Trials

I've been watching the Women's Marathon Trials for the last hour or so. Lewy-Boulet is way ahead and Deena just dropped Blake Russell and Mary Akor.

Deena looks good.

Blake just gapped Akor by about two seconds.

Interesting race, lots can still happen.

Blake has about a 7 second lead on Akor. Barring a huge meltdown in the last 9 miles it looks like Lewy-Boulet, Kastor and Russell representing the U.S. in Beijing.

UPDATE:

Davila from the Hanson's/Brooks team is making a run at Blake Russell and is only about 10 seconds back. Russell looks like she's laboring a bit.

At mile 20 Lewy Boulet only has a 1:17 lead over Deena.

Davila is right on Russell and is looking good. Russell looks like she's falling apart.

Lewy Boulet just ran mile 21 in 5:57, her slowest of the day, and has had her lead over Deena cut to 1:03.

Lead now down to 40 seconds. Blake looks like she's gained a little more ground on Davila.

Deena only 32 seconds back with less than four miles to go. Lewy Boulet looks BAD.

Deena 22 seconds back. Russell has a 23 second cushion over fourth place. Lewy Boulet could crash and miss out.

Deena only nine seconds out at mile 23.

Deena takes the lead at 2:14:50.

A former Illinois runner, Tera Moody, is in 4th place, 53 seconds behind Blake Russell. Mooday ran a 2:46 to qualify for the Trials and is on pace to take about 10 minutes off that time.

Deena 24 seconds ahead at the 25 mile mark.

Deena wins in 2:29:34!

Lewy Boulet second in 2:30:18.

Blake Russell third in 2:32:41.

Zoila Gomes is fourth in 2:33:53.

Tera Moody is fifth just a few steps back in 2:33:54.