R. U Sayin wrote:
injured
Centrowitz
Merber
other events
Jagar-S
True-5
Leslie-S
Heath-5
Andrews-8
Manzano-8
tactical races at Trials provide no chance to Q
QED
Blankenship is sole US OG Q in 1500
My current predictions are:
Centro, Blank and Andrews.
R. U Sayin wrote:
Blankenship is sole US OG Q in 1500
No, he's not. Q period includes 2015. See the "road to rio" rankings linked above in the thread.
Does Alexander even have an agent? I know he doesn't have a contract but maybe that's cuz he doesn't have an agent. I realize the guy isn't asbel kiprop but gimme a break, all these other guys runnin 3:38 to 3:40 over and over are makin money. He deserves something.
How is this guy still unsponsored? Especially after how he ended last year, who he's beaten plus what he's had done in his 3 races this year?
rojo wrote:
Equivalent? wrote:How do they pick these standards?
Of all the milers that will be running the trials 1500 this tear - zero hit the time in 2016.
Of all the milers who will run the 1500 at the Trials only 4 hit it last year. Two of those 4 hit it barely. By tenths. Any others that hit it (not many) are doing other events at the trials i.e. Jäger, True, Leslie and Heath.
It's not about a weak year for the 1500. Relatively, this standard seems to be tougher than most other events. It's equivalent to a 3:53.5 mile.
We should write an article on how many people in the world have it. It can't bet that many.
This shows everyone who has the Standard in each event.
http://road-to-rio.com/Apres Hasay, Le Deluge wrote:
62 athletes worldwide have the 1500 standard, compared to well over 100 in the 5000:
http://road-to-rio.com/
oops, did not see you had already posted the link, sorry.
Equivalent? wrote:
How do they pick these standards?
Of all the milers that will be running the trials 1500 this tear - zero hit the time in 2016.
Of all the milers who will run the 1500 at the Trials only 4 hit it last year. Two of those 4 hit it barely. By tenths. Any others that hit it (not many) are doing other events at the trials i.e. Jäger, True, Leslie and Heath.
It's not about a weak year for the 1500. Relatively, this standard seems to be tougher than most other events. It's equivalent to a 3:53.5 mile.
My calculator equates it to 3:51.98.
That list is very inaccurate.
Elephant in the room wrote:
How is this guy still unsponsored? Especially after how he ended last year, who he's beaten plus what he's done in his 3 races this year?
That's because shoe company fat cats don't know sheist. You got all these guys that can't even hit trials times makin bank and meanwhile Alexander is smokin their arses every stankin time he runs them but has to collect pennies off the sidewalk for gas money. This guy beat rupp Torrence and mead last year at THROWDOWN and this year he's beaten every top American except Centro and Blankenship and Andrews. He just hasn't raced em outdoors. He needs to start wearin that ME kit again.
Looked at the splits online and it appears he had the lead from the 300 to the finish. Almost wire to wire. No rabbit? If not, that cost him those 6/100's more than likely. Ouch.
Colby had a lackluster college career. His breakout race came after the NCAA Champs his senior year so timing was bad.
Took some scalps at 2015 Stumptown, but timing bad and not fast. Similar to OK State guy who just took a bunch of scalps, but didn't even make NCAA's.
Point is mixed results. But the bigger issue is that NJNY is such a big club with so many people who have had a couple great races in their careers, but usually 3:40 marks.
I believe "groups" work, but not that big.
There was 2 rabbits they went 600 n 1k.
Hasn't the standard been 3:35 in the past? It seems like the 1,500 crew this year is simply under-performing.
That is almost funny that you think manzano and andrews will do the 8.
Anyone have a link to the full results?
In the same meet Bronxville HS junior Kaitlin Ryan won the second heat of the Women's 800m in 2:06.65.
Ohio against the world.
OK Torpedo wrote:
By IAAF tables, 3:36.20 = 1:45.4,8:21,13:14,27:42.
Oly standards are 1:46.0,8:30,13:25, 28:00.
1500 is by far the toughest standard, steeple, 5000 and 10000 are relatively soft.
Equivalent? wrote:How do they pick these standards?
Of all the milers that will be running the trials 1500 this tear - zero hit the time in 2016.
Of all the milers who will run the 1500 at the Trials only 4 hit it last year. Two of those 4 hit it barely. By tenths. Any others that hit it (not many) are doing other events at the trials i.e. Jäger, True, Leslie and Heath.
It's not about a weak year for the 1500. Relatively, this standard seems to be tougher than most other events. It's equivalent to a 3:53.5 mile.
One defense of having a harder 1500 standard is that you can take more shots at it - you can run a 1500 every single week if you want to but there are very few 10K's where you can realistically qualify if you are a borderline guy.
Then why the softer 800 standard?
Soft as Charmin wrote:
OK Torpedo wrote:By IAAF tables, 3:36.20 = 1:45.4,8:21,13:14,27:42.
Oly standards are 1:46.0,8:30,13:25, 28:00.
1500 is by far the toughest standard, steeple, 5000 and 10000 are relatively soft.
One defense of having a harder 1500 standard is that you can take more shots at it - you can run a 1500 every single week if you want to but there are very few 10K's where you can realistically qualify if you are a borderline guy.