Huddle Runs Away With Women’s 5,000m
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Jun. 25, 2011
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Sixteen women started the 5,000m final. Notable scratches included Shalana Flanagan and Kara Goucher, who had both run the 10,000m the night before. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Huddle, leading here, trains in Providence, RI under coach Ray Treacy. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Desiree Davila, far left, doubled back after finishing fourth in the 10,000m final on Thursday night. She finished sixth in 15:25.35. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
The pack ran together for the first 2/3 of the race before the pace began to escalate and runners started dropping off. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Molly Huddle said after the race: I knew the other girls knew that if I made a move, they had to give me the benefit of the doubt.” Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Huddle, shown leading here, is the American Record holder in the event with a personal best of 14:44.76. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Angela Bizzarri had a break out race, finishing third in 15:16.04 to make her first world championships team. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Amy Hastings, three months removed from a 2:27 marathon debut in LA, showed she has great range, finishing second in a personal best of 15:14.31
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Bizzarri had a strong finish, running her last lap in 69.7 seconds. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Angela Bizzarri was a three-time All American at the University of Illinois and now trains with coach Terrence Mahon and the Mammoth Track Club. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Amy Hastings leads Jen Rhines, who finished third in the 10,000m on Thursday night. Rhines placed fourth in the 5,000, running 15:19.12. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Hastings made the first move, but later regretted it. “I think I might have tried to take the lead a little early,” she said. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Huddle put the hammer down over the last lap-and-a-half, running the final 400 meters in 63.9 seconds to win in convincing fashion. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Molly Huddle broke away from the field over the final 600 meters to win in 15:10.01. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
Angela Bizzarri qualified for her first world championships team with her third-place finish. Photo: PhotoRun.net
2011 USA Track & Field Championships--Women's 5K Final
The U.S. team that will run the 5,000 in Daegu: Hastings, Huddle, Bizzarri. Photo: PhotoRun.net
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Mario Fraioli
Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.
