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Volume 17, Number 1, Spring 2012

• 2012 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP• 2012 SPRING SHOE REVIEW• THE DESPAIR OF FOURTH

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Publisher’s Comments

My first 2 years as a track & field athlete werepretty dismal. You can only finish last so manytimes and get lapped by much of the field in the2-mile. So, at the end of my sophomore year, Iasked my coach, Father Devlin, what I should do.Father Devlin, whom we called Rocket Ray, was

pretty succinct. “Run a lot.”

So, over 4 weeks, I went from 2 miles to 16 miles a day. For 12weeks, I ran 2 hours each morning, running from my parents hometo Lake Vasona. I was wearing shoes (Onitsuka Tigers) that I wouldreligiously clean after my runs and place glue on the heels to keepthe shoe in good shape. They had cost me $36, and my fatherwas not happy with the price. I had run, up to that time, in shoesthat cost $5 at Kmart.

When cross country started the next year, I actually finished in thetop 10 in most races, in JV, which was a huge improvement forme. Later in the season, I took 10th in conference, and spent thewinter running with my buddies. The next spring, I improved in the880, mile and 2-mile.

I learned a major lesson. Our sport gives back to you what youput into it. This issue is a celebration of how top athletes, highschool, college and postcollegiate can run, jump or throw fasterthan one can imagine.

The key is to see how far you can go! (Oh, don’t run 2 hours at atime, you’re way too young for that). In our next issue, you’ll seean issue dedicated to summer and fall training, plus an amazingfeature on high school athletes who made the Olympic team!

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CONTENTS6 • NEW BALANCE INDOORS

12, 14 • SPRING SHOE REVIEW

16-27 • WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPSOPENING INTRODUCTION, SPRINTS

SHOT, HURDLES, 4X400 RELAYSJUMPS, HEPTATHON, DISTANCES

28-30 • ON COURSE IN HOUSTONThe Despair Of Fourth

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DAY 1 HIGHLIGHTED BY FINN’S 5000m NATIONAL RECORD

By Chris Lotsbom(c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved

NEW YORK (March 10) – Day 1 of New Balance Indoor Nationals

2012 concluded with a bang, as Michigan junior Erin Finn clocked

16:19.69 in the Girls’ 5000m, a national high school record by 15 sec-

onds.

From the gun Finn played her usual hand, setting a fast pace and

charging to the front early. By 400m, the West Bloomfield, MI. native

was in the lead, where she would stay for the remainder of the race.

Running consistent 38-and 39-second laps, Finn would pass 1600m

in 5:07.2 with a 10-second lead over Delaware’s Haley Pierce, North

Carolina’s Wesley Frazier—the reigning New Balance Outdoor Nation-

als champion at 5000m and the mile—and New York’s Brianna Nerud.

Strong, steady and smooth, Finn would continue to lengthen her

lead despite the trio’s hard-fought effort to catch up. Well ahead of na-

tional record pace at halfway, Finn continued to press on alone.

A runner-up last year to Frazier outdoors in the

5000m, Finn was ready to

record her first national

title.

“I knew if I went

out and held on as long as

I could, I knew I’d be able

to do it,” said Finn, an All-

American in both track and cross

country. “I told myself this is my chance. I

have come in second and third too many

times, and I knew this was my race, my

night.”

Picking the pace up at the bell, it was

sure that Finn would break Waverly Neer’s

national record of 16:35.15, set here last

year. The real question was by how much.

The answer: 15 seconds. As she crossed

the line, hands in the air, 16:19.69 froze on

the clock trackside.

“Oh my gosh, I’m a national champion,”

said Finn softly when she came to a stop,

looking for someone to confirm the fact. “This

is a dream come true, it really is.”

When photographers asked her to pose

in front of the clock—as all of her running idols

have at one time or another—she asked, “Me,

really? I get to do that?!”

More than an hour after her race, the smile

was still etched across her face, medal draped

around her neck and flowers by her side.

“I’m just so excited,” she reiterated.

In the Girls’ distance medley relay, another record attempt came

from Grosse Pointe South, also of Michigan. Running in the front for

most of the race, the quartet made up of Haley Meier, Ersula Farrow,

Kelsie Schwartz and Hannah Meier were eyeing the meet record of

11:38.6, set by Saratoga Springs in 2010.

As Hannah Meier, the anchor and winner of last year’s New Bal-

ance Indoor Nationals mile got the baton, she knew she would have to

run fast in order to reach the mark. With The Armory crowd cheering,

Meier came down the stretch as strong as she could, arms pumping on

either side of her black vest. Her mile split would be 4:47.5, the team’s

time 11:39.29, just short by less than a second

“Our goal now is to return and get it next year,” all four said in

unison postrace.

Edward Cheserek and the boys of St. Benedict’s Prep were busy

at work on The Armory’s oval, trying to earn the win in the distance

medley relay. After receiving the baton in sixth place, Cheserek charged

hard in his opening 400m, eventually taking over the lead. Coming

down the stretch, the junior from New Jersey held off Piscataway, NJ’s

Tim Ball, who was gaining, hoping to snag first. Ultimately, Cheserek

crossed the line first in 10:10.08. Piscataway was second in 10:10.63,

while Marshfield (MA) was third.

The Boys’ 5000m was won narrowly by Daniel Lennon, who out-

leaned Dallin Farnsworth at the line, 14:37.25 to 14:37.32.

Action continues tomorrow, highlighted by five relay events. In

total, more than 4,000 athletes will compete this weekend at New Bal-

ance Indoor Nationals.

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RECORDS FALL AT DAY 2 OF NEW BALANCE INDOOR NATIONALS

By Chris Lotsbom

NEW YORK (March 10) – Continuing the tradition that is Day 2 of

New Balance Indoor Nationals, one national and many more meet

records were broken here in New York City.

Chariho TC of Rhode Island surprised everyone in the 4xmile

relay, running 17:20.02 to barely dip under the 3-year-old national

record of 17:21.58, previously held by West Windsor-Plainsboro. Com-

ing into the race, many had focused their attention on reigning national

champion Brothers TC (Christian Brothers Academy, NJ), as well as

Shaker TC of New York. But Chariho, the admitted underdog, knew

they had a chance to take the championship, and possibly the national

record.

“We knew we had the talent all along,” said Mike Marsella, a sen-

ior and the team’s anchor. “We knew adding up

our [personal best] splits, we had a chance to not

only win the race, but set a national record. It was

definitely on our radar since the beginning of the

season.”

Through the first two legs, Chariho and

Shaker were stride for stride, two abreast as they

circled The Armory’s blue oval. Not until 800m

remaining in the third leg did Shaker begin to pull

away, with John Vallecorsa separating from the

chasing Jake Kilcoyne.

Exchanging the baton to Christian Delago,

Shaker had a 10-second lead. But Chariho TC still

had their sub-4:10 miler to come—Marsella.

Marsella, who will attend the University of

Virginia next fall, began to charge, gaining with

each completed lap. Eventually he would draw

even and pass with 800m to go.

“When I got the stick, I had one thing in

mind—to catch the guy in front of me,” he said.

“All I wanted to do was run him down to the best

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of my ability, and with four to go, I was on his

back shoulder. I knew I was stronger and I

knew I had to go after the record.”

Marsella broke the tape first with a sec-

ond and a half to spare, clocking 17:20.20.

Shaker crossed right behind in 17:21.56, also

under the previous national mark, while BC

Cubed was third in 17:30.44.

“I knew there was nothing to lose. You

don’t come here to come in second, you come

here to win,” Marsella said. “What a way to

end my senior year indoors. To close it out in

a national record in a national championship

is crazy.” Joining Marsella and Kilcoyne on

the winning team were Bryce Kelley and Dan

Kilcoyne.

Meet records were set in abundance

throughout the 12 hours of competition.

Just prior to Chariho’s national record, the

girls of Adrenaline TC (Tatnall School, DE) just

missed setting a national record, running

20:00.97. Julie Williams (5:03), Rebecca Salter

(5:03), Reagan Anderson (5:00) and Haley

Pierce (4:54) combined to run the second-

fastest high school 4xmile ever, just a tad be-

hind Saratoga’s 19:59.24 of 2005.

Edward Cheserek and St. Benedict’s Prep

earned their second national title of the meet,

winning the boys’ sprint medley relay in a new

Meet Record of 3:25.88. Cheserek was able to

hold off reigning New Balance Indoor Nation-

als 800m champion Zavon Watkins of Liver-

pool down the stretch.

“It was fun to really go fast at the end,

and I wanted to win another national champi-

onship,” said Cheserek. When asked if he is

still planning to run the 2-mile and mile on

Sunday, he responded with an excited, “Of

course!”

Sprint Athletics of Georgia ran a meet

record of 1:36.79 in the prelims of the 4x200m.

The finals of the 4x200m will be run at noon

tomorrow, when Felecia Brown, Tiffany

Camper, Alexis Smith and Jada Martin will try

to lower their mark. Also setting a meet record

was Trinity Wilson in the 60m hurdle prelims,

when she ran 8.26 seconds.

Though she did not set a record, Kendell

Williams won her second national champi-

onship in two days, successfully defending her

title in the Girls’ pentathlon. Last night, the na-

tive of Georgia won the high jump, and tomor-

row she will go for the 60m hurdles title.

If it wasn’t for a bump with lapped traf-

fic, Stotan Racing (Fayetteville-Manlius, NY)

may have their own national record in the

4x800m. The quartet of Katie Sischo, Jillian

Fanning, Heather Martin and Katie Brislin ran

8:58.48, just ahead of La Salle Academy (RI).

The boys’ 4x800m was won by Boys and

Girls in the second-fastest time ever, 7:41.10.

Tomorrow, the final day of competition,

finals in 12 disciplines will be contested.

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COMPETITION CONCLUDES WITH A BANG AT

NEW BALANCE NATIONALS

By Chris Lotsbom

NEW YORK, NY (11-Mar) -- Day three here at

the New Balance Indoor Nationals did not disap-

point, as numerous Meet Records came tumbling

down and one athlete in particular separated him-

self from the rest of the field. Edward Cheserek

of St. Benedicts Prep in New Jersey won his third

National Championship of the weekend in the

Two Mile, then came within one-half of a second

from earning his fourth in the Boy’s Mile.

Cheserek, a junior, separated early in his

longest event of the weekend, the two mile. Hit-

ting halfway in 4:25.1, Cheserek already had a

seven second lead on his closest competitors.

Breaking the tape in 8:50.53, the 18-year-old

earned his third gold medal. On Friday, he helped

the St. Benedicts Prep team win the Distance

Medley Relay, then came back on Saturday to an-

chor the school’s Sprint Medley Relay.

Turning his attention to the Mile, Cheserek

was a bit tired, but wanted to close out the com-

petition with another victory.

After two laps of The Armory’s track,

Cheserek was back in front, trying to surge

away from the field. Over the next 800m, the

native of Kenya would surge then slow, surge

and slow again.

“It was like a fartlek,” said Brad Nye of

Utah. “The field would surge and then come back

and surge again and come back.”

Around the final bend, Nye began to

come up on the tired Cheserek’s outside shoul-

der. With meters to go, Nye realized he could

win the event.

“I wanted to give myself the best shot, and

the race went perfect,” said the BYU-bound Nye.

“I kept saying over and over ‘this is perfect.’ I had

more gears [left].”

Crossing in 4:08.67, Nye let out a big

scream, overwhelmed by emotions. But soon

after, he turned to Cheserek and congratulated

him on his performance.

“What a stud. His whole attitude, his ability,

just what he does on the track -- I’m absolutely

amazed,” said Nye.

Cheserek explained that fatigue caught up

to him in the final laps.

“I just knew I couldn’t let up until the finishline. It still hasn’t hit me that I’m a NationalChampion,”



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last event,” said Cheserek, who was still pleased

with his effort. “I was focused on the DMR, the

SMR, and the 2-mile. I was 50/50 in the mile, so if

it worked out good.”

On the girls’ side, Junior Striders Ariah Graham

(Wakefield, NC) was the star of the show. The senior

helped her team earn wins in the 4x200m and

4x400m, and also took the individual title in the

400m.

Meet records fell consistently here, including

in the boys’ 800m, where Ben Malone dipped under

the 1:50 barrier, becoming only the second high

school boy to do so in history. Passing Ned Willig

on the final turn, Malone would break the tape in

1:49.94, a meet record.

“I just knew I couldn’t let up until the finish

line. It still hasn’t hit me that I’m a national cham-

pion,” he said.

Michigan’s Hannah Meier defended her title as

the girls’ mile champion, setting a new meet record

of 4:42.6. The only meet record to fall in the field

events took place in the girls’ triple jump, where

Massachusetts’ Carla Forbes leaped 42-05.25 feet.

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I just returned from the 2012 U.S. Open, an indoor track meet held in New York City’s MadisonSquare Garden. Among the performances there were the fastest women’s 50 meters in 12 years(6.08 seconds, Veronica Campbell-Brown), the second-fastest men’s 50 meters ever (5.64 sec-onds, Asafa Powell), and a spirited battle over the mile between Silas Kiplagat and BernardLagat. Kiplagat prevailed, 4:00.65 to 4:00.92.

Two weeks before, I witnessed the first Americans to make the 2012 Olympic team in our sport.Meb Keflezighi surprised everyone but himself and his coach, Bob Larsen, by running with RyanHall and Abdi Abdirahman for 23 miles, and then pulling away to win. On the women’s side,Shalane Flanagan and Desiree Davila dueled for 24 miles before Shalane gained some day-light. Kara Goucher held on for third, after being challenged by the surprising Amy Hastings,who finished fourth.

Most of these athletes, as well as local road races and running events, are sponsored by thevery companies featured in our 2012 Spring Shoe Review. While companies like adidas, ASICS,Brooks, Mizuno, New Balance, Nike, PUMA, and Saucony are major sponsors, all 44 brands wemonitor put back into the sport that they market to—to the tune of over $100 million a year!

As you look over this Spring Shoe Review to determine what shoe you’ll run in over the next fewmonths, we ask that you visit your local running store—that bastion of the running community—and support the brands that support your local running. And please, follow your local heroes inour sport. Several of them will be big surprises in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Track & Fieldin Eugene, Oregon June 22–July 2.

See you on the roads and at the track!

Larry EderPresident, Running Network LLC

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American Track & Fieldwww.american-trackandfield.comAthletes Only www.atf-athlete.comAthletics (Canada) www.athleticsontario.caAustin Fit www.austinfitmagazine.comCalifornia Track & Running News www.caltrack.comClub Running www.rrca.org/publications/club-runningCoaching Athletics Quarterly www.coachingathleticsq.comColorado Runner www.coloradorunnermag.comGet Active! www.healthclubs.comGreater Long Island Running Club’s Footnotes www.glirc.orgLatinos Corriendo www.latinoscorriendo.comMarathonGuide www.marathonguide.comMichigan Runner www.michiganrunner.netMissouri Runner & Triathlete www.morunandtri.comRunning Journal & Racing South www.running.netRunMinnesota www.runmdra.orgRUNOHIO www.runohio.comTrack & Field News www.trackandfieldnews.comUSATF’s Fast Forward www.usatf.orgUSATF–New England’s Exchange Zone www.usatfne.orgThe Winged Foot www.nyac.orgThe Winged M www.themac.comYouth Runner www.youthrunner.com

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quote attributed to Albert Einstein, who had a passingacquaintance with the topic: “If you can’t explain it simply,you don’t understand it well enough.”

Our frame of reference, from a running perspective, wasexplained almost 225 years ago by Isaac Newton. Newtonobserved, theorized, and described gravitation and thethree laws of motion (among many other things). Simplyspeaking, our frame of reference is about running onEarth, where the mass of the planet is greater than ours,so we are pulled toward it. We apply a force to the Earthand it gives back an equal force.

In this Review, we’ve looked at and weartested shoes inthe three basic categories of motion stabilizing, neutralcushioning, and faster-paced/performance running. Wedescribe their attributes and point out if and how thefamiliar has been changed, and we share some of ourweartesters’ feedback. So whether you’re trying to findout what’s new, what’s changed, or what’s best for you,we’ve got you covered.

As we’ve said many times before, knowledge is your bestally. To make good choices for you, you must know theshape of your feet and understand the way they move. Ifyou don’t, you may find your local running specialty storeto be a source of good advice and information. There aremany shoes appropriate for your running, but if you knowyour foot shape, foot motion, and footstrike, you canfocus on shoes that meet your needs, not someone else’s.

—Cregg Weinmann, Running Network Footwear Reviewer

WELCOME TO THE RUNNING NETWORK’S 2012 SPRING SHOE REVIEW

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I just returned from the 2012 U.S. Open, an indoor track meet held in New York City’s MadisonSquare Garden. Among the performances there were the fastest women’s 50 meters in 12 years(6.08 seconds, Veronica Campbell-Brown), the second-fastest men’s 50 meters ever (5.64 sec-onds, Asafa Powell), and a spirited battle over the mile between Silas Kiplagat and BernardLagat. Kiplagat prevailed, 4:00.65 to 4:00.92.

Two weeks before, I witnessed the first Americans to make the 2012 Olympic team in our sport.Meb Keflezighi surprised everyone but himself and his coach, Bob Larsen, by running with RyanHall and Abdi Abdirahman for 23 miles, and then pulling away to win. On the women’s side,Shalane Flanagan and Desiree Davila dueled for 24 miles before Shalane gained some day-light. Kara Goucher held on for third, after being challenged by the surprising Amy Hastings,who finished fourth.

Most of these athletes, as well as local road races and running events, are sponsored by thevery companies featured in our 2012 Spring Shoe Review. While companies like adidas, ASICS,Brooks, Mizuno, New Balance, Nike, PUMA, and Saucony are major sponsors, all 44 brands wemonitor put back into the sport that they market to—to the tune of over $100 million a year!

As you look over this Spring Shoe Review to determine what shoe you’ll run in over the next fewmonths, we ask that you visit your local running store—that bastion of the running community—and support the brands that support your local running. And please, follow your local heroes inour sport. Several of them will be big surprises in the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for Track & Fieldin Eugene, Oregon June 22–July 2.

See you on the roads and at the track!

Larry EderPresident, Running Network LLC

i | Running Network 2012 Spring Shoe Review

American Track & Fieldwww.american-trackandfield.comAthletes Only www.atf-athlete.comAthletics (Canada) www.athleticsontario.caAustin Fit www.austinfitmagazine.comCalifornia Track & Running News www.caltrack.comClub Running www.rrca.org/publications/club-runningCoaching Athletics Quarterly www.coachingathleticsq.comColorado Runner www.coloradorunnermag.comGet Active! www.healthclubs.comGreater Long Island Running Club’s Footnotes www.glirc.orgLatinos Corriendo www.latinoscorriendo.comMarathonGuide www.marathonguide.comMichigan Runner www.michiganrunner.netMissouri Runner & Triathlete www.morunandtri.comRunning Journal & Racing South www.running.netRunMinnesota www.runmdra.orgRUNOHIO www.runohio.comTrack & Field News www.trackandfieldnews.comUSATF’s Fast Forward www.usatf.orgUSATF–New England’s Exchange Zone www.usatfne.orgThe Winged Foot www.nyac.orgThe Winged M www.themac.comYouth Runner www.youthrunner.com

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All things are relative to their frame of reference. Thissimplified explanation of relativity pairs well with a

quote attributed to Albert Einstein, who had a passingacquaintance with the topic: “If you can’t explain it simply,you don’t understand it well enough.”

Our frame of reference, from a running perspective, wasexplained almost 225 years ago by Isaac Newton. Newtonobserved, theorized, and described gravitation and thethree laws of motion (among many other things). Simplyspeaking, our frame of reference is about running onEarth, where the mass of the planet is greater than ours,so we are pulled toward it. We apply a force to the Earthand it gives back an equal force.

In this Review, we’ve looked at and weartested shoes inthe three basic categories of motion stabilizing, neutralcushioning, and faster-paced/performance running. Wedescribe their attributes and point out if and how thefamiliar has been changed, and we share some of ourweartesters’ feedback. So whether you’re trying to findout what’s new, what’s changed, or what’s best for you,we’ve got you covered.

As we’ve said many times before, knowledge is your bestally. To make good choices for you, you must know theshape of your feet and understand the way they move. Ifyou don’t, you may find your local running specialty storeto be a source of good advice and information. There aremany shoes appropriate for your running, but if you knowyour foot shape, foot motion, and footstrike, you canfocus on shoes that meet your needs, not someone else’s.

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The picture to the left, in our minds, says it all. Brittney Reese is the world cham-

pion in the long jump, indoor and outdoor. In Istanbul this past March, Reese

defended her World Indoor Championship title from 2010, with a last, make-it-

or-break-it jump. This had been a seesaw long jump battle among Shara Proctor

of Great Britain (two NRs), Janay DeLoach, and Brittney Reese. On DeLoach’s

last attempt, she jumped 6.98 meters to take the lead.

Reese had to either make a huge jump or be relegated to the Silver.

Reese gathered her speed, flew down the runway and just flew. And she flew

some more. When she landed, she immediately knew it was long, but how long?

7.23 meters, or 23 feet, 7 1/2 inches, the longest jump indoors since 1994 and

one Jackie Joyner-Kersee!

With 18 individual medals (10 Gold, 3 Silver, 5 Bronze), this was one of the

best USA performances in many years. The 2012 team was a combination of

new performers and veteran performers, in a stadium built in Istanbul to show

the IOC that Turkey is ready to host the big event: the Olympics. How fitting that

there were such tremendous performances.

Here are the medalists whom we celebrate in the coming pages:

Team USA Medals - 2012 World Indoor Championships

Gold (10)Ryan Whiting, men’s shot put, 22.00m/72-2.25

Ashton Eaton, men’s heptathlon, 6,645 (WR)

Sanya Richards-Ross, women’s 400m, 50.79

Chaunte Lowe, women’s high jump, 1.98m/6-6

Justin Gatlin, men’s 60m, 6.46

Bernard Lagat, men’s 3000m, 7:41.44

Aries Merritt, men’s 60m hurdles, 7.44

Brittney Reese, women’s long jump, 7.23m/23-8.75 (AR)

Will Claye, men’s triple jump, 17.70m/58-1

Men’s 4x400m, Frankie Wright, Calvin Smith, Manteo Mitchell, Gil Roberts, 3:03.94

Silver (3)Janay DeLoach, women’s long jump, 6.98m/22-10.75

Christian Taylor, men’s triple jump, 17.63m/57-10.25

Women’s 4x400m, Leslie Cole, Natasha Hastings, Jernail Hayes, Sanya Richards-Ross, 3:28.79

Bronze (5)Natasha Hastings, women’s 400m, 51.82

Brad Walker, men’s pole vault, 5.80m/19-0.25

Michelle Carter, women’s shot put, 19.58/64-3

Tianna Madison, women’s 60m, 7.09

Erica Moore, women’s 800m, 1:59.97



Justin Gatlin showed the world that his legs and his heart

work in unison, as he took the Gold in the 60 meters, running

6.46 and adding to his collection of world championship

medals. Gatlin took the Gold, with Jamaica’s Nesta Carter

in 2nd and Dwain Chambers (GBR) in 3rd. Gatlin noted, “I

came here dominating and I wanted to follow up. I just had

to make sure that once the gun sounded, I went out.”

In the women’s final Tiana Madison and Murielle Ahoure

took off from the start. Veronica Campbell-Brown ran an epic

race, coming from behind to push Ahoure into the Silver, and

US’ Madison into 3rd and the Bronze, running 7.09 for the 60

meters. “This is a good end to the indoor season and a good

step for the outdoor season. I worked on my speed for the

long jump. I am happy with the medal,” commented Madi-

son. Many will recall, that Madison won the Gold in the long

jump at the 2005 World Outdoor Championships.

The women’s 400 meters was a challenging race. Sanya

Richards-Ross took the lead at the break and did not let up,

running a mighty finish, with her time of 50.79 taking the Gold

from Russia’s Aleksandr Fedoriva (51.79), who could not



catch Richards-Ross. Natasha Hastings, who went

out very hard, achieved her dream of a World

championpship medal, running 51.82.

“To be honest, I was a bit tired from yester-

day’s qualifying rounds. I’m happy that I came out

and took the lead early,” noted a tired but jubilant

Richards-Ross. Hastings, after her Bronze medal,

told the media, “I feel good. My goal was to win

a medal but the focus is still the summer. I

changed coach 2 months ago so I am glad things

still went well here. You will have to look out for

team U.S. in London.”



The men’s shot put started off with David Storl, the young

German world champion from 2011, taking the lead, with

a throw of 21.89. He would lead up until Ryan Whiting’s fifth

throw. Whiting is one of the young shot stars, fighting to get

recognition in the U.S. men’s shot put team, which is pretty

tough competition. In round 5, Whiting put the shot 22 me-

ters, or 72 2-1/4! To make sure he had it, Whiting came back

in round 6 with a 21.98 meter throw! Storl couldn't respond,

and Whiting took his first gold medal! Whiting put his Gold

medal in perspective: “We stumbled in Daegu so I am

happy to give another Gold to the U.S. in the shot put and

to start the year on the right foot.”

Aries Merritt defeated Liu Xiang, the fastest indoor hur-

dler in the world, in a very close race. One keen observer

called Merritt’s victory the biggest upset of the World In-



doors. After his victory, Merritt commented, “I feel really

good and I am very pleased with the result. Being a world

champion feels great, I worked so hard.” Merritt, the former

world junior champion, has been one of those hurdlers

whom many expect great things from. In Istanbul, Aries

Merritt delivered.

Michelle Carter took the Bronze medal in the shot with

her third-round throw, a seasonal best of 19.58m, or 64 feet,

3 inches. Her team mate, Jillian Camerena Williams, fin-

ished in 4th. Carter, quite happy with her Bronze medal,

commented: “I am excited to have produced my season’s

best here. Jill and I have been working so hard this year and

we want to show the U.S. can also do well in the women’s

shot put. It is a great confidence booster for the Olympics,

and I’ll continue to work hard.”



Never take any medal for granted. In the 2012 World Indoor

Champs, there were surprises on all three of the event days!

The women’s 4x400m pitted Russia, Great Britain, Ukraine

and the United States.

Great Britain broke open the race on the third leg, as

2007 world champ and 2008 Olympic champ Christine

Ohuruogu gave it all she had, giving a lead to GBR anchor

Shana Cox. Sanya Richards-Ross, the world indoor cham-

pion at 400 meters, fought off Russia and the Ukraine to fi-

nally get a game run on Great Britain. Giving it all she had,

the U.S. team took the Silver in one of the most exciting

races of the weekend.

“The race was good. I got bumped up a couple of

times. I didn’t realize how close Russia and Ukraine were. I

tried to keep my composure and thought I would have suf-

ficient space and time to catch the British, but unfortunately

I didn’t. I have had a lot of races, but did not want to let the

team down. I am happy to represent the U.S. with those

ladies. This World Championships felt like a hard week of

training, but I accomplished what I came here for.”

Women’s 4x400m, Leslie Cole, Natasha Hastings, Jernail

Hayes, Sanya Richards-Ross, 3:28.79

The excitement over Great Britain’s upset of the U.S.

4x400m women’s team put more pressure on the U.S. guys.

Actually, it probably focused them.

From the start, GBR’s men’s team took off, with U.S. close

behind. Frankie Wright commented on the changing speed



in leg 1: “It was a good start for us. But with the British runner

speeding up and slowing down I messed up my rhythm. I

could not do my own rhythm.”

For Calvin Smith, running the second leg, he knew his job

was to keep the U.S. in striking distance for Manteo Mitchell

and Gil Roberts. “I stayed with the British guy (Nigel Levine),

stayed behind him. I just worked it out on the home stretch

to put it to my teammate.”

By Wright and Smith keeping the Brits close, Mitchell, who

knew he had to move and knew who his competition was,

gave the U.S. its first lead: “I knew that I was stronger than

Michael (GBR Michael Bigham), so I overtook him and was

able to give Gil a good lead. Coming in, I knew I could take

the lead because in college I ran against Michael. I seized the

opportunity, I just made the move I had to make.”

Roberts took the lead that Mitchell gave him and ex-

panded it. “I am blessed to be able to run with these guys.

My teammates put me in a good position, so I just had to put

it home. I just had to hold the lead. The necklace? Oh, it is

just my style. It is definitely a big luxury to be in the U.S. with

such a lot of talent.”

Roberts let it loose on the anchor leg and the U.S. won,

3:03.94 to GBR’s 3:04.72.

For the U.S. this was a lesson, as the relays in London will

be much more complicated.


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Brad Walker of the U.S. took the Bronze

in the pole vault, with a jump of 5.80m,

or 19 feet, 1/4 inch. He had gambled

on winning the vault, but this time, Re-

naud Lavillenie of France cleared

5.95m, and Bjorn Otto of Germany

took the Silver. “I am coming back

after a couple of injuries, but I have

never left the World Championships

empty-handed. This is my first World

Championships medal. I had some

good jumps but was inconsistent in

others. I cleared 5.80 for Gold in 2006

and the same height gave me Bronze

today. I am happy with my result and

I know what I need to sort out be-

tween now and London,” said the

Bronze medalist.

Brittney Reese defended her world

indoor Gold from 2010, with her mon-

strous 7.23m, or 23 7-1/2 inches. “I am

blessed to become the first woman to

win back-to-back indoor titles, plus the

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American and the championships record,” noted Reese,

who is both indoor and outdoor world champion.

Janay DeLoach, Silver medalist in the long jump, with

her sixth-round 6.98m, 22’ 10-3/4 effort, noted, “I gave

100%. I gave the best that I can. There was nothing more

to do. I gave it all and here I am with a Silver medal. I am

so grateful. I am really excited about it. This is amazing. I

could just scream! My jumps were OK. Only the last one felt

really good: I had it. Now I will take a little bit of a break

and then I need to work on a few things. I guess the prize

money is the biggest money I ever got. This will help me for

the whole year.”

The men’s triple jump was another 1–2, with Will Claye tak-

ing the Gold, and Christian Taylor taking the Silver. Taylor

lead four rounds with his 17.63m, (57 10-1/4). Claye took the

led in round 4, with a world-leading 17.70m, or 58 feet, 1

inch, the longest indoor jump since the late 1990s. Claye

then followed up with a 17.63m and a 17.53m jump. Claye

told the media, “I felt a lot different today. I saw my team—

the Florida Gators—won the national college champi-

onships and that motivated me a lot. I felt excited already

from the warm-up and every jump was crazy.”



Taylor, the Silver medalist, gave the Gold–Silver per-

formance this comment: “It is a huge PB for me indoors. Will

and I have competed together in college and to come 1–2

today at the world stage, it is amazing. I have a lot of faith

in Will and myself. I will continue to work hard on my ap-

proach to the board and get ready to jump far in London.”

And then, there’s Chaunte Howard Lowe. At the U.S. in-

door, Howard Lowe set a new indoor high jump record. In

Istanbul, surprising even herself, Chaunte competed

against many of the world’s best, and cleared six of her

seven attempts at heights. The winning height, 1.98m, or 6-

6, was one of the lowest in years, but behind her were An-

toinetta DiMartino of Italy (silver) and Anna Chicherova of

Russia (bronze).

Howard Lowe told us last summer that she wanted an

Olympic medal. Now she has a World Indoor Champi-

onship Gold and here is how she places it: “It is a huge PB

for me indoors. Will and I have competed together in col-

lege and to come 1-2 today at the world stage, it is amaz-

ing. I have a lot of faith in Will and myself. I will continue to

work hard, on my approach to the board and get ready

to jump far in London.”



On day 2, Eaton came out ready for business. He hur-

dled 7.68m for the win and 1064 points, and then he won the

pole vault, clearing 5.20m for 972 points and putting himself

in a good place to break the world record.

In the 1000 meters, Eaton ran from the front, hitting 28.73

for 200m, 59.77 for 400m, 1:31.41 for 600m, 2:02.61 for 800m,

2:32.78 for 1000m! WR of 6,645!

A world record is never easy. Eaton is one of the fittest

all-around athletes in the world. To sprint, throw, and leap,

and then run a 1000 meters—Eaton earned his money

today.

Here is how the new WR holder felt after the hep-

tathlon: “It feels good. Coming into the competition, I

knew I could break the world record. The competition was

solid, everything was good. I did not have any bad event.

It’s a good beginning into the season and I will be now

preparing for the Olympic Trials, which you know are very

competitive in the U.S.”

Ashton Eaton was on task from the first event. He

sprinted 6.79 for the 60 meters, taking 1st and 958

points. In the long jump, the 2012 U.S. long jump win-

ner jumped 8.16m, again, 1st in his event, with 1,102

points. In the shot put, Eaton finished 3rd, with a

throw of 14.56m, and 763 points. He finished with the

high jump, again taking 3rd, clearing 2.03m, and

taking home 831 points.



Erica Moore has pushed from the

front on several races this year and

won them. At the World Champi-

onships, she kept her cool and took

off! Moore led at 200 meters, in 28.13,

400 meters at 57.69 and, just before

the 600 meters, Elene Kofanova of

Russia took over, but not for long.

Pamela Jelimo flew past her, keeping

her lead and running a world leader,

taking the Gold in 1:58.83. Natalie

Lupu of the Ukraine went by Moore,

taking the Silver in 1:59.67, a PB.

Moore, the U.S. woman who set

up the race, held on ferociously,

dropping just past the finish, holding

onto the Bronze, with a PB of 1:59.97.

Fantu Magiso of Ethiopia was 4th, fin-

ishing in 2:00.30, a PB, as she tried to

chase down Moore.

We learned several things from

this race. Jelimo is definitely back, giv-

ing Kenya a wonderful medal at 800

meters. And for the U.S., Moore has

given them a new medal and a new

face at the 800 meters.

Moore saw the race as, well, “It

was terrifying. I was scared on the

home stretch but I held on. I didn’t

think I had a chance to medal here,

but after watching the video of the

prelims I realized I was one of the

strongest. My coach told me I could

run 2 minutes flat and I was comfort-

able at that pace. I am happy with

my personal best, my first World

Championships medal. It is a great

boost in my preparation for the

Olympics.”

3000m

The pace was fast, but not too fast.

2:38 for the first kilometer, 4:14 for the

mile, and 2000 meters in 5:16, pretty

even pace. Mo Farah, the 5000m

world champion, took the lead for just

about a half-mile, increasing the

pace to a 4-minute-mile pace. But

that wasn’t enough, as Edwin Soi, Au-

gustine Choge and Bernard Lagat

were right there.

Lagat took the lead with 150 me-

ters to go and, running the last 200

meters in 25.5, he defended his title,

with Choge taking the Silver, and Soi

taking the Bronze. Farah, who had

moved into lane 3 to get around, fin-

ished 4h.

Lagat goes into London 2012 as

the prohibitive favorite. London 2012

will be amazing.

Lagat, on defending his three

3000m titles: “It feels so good. I played

it safe, I just wanted to make sure I

stayed safe i.e., not get behind posi-

tion 7 or so, i.e. within reach of the two

Kenyans.”


ON COURSE IN HOUSTON2012 US Olympic Trials • Women’s Marathon • Houston

As they crossed the finish line, each of the first four fin-

ishers of the 2012 U.S. Olympic Women’s Marathon Tri-

als wept without restraint. For the first three—Shalane

Flanagan, Desiree Davila and Kara Goucher—the tears

were a product of a myriad of feelings: joy, fatigue, relief,

and the exhilaration of knowing that they had made the

U.S. Olympic team and would be competing in the

Marathon in August in London. For the 4th finisher—

Amy Hastings—the emotions were vastly different.

No words were necessary. As the flag-draped Olympians

embraced Hastings in a spontaneous gesture of support

and respect, Hasting’s tear-streaked face evidenced her

tortured reality. For her there would be no Olympic

marathon. While the top three were whisked away for

TV interviews and photo ops, Hastings was left to walk

alone, to sob, and to gather her thoughts.

It all began at sunrise. On a perfect morning for road rac-

ing, 182 of America’s finest women distance runners

launched on what had been billed as “the First Step to

London.” After a dawdling opening mile of 6:11—which

left the crowded field looking like Houston’s Interstate

610 during rush hour—the elite field began to sort out.

By the 5th mile, a tidy pack of 9 runners – Flanagan,

Davila, Deena Kastor, Adriana Nelson, Katie McGregor,

Goucher, Janet Cherobon-Bawcon, Serena Berla, and

Hastings—grouped at the front of the race. After gliding

through the first 10K in 35:23, an impatient Davila de-

cided it was time to inject some additional honesty into

the race pace. Flanagan—who would later admit that she

could tell “Desi was getting a little ‘twitchy”‘—knew the

extended warm-up miles were over.

Davila took matters into her own hands. From that point

on, the per mile pace began to drop—the 9th mile was

covered in 5:22—and the war of attrition was on. By

mile 12, the lead pack had discarded both Nelson and

McGregor, and only seven warriors remained. Not long

thereafter, Serla would also let go. After the 15th Mile

was run in 5:31, only a quartet of Olympic hopefuls re-

mained. It was a foursome that was at once beautiful, in-

tense, and expected: Goucher—whose upright and

statuesque stride belied her abbreviated preparation,

Flanagan—whose steely focus exemplified her pre-race

mantra of “cold execution,” Hastings—whose rhythmic

bounce suggested she had plenty of run left in her; and

Davila—sporting the seemingly effortless, but relentless

leg speed she displayed on Patriots’ Day. The regular sea-

son was over—this was the Final Four.

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The next miles found this group searching for chinks in the

armor of the others. Hastings was the first to show the strain.

At times, she would drift back. But suddenly she would claw

her way back to the lead trio. Then, amazingly, she would

make a bold move to open a small gap at the front—“Hey, I

was feeling confident at that point.” She wasn’t the only one

taking stock of the situation. Goucher, who later admitted

that her pre-race crisis of confidence left her “a wreck”—

knew she couldn’t leave it until the end. “I kept pressing the

pace because I had to break Amy. I knew that the pace was

taking me beyond my fitness level. I was digging a little hole

for myself. But I knew this is what I had to do.” And so Kara

soldiered on—staying at or near the front of the pack to en-

sure there would be no pace relief.

Goucher did not need to worry about pace droop. Flanagan,

the Cold Executioner, would never allow that to happen.

Controlling the race from the front, Flanagan pressed on,

forged a gap from the lead trio and Hastings, and began her

end-game drive to the finish. In the post race frenzy at the

finish line, Flanagan offered this: “My primary goal here was

to make the team … But, I love to win. When I made my

move, I wanted to make sure it was real and that I could sus-

tain it through to the finish. I didn’t want a wobbly legged

finish.” Her winning time of 2:25.38 provided her with a 17-

second margin over Davila who finished 11 seconds ahead

“Join me in pledging to be

sun smart!”


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of Goucher. A disconsolate Amy Hastings, who unraveled in the final miles, crossed the line in

2:27.17—more than a minute behind Goucher.

By the time the post race press conference was held an hour or so later, Hastings had regained her

composure. With a brave front, she methodically fielded inquires from the media about her race. “It

[my race] was pretty solid through 20. I ran out of fuel. It was an emotional last mile. It’s OK. I’m

fine with the way I raced today.”

The pervasive disappointment of finishing 4th will undoubtedly postpone serious consideration about

Hastings’ plans for the U.S. Track & Field Championships in Oregon in late June. But her bona fide

track credentials—she was a 5000 meter finalist in the 2011 World Championships—make her an au-

thentic candidate to make the Olympic team in one of the two distance races. If, as is ultimately ex-

pected, Hastings does compete in Eugene, the runner her coach calls “little Deena” can expect to

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