The future of Team Boss??

Not sure but Dani Jones needs a fresh start

I'm tracking the team consists of: Emma Coburn, Dom Scott, Emma Bates, Kate Grace, Cori McGee, Dani Jones, Maddy Alm, and Aisha Praught-Leer. Am I missing anyone? Team Boss seems like a tight group of women based on some social media posts. I also see Coburn becoming a coach like Shalane after she retires.

With the BTC women's team completely falling apart, runners will be looking for new teams. Maybe Boss will pick someone up. A great group to train with, altitude from 5300 in Boulder to 8900 in Crested Butte, and a group that has people who have made US teams from the 800m to the marathon.

You are missing Gabi Jennings, Katie Rainsberger, new 800 Baylor woman who just signed with On, Sarah Sutherland (if she is still there), and the still unsponsored Fauble.

I had no idea he coached this many people. Do they all train in boulder together, or are some spread across the country?

they seem to be primarily based in Boulder although many of them don't overlap much due to their different event schedules (ie Bates being in high training for the marathon when many of the track women are on break/ in base phase). Fauble did do some stuff remotely (and almost all alone) I believe during his build for Boston when he had just left NAZ. I also forgot to add Kate Grace to the roster due to her not really doing any racing this season.

I too am interested to see who if anyone parts ways at the end of this year. Emma and Cory seemed to have a very long season of racing and just fizzled out these last couple DL races. Emma probably has a few more very competitive years if healthy. Cory makes teams, and that’s all. No sub 4 yet. Some 5k runners have better 1500 prs then her . Would like to see what Dom can do in a marathon. Is Aisha back to any semblance of competitive racing? Due to the closeness and friendships in the group, it might be hard for some to make the decision themselves to leave

and just added Aaliyah Miller

I heard they offer free housing at Emma's family guesthouse in CB. Not a bad deal given the CoL in these mountain towns.

I don't really see enough competition waiting in the 5th-10th range that would knock emma off the podium at least through 2024 if she stays healthy. her problem is that she hasn't accepted that she likely plateaued in terms of athletic potential. she still makes 9:10 look pretty easy and had a season's best of 9:07. it just looks worse in championship races where she isn't willing to settle for 5th and tries to run 8:55 pace and implodes the last two laps.

team boss is doing really well.

S. Fauble- #1 boston this year, typically doesnt race a lot so hard to make judgement calls
Emma bates- doing very well
Dom Scott- really turned things around this year. 1:07 half, 31:00 10k
Emma C.-still best steepler in country. Some minor injuries caused her to not get back under sub 9:10 consistently. She ran a 9:07 leading most of it this season at monaco. Her PB is 9:02. Give her another year before writing her off.
Cory-Continued running well below the times she was at before she joined the group and qualified for World champs. most of her faster competition in womens 1500 is d*ping...give her a break. I think she'll break 4:00 soon. She's unbelievably persistent. She went from 2013 to 2021 without making a team and stuck with the sport.

also would like to add that when youre training at the pro level, having that many athletes make it to the start line healthy and perform well is very difficult. joe is easily one of the best coaches in the us.

Joe Bosshard is one of the best coaches in the country

I don’t think Emma Coburn is as done as you think she is. But even when she is, I could see her either co-coaching the team, or staying on as a mentor while Joe coaches, and being part of his support staff. He already has at least one or two other people helping out with logistics and coaching, and she has a lot to offer younger (and even established) runners, given her long history of success and achievement in the sport.

Cory made a big jump just last year. Agreed people aren't giving enough credit to her progress under Bosshard

McGee has improved a lot in Boulder and, while still somewhat inconsistent and kind of all over the place tactically, that has gotten a lot better the last couple years. She is never going to run 3:55 but will be in the mix for teams through 2024.

Her PB is kind of irrelevant - even if she runs 3:58 that's the same as Maclean who has better wheels the last 300 which is what makes teams and wins races. McGee's tactic is more of a long drive from 500 out which works half the time and she blows up the other 50% of the time.

Johnson, Maclean, Hurta, St Pierre (if comes back post baby), Norris (if she returns to the 2021 level), Grace (if she returns to 2021 level), and whoever else rises up will make for tough sledding and great races to watch.