Maria Mutola has moved to South Africa, but she’ll return to her former training base in Eugene for the Prefontaine Classic 800-meter race on May 24.
Mutola, the reigning Olympic, World Outdoor and Indoor champion in the event, will face a strong field that includes Regina Jacobs, who just won the 1,500 World Indoor title but ranked first internationally in the 800 as recently as two years ago. The Prefontaine field also includes Jearl Miles Clark, the American recordholder in the 800. Miles Clark holds the three best American times ever in the event.
Mutola won the last Pre Classic 800, in 2001, by
almost a second over fellow Mozambique native Tina Paulino.
— Peter Hockaday