Roland Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Jemma Reekie broke Laura Muir's British record for the indoor mile in New York - a week after taking half a second off her fellow Scot's 800m mark in Glasgow. The 21-year-old ran four minutes 17.88 seconds at the Millrose Games - the third-fastest indoor mile behind Ethiopian great Genzebe Dibaba (4:13.31) and Romanian Doina Melinte (4:17.14).Reekie took nearly a second off Muir's 4:18.75, set in Birmingham in February 2019 when breaking Kirsty Wade's 31-year-old British record.Reekie ran the first 1500m in 4:00.56 in New York, which would also have been a British record.Last week, British indoor champion Reekie beat training partner Muir as she posted an 800m time of one minute 57.91 seconds to beat Jenny Meadows' mark of 1:58.43 from 2010.Reekie won double European Under-23 gold in Sweden last year. I tell you what, Muir and Reekie are going to be a handful this season. Ok have Safia Hansen etc. But ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzlecock Posted February 9, 2020 Report Share Posted February 9, 2020 Big deal half a second what's that about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted February 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 A lot of time in this day and age. Indeed many a pigeon race has been won with less time advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREBLE D Posted February 11, 2020 Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 Half a second from a personal best Is great but take it from a British record it is outstanding, would not want to be in your training camp. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted February 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2020 (edited) True Treble D. Paula Ivan of Romania topped Slaney’s world mark in July of 1989, running 4:15.61, before Russia’s Svetlana Masterkova lowered the record to 4:12.56 in Zurich on Aug. 14, 1996. Masterkova’s performance represented the peak of an unusual comeback. Masterkova was an 800-meter runner best known for winning a silver medal at the 1993 World Indoor Championships when she took a maternity break from competition for most of 1994 and ‘95. When she returned in 1996 she decided to run the 1500 as well as the 800, with great success, winning Olympic gold medals in both events. Eleven days after winning the 1500 in the Atlanta Games, Masterkova ran her first-ever mile, at the Weltklasse Grand Prix in Zurich. Using the same tactics that worked in the Olympics, Masterkova set a fast pace and literally ran away with the race, with no competitor near her on the final lap. As of 2015, Masterkova’s record hasn’t been seriously challenged. The fastest time between 1996 and 2015 was Faith Kipyegon's 4:16.71 on Sept. 11, 2015. Shades of seconds. Gosh: Women's British Mile record: 4:17.57. Who Zola Budd When 21 August 1985 Weltklasse Zürich Zürich, Switzerland Edited February 11, 2020 by Roland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TREBLE D Posted February 12, 2020 Report Share Posted February 12, 2020 eastern block countries in the 80s and 90s as far as athletics records goes are like the Chinese questionable at best, hope the girls stay fit and healthy for the summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Posted February 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2020 Good post Treble D. One thing that gets up my nose - Steve cram saying that the 'Chinese should have their records taken away! Not the eastern Block And certainly the biggest drug cheat of all - 5 times at least failed Olympic and World championship tests allowed to keep his. Like when Ben Johnson lost his Olympic title, 7 of the 8 failed the drug test. Yet Carl was allowed to keep it as 'He, unlike Johnson, is good for the sport! EEK! You couldn't make it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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