World of Running

Chadd 2nd,  12hr race

Mary double 5k/10k, 2nd AG both

Trinity double 5k/10k

Laurenda and Alisha 5k with family

Emily 10k with double jogger

Jared 5k 2nd overall

Michelle rode 40mi Gran Fondo

#1. 2023 USATF NYC Grand Prix

• Athing MU returns
  • Hasn’t  raced 11 months
  • win by 2+ seconds in 1:58.73
• Bryce Hoppel wins, Hobbs Kessler PRs
  • Hoppel looking strong
  • Kessler runs a fast 800m in third, racing well against 800m specialists.

#2. Stumptown Twilight

• • Sinclaire Johnson ran her second fastest time ever of 4:00.77.
    • She opened her season last weekend at Hayward Field with a double 2:01.14 in the 800 and 4:05.79 in the 1,500 for the win in both events.
  • Sifan Hassan ran the 5k with 3 other women
    • Solo time trial in 14:55
    • Made it look like a comfortable strong run

#3. Western States 100 

(source)

• Western States 100 is the worlds’ oldest 100-mile race.
• 18,000 feet of elevation gain and 22,000 feet of loss.
• Courtney Dauwalter smashes Western States ultramarathon record by 78 minutes
• 15:29:33
• The record was a decade old record. Ellie Greenwood, 16:47:19 – 2012
• Dauwalter beat second place by 1 hour and 14 minutes.
• Katie Schide came second. Schide also broke the previous record.
• Eszter Csillag, was the third, in 17:09:20—a time that would have won the women’s title at every other Western States 100 except 2012.

Bonus: BAA 10k

• Helen Obiri meant business gapping the field just after a mile but conditions were hot and she slowed.
• Stacy Ndwin made up most of the gap coming in second, just 4 seconds behind Obiri.
• Emily Sisson was first American in 4th.
• Gabriel Geay won on the men’s side winning by 11 seconds.
• Diego Estrada was the first American.
  • Estrada is a two-time US champ- 2014 5k, 2015 Half Marathon

Bonus: Ethiopian 10,000m trials

(source: letsrun)

• Event has become something of a must-watch, as on both men’s and women’s sides, races tend to be some of the fastest and most competitive 10,000m of the year (in the world!)
• Men’s race:
  • As exciting as ever
  • Olympic champ Selemon Barega set himself up for a perfect opportunity, on the shoulder of diamond league 5,000m champ Berihu Aregawi w/ 100m to go
  • Aregawi held off for the win 26:50 to 26:51
  • 17-year-old Yismaw Dilu finished 3rd in 27:08–#2 U18 in the world
• Women’s race:
  • World 5,000m champ Gudaf Tsegay dominated in the 4th fastest ever run: 29:29
  • Next two were both under 30:00: Ejgayehu Taye (who has also run 14:13 in the 5,000) and Lemlem Hailu 
  • 29:57 and 29:59 respectively

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