Jonathan Gault, women's 5000m expert, nearly had a heart attack when I told him in the prediction contest I picked Houlihan to win.
Let me bask in the glory of currently being 7th in the prediction contest and picking the men's and women's 5000m perfectly.
Houlihan is new to the event, she made the Olympic team last year. There are no world beaters for America at 5000m. Huddle was doubling back from 10,000, Rowbury was doubling from 1500 and hasn't been quite as sharp this year.
Houlihan for the win!