David Rudisha made a little news in announcing he was going for the world record in the 600 M at the Birmingham Grand Prix. It's very difficult to achieve a world record all by yourself, and the field didn't help him at all in the effort. Only Cas Loxsom seemed to make an attempt at pushing the pace, hitting the 400 M in 48 flat or so. But he didn't last long after that. He drifted to next to last in 1:16.48. David tied up noticeably as well, winning in 1:13.71.
But don't take Cas's day as an addition to the Loss Column. He tweeted out his summary not long after...
For better or worse I'll always stick my nose in it. Sometimes it pays off big. No regrets today, and an honor to race with@rudishadavid
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| David Rudisha leads Cas Loxsom at 200 M. |
RANK ATHLETE NATION RESULT
1 RUDISHA David KEN 01:13.71 WL,DLR
2 KSZCZOT Adam POL 01:14.69
3 OLIVIER Andre RSA 01:15.03
4 LEWANDOWSKI Marcin POL 01:15.17 PB
5 SOWINSKI Erik USA 01:15.79
6 BUBE Andreas DEN 01:16.15
7 LANGFORD Kyle GBR 01:16.30
8 LOXSOM Casimir USA 01:16.48
9 LEARMONTH Guy GBR 01:17.13Intermediate times:
200m RUDISHA, David (KEN) 23.25
400m RUDISHA, David (KEN) 47.65
Cas has plenty of guts, that's for sure.
ReplyDeleteThat 600m WR is a tough one. Many have gone for it recently but none have got it.
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