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2017 London WC Diary: Learning from 1,500m rounds

RBR Adminby RBR Admin
August 6, 2017
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The first rounds of the 1,500 meters got British fans very excited, as four British women made it through the first rounds. Stuart Weir wrote this piece right after the first round, and of course, I was editing too many stories to post this one. But, check out the quotes and realize how much planning has gone into what Laura Muir is trying to do, with her 1,500m/5,000m double.

W1500 judd.jpgJessica Judd pushes it, photo from Getty Images for IAAF

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A good piece by Stuart Weir recognizing the hard work of the athletes in those heats, where victory, for most, is moving to the next round.

Remember, 205 countries and 2,034 athletes are competing August 4-13, 2017.

Here’s Stuart Weir’s story on the 1,500m rounds!

Women’s 1500, by Stuart Weir

It was only the heats of the women’s 1500 metres but the three races were compelling watching as we sought to glean pointers towards the destination of the medals. Of course tonight was just about securing a place in Saturday’s semi-final ahead of Monday’s final.

W1500.jpgLaura Muir, Jenny Simpson, photo by Getty Images for IAAF

With six automatic qualifying places available in each race plus a further six on time, it was fascinating to see how the big guns approached the task.

The first heat was won by Genzebe Dibaba in a time of 4:02.67. One of the big questions was how would Caster Semenya fare in the 1500m? She was anonymous for much of the race before making a move with 200 to go to finish second in 4:02.84. Britain’s Jess Judd qualified with a PR of 4:03.73 but she achieved it in a strange way. She led the race from start to almost finish but was overtaken by a group of fast finishers to take sixth place.

Heat 2 was much more pedestrian but also more exciting producing a blanket finish with the first five separated by only 0.16 of a second. Sifan Hassan won in 4:08.89 with Jenny Simpson and Laura Muir second and fourth in a heat where only the top six qualified.

Olympic Champion , Faith Kipyegon, won the third heat in 4:03.09, with the top six all running 4:03.60 or better. Britain’s Sarah MacDonald was ninth in a PR of 4:05.48 but in a fast race ninth was good enough to get her through to the semis.

So what did we learn from the heats?

  • All the fancied runners made it through to the semis. While I have described times and tactics all that is in a sense irrelevant as it is all about qualifying.
  • We learned that Faith Kipyegon, the dominant runner at the distance in 2016, still looks strong.
  • Tactician extraordinaire, Jenny Simpson, just did what she needed to make progress.
  • Genzebe Dibaba ran the fastest time in the heats to show she is in shape.
  • Caster Semanya dispelled any doubts about her ability to be competitive at the longer distance, displaying her awesome finishing power.
  • Laura Muir did what she needed to. While she has been strongly tipped for a medal, it will be a tall order for her to make the podium in what looks to be one of the most competitive events of the program.

This is what some of the runners thought of their performance:

Genzebe Dibaba “I’m in a good condition – last year I had injuries but yes I am good now.”

Jenny Simpson: “The thing about the world championships for Jenny Simpson is that I have done well here when I was supposed to do well. The world championships bring out the best in me. “

Faith Chepngetich Kipyegon:

“The race was good, I’m so happy to qualify for the semifinal tomorrow. I know in a championship there is no pace-maker, so the race can be tactical rather than quick. I do not mind which it is though.”

Laura Muir: “It was brilliant out there on the start line. In terms of major events, being at Glasgow 2014 helped and doing a few rounds at Belgrade was good so I’m lucky I’ve got a few championships under my belt now. To have that support out there was great. It feels like a real positive”.

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