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No one picking Cheserek in the 3k? What happened to all the fanboys?

Mcgorty and Thompson for the wins.

Jager and Quigley.

This is outdoors?

GBTC1 wrote:

M3K Gregorek

Is that you Jonathan Gault posting under a fake name? That's a BOLD pick.

Do yo uwant to bet on i? Email me if you do. LetsRun can serve as my witness. You venmo me $100. If Gregorek wins, I'll send you $300. So 30 to 1 odds.

$100 to return $300 would be 2/1, not 30/1.

Betfred wrote:

$100 to return $300 would be 2/1, not 30/1.

Lol exactly. Come on, Rojo.

Working Stiff wrote:

Last Place Picker wrote:

M 3000: Simbassa

Most effortless stride I've ever seen. Can't understand why he isn't faster

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCw4ce_nVt6/

Yeah, only 13:25/27:45 PRs. Why does he suck so much?

In seriousness, I’ll take:

W800 - MacLean 2:00.6 (by a meter or two over McGee)

M800 - Bartelsmeyer 1:47.2 (outleans Thompson)

W3K - Schweizer 8:36 (leads 4 women—with Coburn, Debues-Stafford and Cranny—under 8:40)

M3K - Fisher 7:37 (Cheserek is probably the most sensible pick, but I’ve already made predictions involving Fisher taking it to the next level this year and I’m ready to die on that hill)

hirsute harry wrote:

No one picking Cheserek in the 3k? What happened to all the fanboys?

He was the best NCAA distance runner of all time. The “fanboys”(fans, supporters, for those of you who aren’t bitter and hateful) aren’t around anymore because he’s been out of the NCAA for 4 years leading a pretty quiet pro career that emphasizes quality over quantity. The “fanboys” will come back after he does something amazing again. Maybe tomorrow.

Coburn scratched

wassanwead wrote:

STACKED.

I get it that there are some very good athletes competing, but I wouldn't called it "STACKED".

Tinman Elite for example is just sending Barazza and Berriatua for this race, holding back their A-star runner and Olympic candidate Drew Hunter.

It will be hard to judge the performances in the 3000 without Hunter starting, like where would you estimate he would have finished? He has been getting in a great block of training now since his injury, and might be able to compete with just about anyone.

And the worst part is, that people will say "Tinman Elite underperformed" or "TME was a non-factor" or "TME goes home devastated!!" even though their absolute top runner isn't even lining up on the start line.

But apart from that, I'm looking forward to the races.

Cheserek is always up and down nearly every year. He'll do something amazing or win a tough race and then get erased a short while later or get injured.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

It will be hard to judge the performances in the 3000 without Hunter starting

um, what?

Hunter could win it.

LateRunnerPhil wrote:

wassanwead wrote:

STACKED.

I get it that there are some very good athletes competing, but I wouldn't called it "STACKED".

Tinman Elite for example is just sending Barazza and Berriatua for this race, holding back their A-star runner and Olympic candidate Drew Hunter.

It will be hard to judge the performances in the 3000 without Hunter starting, like where would you estimate he would have finished? He has been getting in a great block of training now since his injury, and might be able to compete with just about anyone.

And the worst part is, that people will say "Tinman Elite underperformed" or "TME was a non-factor" or "TME goes home devastated!!" even though their absolute top runner isn't even lining up on the start line.

But apart from that, I'm looking forward to the races.

Honestly, you need to cut it out, your Tinman antics are getting very old. This race is indeed stacked. Hunter should focus on beating college kids before he gets a shot at a meet of this caliber.

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

Cheserek is always up and down nearly every year. He'll do something amazing or win a tough race and then get erased a short while later or get injured.

Yeah that inconsistency is why I went with McDonald who has been running great lately. Certainly Ches or McGorty could win it as well on a good day.

post nupss wrote:

ShilohDoesntCare wrote:

Cheserek is always up and down nearly every year. He'll do something amazing or win a tough race and then get erased a short while later or get injured.

Yeah that inconsistency is why I went with McDonald who has been running great lately. Certainly Ches or McGorty could win it as well on a good day.

When was the last time McDonald raced though?

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post nupss wrote:

Yeah that inconsistency is why I went with McDonald who has been running great lately. Certainly Ches or McGorty could win it as well on a good day.

When was the last time McDonald raced though?

August, which admittedly he didn't win but it was a 1500m. I don't think most in contention to win (BTC guys, Chez) have raced more recently than August.

post nupss wrote:

` wrote:

When was the last time McDonald raced though?

August, which admittedly he didn't win but it was a 1500m. I don't think most in contention to win (BTC guys, Chez) have raced more recently than August.

Oh ok, must have missed that one.