Official Day 10 - Final Day - Live Trials Discussion Thread

farts wrote:

v6 wrote:

Centro is the biggest douche in American T&F by far but he's our best medal threat so get'r'done! Nobody can beat Asbel but Centro can get 2nd or 3rd (Mahk daddy up there as well).

I was really hoping Andrews was going to come through on that last straightaway, but he just isn't in the 3:29-3:32 shape that Centro is in.

Mahk is the dopiest dope that ever doped

El G might have to say something about that, but until Mahk daddy gets caught he's gonna be stacking medals.

HardLoper wrote:

SloweRyan wrote:

Honest question why does Sara Hall still run track? Granted she will never win a major marathon but isn't running 2:30 more of an accomplishment and more financially rewarding than getting your ass kicked by girls with younger legs who haven't reached their prime yet?

It's possible to run both track races and marathons you know

Right, but I mean she wasn't on the tv after a lap ..

I like JMac generally but Yorks was ready to take it out even harder but JMac had to be the one in control at the curve and that slowed it down a bit bc he clearly didn't have it today. Clearly he liked the idea of being the guy to take it out, but when you know Yorks likes to run that way, you've already propositioned him to do so on social media, and he is in the process of doing it, why not settle in for the ride.

A flawless race from start to finish by Mr. Andrews, he could have closed more of the gap to Centro at the end but can't blame him for starting to celebrate before the line with no one anywhere near behind him. He can go lower than 3:34:88 for sure.

And you have to be happy for Blankenship who imo simply threw away 3rd place to Manzano last year by looking around instead of putting all his focus on getting to the line. Hard to root for boneheads, so i hope those incidents are behind him.

But Centro is still the no. 1 man and has a very good shot at bronze in Rio, Robby maybe 5th or 6th in the finals, he looks even better than last year.

Maybe they talked and that was the plan

Heavyd84 wrote:

The real question is:

Where would clayton murphy have finished? I say 3rd

Yeah, great question. Honestly I'd give him 3rd.

The thing to consider though is that he's a much better tactician that Robby is. He would've been better positioned with a lap to go. Yet I think Robby has about 3 seconds on him as far as what they both have in their legs. Would've smashed Blankenship though.

What happened to Centro last year in the WCs? Was he injured? I can't remember the race very well but looked up the results and he didn't do so well.

How have Managoi and the other guys ahead of Centro last year been running this year?

twitter is reporting manzano is protesting the race

spokanexc wrote:

I like JMac generally but Yorks was ready to take it out even harder but JMac had to be the one in control at the curve and that slowed it down a bit bc he clearly didn't have it today. Clearly he liked the idea of being the guy to take it out, but when you know Yorks likes to run that way, you've already propositioned him to do so on social media, and he is in the process of doing it, why not settle in for the ride.

Didn't have it today? Sadly, JMac hasn't had it in years. He hasn't run the standard since 2013. He hasn't even come close.

agip wrote:

twitter is reporting manzano is protesting the race

Source?

Leo is a douche..of course he's protesting.

gdeegz wrote:

agip wrote:

twitter is reporting manzano is protesting the race

Source?

The source is Twitter. Duh!

v6 wrote:

What happened to Centro last year in the WCs? Was he injured? I can't remember the race very well but looked up the results and he didn't do so well.

How have Managoi and the other guys ahead of Centro last year been running this year?

Peaked too soon me thinks. Remember that big PR of 1:44 for 800m in early June and that final 600m in 1:18 at USAs? Also, he ran for the win (1st/2nd place at the bell) at worlds so he faded in the last 200m.

Getting injured this spring might've been a blessing in disguise for him.

swaglord wrote:

Heavyd84 wrote:

The real question is:

Where would clayton murphy have finished? I say 3rd

Yeah, great question. Honestly I'd give him 3rd.

The thing to consider though is that he's a much better tactician that Robby is.

Clayton Murphy has major potential for the future, but you're discounting the huge improvement in Robby's tactics this year. He made qualifying look easy and made zero mistakes.

And imo Centro and Robby are the only American men capable of making the 1500m finals in Rio, Murphy made a brilliant choice in choosing the 800m, though imo he's a long shot for the finals there as well.

Chris Lotsbom ‏@ChrisLotsbom 19m19 minutes ago

Announcement just made -- Men's 1500 is STILL under review. Stay tuned for more...

Ryan Fenton ‏@ryanmfenton 3m3 minutes ago Eugene, OR

Official word is that results stand and Blankenship is safe. He will be heading to Rio for Team USA #TrackTown16

I missed the live feed... anyone know how or where to watch a replay?

this is killing me.

reeeeplay wrote:

I missed the live feed... anyone know how or where to watch a replay?

this is killing me.

Some of the highlights are on the NBC web site:

You have to scroll down to get to the highlights, which include the men's 1500.

gdeegz wrote:

agip wrote:

twitter is reporting manzano is protesting the race

Source?

Bruh