2008 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational

Palo Alto, CA, US ⋅ May, 4 2008 | Coverage created by Flotrack

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News & Updates

Flanagan sets 10K mark

U.S. women's record cut by 15.83 seconds

North Carolina graduate Shalane Flanagan smashed the American record in the women's 10,000 meters Sunday night to highlight the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational and give the elite distance meet its third American mark in the last seven years.

Though she had not run 10,000 meters on the track before, Flanagan was supremely confident and came to Stanford's Cobb Track & Angell Field expecting to take down Deena Kastor's American record of 30 minutes, 50.32 seconds, set at this meet in 2002.

And take it down Flanagan did in stunning fashion in 30:34.49 as she turned back New Zealand's Kim Smith (30:35.54) on the last lap. Smith set national and Oceanic records with her second-place time and Texas Tech's Sally Kipyego in third obliterated her own NCAA collegiate record by more than 30 seconds at 31:25.45.

"This is known as a really great distance meet," Flanagan said. "I felt like it was my night. I went in with the intention of getting (Kastor's record). There are so many variables that have to come together and tonight they all came together."

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#1037	These May 6, 2008 at 5:22pm These guys aren't pros, they are doing it for our enjoyment. We don't have to pay to view the races and it is better to see them than not at all. Also note the .org, not for profit. reply
#1036	Track Fan May 6, 2008 at 10:27am I'm sorry, but as much as I am begging for LIVE coverage with all of the rest of us PASSIONATE track and field fans, FloTrack has got to do something about raising their "announcers" to a decent level of professionalism . . . Their inept and disorganized coverage and lack of even the most modest of basic knowledge bases in some races was downright pathetic. reply
#1035	Fano May 5, 2008 at 6:14pm Molly beat Jen Rhines. reply
#1034	Bobby1_x May 5, 2008 at 10:54am I think Molly Huddle found her event for the olympics, easily making the A standard, outside of Kara Goucher and Jen Rhines the race is wide open. reply
#1033	Dominic Ferraris May 5, 2008 at 1:33am time? reply
#1032	Tristan Willey May 5, 2008 at 1:32am celedonion rodriguez, jeremy johnson, brandon leslie, in the chase pack. reply
#1031	Da Mexican May 5, 2008 at 1:32am Who's in the top 5 spots? Can we have some names and places. reply
#1030	Michael Prettyman May 5, 2008 at 1:30am Chelanga should have been in the fast heat! reply
#1029	Abc123 Abc123 May 5, 2008 at 1:30am looks like Chelanga is running in slow motion with the live streaming but I know these guys are cruising pretty fast reply
#1028	Da Mexican May 5, 2008 at 1:29am what are his current splits for 400m? reply