Another impressive performance by Keira D’Amato in Berlin this morning.
, replacing Molly Seidel, who was injured. The late swap gave D’Amato less than three weeks to prepare for the marathon.in Eugene, Oregon, in 2:23:34. American Sara Hall was fifth in 2:22:10, and Emma Bates was seventh in 2:23:18.
D’Amato pushed herself so hard in Eugene on less than ideal training that she was briefly hospitalized the following day. Going into Berlin, D’Amato had made no secret of her desire to lower her own American record. She set the record in Houston even though she wasn’t feeling her best on that day, and she had wondered how fast she might run if she had been having what she considered a good day.
Her buildup to Berlin began with the World championships marathon, continued with hard training through the humidity of the summer in Midlothian, Virginia, where D’Amato lives. D’Amato and Kastor are the only two American women to break 2:20. D’Amato turns 38 next month.Johanna Gretschel is a freelance writer and broadcaster living in Austin, Texas, who has covered elite track and field and running in all its forms.
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