Paint the town Red
Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/4/2012 4:29PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Levins is really hot right now. Canada has Bairu, Ahmed, Reid Coolsaet, Rob Watson, Dylan Wykes and Eric Gillis.

For the US
Solinski is out. Teg is running subpar. Lagat is likely to face serious challengers in the 5000, and may not even make the 1500. Hall seems to be getting slower, other than the fluke Boston. Rupp's allergies will hurt him.
jsjsjs
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/4/2012 8:50PM - in reply to Paint the town Red Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Watson and Bairu are not going to the Olympics.
But I think that the Americans will preform better in the Marathon, and I think if Cam runs the 10,000m he will be the 1st North American.
yellow keymaster
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/4/2012 10:28PM - in reply to Paint the town Red Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
It's the SUMMER Olympics. There's no hockey. Americans will rule.
Raptured
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/4/2012 10:41PM - in reply to yellow keymaster Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Lagat will almost definitely medal. No Canadian will.
den bosch
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/4/2012 11:00PM - in reply to Paint the town Red Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Wheating, Centro, and maybe Webb have much more potential in London than whatever no-name Canadian milers there are right now.

Lagat, Lomong, and possibly Webb/Ritz/Rupp have much more potential in London than whatever no-name Canadian 5kers there are right now.

Levins is good, but not yet as good as Rupp. He's around where Rupp was in college. Not sure what Bairu has done lately that would indicate a breakthrough summer yet.

Hall has battled some injuries, but I don't know how he seems to be getting slower. Even if so, he has a several minute cushion before he'd race bad enough to get beaten by any Canadians.

Finally Lagat doesn't want to run the 1500, I don't know why people don't get that in their heads.
thirty-two
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 12:32AM - in reply to jsjsjs Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
jsjsjs wrote:

Watson and Bairu are not going to the Olympics.
But I think that the Americans will preform better in the Marathon, and I think if Cam runs the 10,000m he will be the 1st North American.


Get over yourself - Levins is not on Rupp's level. Probably never will be. 13:18/27:27 is nice, but it's not 13:06/26:48 nice.

Don't sleep on the Canadians in the 'thon though, team running is a beautiful thing and those guys are all rolling.
@running_comment
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 7:51AM - in reply to thirty-two Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
thirty-two wrote:
13:18/27:27 is nice, but it's not 13:06/26:48 nice.


Neither was Rupp as a collegian.

Anything else to add?
fgfg
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 8:01AM - in reply to Paint the town Red Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Yeah the Africans are really starting to think about the Canadians


man, one of them might brake Darome Draytons 210 that would be killer !
Northern Realist
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 8:06AM - in reply to den bosch Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
den bosch wrote:

Not sure what Bairu has done lately that would indicate a breakthrough summer yet.



It's not what he HAS done, it's what he was predicted to do.

http://www.letsrun.com/forum/flat_read.php?thread=3480117
Akeem
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 12:47PM - in reply to Paint the town Red Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Olympic limitations on number of runners per nation will allow the possibility of a top 10 finish. Many far superior runners won't get the chance to compete.
Peace Out
RE: Will Canadian or American distance men do better in London? 5/5/2012 1:12PM - in reply to fgfg Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
fgfg wrote:

Yeah the Africans are really starting to think about the Canadians



I hope you don't think the Africans are worried about the Americans; what a joke.

Levins all the way baby!!!!!!