4-6 pm ET: Official 2024 NBIGP Live Discussion Thread - WR Holders Girma & Tsegay Headline Ethiopian Contingent

Wiley could win this thing in a tactical kicker’s race! The Ethiopian will keep it honest, but if she gets too crazy, the blood packer won’t get invited back! (oops, did I say that?)

GDS isn't listed anymore for the womens 1500, unfortunately. Her sister is still there.

GDS still listed on timing results site:

https://results.nbindoorgrandprix.com/2024/

Edited clarification:

Wiley could win this thing in a tactical kicker’s race! The Ethiopian will keep it honest, but if she gets too crazy, the “blood packer” (as alleged earlier in the thread by a poster mentioning Spain trips, aka Tyler Hamilton’s “The Secret Race”) won’t get invited back! (oops, did I say that?)

Will just say I wouldn’t be haphazardly launching attacks on Tsegay’s alleged associations while promoting Wiley.

You want me (or the other poster) to ‘attack’ Wiley too, in order to balance it out?

The person I quoted said blood packer idk both are innocent until proven guilty

^^^this is the official pick ‘em thread.

They had pace lights in the boys mile last night; Jo Jo said they helped him get under 4:00. It will be interesting to see what paces they set the lights to in today’s races.

Possibly the W1500m will be fast enough to see Wiley break 4:00.

Hoping Hull and St. Pierre can mix it up for the win in the 3k against the strong Ethiopian contingent. The same 3 women who went 1-3 at the Terrier Classic (led by World u20 XC champ Senayet Getachew) are racing today, but the favorite might be Medina Eisa, who ran 14:16 last summer. I’ll guess Getachew wins in a sprint again in 8:32.

I’d like to see Arop try to run really fast in the 1K. 2:16.16 is the indoor Area Record. I’ll guess he takes it down with a 2:15.80.

The NACAC Area Record in the women’s indoor 1500 is 3:59.98 held by Regina Jacobs (Purrier’s 4:16.85y is slightly stronger though). With Tsegay and Haylom in the race there’s a real possibility that Wiley could get that record. I’m guessing Tsegay will in close to 3:55 flat.

Since the start lists were posted, Gourley’s out of the 3k and Kurgat is in, fresh off that breakthrough 12:57 heat win at BU. I have no clue what the pacing will be like, so I’m taking a wild-ass guess that Girma wins in 7:29.0, with Coscoran and Flanagan going 2-3 in 7:34.x.

Belayneh raced overly aggressive in that BU race, cutting in, making contact with multiple athletes, almost driving Wayment into the infield. She ought to be DQ’d if she pulls that crap again.

In-form Husky Carley Thomas is staying busy this indoor season, on the line in the 800m.

Agreed. Second for Wiley seems very optimistic to me. The only time I remember seeing her in an indoor race at this range was last year versus Maatoug. While that was a very entertaining race it was nowhere near the speed or caliber of opposition she'll face today.

Wiley faced Haylom in the World U20 final in Cali, Columbia during summer 2022. That was the race I realized Wiley was not the typical pathetic American who would sit and kick. She aggressively challenged for the lead late on the third lap and first half of the final lap.

Then the talent gap realities surfaced. Haylom looked like Kipyegon, circling outside from the 200 mark and leaving Wiley far behind, something like 7 seconds, if I remember correctly.

I'll be interested in that margin today. Wiley needs to make strides on a younger runner like Haylom before she can begin to worry about Welteji or others in the medal hunt.

Very tough event these days. Jenny Simpson found the friendly era.

Yikes. It looks like Halom is on their roster too though. Why the focus on Tsegay?

Summer 2022? Wiley almost broke 2:00 last week!

We've turned this into the official thread. The hardest working journalist in the sport - JG - is at the meet and will be posting interviews on our youtube channel:

Analysis to follow.

Is this being streamed on any service?

Nice to hear. This year, hopefully New Balance moved the athlete interview area away from the track, or put it in sound isolated booth. Otherwise, the athletes post race interviews are hard to pick up. Maybe LRC can invest in a small boom Mike?