It was nice to see coverage of the women's WC marathon last night, especially since the men's coverage seemed to be watching the last 5 seconds (what is up with that?). Both the men's and women's 4 x 400 were awesome - predictable perhaps, but nice.
The men's 5K was the type of race everyone dreams of. If you are going to get 2nd place in a race (Lagat) that is the way to do it -- in the last 50 meters, neck-and-neck with Bekele. Dean and I both thought that the difference between 1st and 2nd for Lagat was his 36 (versus 34) year old legs, and maybe the 4 stitches that had put in on Thursday after being spiked ... he is a fierce competitor, and he is a great spokesperson for the sport ... In the worst show of fair play I have ever seen in a race the women's 1500 was a disaster. Don't let your kids see such a horrible display of sportsmanship. Both Natalia Rodriguez of Spain and Natalya Evdokimova from Russia pushed, shoved and elbowed the field from the start. In the end Rodriguez was DQ for stepping off of the track after throwing an elbow into Gelete Burka, little consolation for Burka who was certainly looking like the potential winner for most of the race. To her credit, Burka did get up and finish the race ... long after everyone else had finished -- very gutsy. First day of classes ... yikes.
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