American Tori Bowie, who was a long jumper just 18 months ago, ran 10.81 for bronze.
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“I feel a little guilty because I feel like Molly let up a little”.
“It’s painful to watch”, Huddle told Universal Sports. “I don’t think she realized how close I was…I am really happy”.
“I expected people to be more aggressive, so it’s unusual to be not really accompanied by anyone else”, Huddle said. Four Kenyans took off with less than 400-meters remaining to drop American Evan Jager, who was considered a serious medal threat to Kenyan dominance. I feel like it kind of slipped through my fingers. Infeld’s time bested Huddle by less than a tenth-of-a-second (31:43.58) as she snuck in on the inside. She was followed by Ethiopian Gelete Burka for silver (31:41.77) and Infeld for bronze (31:43.49) in her Worlds debut.
“I don’t even know what to say”, Infeld said.
Huddle took the lead before the 9,000-meter mark of the tactical race and held it until the final lap. Huddle was all set to finish third – until she wasn’t.
The American runner was competing in the 10,000m final at the Athletics World Championships in Beijing and looked to have secured the bronze medal. Infeld turned professional after a successful NCAA career at Georgetown, where she won a 3,000 indoor title and several runner-up finishes in NCAA cross country, outdoor 1500 and 5,000. America had never gone 3-4-6 in the global meeting. The last lap, it was just so loud and I had no idea. I wish I could have started with the last throw and worked my way up. It was Infeld’s first medal at a world championships, and the Unites States’ second ever in the women’s 10,000 meters. She decided to turn her focus to the 10,000 this year for major events, and won the 10K at the USA Track and Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, in late June.
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Infled’s struggled to stay healthy and train over the last two years due to stress fractures. She also figures to be a part of U.S. relay plans. After losing to Usain Bolt in a tight race the night before, Gatlin was asked over and over if he thought his loss was good for sprinting.
