As usual I went too far.
W800
1. Natoya Goule 1:59.8
2. Ce’Aira Brown 2:00.1
3. Lindsey Butterworth 2:01.7
Confident front-running from Goule (58-flat, 1:28.5) with Brown sticking to her till the final strides. Altogether 7 women run under 2:03, including the 15 year old Sophia Gorriaran.
M800
1. Donavan Brazier 1:44.30 WL
2. Erik Sowinski 1:45.9
3. Jamie Webb 1:46.3
Brazier makes a controlled effort from the front and powers away on the last lap, dipping at the line to finish in the narrow gap between his own AR and Hoppel’s world lead. Sowinski is the only man to go with him for even 600m and is rewarded with 2nd place and another sub-1:46.
M1000
1. Bryce Hoppel 2:15.7 NR
2. Charlie Grice 2:16.3 NR
3. Marco Arop 2:16.7 NR
Arop and the pacer go out hard (52-high) and by 600m these 3 men have gapped the field. Hoppel gets pole position before the bell (1:48 flat) and is pressured but never seriously challenged on the final circuit, as Arop begins to wobble in the final 100 and Grice sneaks through for 2nd. All 3 set national indoor records for their respective countries.
W1500
1. Nikki Hiltz 4:03.8
2. Colleen Quigley 4:03.9
3. Cory McGee 4:04.3
4. Heather MacLean 4:04.9
After a relatively modest opening K (2:44), McGee moves to the lead and starts increasing the tempo every 100m. The last lap is commentated like a duel between her and Quigley, running second, who springs to the front at the top of the homestretch and even begins raising her arms in celebration before being passed with 5m left by a hard-charging Nikki Hiltz.
M1500
1. Jake Wightman 3:35.1
2. Craig Engels 3:35.8
3. Oliver Hoare 3:36.1
A tight pack of 8-10 men pass through 800 in 1:56-1:58, and then the noble Drew Hunter takes up the pacing duties. Wightman makes his move with 300 to go and splits a nifty 26.5 for the last 200.
W2mi.
1. Elinor Purrier 9:24
2. Emma Coburn 9:26
3. Dani Jones 9:28
Jones and Coburn (mostly Coburn) take turns keeping the tempo honest after the pacer drops, while Purrier shadows those suckers like a shadow follows a sucker, depending on the sunlight. With 250 to go Purrier drops the hammer, though Coburn maintains contact until 80m to go when she has to raise the white flag.
M2mi.
1. Eric Jenkins 8:17
2. Justyn Knight 8:19
3. Morgan McDonald 8:19
4. Joe Klecker 8:20
Jenkins finds a big last 250 and reminds us again of how good he was once destined to be, while Knight makes a strong and tactically savvy season debut in his first appearance in 12 months, equaling his outdoor PB. McDonald outkicks Klecker this time around, but everyone buys Joe a beer afterward for taking up the pacing in the second mile.