Chances are Hed will run 10000 with Kosgei at Stanford, then 5000 at Bryan Clay, hopefully with pros and a healthy Doris. 2026 Bryan Clay was added to the WA Continental Tour, so global ranking points are available.
You are correct, madam/sir.
Jane scratched from the 5000, now only in the 10,000 so her race w/Kosgei is on.
With Jane being on such a roll her frosh season, coupled with competition from last year's 10,000 NCAA champ w/31:02.73 pr, at least have to consider Valby's 30:50.43 CR is on watch . . .
I was thinking Jane might need to run a sub 32 to beat Pamela. Go out in around 16, then close the second half in around 15:30 to take the sting out of Pamela's kick. Do you think she might run sub 31 first time out? That would be crazy fast for a freshman debut!
Chances are Hed will run 10000 with Kosgei at Stanford, then 5000 at Bryan Clay, hopefully with pros and a healthy Doris. 2026 Bryan Clay was added to the WA Continental Tour, so global ranking points are available.
Right now Jane is definitely planning on running the 5k at Bryan Clay. So running an easy 5k at Stanford to qualify for regionals doesn't make sense because she'll qualify in the 5k at Bryan Clay for regionals.
But running a hard 5k at Bryan Clay only 2 weeks after a hard 10k at Stanford would be unusual.
Maybe Diljeet will change her mind and have Jane run a hard 5k at Stanford instead, and then run a 10k two weeks later at Bryan Clay.
I was thinking Jane might need to run a sub 32 to beat Pamela. Go out in around 16, then close the second half in around 15:30 to take the sting out of Pamela's kick. Do you think she might run sub 31 first time out? That would be crazy fast for a freshman debut!
I would think it will take a lot more than that to take the sting out of kosgei, she ran low 31’s last year so no reason to think a 16:00/15:30 would overly tire her.
With Jane being on such a roll her frosh season, coupled with competition from last year's 10,000 NCAA champ w/31:02.73 pr, at least have to consider Valby's 30:50.43 CR is on watch . . .
Brilliant conditions forecasted for the W 10000m invite (mid-60s, 7 mph wind). I'll be shocked if Hedengren doesn't get the record tonight. She ran a low-key 31:0X altitude converted road 10k last summer [which was discussed in the thread below; see posts #12, 19 & 25] and looked even fitter and full of run throughout indoors. Edna Chelulei of EKU could finish strong as 2nd collegian if Kosgei doesn't get her pacing right.
Whittaker, Foerster, Scatchard in the fast 1500m section.
Habtom Samuel and lots of fast guys in the M 10000m.