Leo the Lion vs Kiprop and M Farah in Monaco 1500 - Jenny Simpson as well & Bekele vs. Lagat at 5k.Make your predictions

1. Kiprop, Farah, Leo

2. No

3. Under 13:00

1)Kiprop, Leo, Farah

2)No

3)Yes

Seriously, where is Rupp? He hasn't raced in forever.

1) Kiprop, Leo, Farah.

2) No AR for Lagat but sub 13.

3) No go for Bekele - I say between 13:05 and 13:10 for him

Kiprop, Leo, Farah (though Farah is the most reliable)

Slow race

Close but no

1. Kiprop, Farah, Leo

2. No AR for Lagat

3. No sub-13 for Bekele

1) Kiprop, Leo, Farah

2) AR

3) 12:50 - 13:00

1) Kiprop, Farah, Leo

2) No Lagat AR

3) Yes Bekele sub 13

Will be very interesting to see Farah mix it with the 1500m runners, I think he will give Kiprop a decent run.

not gonna be very original with my 1500 picks

Kiprop - Manzano - Farah

Lagat gets US Record in 12:53.20, beating Bekele

Bekele either DNFs or runs 13:04

1. Kiprop-Farah-Manzano

2. No AR

3. Sub 13 for Bekele

Manzano-Kiprop-Farah

Yes

Yes

thumbs up for 'mericuhh

1. Kiprop, Farah, Leo

2. no AR

3. over

Who will win? wrote:

Seriously, where is Rupp? He hasn't raced in forever.

It has been 18 days...

christ

He is racing the emsley carr mile a week after this race

1. Farah, Kiprop, Manzano

Long shot guess: Kiprop easing back after Pre. Manzano not wanting to burn himself before Moscow. Good test

2. No

3. Under

1).....if Leo has a good race:

Kiprop, Manzano, some other Kenyan

......if Leo has a bad race:

Kiprop, some Kenyan, another Kenyan

*people overestimate Farah's ability as a miler

2)....no love for Lagat?

AR and meet record. He's in excellent shape, ran 13:07 this year already, ran 8:09 this year

*when Lagat ran 12:53 in 2011, he had run 8:10 indoors

3)....Bekele will go sub 13, but not because of a big kick. Like last year in Paris he will probably hang on as best he can and sneak under.

Isn't Centro running this race as well?

I believe he is (according to Salazar's comments) but just isn't mentioned in the quick preview.

If I had a choice, I'd rather sponsor the guy that gets mentioned in these previews. It's good publicity for your product.

1) Kiprop, Farah, Leo.

2) Lagat will break 13:00, maybe 12:58, but he won't get the AR.

3) No sub-13 for Bekele. He may be healthy this year, but that doesn't mean he has been running well.

1. Farah, Leo, Kiprop

2. No

3. Under

1500m

1. Kebenei

2. Lionel

3. Someone else

4. Someone else

5.Mohammed

5,000m

(i). Kipchirchir will NOT get the AR.

(ii). Beyecha will not go under 13 minutes.

You all know these names, don't you?

mo may be in as fast as 3'30 shape

i don't think asbel is in top shape & leo is not a 3'30 guy currently ( maya been close last year )

mo will still likely get outkicked by someone if he tries his usual tactic of slowing the pace to the bell for a 2'37 split

i just hope he uses his 5k/10k strength & makes the long drive for home from 500 or 600 out as he shoud be looking for a big pb

see how morceli shows the way

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKPvkAeFB0k

if mo does push it out from long way & gets a 2'34 split, i can see him running 3'30 ( i woudn't be shocked if he goes 3'29 - cram's NR of 3'29.67 is not completely out of the question & woud give that erstwhile commentator an irruption if he gets close )

the fastest 2 prelim estimate i can envisage for him currently are

50.5 / 1'46.7 ->

3'29.75

4'45.59

7'20.88

12'41.06

26'33.37

to

50.0 / 1'45.9 ->

3'28.59 !!!

4'44.25

7'19.31

12'39.37

26'32.48

the last set is likely to give some posters here also an irruption !!!

just don't be shocked if mo blasts thru 3'30

if he wants it, he can do it

let's just hope it's not just another awful 2'37 at the bell...