Posted: May 22, 2006

Athletics: adidas Track Classic Athlete Quotes

WOMEN'S 3,000 METER RUN

Blake Russell, winner

"It went well,. It went as good as could be expected. I was aiming for 8:52 and I was told that I ran a 8:51.57, so that was better than I hoped for and I'm extremely happy."

MEN'S 400 METER HURDLES

Derrick Williams, winner

"I felt a little shakey, a little nervous today. I knew I had to win today so I just did it. I still have a lot I need to work on, but I'm happy with today."

MEN'S 800 METER RUN

Khadevis Robinson, winner

"It felt alright. I'm a bit disappointed. I guess you can't always run fast. The wind wasn't on our side. The fans were, however, so a win is a win."
"I really wanted to run a bit faster, but the tempo wasn't there. I trained really hard this week, my coach wanted me to test myself so I'll know where I'm at. Hopefully we'll put on a show the next time."

WOMEN'S 100 METER HURDLES

Michelle Perry, winner

"This race was a make-up race for me because of Doha. I wanted to make sure that I came out and focused on a better race, and I was able to accomplish that."

WOMEN'S POLE VAULT

Jenn Stuczynski, winner

"It was hard to jump today. There was a strong headwind. It was either strong or stronger. I'm jumping well in practice, I'm still working on it. I am jumping well in practice, I'm just working on the transition to the track."

MEN'S 1500 METERS

Rachid Ramzi, winner

"I wanted to come to the U.S. Adidas is a good meet, I wanted to be here to perform in America. It was my first race, I really wasn't sure what kind of time I'd have. I knew my training was good, but I didn't know where my training would be in a race situation."

Bernard Lagat, 2nd place

"I was really excited to come back to Carson and run. Knowing Rachid Ramzi would be here, I knew it would be a good competionThat's what I love, of course. This is a good start for me."

MEN'S 400 METERS

Andrew Rock, winner

"I just wanted to start out hard. I wanted to work on my first 200 [meters] because that has been my problem. I'm not concerned about my finish. So I tried to start hard."

WOMEN'S 200 METERS

Sanya Richards, winner

"I felt really good. I was shocked I was in the lead off the turn. I wanted to just come in relaxed and that's what I did. This is a PR for me. To run 22.4 outdoors, I'm finally over the hump and I feel great."

WOMEN'S 100 METERS

Veronica Campbell, winner

'"The key was to be patient and execute the race, regardless of how you start. That's what I felt I was able to do today."

MEN'S TWO MILE

Markos Geneti,winner

"The first three laps were slow, then I wanted to go faster. I feel good, but the time is not good for me. I can go faster."

WOMEN'S 400 METERS

Dee Dee Trotter, winner

"There was a lot of wind in the backstrectch and I anticipated that. I wanted to use the last part of the race, the last 200 meters to kick the wind off and I think I was able to do that."

MEN'S 100 METERS

Marcus Brunson, winner

"It was a PR for me. I knew I could go 10.0, I was thinking of times like that. This is a great warm-up for nationals. It gives me the confidence I need going in there."

MEN'S 200 METERS

Wallace Spearmon, winner

"I was hoping to run little faster but I didn't know if the wind would allow it. So I'm pretty happy with running the way I ran."

Jeremy Wariner, 2nd place

"Coming in today I knew I was going to have a great field. Wallace [Spearmon] runs great, so I just wanted to start fast. I was trying to run my fastest race."

Source: USATF.org.

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