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Ok, today's comprehensive article on WSU sports reminded me how much I love track and field and how hard it is to keep track of any useful information, especially in non Olympic years.
So I tried to do a little research to see what Desiraye is doing these days.
She ended up 5th in the 3000 steeplechase at Nationals. It would appear that she is concentrating on this event and perhaps thinking this is her best chance at the Olympics next year.
Here is a link to a (mildly) recent interview.
The 3000c is a relatively new event for women. The WRs for the 5k and 10k are really out of reach for all American women at this point. For instance the American record in the 10k is a full 1 minute 20 seconds off the WR. World wide we don't compete well at these distances.
Being a new event for DO she had a PR of 9:59 going into the summer and in her 5th place finish last night, she lowered that mark by 12 seconds. Hopefully she will go to Europe this summer and continue to develop her skills and prepare for a run at the Trials next year. Seeing her wear the red white and blue would be an awesome sight.
So I tried to do a little research to see what Desiraye is doing these days.
She ended up 5th in the 3000 steeplechase at Nationals. It would appear that she is concentrating on this event and perhaps thinking this is her best chance at the Olympics next year.
Here is a link to a (mildly) recent interview.
The 3000c is a relatively new event for women. The WRs for the 5k and 10k are really out of reach for all American women at this point. For instance the American record in the 10k is a full 1 minute 20 seconds off the WR. World wide we don't compete well at these distances.
Being a new event for DO she had a PR of 9:59 going into the summer and in her 5th place finish last night, she lowered that mark by 12 seconds. Hopefully she will go to Europe this summer and continue to develop her skills and prepare for a run at the Trials next year. Seeing her wear the red white and blue would be an awesome sight.
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