Alisa Harvey hangs with the elites in women’s 800 at Mt. SAC

W40 superstar Alisa Harvey of Virginia flew out Friday to compete Saturday in theambien price women’s invitational 800-meter run at the Mt. SAC Relays east of L.A. The original schedule promised one race — with 19 Buy Clomid Online women. Gulp! Fortunately, cooler heads prevailed on a beautiful sunny day in the high 80s. Officials split her race into two sections, with Alisa in Heat 1 amid six entrants. Thus relieved, Alisa, 43,  stayed within a second of the leader as she courageously hung with the pack through a first 400 in 61 seconds. She finished in about 2:08.5, according to my hand-timing of the posted video.  That time would have taken second in the masters men’s 800 the day before. (It’s also a second off her own listed W40 American record of 2:07.57 in 2007.) The results site hasn’t posted the official times. But below is quick sequence of Alisa’s race. Thanks go to where can i buy xanax her new club, Riadha, for flying her out to the Left Coast!

Alisa awaits the gun — and a run into a moderate breeze on backstretch.

Alisa puts herself into position to draft off the leaders after the break.

The elites didn’t gap Alisa until later — well into the second lap.

The home stretch was tough, but Alisa kept her form and ran through the finish.

Finishing in about 2:08.5, she’s easily the fastest W40 in America.

Alisa’s brown eyes don’t lie: She loves going toe-to-toe with the youngsters.

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April 19, 2009

4 Responses

  1. Terry Ballou - April 19, 2009

    Awesome run, Alisa. You are an inspiration for all of us, and a true competitor. Nice job.

  2. peter taylor - April 19, 2009

    I’ll repeat the comment I made about a year or so ago. In the first 600 meters, Alisa Harvey is defined by her beautiful style; in the last 200 meters she is defined by her courage.

  3. Ken Stone - April 20, 2009

    Results have been posted at last.
    Alisa ran 2:09.14.

  4. Ken Stone - April 27, 2009

    Alisa’s club site reports:
    “Day 3 saw Alisa Harvey’s return to the Mt. SAC Relays after 16 years where she demonstrated that her wheels are still to be reckoned with.”
    So she last competed in Walnut when most of her competition was still in preschool! Incredible.

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