Shannon Rowbury came down from the proverbial mountaintop (7,500 feet) to run the Boston Indoor Grand Prix 3000 meters, finishing third in 8:41.94. She finished behind new training club mate, Sifan Hassan (8:40.99) as both felt the fury of Hellen Obiri, Olympic silver medalist at 5000 meters, who ran 8:39.08, the world leader.
This was a quick Instagram video (60 seconds). I apologize as I am just getting hang of this. Shannon told us she felt pretty good with the return from altitude. She now has races at Millrose and the US Indoor nationals, I believe.
The AR holder at 1,500 meters and 5000 meters, Shannon was in the hunt all race. She looked strong and just a bit short of the patented Rowbury kick. Always a pleasure to speak with, Shannon is a real talent.
Shannon Rowbury, post 3000 meters, photo by Jeff Benjamin
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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.
Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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