Lets get some predix goin. Still a while off but who are your picks to make the team as of now?
800, 1500, Steeple, 5k, 10k?
Lets get some predix goin. Still a while off but who are your picks to make the team as of now?
800, 1500, Steeple, 5k, 10k?
800m- Nigel Symmonds
1500m - Bob Andrews
Steeple - Steven Jager
5k - Bernard Lagrand
10k - Gary Rupp
Tim Culpepper in the 5000/10000.
Melo Anthony wrote:
Tim Culpepper in the 5000/10000.
He's not even American!
800: symmonds, Andrews, KD
1500: lomong, centro, Torrence
5000: Rupp, Lagat, Bumbalough
10,000: Ritz, Rupp, Teg
800 - charles jock, Nick Symmods, Robbie Andrews
1500 - Centro Nation, Torrence, Manzano
5k - Lagat, Galen, Lopez
10k - Galen, Derrick, Ritz
Steeple - Even Jager, The Big DC (donn cabral), Bruce?
if andrews chooses to do the 15 instead of the 800, he will make it instead of centro. I didn't know who to choose of the last stippler so i choose Bruce...
in no particular order
800: symmonds, KD, andrews (if he gets his wheels back, keeps losing in the final 50m)
1500: yeah no idea, some good people are staying home
5000: rupp, lagat, lomong
10000: rupp, ritz, derrick
3k Steeple: cabral, jager, huling
It's tough to know without having a better idea of what events everyone is doing.
800m: Andrews, Symmonds, Jock
1500m: Lomong, Manzano, Wheating (tough not picking Torrence)
5000m: Lagat, Rupp, (Lomong if he runs)
10000m: Rupp, Ritz, Teg
Steeple: Jager, Huling, Cabral
Forgot my 3rd 5000m guy - Bumbalough I guess?
Rupp, Farah, Ritz.
Sweep everything from 1500 up:)
800- Symmonds, Jock, Rutt (wildcard)
1500- Centro, Torrence, Manzano/Wheating, depending on which Manzano shows up that day
3000- Jager, Cabral, ?
5000- Lagat, Rupp, Lomong (I'm assuming he'll do the 5000)
10000- Rupp, Teg, Ritz/Derrick (Ritz if he can stay healthy)
Why is everyone assuming Lomong will run the 5000?
Also, I'm surprised more people aren't giving Wheating a little more credit. In his second race since injury he ran a 1:46. We're talking about a young 1:44/3:30 guy here. In a month he'll be in shape to rock the Trials.
good call on MO making it in three events, you really know your US olympic team members. I'm sure britan will be happy to know MO got citizenship over night.
youaretoosmart wrote:
good call on MO making it in three events, you really know your US olympic team members. I'm sure britan will be happy to know MO got citizenship over night.
good call on pointing out that the post of someone who was clearly joking contained a joke. Way to go!
I';m surprised nobody is giving Webb a shot in the 1500. Also, I'm going with Rupp, Ritz, and Curtis in the 10,000. Wonder what Vaughn is up to?
Yeah, I'm actually gonna change my mind and say Webb grabs a spot. He's healthy, improving every week, and experienced. Plus, he has plenty of strength to handle the rounds.
But I guess the Pre meet will give us a clearer picture of Webb's chances. After his 3:37 over the weekend, I'd say he's due for a 3:52-3:53 at Pre.
My only lingering concern would be "What kind of finishing kick can we expect from Webb by late June?". 3:52 type fitness may not mean that much if he can't put on a big kick in a tactical final. But hopefully Vig will have him sharp enough by then. They have a month.
george oscar bluth wrote:
It's tough to know without having a better idea of what events everyone is doing.
800m: Andrews, Symmonds, Jock
1500m: Lomong, Manzano, Wheating (tough not picking Torrence)
5000m: Lagat, Rupp, (Lomong if he runs)
10000m: Rupp, Ritz, Teg
Steeple: Jager, Huling, Cabral
This pretty much is the same as my picks.
Difficult to leave Centro off.
A lot of people would take Centro over Wheating but damn, Wheating has 3:30 and 1:44 PR's.
If he is in his 2010 form I don't see how he can get knocked off.
Lomong looks great and has fully adjusted to new coaching and has won a couple of US championships.
Manzano has made top three every year since 2006.
Centro had great poise last year but now has to deal with the pressure of expectations.
We'll all change our minds when we see the weeks go by and a look at their fitness and their progression.
We haven't seen Centro yet outdoors this year.
I don't think any of these guys are a lock. I would say Wheating, but hard to know his fitness coming off of an injury. The 1:46 was solid though. Pre will tell us a lot about Webb's form and head. I'm going to go out on a bit of a limb and say he surprises everyone there, running in the 3:50-3:51 range. Would love to see him break 3:50.
What?? How is FAM getting no love on here?
LOCK.
if he ran the A standard or even close to it already then we would be talking about fam. but i think so far he has only run about 836..