EUGENE, Ore. -- Something special has been brewing in Boulder, Colorado.
Training partners Emma Coburn and Jenny Simpson — both former University of Colorado distance standouts — each set personal records in their respective events during the 40th annual Prefontaine Classic at Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus.
Coburn, who missed most of the 2013 outdoor season with a lower back injury, finished third in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase in 9 minutes, 17.84 seconds, the second-fastest time by a U.S. woman. And Simpson, who owns that U.S. steeplechase record, placed fourth in the 1,500-meter in 3:58.28, the fourth-best mark by a U.S. woman and the top American time since 2000.
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