Rowbury opens with 1000m/Mile double:2:40.25/4:27.86 MR, from EME News

Shannon Rowbury, photo by PhotoRun.net

SEATTLE: World leading 4:27.86 mile by Shannon Rowbury (also PB) in the top appearance by her at the oversized track here as she also won the 1000 m in 2:40.25. In both races second Jordan Hasay 4:28.73 and 2:41.08 and third Treniere Moser 4:35.15 and 2:41.50. For Rowbury and Hasay first ever 1k races. Fastest 60 m of the season by Jasmine Todd 7.15 PB ahead of World Youth Champion 2013 Ky Westbrook 7.18 (missed US junior indoor record only by 0.02) and Jenna Prandini 7.24. Olivia Baker won the 600 m in 1:29.42 and Mary Cain the 800 m in 2:07.21. Jessica OÂ´Connell topped the 3000 m in 9:09.15. Among men Matt Centrowitz also scored two wins with 2:19.53 and 3:58.60 in the 1000 m and the mile. Second steeple record holder Evan Jager 2:20.39 when he won also the 800 m in 1:50.13. Second over the mile Canadian Cameron Levins 3:58.75. Jacob Sealby clocked 1:17.81 in the 600 m. Fast 60 m by Joe Morris 6.55 over Canadian Andre de Grasse 6.63. Winning his heat in fast 6.57 PB Olympic 4th placer in the 100 m Ryan Bailey.

(Editor’s note: Shannon Rowbury opens with a pretty cool double. Her 2014 was a fantastic year, with PBs at 1,500m, 3,000m, Two Miles, and 5,000 meters!

She has shown her basic fitness for 2015, and it’s pretty impressive. Nice run by Matt Centrowitz, with his double 1000m and mile wins.)

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Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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