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Birmingham 2022 Diary: Mary Moraa’s strange tactics pay off in the 800 meters!

Stuart WeirbyStuart Weir
August 6, 2022
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Stuart Weir wrote this piece on the women’s 800 meters, which was a crazy race that resembled a fartlek session. 

Mary Moraa’s strange tactics pay off in the 800m

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Mary Moraa won the women’s 800 meters using the strangest tactics any of us had ever seen. One sportswriter described it as: “Sprint like mad, look like you’ve given up, steam past everyone, dance”. The Kenyan led through the bell then seemed to have run out of energy, dropping back to last before overtaking everyone to win.

The official race stats show her splits

300m 40.7 leading

400m 56.8 third

500m 1:13.2 eighth

600m 1:27.8 Fourth

700m 1:42.4 Third

800m 1:57.07 First

The result was

1 Mary Moraa (Kenya) 1:57.07

2 Keely Hodgkinson (England) 1:57.40

3 Laura Muir (Scotland) 1:57.87

4 Natoya Goule (Jamaica) 1:57.88

One had to feel for Natoya Goule, who led after 400 and 500m, and was second after 600 and 700, only to be overtaken by Moraa and Muir, losing out on a medal by 1/100th of a second.

Laura Muir, just after 800m final,  waiting to hear if she won the bronze! Bobby Gavin/Scottish Athletics

The winner described her approach to the race: “I tried to run 57 or 58 seconds for the first 400 but I think I was 56-something [56.8]. When I reached the 500m, I think everybody went past me. But with 200 to go, I closed the gap and then I knew I had to push myself right until the end.”

Laura Muir has just heard she is the bronze medalist as Keely Hodgkinson comes to congratulate her! photo Bobby Gavin/Scottish Athletics

Keely Hodgkinson said: “The race is still a bit of a blur – I can’t remember what actually happened. I came here to win the gold, but this is an important medal to get in a world-class field. I thought Mary would slow down, but you can’t predict what people will do. It’s often a bit hit-and-miss: you think you’ve got it, and then someone comes past you.”

Laura Muir wanted that bronze medal, and she is just hearing the decision! Photo: Bobby Gavin/Scottish Athletics

Laura Muir has identified winning a Commonwealth medal as one of her aims for the season: “It has been bugging me ever since Glasgow [2014], and getting tripped when I was in medal contention. And then not running at the Gold Coast [2018] – it’s been eight years of waiting. To do it in a Scottish vest and complete the set [is fantastic]. And it’s a year to the day since my Olympic medal, so I’m super-happy. It took a good lunge for the line and there was a 100th [of a second] in it, but it doesn’t matter. I got the medal.”

A race which will be talked about for a while.

Laura Muir takes bronze in the 800 meters! photo: Bobby Gavin/Scottish Athletics

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    Since 2015, Stuart Weir has written for RunBlogRun. He attends about 20 events a year including all most global championships and Diamond Leagues. He enjoys finding the quirky and obscure story.

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