Five Highlights from Monaco – runblogrun

Five Highlights from Monaco

1 Jessica Hull is at it again.

Five days after becoming the fifth-fastest women’s 1500m runner in history, Australia’s Jessica Hull became the quickest 2000m runner of all time, setting a world record of 5:19.70 bettering the 5:21.56 achieved by Francine Niyonsaba in September 2021. And, to make her feel better, Monaco spelled her name correctly – she was Hall in Paris last week!

She said afterward: “It was incredible. Everyone was cheering for me when I was alone on the last lap. I was looking at the lights, hoping they would miss me. I definitely felt the Paris race all week in my legs. So, today, the goal was just to be strong, even if my legs were very heavy. I ran at a different pace and level of fatigue that I have never been at before”.

2 Djamel Sedjati Déjà Vu all over again!

Djamel Sedjati won the 800 as he had in Paris, this time in 1:41.46. He commented: “It´s the fourth time I have run a World Lead and the second time an Algerian Record, I have worked really hard for that. Now I am thinking of the World Record, I hope to run it at the Olympic Games”.

3 Jakob Ingebrigtsen wins

His winning time was 3:26.73 (AR, WL, PB)

He commented: “I feel amazing. It is truly amazing how we, as athletes, develop ourselves, and we run even faster at almost every competition we participate in. I really enjoy competing in Monaco, especially when a lot of Norwegian fans are here. That helps me a lot. I will continue doing what I have been always doing. I will continue developing physically and continue believing in my training. I see that I am increasing my potential every year. Athletes need to believe in what they are doing. Achieving great results makes it easier to be confident for future competitions. I am excited about Paris. I feel strong; I will do my best and hopefully bring home the gold medal”.

4 Unbeaten Holloway ready for Paris.

Unbeaten this year, Grant Holloway has won everything – except the Olympics.  In 2021, Hansle Parchment was the surprise winner.  Grant ran 13.01 into a negative wind, showing he is the man to beat in Paris. He said, ” Running races after a long journey is always tough. I arrived in Monaco from the USA just two days ago. To compete against some of the best talents in the world is great. I like the rhythm I had in the race today. I…