (11.58)
Michael Power 25th (12.06)
Nick Willis 42nd (12.33)

Arkansas wins the team 2-man battle with Michigan.

USA SR MEN SHORT:

7th United States 163

Gary Robert 33 12.12
Watson Luke 36 12.17
Rebenciuc Sandu 46 12.23
Cordes Jared 48 12.24
Connor Ian (58) 12.29
Festa Isaiah (60) 12.30

USA 12-second spread from #1-#4

USA #1 41 seconds from winner, K Bekele, ETH, 11.31

USA WOMEN LONG: 5th Place

5 United States 98

O'Neill Kate 15 28.37
Newberry Kathy 25 28.56
McGregor Katie 27 28.57
Schwabe Annemarie 31 29.05
O'Neill Laura (38) 29.27
Austin Molly (79) 31.00

USA 28-second spread from #1-#4

USA #1 1.20 from winner, Benita Johnson, AUS, 27.17

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[satch400]

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Craig Buster MOTTRAM will run long and short courses ; rest of male Aussies , no way.

[EPelle]

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9th place for Mottram... 11.51...8th after lap 1.

AND JOHNSON in the womens long course, from Eurosport:

Johnson coming into the finishing straight - SHE'S GOING TO TAKE GOLD!!! CROSSES THE LINE STILL LOOKING STRONG - RAISES HER ARMS IN 27:14!! Dibaba second and Kidane third!!

[Jon]

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>9th place for Mottram... 11.51...8th after lap 1.

AND JOHNSON in the womens
>long course, from Eurosport:

Johnson coming into the finishing straight -
>SHE'S GOING TO TAKE GOLD!!! CROSSES THE LINE STILL LOOKING STRONG - RAISES HER
>ARMS IN 27:14!! Dibaba second and Kidane third!!




Yep - it was a great run from Benita Johnson - she truly deserved that win and must be one of the favourites for Athens 10k.

The 'Dibaba' running today was Ejagayehu Dibaba, and not her younger (faster) sister, Tirunesh Dibaba.

[kuha]

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I know I'm a hopeless dreamer and idealist, but I sure wish this was shown on US TV. The World Cross is a very cool event...

[MJD]

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>I know I'm a hopeless dreamer and idealist, but I sure wish this was shown on
>US TV. The World Cross is a very cool event...

It will, of course, be on the CBC. 6th for Canada in the men's short course and another good showing for Mondor finishing 8th in the women's long.


AC just sent an email around saying:

"This is our best team result ever in the Men’s Short race (6th) and also our best ever
individual placing (Kevin Sullivan 17th). First non African country!"


...and about the women:

"This is clearly our best result for our Women Long Course since at the very least Marakesh 1998.

Émilie’s 8th position is our best individual result since World Cross was changed to a two-day package (1998 Marakesh)."

[EPelle]

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Congrats Canada!

[Conor Dary]

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It is the twentieth anninversiry of the last time the World CC was shown on TV. Pretty amazing considering there are probably 200 more channels on now. Oh, I just love progress.

[kuha]

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Yes, I remember that '84 broadcast--was it shown live? Will it be another 20 years before we see another US TV broadcast of this race? All the more reason to retire in Canada or the UK...

[Conor Dary]

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So, kuha, is that your new plan? Retire to some igloo in Canada so you can watch track?

[kuha]

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Nah, I don't think igloos are large enough--or the right climate--for my 18 tons of t&f books, memorabilia, and assorted athletic foolishness. All other things being equal, I'd vote for, say, Henley-on-Thames...

[Asterix]

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It will, of course, be
>on the CBC.

Saturday April 3rd at 2pm EST.

For USAnians near the border, Sunday Mar 21 at 2pm EST will have some World Indoors on CBC

[EPelle]

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IAAF:

"If Bekele’s previous double wins in Dublin (2002) and Lausanne (2003) were extraordinary physical feats, unique in the history of the Championships, then today’s performance redefined the entire sport of cross country running."

http://www.iaaf.org/WXC04/news/Kind=2/newsId=24598.html

[15mph]

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It seems Canada can holds it own against the US in distance running. Still, Canada has a long way to go in the Marathon.

[Jon]

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I'm taping the UK (BBC) coverage of the WXCh, so if any American people here would like to borrow it, then just let me know. we could arrange a kind of 'WXCh video tour of USA' where people pass the video along to someone else once they've finished with it. Like I say, if anyone is interested in borrowing it, just let me know.