The Toyota USATF Outdoors was held July 25-28, 2019 at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. About five thousand fans (seats 14,000) enjoyed the first day of heats, and 10,000m finals. The first round of the 100m for men and women was also held.
The two 25 lap races had some fine performances and amazing drama, as the races build to a battle with the final pursuers of the top 3 positions. The finishes are fast and furious, as we, the fans, applaud
Emily Sisson leads the leading pack of the 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net
Lopez Lomong wins his second 10,000m title, photo by PhotoRun.net
The Drake Stadium, in Des Moines, Iowa, is a good stadium. We have enjoyed the 3 championships since 2010 in Des Moines. Iowa. Here’s our podcast on the exciting first day of the 2019 Toyotay USATF Outdoors.
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.
Emily Sisson leads the leading pack of the 10,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net
Lopez Lomong wins his second 10,000m title, photo by PhotoRun.net
