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David Rudisha World Leading Time in 800m

I was blown away! David Rudisha of Kenya is the current World Record holder for 800m (1:41.01) and was the favorite at IAAF Diamond League/Adidas Grand Prix last Saturday. There was no competition. Having run the first 400m in 49.09, it was all him in the second 400m. I assume the field would be stronger at the Olympics final, but he just looked awesome last Saturday. I don’t know where he is in terms of training/conditioning to peak at the Olympics in August. Assuming he has not peaked yet, I just cannot wait till I see him run the 800m final in a new very likely World Record time. August 9 18:30 BST, 10:30 PDT. I will be in front of my TV! I wish I could see the race in person!!

The 5th Annual Western States International Invitational #trackandfield

My next track meet is Western States Invitational at UC Davis on June 29 and 30. This is going to be my first time competing at this meet. I heard a good thing about it and UC Davis is my Alma mater, so I am looking forward to going there. Because it gets pretty warm during summer in that region, they are scheduling events in the mornings and evenings only. So my 800m is scheduled at 6:30 pm on Friday, June 29, and Mile is at 9:00 am on Saturday. From the meet results last year, the level of competition is similar to the one this past weekend.

Not like other track meets, the proceeds from this track meet go to a children’s charity, Sierra Forever Families. At this time, I don’t know of any other team mates competing in this meet, so I could be alone there, which sucks.

In terms of training, it’ll be a little tricky, because I am running Jubilee Marathon Stockholm on July 14. I need to get a few long runs in, as well as track training. A good thing I am not racing the marathon. This one is going to be a sightseeing marathon with my camera. My running mate, Randy, is running, too. His time is around 3:40, so I might run with him. One potential problem is the heat. The race starts at 1:38 pm, so we could be running in the high heat. Well, more on the marathon later.

My goal at the track meet is to better my PR on both events. I don’t know how much training I can do in a month but I am looking forward to testing my potential and not injuring at the same time!

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