World of Running

LPGA 5k Jacob S and Kelli running fast 5ks.

Mark first in AG at the Lighpoint 5k. Andrew race directed.

Lewis paced Charlevoix Marathon.

Chadd Tahoe 200.

#1. Bislett (Oslo) Diamond League

(Let’sRun)

• • Rainy conditions, 60s, no wind
  • Women’s 5000m
    • Dawit Seyaum of Ethiopia won the event in 14:25.84.
      • Seyaum is moving up in distance. She has been known as a middle distance specialist. Her global medals have all been in the 1500m. It was no surprise that if she was in the final stages of the race, she would have closing speed!
    • Second was multiple-time medalist Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia in 14:26.69
    • Third was Letesenbet Gidey ALSO of Ethiopia who ran 14:26.92. Gidey is the world record holder in both the 5000m and 10000m as well as road world bests in the half marathon and the 15km.
    • Karoline Bjerkeli Grovdal led the race once the rabbit dropped
      • She didn’t win, but she did earn herself a 12-second pb of 14:31.07 at the age of 32
      • Grovdal’s time broke Ingrid Kristiansen’s Norwegian record of 14:37.33, which had stood for 36 years.
      • Finished in a battle with previous  podcast guest, Alicia Monson.
    • Alicia Monson (14:31.11) climbed to #3 on the all-time US list.
      • 14:42.56 to 14:31.11 to place 4th, beating former 10,000 world record holder Almaz Ayana (14:32.17)
      • Strong running from Monson. She was within striking distance of the win until the last 100m.
      • The 5 Sub-14:40 US Women *List via TFN
        • 14:23.92 Shelby Houlihan (Nike Bowerman TC) 7/10/20
        • 14:26.34 Karissa Schweizer (Nike Bowerman TC) 7/10/20
        • 14:31.11 Alicia Monson (OAC) 6/16/2022
        • 14:33.17i Elise Cranny (Nike Bowerman TC) 2/11/22
        • 14:38.92 Shannon Rowbury (Nike Oregon Project) 9/09/16

• Men’s One Mile the “Dream Mile”
  • Ridiculously fast
  • Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the Dream Mile where he clocked 3:46.46,
    •  Jakob’s time was the world’s fastest mile for 21 years.
    • Shy of his goal of breaking Steve Cram‘s European mile record of 3:46.32.
    • First sub-3:47 since Alan Webb‘s 3:46.91 American record in 2007
    • Fastest mile in the world since 2001 
  • Who actually gave him company? 
    • None other than previous podcast guest Oliver Hoare
    • In the last  lap Jakob still hadn’t shaken off Olli Hoare or Jake Wightman
    • Hoare clocked 3:47.48 to take almost a second off Stewart McSweyn‘s Australian record 
    • Wightman ran a Scottish outdoor record of 3:50.30 (though fellow Scot Josh Kerr ran 3:48.87 indoors in February).

#2. Paris Diamond League

• • Winfred Yavi soloed an 8:56 steeple to move to #4 all-time
  • Men’s 800m was a fast one! (Let’s Run)
    • In the 800, France’s Benjamin Robert split two guys at the end of the home stretch to get the win in a PB of 1:43.75 as Peter Bol of Australia got second in an Oceania record of 1:44.00, as seven guys finished within one second of the winner.
    • Crazy finish by Benjamin Robert literally pushing his way through.
    • 5 men ran personal bests in the race

#3. Catching you up on previous guests

• Mario Mendoza won the Broken Arrow Skyrace which made him the winner of the triple crown!
• Brittany Charboneau was runner up at the Broken Arrow  Skyrace 52k and qualified for the World Championships.
• Most recent podcast guest Dakotah Lindwurm defended her title at Grandma’s Marathon running a personal best of 2:25:01

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