Kevin doing a workout in July at UofM's Track

RMDC QUICK FACTS:

Kevin Sullivan:
is a resident of Ann Arbor and University of Michigan Alumni

Kevin is the Canadian Record holder in the indoor mile. Kevin recently was selected for NCAA Today's Top Eight Award.

Kevin was a 10 time Track All-American and 4-time Big Ten Cross Country Champion while running track and cross country for the University of Michigan.

He is currently racing for Reebok this summer in Europe and will compete at the World Championships in August for Canada.

You can e-mail Kevin at:

[email protected]

AUGUST 3rd, 1999

MAI Galan, Malmo, Sweeden --

Here is Kevin Sullivan's first hand account of the 1500 Meter race:

I feel like I had solid effort, but was just feeling flat in this race. The rabbits were supposed to be anywhere from 1:51-1:54 at 800m, but when none of the Kenyans who were being rabbited went with the rabbit he slowed to 1:57. This set the race up for a classic sit and kick affair.

At 1:57, the pace was slow enough that the entire field was tightly bunched and it got very rough from 600m to go, until 200m to go. I was sitting anywhere from 3rd to 8th during the race.

The pace started to pick up at 1200m mark and heading into the turn I was in about 8th place with a wall of guys from lane one to three right in front of me. They started jostling for position and trying to push each other farther to the outside and in the process a gap opened up along the rail. I moved past the wall and into 4th place.

With 150m to go I had moved into 3rd and was running down 2nd, but the leader was to quick on this day and I couldn't make any inroads on him. I was a little upset with the result, since I had beaten him just 2 weeks ago in Casablanca but it was a good tune up for London on August 7th.

MAI Galan, Malmo, Sweeden
1500m:
1. Edwin Maranga, Kenya 3:38.55
2. Kevin Sullivan 3:39.09
3. Ibrahan Aden, Somolia 3:39.34