World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights–Evening Session
- By Mario Fraioli
- Published Sep. 2, 2011
- Updated Mar. 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM UTC
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Jenny Barringer Simpson, second from left, positions herself into the lead coming into the final straightaway in the women's 1,500m final. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Despite a mid-race pileup, six women were still in contention for victory coming off the final turn. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Simpson, who didn't take the lead until the final 60 meters, was the surprise winner in 4:05.40. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Simpson said after the race: ”So, I didn’t worry about time, I didn’t worry about anyone around me. I worried about me, and I was first to the finish line tonight.” Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Kenyan Ezekiel Kemobi clears a barrier in the men's steeplechase final. Kemboi went on to win the event in 8:14.85. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Kemboi does a victory dance after his win. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Kenyans Asbel Kiprop and Daniel Komen run stride for stride in the men's 1,500m semifinal. Kiprop won the heat in 3:36.75 while Komen finished ninth in 3:37.58. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Ethiopians Zebene Alemayehu and Mekonnen Gebremedhin run side by side in the first semifinal heat of the men's 1,500 meters. Gebremedhin finished second in 3:46.71 while Alemayehu was 12th in 3:51.19. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
Olympic silver medalist Nick Willis of New Zealand finished 7th (3:37.29) in his semifinal heat of the 1,500 meters, earning a spot in the final. Photo: PhotoRun.net
World Championships Day 6 Distance Highlights--Evening Session
U.S. national champion Matthew Centrowitz won his 1,500-meter semifinal in 3:46.66. Photo: PhotoRun.net
FILED UNDER: Photos TAGS: Ezekiel Kemboi / Jenny Barringer Simpson / Matthew Centrowitz / race photos / World Track & Field Championships
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.
