USATF Half Championship field

Maybe one of the BAA girls will keep moving up, and a sleeper for your list.

I'm surprised Teg isn't running. Seems like this is the type of thing he'd do. That group really needs to race more if they're going to be competitive on a world scale.

This might be the first time any of those BAA girls have been training at altitude.

If I were their coach, I'd get them down from altitude about 2-3 days before the race, close the blinds in their hotel room, and let them sleep it off. And then I'd tell them, "Just stay on Conley, no matter what! You're going to get tired. But then you're going to get a second wind."

Yeah, a few might limp home. But maybe one of them will break through.

You could be right, reed; might be a fast one!

douglas burke wrote:

I am surprised Ryan Hall is not running (or at least not on the entry list) as his wife is entered and he has a marathon in Los Angeles in 2 month's and this would be a good fitness test.

Maybe he has another pre-marathon race scheduled.

Ryan Hall's intelligence is very low. Don't expect him to make many good decisions. Its unfortunate that someone like that got passed along at Stanford.

Sciatica Road wrote:

reed wrote:

i think conley will win it in 70:42, negative split. sara hall gets 2nd in 70:55

Now let's think about this a bit.

Without a 'Patti Dillon' in the race, who do you think is going to want to take this out? Hall ran after Huddle, for broke, at the 12K Championships because she had the overall Grand Prix title on the line. But she ended up carnage to Conley and Sisson. What is her incentive to do that again?

Me thinks it's pay back time. So maybe Conley says, "Fine Sara, see you with 1000m to go".

Any of these other women going to step up earlier than that? Taylor isn't in the race. Scherf is not afraid to go out hard early. Conley may let her go for a while.

Yes, Scherf does tend to go out hard, and quite often is way back by the finish. Why does she continue to do this?

A local race, fine, but this is the big girls race.

Sara Hall is showing good fitness, and if Molly Huddle or Amy Hastings show up, it's game over.

Without looking at the field or reading this thread, I predict that Galen Rupp, America's best 10,000 runner and among the best US half marathoners of all time, will NOT be in the national championship half marathon.

I am so incredibly confident in this prediction that if he is listed in the field, I will promise to never post here again.

But he's not. Right?

What about the sport? Where's the commissioner?

Sista wrote:

Sciatica Road wrote:

. Scherf is not afraid to go out hard early. Conley may let her go for a while.

Yes, Scherf does tend to go out hard, and quite often is way back by the finish. Why does she continue to do this?

A local race, fine, but this is the big girls race.

Sara Hall is showing good fitness, and if Molly Huddle or Amy Hastings show up, it's game over.

Everyone knows that Scherf tends to write checks her butt can't cash at races. But she has broken 72. If she goes out on pace for 71, everyone will go with her. Anything faster and she is on her own.

Sara Hall had her appendix taken out late this summer, but ran 72 in Dallas a few weeks ago. So, she seems to be 100%.

A last minute addition to the field is possible. Meb showed up after the field had been announced last year.

Why would anyone want half of a championship?

About 100 men will toe the start line but only 50 women will. Is that a function of the Q time or interest in the event?

Meb is running the half.

This list just got sent out in a press release today.

Men's Marathon

Bazu Worku (Ethiopia)

Debebe Tolossa (Ethiopia)

Silah Limo (Kenya)

Gadisa Shumie (Ethiopia)

Dominic Ondoro (Kenya)

Erick Mose (Kenya)

Birhanu Degefa (Ethiopia)

Lema Tola (Ethiopia)

Craig Leon (USA)

Aaron Braun (USA)

Ahmed Osman (USA)

Jesse Davis (USA)

Jonathan Mott (USA)

Simon Stuetzel (Germany)

Javier Ceja (USA)

Michael Wardian (USA)

Bennett Grimes (USA)

Tony Migliozzi (USA)

Women's Marathon

Fatuma Sado (Ethiopia)

Biruktait Degefa (Ethiopia)

Guteni Imana (Ethiopia)

Yebrgual Arage (Ethiopia)

Sechale Dalasa (Ethiopia)

Misiker Demissie (Ethiopia)

Serena Burla (USA)

Kellyn Taylor (USA)

Goitetom Haftu (Ethiopia)

Lindsay Flanagan (USA)

Lingling Jin (China)

Nicole Camp (USA)

Danielle Miller (USA)

Meghan Roth (USA)

Catherine Watkins (CAN)

Men's Half Marathon

Meb Keflezighi

Shadrack Biwott

Josphat Boit

Gabe Proctor

Matthew Llano

Jeffrey Eggleston

Ian Burrell

Daniel Tapia

Brett Gotcher

Jared Ward

Patrick Rizzo

Women's Half Marathon

Janet Bawcom

Annie Bersagel

Lauren Kleppin

Lindsey Scherf

Sara Hall

Alisha Williams

Mattie Suver

Clara Santucci

Sarah Crouch

Becky Wade

Kim Conley

Aaron Braun prediction anyone?