Who Is Your Favorite Current Runner?

Faves coming out of the games. Sifan Hassan, on the womens side, and Mr. Grant Fisher, mens. Both showed plenty of heart, for starters.

Grant Fisher. Hard worker, Integrity fellow Michigan and Genesee county but mostly because he does it the right way. He is not boastful or arrogant. Just hard working and determined

All Team USA athletes are my favorites because I'm patriotic like that, but these ones endeared themselves to me even further in Paris:

• Noah Lyles - for taking on the Jamaican version of Ivan Drago in the 100 and coming out on top; and also for being a good sport and congratulating Kishane Thompson when he initially thought Thompson had won.
• Christian Coleman - for refusing to throw Kenny Bednarek under the bus after the 4x100 relay, when pressed to do so by Lewis Johnson
• Grant Holloway - I love that he took on the role of interviewing athletes at the low key Florida meet and then came out with all the pressure to win gold and got it done.
• Daniel Roberts - he's always in Holloway's shadow, but he consistently goes about his business, makes teams, and he's now reached the podium two years in a row
• Quincy Hall - for his grit and determination to win that 400
• Vernon Norwood - for taking Quincy Wilson under his wing and coming through clutch on the relays
• Rai Benjamin - for being the cheerleader for Team USA
• Bryce Hoppel - for leaving it all on the track; I really hope he gets his Olympic medal
• Men's 1500 team - everything has already been said about their performance, but I want to give a special shout out to Hobbs Kessler for his excitement when all three Americans qualified for the final. I love that he wasn't just excited for himself; he was excited for his teammates.
• Kenneth Rooks - for his guts!
• Grant Fisher - for his persistence and representing US distance running with class
• Nico Young, Graham Blanks, and Parker Valby - for not being afraid to mix it up with the world's best while coming out of college or still in college
• Conner Mantz and Clayton Young - running 2:08 on that course and finishing in the top 9 shows how tough these guys are; extra kudos to Mantz for taking the lead and really going for it
• Sha'Carri Richardson - for defiantly being herself
• Melissa Jefferson, Brittany Brown, and Masai Russell - for being less heralded sprinters but still bringing the excellence
• McKenzie Long - for overcoming adversity to make the team
• Gabby Thomas - for her elegance and assuming Allyson Felix's role as relay queen
• Alexis Holmes - for always delivering her best; didn't medal but ran a PB in the final
• Shamier Little - for rocking those relays
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone - for ending the debate on who's best
• Anna Cockrell - for always seeming so happy to be there
• Juliette Whittaker - for always being a gamer
• Nikki Hiltz and Elle St. Pierre - for grinding out a tough final; also, even though she's not a runner, special shout-out to Tara Davis-Woodhall for her infectious positive energy and the dance she did with Nikki right before Nikki's 1500 semifinal
• Weini Kelati, Karissa Schweizer, Elise Cranny, Whittni Morgan, and Dakotah Lindwurm - they're not at the level of the world's top female distance runners, but they did what they could. PB for Morgan!

Well done, Team USA!

I am not saying that... that is what the haters on this board are saying. I agree with you. Finishing on the podium every time you race is amazing. I think the haters on the internet just want to see him win a race.

Cole Hocker

Lieke Klaver, overshadowed by Bol but very strong and fun to watch.

Jingy and Hassan. Both are great value for money.

Many gross oversimplifications or misrepresentations on your part. Eg. "Noah Lyles - too much talking/grinning"

More like making a complete clown of himself at every turn, obnoxiously too LOL

Uh, who do you like? All of your comments are kind of nasty and especially so, for Nuguse.

I think probably Jakob since he races hard and frequently and releases lots of training info that's interesting and informative to digest

PV

I like a lot of these picks. Norwood was very cool how he handled the relays. You could see him knowing little Quincy was in over his head and getting the team into trouble, but he kept his cool, then shouldered the load and showed everyone how it’s done. #Winning.

Male: Jakob (arguably the most important person to distance running since Zatopek).

Female: Parker Valby (she’s a great runner, but she us totally detached from typical distance runner culture and expectations)

Sydney McLaughlin because she hasn’t let setting the world record or her opponents interrupt her goal. She continually stays laser focused on breaking 50.

Best post and YOU know the SPIRIT of Athletics and being on a great team!

1.. Gabby

2. Sydney

Super Cute, Brought home The Gold for USA in the 4 x 400, She ran the 400 in 49.71 Only 20 years old,Great future ahead, She ran for Miami Northwestern High School, When I was at Miami Jackson Northwestern trained at the same Track as we did Moorpark off of NW 36th st between 7-10 Avenue as neither School had a Track at the School, I always remember the Northwestern girls were all really nice, they would come up and talk to me they were all really nice, Her Mother sent me a nice letter Yesterday

drew bosley .. even though he hasn’t raced in ages that dude is a dog and is just a cool dude

Here is a Thread on Her, also she is Coached by Caryl Gilbert Smith who coached at USC and nd I usually go to the USC Meets and The Assistant Coach is Deanna Hill who ran for USC