RE: t-and-f: Bix 7 road race report
Oh...I will get even! That wasn't me. It was my slow evil twin brother. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike Trujillo Sent: Sunday, July 21, 2002 2:19 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: t-and-f: Bix 7 road race report Greetings all, Yesterday was the Bix 7M race here in Davenport, IA. Race start conditions were 75 Fahrenheit with 85% humidity. Uggh. Temperatures rose during the race, while humidity dropped slightly. Nice breeze from the east cooled the runners during the first half of the out-and-back course, with significant hills at the start and turn-around, and another long grade at about 5.5M. Men's winner Meb Keflezighi broke away from Abdi Abdirahman at about 1.5M with a 4:12 downhill mile, built a huge lead of about 400M and coasted to a :52 victory in 32:36. Abdirahman was 2nd in 33:28, Kyle Baker 3rd :05 behind Abdi, then a group of contenders between 33:50 and 34:25--Brian Sell, Jeff Campbell, Ryan Kirkpatrick, former winner Phillimon Hanneck, Rod DeHaven, Scott Strand, and Keith Dowling. Meb's winning margin was 3rd-largest in race history, with Bill Rogers having the widest-ever lead at the line. Rogers won his age group yesterday in his 23rd Bix race, BTW. Women's winner Colleen de Reuck took command in a similar fashion, opening an early lead and steadily cranking away to 37:44 (a :41 margin of victory) at the line. She joins Joan Samuelson as the only 4-time winners, male or female. 2nd went to former Big 10 champ Katie McGregor of Michigan in 38:25, followed closely by Libbie Hickman, Cheri Kenah, and Jeanne Hennessy (between 38:43 and 38:55). About a minute back, covering a :40 spread, were Rosa Gutierrez, Monica Hostetler, Nicole Kulikov, Kim Pawelek, and Faith Byrum. The race served as the American 7-mile championship. Prize money was available only to Americans, keeping the usual slew of Africans and other furriners away (leading to considerable controversy in the local media, especially post-9/11). Performances were thus much thinner than in years past, with only two women cracking the all-time top-100 list and only two men in the all-time top-150. If anyone wants more details, feel free to contact me privately. Oh, and list member Ray Cook ran 44:27 despite waiting nearly two minutes to get to the start line in the crowd of 16,158, and weaving through the walk/joggers for the first mile. You're welcome, Ray! -- *** Mike Trujillo, ex-Angeleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (563) 391-5448 ***
t-and-f: Bix 7 road race report
Greetings all, Yesterday was the Bix 7M race here in Davenport, IA. Race start conditions were 75 Fahrenheit with 85% humidity. Uggh. Temperatures rose during the race, while humidity dropped slightly. Nice breeze from the east cooled the runners during the first half of the out-and-back course, with significant hills at the start and turn-around, and another long grade at about 5.5M. Men's winner Meb Keflezighi broke away from Abdi Abdirahman at about 1.5M with a 4:12 downhill mile, built a huge lead of about 400M and coasted to a :52 victory in 32:36. Abdirahman was 2nd in 33:28, Kyle Baker 3rd :05 behind Abdi, then a group of contenders between 33:50 and 34:25--Brian Sell, Jeff Campbell, Ryan Kirkpatrick, former winner Phillimon Hanneck, Rod DeHaven, Scott Strand, and Keith Dowling. Meb's winning margin was 3rd-largest in race history, with Bill Rogers having the widest-ever lead at the line. Rogers won his age group yesterday in his 23rd Bix race, BTW. Women's winner Colleen de Reuck took command in a similar fashion, opening an early lead and steadily cranking away to 37:44 (a :41 margin of victory) at the line. She joins Joan Samuelson as the only 4-time winners, male or female. 2nd went to former Big 10 champ Katie McGregor of Michigan in 38:25, followed closely by Libbie Hickman, Cheri Kenah, and Jeanne Hennessy (between 38:43 and 38:55). About a minute back, covering a :40 spread, were Rosa Gutierrez, Monica Hostetler, Nicole Kulikov, Kim Pawelek, and Faith Byrum. The race served as the American 7-mile championship. Prize money was available only to Americans, keeping the usual slew of Africans and other furriners away (leading to considerable controversy in the local media, especially post-9/11). Performances were thus much thinner than in years past, with only two women cracking the all-time top-100 list and only two men in the all-time top-150. If anyone wants more details, feel free to contact me privately. Oh, and list member Ray Cook ran 44:27 despite waiting nearly two minutes to get to the start line in the crowd of 16,158, and weaving through the walk/joggers for the first mile. You're welcome, Ray! -- *** Mike Trujillo, ex-Angeleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (563) 391-5448 ***
Re: t-and-f: Bix 7 road race report
Allen Hall wrote: wasn't Tim Broe supposed to be in the race? He was, but was a late withdrawal along with Todd Williams. Apparently, both are injured. -- *** Mike Trujillo, ex-Angeleno [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] (563) 391-5448 ***