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FloAwards: Track & Field Release #23

FloAwards: Track & Field Release #23

Jul 13, 2015 by Taylor Dutch
FloAwards: Track & Field Release #23

 
Summer track racing continued for the week of July 6-12, and included a number of comebacks from all corners of the world. From the IAAF World Challenge in Madrid, to Edmonton, Canada, to Mount Katahdin in Maine, athletes made impressive statements on and off the track for this week’s FloAwards.
 

Scott Jurek

On Sunday, ultra marathon sensation Scott Jurek completed one of the most impressive races in the world by breaking the Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike record with a winning time of 46 days, eight hours and seven minutes. Jurek’s journey began in Springer Mountain in Georgia and ended on top of Mount Katahdin in Maine for a race that consisted of 2,189 miles, 14 states and 515,000 feet of elevation change. Jurek, who has won seven consecutive Western States Endurance Runs and two Badwater UltraMarathons, among other accomplishments, broke the previous record by just over three hours. 

 

Cheers!!! #SJAT15 #GeorgiaToMaine #EatAndRun

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Mike Rodgers

In a breakout race for Mike Rodgers, the Team USA qualifier took the win in the 100m at the IAAF World Challenge Madrid in a winning time of 9.88. The mark is a season’s best for Rodgers and currently stands as the seventh-fastest time of 2015. It is also just .03 off of his 100m personal best of 9.85 from the 2011 Pre Classic. 
 

Amel Tuka

In a powerful statement, Amel Tuka of Bosnia stormed the homestretch in Madrid to take the win in the 800m for a national record on the 20th anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide. After running 1:43.84, Tuka lifted up his bib to the camera showing his handwriting that said, “Never Forget.” The statement was meant to honor the 100,000 civilians that died under Bosnian Serb forces from the years of 1992 to 1995. Prior to the race, Tuka’s personal best in the 800m was 1:44.19, which he ran on July 1. 
 

Ashton Eaton

After suffering from on and off injuries, Ashton Eaton clocked two solid performances at the Edmonton Track Classic, first with a win in 14.03m in the shot put and later with another win in the 110m hurdles in a season’s best of 13.38. The victories came off of his website launch weareeaton.com, which offers an inside look into the life of Ashton and his wife Brianne’s training philosophies as Olympic multi-event athletes.  
 

Duane Solomon

After a disappointing performance at the USATF Outdoor Championships, Duane Solomon made a solid comeback Sunday in Edmonton where he took the win in 1:46.13. It was a solid return to form for the Olympic finalist who almost “blacked out” in the final 100m of the U.S. 800m final and walked down the homestretch at Hayward Field. 
 

Sanya Richards-Ross

Another comeback took place in Edmonton with Olympic gold medalist Sanya Richards-Ross who took the win in the 400m with a winning time of 50.47. After failing to make the final at the USATF Outdoor Championships, it was a welcomed return to the track for Richards-Ross who also returned to run the 100m later in the day where she finished fifth in 11.28. 
 

Melissa Bishop

In some impressive tactical racing, Melissa Bishop came out on top with the win in the 800m at the IAAF World Challenge Madrid. Despite being boxed in late in the race, Bishop executed a massive kick from lane three to take down a field of 13 women for the victory in 2:00.13. The time stands as a season’s best for the Team Canada runner.  
 

Abdalelah Haroun

The 18-year-old from Qatar made a statement in Madrid by edging out the win over U.S. 400m champion David Verburg. Haroun clocked 44.63 to take down Verburg who ran 44.72. A week earlier in Switzerland, Haroun ran 44.27 for a World junior lead. His season’s best of 44.27 currently stands at a tie for the fourth-fastest mark in the world in 2015. 

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