*stipe wrote:
douglas burke wrote:
Men Rupp, Korir, Ward.
Women Hasay, Kipyego, Sisson
I am pretty close to this. Though I will say either Bates or Taylor makes the team over Kipyego or Hasay.
Hope I'm wrong, but I'll pick Huddle for a heartbreaking 4th.
Kipyego is THEE most talented Woman in the Marathon Trials, though she is coming back to her form very slowly from a few years ago.
douglas burke wrote:
*stipe wrote:
I am pretty close to this. Though I will say either Bates or Taylor makes the team over Kipyego or Hasay.
Hope I'm wrong, but I'll pick Huddle for a heartbreaking 4th.
Kipyego is THEE most talented Woman in the Marathon Trials, though she is coming back to her form very slowly from a few years ago.
Agree. Just not sure the top three at the trials will be the runners with the fastest pr's (ie Sara Hall)
Emma Bates is now Emma Ulmer.
Walmsley will kick a lot of roadies butts.
No love for Cragg from the LRC? She may prove us all wrong.
Rupp fan wrote:
Lagat is much too low at 5%. I would put him in the Ward/Fauble tier. Bernard Lagat does not lose to Galen Rupp. He will remind us once again that god-tier genetics always prevail.
Ritz is very worthy of at least 5%. His talent still shines on occasion. But not much more than 5%... just too brittle.
Sara Hall is like 50%+... infinite heart and she is actually super fast now too. Her trajectory is insane. She will contend for the win.
I have not been following. The trials have a good chance of being a race for those who can finish fast. Which of the rest are best at that? Lagat obviously for the short finish. I remember Hall closing his NYC Trials in 62.
Lagat deserves at at least 15%
Emma Bates is dead to me now (and to the world, apparently). Congrats to Emma Ulmer, though.
What about Seth demoor? Dark horse
Someone we haven't thought of will make the marathon team.
Tom
1) Sisson (2:23 negative split, fast half 67:30, consistent across all distance, stays healthy, but did pull out of USA road 5k)
2) Hasay (pure marathon talent, believe she will be healthy, even a conservative build up should allow her to make the team)
3) Huddle (Her 2:26 in NY off 76/70 - split is underrated, short distance road resume, 10k speed if tactical)
1) Ward (2:10 NY/2:09 Boston/Olympic 6th, experience and master tactician, good hill runner and championship racer)
2) Rupp (Straight up talent and grit, as with Hasay I think the build up will be conservative post-inury, but not enough fitness to beat Ward if he has a great day (as with Sisson).
3) Abdi (2 2:11's in NY, NY best for trials course prep, good hill runner, experience)
what about cj albertson? his strava telegraphs that training is going well. solo'd a 2:14 marathon as his long run 2 weeks ago if i'm corrrect
nomorebates wrote:
Emma Bates is dead to me now (and to the world, apparently). Congrats to Emma Ulmer, though.
This is a skanky pic, did she invite Asics execs to her wedding, to boot? Nothing like branding something as sacred and special as your wedding with a shoe sponsor that you've been endorsing for a whole year.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-vJU4nUX5/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_mid=XSfeswABAAFFrz-P23ydjlBdr9uLDerderian wrote:
Someone we haven't thought of will make the marathon team.
Tom
I agree. It could be someone like Martin Hehir who puts in a good training block and runs a marathon time consistent with his talent.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
nomorebates wrote:
Emma Bates is dead to me now (and to the world, apparently). Congrats to Emma Ulmer, though.
This is a skanky pic, did she invite Asics execs to her wedding, to boot? Nothing like branding something as sacred and special as your wedding with a shoe sponsor that you've been endorsing for a whole year.
This is such a classic LRC tool post. Who in the he** made you the arbiter of what is 'sacred and special'? It's their right to celebrate their union any way they see fit, and frankly the only skanky thing here is the mentality of someone petty enough to get upset about something so innocuous..
Jonathan Fault wrote:
Walmsley will kick a lot of roadies butts.
If you mean literally... I could see it. But if you meant he is gonna do well? The guy won't break 2:17 on the Atlanta course and go home crying all the way.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot indeed wrote:
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot wrote:
This is a skanky pic, did she invite Asics execs to her wedding, to boot? Nothing like branding something as sacred and special as your wedding with a shoe sponsor that you've been endorsing for a whole year.
This is such a classic LRC tool post. Who in the he** made you the arbiter of what is 'sacred and special'? It's their right to celebrate their union any way they see fit, and frankly the only skanky thing here is the mentality of someone petty enough to get upset about something so innocuous..
0/10
Definitely not a troll post. It's completely tacky and tasteless to wear branded running shoes for a wedding pic.
Ward and Fauble running 2:09:XX in Boston make them clear candidates. Of the top qualifiers' races, Boston is most similar to Atlanta in terms of terrain, weather predictability, and challenge. I've run both Boston and the Atlanta course, in addition to Chicago, CIM, Grandma's and Houston. Boston's your best measuring stick.
I think Parker is going to surprise everyone! He’s got his pacing under control working with Ritz and he’s ready to power through to a big win! This is his big chance to show everyone what he’s truly capable of doing and if Rupp has a bad day, I believe he’ll take it! He too would have run 2:09 at Boston if his training would have been lined up better but he’s on target this time to make it happen!
I've been saying it since his breakout at the Houston Marathon a couple years ago but:
WILKERSON GIVEN for 3rd place. You heard it hear first.
On the women's side, I'll go with Sisson, Bates, and Hall. None of the other top runners have convincing recent results and I don't think Linden will run the Trials.