For Allyson Felix, who this year returned to competition after giving birth to a daughter last November, it was the 12th gold medal of her career at the world championships.
More than most other distance events, the steeplechase lends itself to frontrunning by the fastest competitors. It’s easier to navigate the barriers and water jumps when there aren’t other runners around. Chepkoech’s world record of 8:44.32 is 14 seconds faster than the next personal best in today’s field, so her go-from-the-gun made perfect sense.
Chepkoech tore through the first kilometer at world record pace, 2:52.95. Barring disaster, the race for first was essentially over. Chepkoech slowed after that to roughly the same pace as the chase pack. But the gap remained too significant for too long. At two kilometers, she led by eight seconds, and was still up by seven seconds with a lap to go.
“It tears me apart when I put it all out there. I ran a season’s best, but didn’t come out successful,” Chelimo said. “You know what, there’s next year. I go back and I’ll start. I could rest, but I’m not going to. I’m thinking about next year.”to end Farah’s long streak in global meets, gaining automatic entry to this year’s championship.
American Noah Lyles showed why he’s the overwhelming favorite for the world title. He made running under 20 seconds look much easier than it should, taking his heat in 19.86. Alex Quiñónez of Ecuador also went sub-20 in that heat, finishing second in 19.95.
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