Live Blogging from the Reebok Grand Prix Saturday, May 30 4:30pm ET
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Editor's Note: A big THANK-YOU to Lesley Higgins, who graciously volunteered to live-blog from the Reebok Grand Prix in NY. Without her, we would not have live coverage of this event, as we are unable to travel to New York this weekend. We appreciate it, Lesley!
I will be live-blogging (below) from the Reebok Grand Prix at Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island, NY, on Saturday, May 30, starting at 4:30pm Eastern!
Here are just a handful of highlights from the meet, which has attracted the world's top Track & Field athletes:
Discus: Beijing Olympic Champion Stephanie Brown-Trafton will take on American record holder Suzy Powell-Roos and 3-time Olympian Aretha Thurmond.
Pole Vault: Former World Record holder, 2000 Olympic Gold Medallist and Pole Vault Pioneer Stacy Dragila will challenge 2008 Olympic Silver Medallist and current American Record Holder Jenn Stuczynski.
100m: This loaded field includes:
- 2004 and 2008 200m Olympic champ Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM)
- 2008 US Olympian Marshevet Hooker (200m)
- 2005 World Champ Lauryn Williams (USA)
- 2008 US Olympic Trials Champ Muna Lee
- 2003 World Champ and 2008 Olympian Torri Edwards (USA)
- 2007 World Bronze Medallist Carmelita Jeter (USA)
1500m: 3-time US Champ Treniere Clement (@supachica) will run her first 1500m of the 2009 season. Other top talent includes Lindsey Gallo (@runlinz), who is having a great season under a new coach, Beijing Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas, nine-time NCAA Champ Sally Kipyego, and Ethiopia's Mestawot Tadesse.
400m: Allyson Felix (@allysonfelix) headlines the field but may have her hands full with Jamaica's Novlene Williams-Mills, who beat Sanya Richards in the 400m at Kingston in April. Also in the field is Natasha Hastings (@natashahastings), who dominated the field at the Adidas Track Classic a couple weeks ago.
5000m: Olympic Champ and World Record Holder Tirunesh Dibaba will be hard to beat. Kim Smith of New Zealand ran a PR of 14:39 indoors this season (although Dibaba has run 14:11) and Kenya's Linet Masai was 2nd in the 2009 World Cross-Country Championships.
Tune in and watch my live updates below starting at 4:30pm ET! I will be letting you know all about the action on the track and in the stands as the meet goes on. You can also catch the live TV coverage of the meet from 4:30pm-6pm ET on NBC. You can find the meet schedule HERE.
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