Bobby Curtis - 2:11:20 at Frankfurt

pretty sure he just locked one up. nice job Bobbby ;)

Ackley wrote:

https://twitter.com/BobbbyCurtis

Bobby is looking for a World Champs Marathon slot.

Hbwl wrote:

MARATHON - 2016

2:10:05 Galen Rupp (NikOP) Olympic G 08/21

2:11:20 Robert Curtis (BrkHans) Frankfurt 10/30

2:11:30 Jared Ward (Sauc) Olympic G 08/21

2:12:21 Meb Keflezighi (Skech) Oly Trials 02/13

2:13:56 Diego Estrada (Asics) Chicago 10/9

2:14:12 Luke Puskedra (Nik) Oly Trials 02/13

2:14:57 Tyler Pennel (ZapF) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:16 Matt Llano (HokaNnAz) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:23 Shadrack Biwott (Asics) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:26 Patrick Smyth (Nik) Oly Trials 02/13

Only four countries with better lists for the year.

knower of things. wrote:

pretty sure he just locked one up. nice job Bobbby ;)

Ackley wrote:https://twitter.com/BobbbyCurtis

Bobby is looking for a World Champs Marathon slot.

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"The three (3) US athletes for the 2017 IAAF World Championships men’s and women’s marathons will be selected from the three (3) highest placing performers, based on marks set on IAAF-approved courses, for the period January 1, 2016 through April 24, 2017 inclusive, who accept a position on the team ..."

Rankings list is at the link above. As of today, Curtis has the #2 mark.

This link works, for the list --

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2017/IAAF-World-Outdoor-Championships/Selection-Procedures-

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what the h*** -- OK I give up on this one -- the list is on the USATF Web site. :)

Congrats Bobby!

Now, go get a good night's sleep.

shoeless and clueless wrote:

knower of things. wrote:

pretty sure he just locked one up. nice job Bobbby ;)

http://www.usatf.org/Events---Calendar/2017/IAAF-World-Outdoor-Championships/Selection-Procedures-

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"The three (3) US athletes for the 2017 IAAF World Championships men’s and women’s marathons will be selected from the three (3) highest placing performers, based on marks set on IAAF-approved courses, for the period January 1, 2016 through April 24, 2017 inclusive, who accept a position on the team ..."

Rankings list is at the link above. As of today, Curtis has the #2 mark.

Basically #1, no way does Rupp run the WC marathon.

Something needs to change guys, UCLA had two college students with eligibility left who would be numbers 4 and 5 on this list some 30 years ago. I would bet they weren't even in the top ten on the US list in their respective years.

Marathon

(26 miles, 385 yards)

1) 2:13:21 Steve Ortiz 1981

2) 2:14:02 Rich Brownsberger 1986

survey says wrote:

Hbwl wrote:

MARATHON - 2016

2:10:05 Galen Rupp (NikOP) Olympic G 08/21

2:11:20 Robert Curtis (BrkHans) Frankfurt 10/30

2:11:30 Jared Ward (Sauc) Olympic G 08/21

2:12:21 Meb Keflezighi (Skech) Oly Trials 02/13

2:13:56 Diego Estrada (Asics) Chicago 10/9

2:14:12 Luke Puskedra (Nik) Oly Trials 02/13

2:14:57 Tyler Pennel (ZapF) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:16 Matt Llano (HokaNnAz) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:23 Shadrack Biwott (Asics) Oly Trials 02/13

2:15:26 Patrick Smyth (Nik) Oly Trials 02/13

Only four countries with better lists for the year.

maybe you right but the depth of the lists is worth looking at..

Kenya has 70 guys faster than Rupp in 2016, Ethiopia 40

They only had one each faster than Rupp when it counted.

umm yea wrote:

survey says wrote:

[quote]Hbwl wrote:

Only four countries with better lists for the year.

maybe you right but the depth of the lists is worth looking at..

Kenya has 70 guys faster than Rupp in 2016, Ethiopia 40

Being that I didn't see your place or time from Frankfurt, I'd say you were a HELL of a lot further behind the leaders than a mile.

That is a SOLID result from Bobby, he EARNED all that he received today, except the criticsm.

I'm certain that about 99% of you on here that actually run, couldn't finish within a mile if HIS time, let alone the winner!

umm yea wrote:

survey says wrote:

Only four countries with better lists for the year.

maybe you right but the depth of the lists is worth looking at..

Kenya has 70 guys faster than Rupp in 2016, Ethiopia 40

Yep, those are two of them.

Slow The F Down wrote:

They only had one each faster than Rupp when it counted.

umm yea wrote:

maybe you right but the depth of the lists is worth looking at..

Kenya has 70 guys faster than Rupp in 2016, Ethiopia 40

He only had to race three from each.

Just as a side note to put the time of Curtis into perspective. At Frankfurt was also the German Marathon Chamionship, this is the result:

1.Schöfisch, Marcus 2:20:08

2. Schreindl, Tobias 2:20:38

3.Ernst, Jannik 2:21:14

So Curtis was more than 8 minutes faster than the German Champion and also one Minute in front of the next runner not form KEN/ETH. Or simply fast enough that People on the streets in Frankfurt were suprised to see an American in the middle of the Ken/ETH elite race.

That would be a really a great time in 1968

Frankfurter wrote:

Just as a side note to put the time of Curtis into perspective. At Frankfurt was also the German Marathon Chamionship, this is the result:

1.Schöfisch, Marcus 2:20:08

2. Schreindl, Tobias 2:20:38

3.Ernst, Jannik 2:21:14

So Curtis was more than 8 minutes faster than the German Champion and also one Minute in front of the next runner not form KEN/ETH. Or simply fast enough that People on the streets in Frankfurt were suprised to see an American in the middle of the Ken/ETH elite race.

The German championships are not taken seriously by top German marathoners. I admit that Germany doesn't have nearly the depth than the US has at the moment , but German marathon is on the upswing. I need to look up the list but I think 2:15 ranks 5th this year- and this is without Arne Gabius who ran 2:08 last year.

Congrats to Curtis though.

Yes, nobody cares about the German championships (except age group athletes maybe). But 2:15 ranks 2nd this year (Uliczka 2:15:02). Only Pfeiffer (2:13:09) was faster in 2016. Pflieger's 2:12 and Flügel's 2:13 are from last year. Just sayin'. Gabius is the only German marathoner who is somewhat competitive on an international level, but he's old and injury-prone.

Back to topic: Great run by Curtis. And it would be cool to see more Americans running marathons in Germany. They seem to do quite well over here, e.g. Annie Bersagel winning Düsseldorf twice or Shalane Flanagan PRing in Berlin.

Devil Dog wrote:

That would be a really a great time in 1968

This would still have been 1:44 off the wr in 1968! In 1969 Clayton was 2:47 faster. From 69 this time has been unremarkable.

Maybe a great run for him, but not even sub-elite.