No, but definitely good enough to medal in a championship race. Infeld/Huddle closed in around 63 seconds in a slow WC 10,000. The top 2 closed in around 61. Monson has to be able to close in low 60s to have a chance to medal regardless of pace.
Last year World Championships Alicia closed in 66 when she admitted she was at her endurance max. Si if she has improved to sub 29:45 shape this year in the year,cIm sure she will be able to close in low 60's by the Olympic 10000m time
Won’t be happening. Too much competition outside the US. Monson isn’t even close to be Olympic podium
You never know. Strange things can happen. No one expected Sifan Hassan to fall down last year.
Monson probably needs a little luck, but someone falls, someone gets injured, someone gets pregnant, someone gets DQ'd, someone decides to only run the 5k, and all of a sudden Monson has a shot at a medal.
I doubt many people thought that Emily Infeld would get a bronze medal in the 10k in 2015.
You never know. Strange things can happen. No one expected Sifan Hassan to fall down last year.
Monson probably needs a little luck, but someone falls, someone gets injured, someone gets pregnant, someone gets DQ'd, someone decides to only run the 5k, and all of a sudden Monson has a shot at a medal.
I doubt many people thought that Emily Infeld would get a bronze medal in the 10k in 2015.
No one was more surprised than Molly Huddle.
Ha ha. True. But that was Huddle's fault. That's what you get for celebrating a bronze medal before you actually win a bronze medal.
No, but definitely good enough to medal in a championship race. Infeld/Huddle closed in around 63 seconds in a slow WC 10,000. The top 2 closed in around 61. Monson has to be able to close in low 60s to have a chance to medal regardless of pace.
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Last year World Championships Alicia closed in 66 when she admitted she was at her endurance max. Si if she has improved to sub 29:45 shape this year in the year,cIm sure she will be able to close in low 60's by the Olympic 10000m time
That is not how it works but you may still be correct.
That is so smart that Keith qualified via XC. Would she get to go though? Not sure what their selection process is for 10k. I thought UKA was denying runners based on not having the standard.
That's a difficult question. UKA plays fast and loose with its selection criteria. If she ran sub 31 at The Ten, then they could choose to send her as it would represent a development opportunity for a young talent. And it wouldn't be beyond the realms of imagination to think she could get top-8 since often, the Kenyan and Ethiopian runners just jog it home if they know they can't medal. Jess Warner-Judd ended up 8th in Budapest but certainly didn't go into the race as a top-10 seed.
On Keith's side is that there are unlikely to be more than three women that qualify (McColgan has the standard, Judd will probably get it, and Keith is qualified via XC rankings). So if they do send her, they aren't denying a place to another qualified athlete. And UKA has previously favoured sending younger athletes with some promise e.g. selecting Issy Boffey ahead of Alex Bell in the 800 last year.
30:36 for Megan Keith to get the standard and guarantee selection. Amazing for her, still only 21 but she's the future of women's distance running in Britain. Star in the making
Much ado about nothing. Maybe she and Ritz should just shut up next time. All this hoopla about a WR and pacelights. In the end the whole field ends up going on without her. OAC is so full of themselves
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