Elise Cranny took it down Mary Decker’s outdoor 3,000 meter record, running 8:25.10 at the Lausanne Diamond League.
For 38 years, 11 months, and 16 days, Mary Decker owned the American record in the outdoor 3,000 meters. But on Thursday, Elise Cranny took it down, running 8:25.10 to place fourth at the Lausanne Diamond League.Decker’s record of 8:25.83 from 1985 was the second-longest standing outdoor American record. The oldest is still her 2,000-meter time of 5:32.70 set in 1984. Cranny’s time is now the third-fastest overall time in American history. Elle St.
Ethiopian runner Diribe Welteji won the race in 8:21.50.It’s the first race for Cranny since running at the Olympics earlier in August. She qualified for the final of the 5,000 meters and finished in 11th place , one spot behind Karissa Schweizer, who also raced Lausanne and finished 7th in 8:34.96.
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