For Tahri, patience pays

Patience and longevity have appeared to pay off for French steeplechaser Bouabdellah Tahri, who won his last indoor race of the season over 3000m in Liévin in 7:38.39, and will not compete in Doha.

His indoor success this year comes on the heels of a 2009 campaign in which he took bronze at the World Championships in the steeplechase in 8:01.18, another European record which eclipsed the 8:02.19 he set two months earlier. A quick analysis from the Frenchman has concluded that 30 is perhaps the age of maturity for a runner, but he feels good things remain on his horizon.

Pierre Jean Vazel's article for the IAAF features Bouabdellah Tahri.