Schappert 5th & Reid 8th at Flanders Cup 1500 Meters

Nicole Schappert and Sheila Reid competed Saturday in Belgium at the Flanders Cup fixture with almost identical 1500 meter PRs (4:07.79 and 4:07.77, respectively). Neither came close to threatening either mark. Their heat was a relatively slow one, with the winner coming home in 4:11.85. Schappert finished 5th in 4:13.91, while Reid -- in her first race since being named to the Canadian Olympic team at 5000 meters -- was 8th in 4:15.62. Next up for Reid and Schappert is another 1500 race on Tuesday in Lignano, Italy, where they'll be joined by fellow Villanovan (and Serbian Olympian) Marina Muncan.

For a short interview with Sheila from the folks at Writing About Running, click HERE.

Here are the Saturday results from Belgium:

Flanders Cup -- Women's 1500 Meters

1.  Katie MACKEY        USA    4:11.85  
2.  Emily INFELD        USA    4:12.13  
3.  Ashley MILLER       USA    4:13.12  
4.  Angela SMIT         NZL    4:13.72  
5.  Nicole SCHAPPERT    USA    4:13.91  
6.  Renee TOMLIN        USA    4:14.15  
7.  Kim CONLEY          USA    4:14.70  
8.  Sheila REID         CAN    4:15.62  
9.  Molly HUDDLE        USA    4:17.30  
10. Elizabeth MALOY     USA    4:17.70  
11. Kelly MCNEICE       IRE    4:18.49  
12. Marlies MANDERS     NED    4:18.95  
13. Ayako JINNOUC       JPN    4:19.13  
14. Lesley VAN MIERT    NED    4:19.47  
15. Stephanie GARCIA    USA    4:30.61  
--- Wendy DEN HAEZE     BEL    DNF      
--- Aisha PRAUGHT       USA    DNF      
--- Valerie LEHMANN     SUI    DNF      
--- Fanny PRUVOST       FRA    DNF