So happy Stewy is back! Single-handedly making every distance he races way more honest
I actually wonder if he should lead it. With so many guys who will run aggressively Kipsang, Tim, Kerr and Jakob will be fighting each other for position.
Feel bad for gourley as well - missed 5th in his heat by 0.01. I don’t think him taking it on would have helped and probably ran race in way that gave him best chance to qualify. 3 Spaniards in final - like it was back 15-20 years ago with cacho and esteves always up there. I agree third Kenyan will get in on protest so could be 3 Kenyans 3 Spanish 2 scots. It seems like 4 favorites for medal are top 4 from last year and wightman. If slow could be others with a shot.
I think JG had a chance at an inside pass for a moment before Gourley started drifting back to the rail. It looked like more space was opening up inside than outside when Gregorek went for the inside -- not sure if it's bad luck or bad tactics
Combo, Gourley knows to protect the inside pass. Tefera did not, many would not.
University of Oregon facilities are about the nicest in the world. The Nike dollars don't stop flowing there. I think I read that Phil Knight has put something like $1 billion into the university at this point.