6/9/08

The distance races were loaded at Pre this year. Brief recaps and our analysis below.

Other meet highlights included an American record in the pole vault by Brad Walker (19' 9"), Adam Nelson throwing 72'7" in the shot, and high schooler Jeff Demps being third in the 100m.

Full Recap: AFP Full Meet Pre Recap
*On the boards: Treniere Clement Only 4:11
*On the boards: Solinsky Beats Mottram
*On the boards: Liu Xiang Was Faking
100m: On the boards: High Schooler Jeff Demps 3rd in the 100
*On the boards: Allyson Felix Gets Smoked
More:*Athlete Quotes
*Post Race Interview from Pre

Men's Mile: Korir Wins, Willis Impresses and Alan Webb??????
Nick Willis looked great and led down the homestretch until being passed just before the line by the guy we said would win the race Shedrack Korir.

We've never seen Alan Webb run more tentative as he was running in the back from the gun and lost contact before the bell. Good news is he didn't quit, but we wonder why he made his 2008 debut here (unless Nike made him), if he was going to run knowing he was going to get beat. 3:55.47 is not bad for a debut, but it's slower than he ran in high school and we didn't see Webb's usual confidence.

One Mile - Men
Pts
1 Korir , Shedrack Kibet KEN 3:50.49 10
2 Willis , Nicholas NZL 3:50.66 8
3 Komen , Daniel Kipchirchir KEN 3:50.95 7
4 Ali , Belal Mansoor BRN 3:53.12 6
5 Lomong , Lopez USA 3:53.97 5
6 Rankin , Jon USA 3:54.68 4
7 Webb , Alan USA 3:55.47 3
8 Kipchirchir , Alex KEN 3:57.43 2
9 Leer , Will USA 3:58.16 1
Kivuna , Jackson Mumbwa KEN DNF
Elliott , Kevin USA DNF
Tegenkamp , Matthew USA DNS

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