Shannon Rowbury, 15:00.51, Payton Jordon Invitational 5,000m victor,
photo by PhotoRun.net.
Shannon Rowbury is the bronze medalist from the Berlin World Champs at 1,500 meters. She is a force to be reckoned with over 800 meters, 1,500 meters and 5,000 meters. Her subsequent interview, posted here, shows that the 5,000 meters at Stanford was probably her only sojourn over 12.5 laps this season.
Shannon Rowbury has other rivers to cross in 2010-2012.
Shannon’s 5,000 meters was an unusual race for her, running behind, actually five seconds down from the lead at 4,600 meters. Rowbury blasted by Shalane Flanagan (holder of US 5,000m/10,000m outdoors, and 3,000m/5,000m indoors), to win by four seconds, 15:00.51 to 15:04.52, with Amy Begley in tow, just over 15:05!
Rowbury’s talents are many: her focus, her ability to train and keep injuries down, her racing savvy, all gets better. U.S. distance running, on the women’s side, continues to shine!
Event 53 Women 5000 Meter Run Section 1
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Name Year School Finals
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1 290 Shannon Rowbury Nike 15:00.51
2 614 Shalane Flanagan Nike 15:04.23
3 296 Amy Begley Nike Otc Eli 15:05.59
4 167 Lisa Koll Iowa State 15:17.76
5 299 Nicole Edwards Saucony Racing T 15:33.51
6 165 Angela Bizzarri Illinois 15:37.21
7 320 Elizabeth Maloy NYAC 15:39.07
8 731 Barbara Parker Unattached 15:39.76
9 33 Julie Culley Asics 15:45.03
10 341 Bridget Franek Penn State 15:46.08
11 24 Toni Salucci adidas Ralei 15:46.34
12 626 Hazel Murphy Unattached 15:46.64
13 732 DulceMaria Rodrigu Mexico 15:47.54
14 42 Lauren Weaver Asics Aggies 15:58.38
15 730 Renee Baillie Nike 15:59.06
16 34 Sara Hall Asics 16:22.04
-- 263 Megan Metcalfe New Balance DNF
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