dinkey doug wrote:
I am not expecting much from the mile, just from
ahistorical view- these races are seldom spectacular.
I prefer Jakob had moved up and thrown down w the big dogs in the 2 mile.
Agree
After his 5000 last month it would have been a great watch
This 800m field is intriguing because Isaiah Jewett is in it. I hope he gives everything he has out there! I expect something faster than Amos’s SB.
Bummed that Kerr isn't in the mile.
can someone broadcast Friday on Twitch or Youtube? Maybe sprint king or whoever did the USA trials can, por favor
Can we all agree that these are collectively the best Pre Classic fields ever? Many years, Zurich is the first post-OG/WC Diamond League meet. I think the first one after any given global champs, as long as there's a sufficient recovery period, has the best fields. I think it's brilliant that this year Pre is the first post-Games DL and the majority of the events are OG-finals quality. Can't wait!
Niyonsaba vs Gidey and Obiri in the W 2 mile should be fun and interesting. How short does the race need to be before Niyonsaba wins?
michiganrunner55 wrote:
Bruno Engler wrote:
Have you looked at the 16 guys racing in the 2 mile?
Wowza.
WR attempt perhaps?
WR is 7:58 Komen… I doubt that gets broken. If no pacer it will end up being a 8:15 to 8:20 race
Very good chance the 2 mile WR gets broken and the US record gets broken in this race.
High hopes wrote:
The 2 mile is the most pointless event on track. No one gives a damn. Run a 3000 which at least has some global standing. Cheptegei could run a world record in the 2 mile and it would barely cause a ripple in the sport. Running it is a complete waste of the talent by the Pre organisers
You clearly have never been an elite runner, nor do you understand the significance of running the 2-mile. First, the 2-mile is an "old school" distance that connects with American high school runners. It allows them to compare what they run to the world's best runners. Many Prep runners don't run 3000's. Second, elite runners enjoy running the "off-distance" event so as to see how fast someone can run back-to-back miles.
It's primarily a nostalgia event like the mile that the athletes enjoy doing. So just relax and enjoy the show.
3:00 pm start for the mile is terrible! Clearly for TV and nothing else. The weather in Eugene is so unpredictable during the afternoon, especially with the wind. This should be a 7:00 pm or later start time to ensure the best weather for a fast race. The race itself is going to smokin' fast IF the weather is good.
Good weather= 3:44
Breezy= 3:47 or slower
I can tell you this, these boys aren't going to be playing around. They're super fit and want to run REALLY FAST!
The minimal audience present for the Pre Classic doesn't care if it's in the afternoon or evening, except that the distance races need that evening weather. Why set up a mile for mid-afternoon in August?
I'm sorry to see that they have Tim Sein, Cheruiyot's personal pacer, to do the pacing duties in the mile. He typically gets out too fast the first lap, 53-54, then too slow the second lap, 58ish, and can't give anything the third lap. Why isn't Kerr in there? He's training locally in Oregon, right? Also, it seems that many of the major NB athletes, if not all, are missing, Purrier, McLaughlin, Simpson, Coburn. That's a shame. Moreover, there's no men's 5000m or 10000m. Why not? They used to put that up on Friday night and there isn't even a men's steeple. Why accede to Seb Coe's unpopular changes? Great, great fields in many events, though. The women's 100m is great, the women's 200m would be fun from an American perspective if Sha'Carri doubles back. The 800m at least gives Isaiah Jewett a chance, unlike the IAAF, which totally unfairly refused to reinstate him for the final in Tokyo after a combination of Korich bumping Amos and Amos tripping Jewett took him out. I hope that Hoppel is in better form now.
That 2 mile should be a barn-burner. I can't see 7:58 being broken but the meet record of 8:03 should be. I hope the Americans get under 8:10 at least and challenge Teg's really good AR of 8:07. Should be fun as well to see Michael Norman against Fred Kerley in the 100m. Strange to see 400m men with such good luck in the 100m. Both 9.8x men now.
Who's in the 3200?
Bruno Engler wrote:
michiganrunner55 wrote:
WR is 7:58 Komen… I doubt that gets broken. If no pacer it will end up being a 8:15 to 8:20 race
Very good chance the 2 mile WR gets broken and the US record gets broken in this race.
Highly unlikely on both fronts. The record will be broken by those with better 1500m PRs such as Komen had.
I checked out the National Weather Service report and it's actually good. The temperature at 3 p.m. is predicted to be just 76 degrees (rising to 78-79 by 5) with only a 53 degree dewpoint, so that should be very good weather for middle distance. The one caveat is a 6 mph wind from the nnw, which is basically constant from earlier in the afternoon on Saturday way up through the evening. Winds are only 2-3 mph in the morning Saturday.
xczvzxcv wrote:
Why isn't Kerr in there? He's training locally in Oregon, right?
Seattle I believe, not that it makes a difference
2 MILE
Selemon BAREGA ETH
Joshua CHEPTEGEI UGA
Paul CHELIMO USA
Grant FISHER USA
William KINCAID USA
Luis GRIJALVA GUT
Jacob KIPLIMO UGA
Berhiu AREGAWI ETH
Joe KLECKER USA
Bethwell BIRGEN KEN
Michael KIBET KEN
Justus SOGET KEN
Nibret MELAK ETH
Marc SCOTT GBR
Mark LOMUKET KEN
Daniel Simiu EBENYO KEN
Absolutely stacked field. Will be great.
AIIez wrote:
No doubt? 3:54 equivalent with no pacer is hardly a given for anyone.
A 3:54 equivalent what?
This is Jim Kiler wrote:
Who's in the 3200?
It is 3219
I would consider Grant "questionable" for Saturday's race. He went into great detail in his recent Half Step podcast about the calf injury he soldiered thru in Tokyo so clarified he won't know until the last minute if the injury has healed enough to compete.
JohnnyS wrote:
Absolutely stacked field. Will be great.
Would you all think it's worth a 6-hour drive one way to watch live? And maybe I could only make Saturday's sessions which would be a bummer—to miss Hassan trying for a world record at night with the track lights on. I've never seen any of these people in real life. How much better is a live experience?
I've found for something like tennis in a huge stadium like the US Open finals, I am more comfortable watching it at home after having experienced it once.