Duke's Rowbury Breaks U.S. 1500m Record in Monaco

[phaedrus]

Duke's Shannon Rowbury broke the 32-year old U.S. record in the 1500m today, running 3:56.29. Genzebebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the race in a new world record time of 3:50.07.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/07/genzebe-dibaba-runs-350-07-to-smash-1500m-world-record/

[nmduke2001]

Duke's Shannon Rowbury broke the 32-year old U.S. record in the 1500m today, running 3:56.29. Genzebebe Dibaba of Ethiopia won the race in a new world record time of 3:50.07.

http://www.letsrun.com/news/2015/07/genzebe-dibaba-runs-350-07-to-smash-1500m-world-record/

Wow, what a fast race. Break a 32- year old US record and finish third!?!

[DukieInKansas]

Congratulations!

[Ultrarunner]

Wow, what a fast race. Break a 32- year old US record and finish third!?!

Everyone was fast in Monaco, on both the men's and women's sides. Dibaba is running on a different level, though. I had a chance to watch her in Eugene earlier this year and she basically pushed the rabbit out of her way on her way to a Hayward course record.

Rowbury looks to be shaping up well for the Worlds next month.

[vick]

Wow, what a fast race. Break a 32- year old US record and finish third!?!

3:50.07 is otherworldly. I honestly thought the old record, set under extremely suspicious circumstances, would not be beaten in my lifetime (I'm 31).

ETA: To clarify, the record I am talking about here is the world record.