*stipe wrote:
A guy that can run 2:13 at NYC will probably make the US Team.
Compare to the 1983 NYC Marathon going into 1984 trials:
ROD DIXON M33 19 178 PA United States USA 1 1 1 2:08:59 4:55 2:08:59 98.3
GEOFF SMITH M30 T762 2 RI United States USA 2 2 1 2:09:08 4:55 2:09:08 98.2
RON TABB M29 4 2 OR United States USA 3 3 2 2:10:46 4:59 2:10:46 96.9
JOHN TUTTLE M26 44 61 AL United States USA 4 4 3 2:10:51 4:59 2:10:51 96.9
JOHN GRAHAM M27 3 522 BI England 5 5 4 2:10:57 4:59 2:10:57 96.8
GIDAMIS SHAHANGA M22 1011 556 TX United States USA 6 6 5 2:11:05 5:00 2:11:05 96.7
RUDY CHAPA M25 C57 2 IN United States USA 7 7 6 2:11:13 5:00 2:11:13 96.6
DOMINGO TIBADUIZA M33 30 128 NV United States USA 8 8 2 2:11:21 5:00 2:11:21 96.5
DEREK FROUDE M24 73 542 A. Australia 9 9 7 2:11:25 5:00 2:11:25 96.5
JUKKA TOIVOLA M34 13 523 0 Finland 10 10 3 2:11:35 5:01 2:11:35 96.3
DAVID GORDON M24 41 9 OR United States USA 11 11 8 2:11:41 5:01 2:11:41 96.3
PATRICK PETERSEN M23 X785 130 NY United States USA 12 12 9 2:12:06 5:02 2:12:06 96.0
KIRK PFEFFER M27 7 179 CO United States USA 13 13 10 2:12:20 5:03 2:12:20 95.8
KEVIN RYAN M35 24 84 MA United States USA 14 14 4 2:12:53 5:04 2:12:53 95.4
SANTIAGO DE LA PARTE M35 47 552 PA Spain 15 15 5 2:12:54 5:04 2:12:54 95.4
DAVID LONG M29 29 128 KY United States USA 16 16 11 2:12:57 5:04 2:12:57 95.3