Many have been whispering concerning the absolute expertise of Anna Corridor. Final summer time, on the World Championships, this author caught up with Jackie Joyner Kersee, the GOAT within the heptathlon. JJK advised RunBlogRun that Anna Corridor is the “it lady”-she has every thing.
RunBlogRun can be posting Anna Corridor’s interview with Socialing the Distance this coming weekend. However mark my phrase, the battle for Budapest is starting, and it’ll embody Anna Corridor and Nafi Thiam.
Corridor 6988 WLGOTZIS (AUT, Could 28): With a gun-to-tape 2:02.97 800m (58.51 at 400m), Anna Corridor from the US received the Gotzis Hypo-Assembly (WA CET Gold) with an excellent 6988 factors to maneuver to fifth on the world all-time checklist behind Jackie Joyner-Kersee (7291), Carolina Kluft (7032), Nafissatou Thiam (7013) and Larisa Nikitina (7007). Corridor concluded her heptathlon with 6.54m within the lengthy bounce and 43.08m within the javelin earlier than her solo 2:02.97 within the 800m.
Former world champion Katarina Johnson-Thompson returned to kind with 6556 factors, ending second with Poland’s Adrianna Sulek third with 6480 factors. Finland’s world and European U20 champion Saga Vanninen set a lifetime better of 6391 factors to complete fourth, whereas European U18 champion Jana Koscak from Croatia, who solely turned 17 earlier this month, set a world U18 senior heptathlon better of 6293 factors (additionally NR). In complete, 16 athletes broke the 6000 points-barrier.
